The real thing: Collector opens Coca-Cola shrine in her Cork home for annual tradition

International collector throws a party every year to celebrate her love of all things Coke

Friends Rosarie O'Brien, Catherine Cronin, and Agnes Buckley get cosy in the garden snug at the home of Lillian O'Donoghue who held her annual summer Coca Cola Party in Glanmire, Cork. Pictures: Larry Cummins

A well-known collector whose entire home has become a Coca-Cola shrine has opened her doors to the community for a quirky annual tradition.

For Lillian O'Donoghue, it's "always Coca-Cola" when it comes to decorating her home in Glanmire, Co Cork, and her passion for "the real thing" has seen her become an admired international collector.