Tánaiste pays tribute to Lennox's and says Government needs to do more for small businesses

Micheál Martin was reacting to the news the much-loved Jackie Lennox’s fish and chip shop on Cork’s Bandon Road will serve its last orders on Sunday, with the loss of 30 jobs

Lennox's chipper on Bandon Road, Cork which is to close on Sunday. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The State must work harder to ease the burden on small business, the Tánaiste has said as his native city mourned the loss of a famous family-run chipper.

Micheál Martin was reacting to the shock news the much-loved Jackie Lennox’s fish and chip shop on Cork’s Bandon Road, which has been serving the city for 73 years, will serve its last orders on Sunday, with the loss of 30 jobs.