Devastation as Healy’s Bakery in Cork gutted by fire

Rachel Healy, of Healy’s Bakery in Blackpool, which first opened in 1862, has spoken of her gratitude as offers of help and support flood in

Gardaí outside Healy's Bakery in Cork which was damaged by fire on Wednesday. Picture: Dan Linehan

The woman who runs one of Ireland’s oldest bakeries has spoken of her utter devastation after fire gutted her family’s 1860s-founded business.

But Rachel Healy, of Healy’s Bakery in Cork, the sixth generation of her family involved in the business, has also spoken of her gratitude as offers of help and support flood in.