Getting the goods: How the pandemic has provided opportunities for local suppliers

Fiona O'Hagan (Left) and Ruth Mahony (right) buying fresh vegetables at William Doherty's Organic Republic stall at Mahon Farmers Market, Mahon Point Shopping Centre, Cork. Picture: Neil Michael

Local food producers and suppliers stepped up when Covid-19 hit with the likes of Neighbourfood, Green Earth Organics and Rocket Deliveries making sure supplies got to customers who were reluctant to come into contact with too many people, writes Neil Michael

If the pandemic threw up challenges to the import and export of goods in and out of Ireland, it also challenged the local supply of goods.