Michael Moynihan: Keeping businesses alive - a Cork currency?

Michael Moynihan ponders the possibility of a Cork currency

Cork shoppers would be more inclined to spend local, and spend more, if they had their own currency. File picture. 

As you journey around the country, I’m sure you’ve seen the signs, all of which carry some variant on the following message: To keep the town in business, keep your business in the town.

This admirable sentiment aims to keep businesses operating in towns and villages of all sizes everywhere in Ireland, and it’s a message which resonates in every corner of the country — now more than ever.