City is to lose a well of culture as Independent bookshop to close

That booksellers Eason recorded a 31% rise in ecommerce revenue over Christmas shows again how online shopping has changed consumer habits. This evolution seems unstoppable and there will inevitably be casualties.

Sadly, one is Liam Ruiséal’s of Cork, one of Ireland’s oldest independent bookshops, which is to close. That sad event leaves just one independent bookshop in a city area of nearly 300,000 people.