While the café at The Elms Home & Living in Co Kildare will stay open, the adjoining furniture store will be closing as owner Senator Aubrey McCarthy decides what the businesses’ next chapter will be
Senator Aubrey McCarthy, owner of The Elms Home & Living and Co-founder of Tiglin. Photo: Leigh Anderson
The owner of a business that has been in the hands of the same family for over 60 years said it’s a sense of pride, rather than profit, that is keeping a lot of family-owned businesses open in Ireland.
Aubrey McCarthy, who owns The Elms Home & Living, near Punchestown Racecourse in Co Kildare, told the Irish Independent that there aren’t enough supports in Ireland for small, family-owned businesses, and as a result, many are struggling to survive as they try compete against multinational companies that are dominating the Irish market.