{"id":257237,"date":"2026-01-22T03:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T03:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/257237\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T03:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T03:17:09","slug":"popular-west-cork-restaurant-poachers-up-for-sale-for-e750000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/257237\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular West Cork restaurant Poachers up for sale for \u20ac750,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s where they first met, and where they went on to build their livelihood, but after 20 years in the business, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/food\/arid-41778470.html\">Barry and Catherine McLaughlin are calling time<\/a> on the much-loved Poachers bar and restaurant in Bandon, West Cork.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019d a good run, 20 years, and our kids did their bit too. We\u2019ve had some great people working for us over the years and the local community has given us fantastic support, along with a strong passing trade,\u201d Barry said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The husband-and-wife team were a good combination to run Poachers, as Barry is a chef who previously worked in Kinsale\u2019s popular Fishy Fishy restaurant, while Catherine\u2019s background is in accounting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI worked in the kitchen and Catherine did front-of-house and the business admin,\u201d Barry said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4940735_9_articleinline_1677872_1677872.jpg\" alt=\"Catherine &amp; Barry McLaughlin at the Poachers in Bandon.\" title=\"Catherine &amp; Barry McLaughlin at the Poachers in Bandon.\" class=\"card-img\"\/>Catherine &amp; Barry McLaughlin at the Poachers in Bandon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Both were familiar with the venue when they bought it, Barry said: \u201cCatherine had worked there for five years, since her teens, and I\u2019d have gone in there after rugby training \u2014 the relationship might have blossomed from there. When we came around to getting this business, we went into it together. I had wanted to open my own place for a while and we were very keen on Bandon as it\u2019s where we are from. When this came up, we had a good connection to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The couple aren\u2019t quite ready to retire, but having reached the 20-year milestone, they\u2019re weighing up their options.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Poachers will continue to trade, as selling agent Sam Kingston of Casey &amp; Kingston seeks a buyer for the landmark premises, west of Bandon town centre, on the Clonakilty Rd.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4940738_9_articleinline_c8dc332e-7857-483c-9c3b-f70ea2c3597e.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"card-img\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe\u2019ll remain open, so there\u2019s no panic with vouchers,\u201d said the owner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Guiding at \u20ac750,000, two-storey, 2,700sq ft Poachers can cater for 60 sit-down customers downstairs, while overhead \u2018Little Poachers\u2019 can seat 50.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe use upstairs for overflow and busy weekends, but we also use it for private functions. It has its own bar and it\u2019s a nice space,\u201d Barry said. An attractive outdoor area \u2014 ideal for BBQs \u2014 can seat another 50 people. Parking is plentiful out front.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Mr Kingston points out that Poachers is on the Wild Atlantic Way and that it\u2019s ready-to-go for the buyer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cAll the heavy lifting has been done by the current owners and it\u2019s a fantastic opportunity to take over one of West Cork\u2019s most outstanding hospitality venues,\u201d the agent added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The premises also includes a commercial kitchen, two cold rooms, and a rear yard where trucks can unload.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Details: email, sjkingston@caseyandkingston.ie; telephone, 0214271127<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s where they first met, and where they went on to build their livelihood, but after 20 years&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257238,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[4257,79,93,61,60],"class_list":["post-257237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-cork-business","tag-cork-news","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}