{"id":506041,"date":"2026-06-18T12:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T12:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/506041\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T12:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T12:24:16","slug":"son-of-a-bun-operator-to-convert-corks-former-reidys-vault-bar-into-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/506041\/","title":{"rendered":"Son of a Bun operator to convert Cork’s former Reidy’s Vault Bar into restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hospitality operator Son of a Bun has applied to convert Reidy\u2019s Vault Bar on Cork<\/a>\u2019s Western Rd into an eatery.<\/p>\n

The planning application, lodged under the company name NALGEC West Ltd, seeks to carry out various internal alterations, including layout reconfiguration and removal of existing internal fabric.<\/p>\n

Permission is also sought for change of use \u201cfrom former public house to restaurant\u201d.<\/p>\n

An existing rear gallery will be removed and reinstated as part of the proposed works, while a new rear annex housing a preparatory kitchen is also planned at the location of the existing rear yard.<\/p>\n

Roof works are also proposed, including the installation of rooflights and the raising and boxing of a section of the rear roof.<\/p>\n

Minor alterations are proposed to the front of the protected structure, including repair and painting and installation of a new entrance awning and signage.<\/p>\n

The bar was sold earlier this year<\/a> just shy of its \u20ac600,000 guide price, via Rob Coughlan of Cohalan Downing to \u201cestablished hospitality operators\u201d.<\/p>\n

The planning application reveals the link to Son of A Bun via a Companies Registration Office search of NALGEC.<\/p>\n

It will be the second Cork City venue for husband-and-wife team Niall and Amanda O\u2019Regan who opened their first Cork Son-of-a-Bun burger restaurant on McCurtain St in 2015 in the former Crowley\u2019s music store premises.<\/p>\n

The new Western Rd venue, at 15 Lancaster Quay, has already undergone a clear-out<\/a> with the entire contents put up for sale by auction last month, including the impressive 30ft D-end bar counter with ornate back-fitting and striking clock.<\/p>\n

A former bonded warehouse, it had operated as a bar for several decades, run by the Reidy family, who have a long involvement in the city\u2019s licensed trade, and who continue to own and operate the popular Le Chateau bar on Patrick\u2019s St.<\/p>\n

Plans for a new burger venue at the site add to a sizeable hospitality offering on Washington St\/Western Rd, where popular restaurant venues include Liberty Grill, Caf\u00e9 Paradiso, and The Spitjack, while Dwyers of Cork is a gastropub.<\/p>\n

Footfall is strong thanks to proximity to both Cork city centre and to University College Cork, slightly further west on Western Rd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hospitality operator Son of a Bun has applied to convert Reidy\u2019s Vault Bar on Cork\u2019s Western Rd into…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":506042,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,4257,61,60],"class_list":["post-506041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-cork-business","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506041","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=506041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}