Coffee shop chain opens its second Sligo outlet
A leading coffee chain group has opened its second outlet in Sligo.
Insomnia Coffee Company opened its second Sligo store in O’Connell Street last Tuesday, complimenting its existing store in Quayside Shopping Centre.
Harry O’Kelly, CEO of Insomnia, who was a boarder in Summerhill College said:
“I am delighted to open a second shop in Sligo. It’s such a great town, I’m sure this new shop in O’Connell Street will be very popular in Sligo and hope the store will become a local hub.”
Insomnia Coffee Company has become an iconic Irish brand and is well known to coffee lovers across the country. The company which started in 1997 has grown rapidly and now has over 150 stores including eighteen stores in the UK.
“The store design reflects Insomnia’s coffee heritage whilst also taking and combining inspiration from vintage tea shops and industrial urban lofts.
“Wall features including tea cup clocks with cups bought from 2nd hand shops in the Liberties, Dublin.
“Alongside this is wall branding with coffee inspired messages, wall galleries and book shelves that operate a popular book swap system.
“The store will also provide employment for five new members of staff and Alina, our Store Manager in Quayside has been promoted and will now look after both stores.
“The full Insomnia menu will be available including Insomnia Voyager coffee.”
Insomnia is Ireland’s leading independent coffee shop chain and the 15 th largest in Europe. It has grown from a single location in a Galway Bookstore in 1997 to over 150 stores, both on the high street and in partnership with retailers such as SPAR, EUROSPAR, Primark, Debenhams, Eason, An Post, Meadows & Byrne and Maxol. The company also has 400 self-service machines in operation in Ireland and the UK.