Crag Cave in on Fiver Friday Fever

Is Crag Cave the only local business to cop on to or tap into the fever of Fiver Friday?

From Crag Cave to Fiver Friday and back: Tourism in the Castleisland area got a nationwide boost during the summer of 1992 when Joe Duffy broadcast live from Crag Cave during his roving reporter slot on the Gay Byrne Show on RTE Radio 1. Our photograph from the occasion shows the specially convened trio The Cave Women: Mary Anthony McQuinn (left) pictured with Peggy Teahan and Beth Carty after they had completed their performance for the show. Photograph: John Reidy 27-5-1992
From Crag Cave to Fiver Friday and back: Tourism in the Castleisland area got a nationwide boost during the summer of 1992 when Joe Duffy broadcast live from Crag Cave during his roving reporter slot on the Gay Byrne Show on RTE Radio 1. Our photograph from the occasion shows the specially convened trio The Cave Women: Mary Anthony McQuinn (left) pictured with Peggy Teahan and Beth Carty after they had completed their performance for the show. Photograph: John Reidy 27-5-1992

For your €5 at Crag Cave you can choose from a select menu of light lunches, home-made baking and special signature dishes. Fresh local produce is prepared in their kitchens daily and available throughout the day.

Scrumptious Fiver Friday Specials vary each week! A selection of delicious main courses for only €5. Any Dessert with Tea or Coffee €5

After Joe Duffy put his considerable media shoulder to the notion of a ‘Fiver-Friday’ in July 2011 the idea really rolled.

It was an idea thrown out there by a businessman well worthy of the title. Mark Begg  put in a call to Joe’s RTÉ Radio 1 Liveline programme. It caught the imagination of a nation of shopkeepers struggling to keep the hinges on their doors from rusting over.

Like all good ideas it’s brilliant in its simplicity: A Shopkeeper; tradeswoman /man; solicitors; cafe owners and all service providers will offer something of value for a fiver – on a given Friday – to encourage people to spend that €5 in their own locality.

On his Liveline ‘Fiver Fridays’ Joe is inundated with ideas and offers from businesses around the country. These businesses are often mentioned on the nation’s broadcaster – you couldn’t buy that – well, you could but….

Click on the Crag Cave advert here on The Maine Valley Post site page and see what your €5 can get you on Fiver Fridays there.
Click on the Crag Cave advert here on The Maine Valley Post site page and see what your €5 can get you on Fiver Fridays there.

There’s no getting away from Joe Duffy though. During his days as Gay Byrne’s roving reporter, Joe dropped into Crag Cave and did a well flavoured Castleisland programme with people like: Seán Ó Ciardubháin, Michael McGillicuddy, Peter Howarth, Beth Carty, Peggy Teahan, Mary Anthony McQuinn and many more.

To check out the Crag Cave offers you can simply click on the advert right here on this page.

This will take you directly to The Cave – well, almost – and you can see their offers there.