Dripsey’s former Griffins Garden Centre opens new restaurant, gift shop and grocery store

After months of closure, the Dripsey landmark opens a 100-seater restaurant and shop, led by a passionate local duo

Thu, 01 May, 2025 - 01:00

Catherine Shanahan

After a turbulent few years and an eight-month closure, the restaurant at the former Griffins Garden Centre in Dripsey has re-opened under new management — who will also operate a giftware store and small grocery shop at the well-known premises.

The c 8-acre garden centre, where the “home grown”, has always been championed, has been leased by home grown local man John Buckley, and his Fermanagh-born wife Kiera, for a five-year period. The couple also run The Boathouse cafe in nearby Coachford.

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