Cork’s microbreweries

Followinglast year’s blink and you miss it trip to Cork, the Republic of Ireland’s second city, I had the good fortune to return three times in past months.

Those trips allowed me to see more than the inside of hotels, meeting rooms and taxis, and instead get a good flavour for the place.

Cork stretches along the banks of the River Lee, boasting a distinguished old university and a couple of striking cathedrals.

But while it is an eye-catching city, it hasa slightly weathered feel about the...