Early-bird catch sees gastro pub pair eye up new target

Dave Coffey and Damien Quinn are behind the Sussex gastro pub above O’Brien’s bar on Leeson Street

Dave Coffey and Damien Quinn, who run the Sussex and the 105 Café

Having come through the recession, the pair behind two Dublin eateries are on the hunt for new opportunities.

Dave Coffey and Damien Quinn are behind the Sussex gastro pub above O’Brien’s bar on Leeson Street, and the 105 Café in Clonskeagh. The pair have known each other since childhood, when Quinn was a friend of Coffey’s family.

“I was the head chef at the Canal Bank Café, which is owned by the people ...