Sharon Shannon in €100k vegan restaurant venture

Shannon, who is one of Ireland’s best known musicians, is planning to expand her Garden of Vegan food trucks into sit-down restaurants

Sharon Shannon: aims to open first Garden of Vegan restaurant soon Picture: Fergal Phillips

Trad music star Sharon Shannon is launching a €100,000 peer-to-peer funding round in a bid to expand her food brand.

Shannon, who is one of Ireland’s best known musicians, is planning to expand her Garden of Vegan food trucks into sit-down restaurants.

Garden of Vegan aims to open its first restaurant in Ranelagh in Dublin next month and open another five over the next three years, according to Damien O’Brien, co-owner and operations ...