The Sunday Interview: Shane Long

Shane Long, founder of the Franciscan Well Brewery, believes that there is room for a hundred craft breweries in Ireland

Shane Long. Picture: Clare Keogh

CV: Shane Long

**Role:** founder of the Franciscan Well Brewery

**Age:** 42

**Lives:** Bishopstown, Cork

**Family:** married to Shirley with two children – Aoibhín (18 months) and Dylan (7)

**Last book read:** Four Kings by George Kimball

**Hobbies:** once built a motorbike from scratch

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At 42, Shane Long is a touch on the young side to be considered the grandfather of craft beer in Ireland, but that’s precisely what he is.

Having ...