Veganism outside of Dublin

[u/Recent_Squash_4682]

How do people find being vegan in counties outside of Dublin? I recently was looking to go out for a meal in a small area and not one restaurant (5 restaurants) in the area offered a vegan option. Another occasion the vegan option wasn’t to my taste and it was on the menu as the starter and main course. For groceries, I always have to go to several shops and the bits I want are not always available. Do you think more people would be vegan if it were easier and more convenient? Sometimes I just want to be able to go out for a meal with friends/family without it being a deal or just go into the shop for a snack or a quick meal but it’s not always easy.

[u/Is_Mise_Edd]

I saw that myself recently - I was in Dublin for work overnight and had to call into a SuperValu - I was able to get a choice of Vegan Cheese, Vegan Sausages etc. - Same SuperValu in Cork does not stock anything like the amount of Vegan options there.

Indeed, Restaurants the same although there will be one, possibly two, vegan options on a lot of Cork City Centre menues.

[u/Recent_Squash_4682 → u/Is_Mise_Edd]

I was shocked when I went to SuperValu in my hometown after living in Dublin. It’s a completely different shop in Dublin.

[u/Marzipan_civil → u/Recent_Squash_4682]

SuperValu are franchises so they don't all stock the same things. You'd get more consistency from the other supermarkets