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The Two Minute Review: Cora, Lucan

Lisa Cope
Apr 21
2 min read

What's the background on Cora in Lucan?

Lucan's newest café opened on main street in February, from the people behind East Village in Clondalkin and Urbanity in Smithfield. It initially opened as another East Village, but somewhere along the line changed names to Cora. Their feed of out of the ordinary, eye-popping dishes looked right up our street, and the addition of a spritz or two to the menu only added to our hastiness to visit.

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