From bytes to bites - tech entrepreneurs want to turn old bank into restaurant

"'If nobody invests, nothing changes' - couple seek partner to help transform ex-AIB building in Donegal seaside town into something special Tech entrepreneurs Paul and Louise McElvaney are hoping to turn an old bank building in their Donegal hometown into a restaurant and have put out a call out for a foodie team to help them transform it. At a time when food businesses up and down the country have been"

"feeling the sharp end of rising costs, forcing many to close their doors, the couple are bucking the trend by investing in what they hope will become an innovative, stylish restaurant."

Paul and Louise McElvaney are investing in an old ex-AIB bank building in their Donegal seaside hometown with plans to create a restaurant. The couple have publicly sought a foodie team to partner on the project and help transform the space. The initiative comes amid nationwide pressure on food businesses from rising costs, which has forced many to close. The couple are deliberately investing to counter that trend and aim to establish an innovative, stylish venue that will revive the property and offer something special to the local community and visitors. The project emphasizes creative reuse of a vacant commercial building and local economic support.

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