Fish shop serving Offaly customers closes its doors today due to rising energy costs

A popular fish shop which serves Offaly customers will close its doors for the last time today.

Portarlington Fishmonger Alan Mitchell took to social media to announce the closure of Al's Fish in Portarlington. 

Mr Mitchell helped organise a public meeting last month in Portarlington to highlight the rise in energy costs and the threats they posed to businesses and householders. 

Mr Mitchell had previously warned that he would have no choice but to shut his shop if something wasn't done about the rising energy costs which he said were unsustainable.

Al's Fish Shop had supplied fresh fish to the people of Portarlington for the past five years. He had decided to close on October 22 but sold out of stock today, Friday, October 21. Mr Micthell says he hopes to reopen at some stage in the future.