

Starting out, they teamed up with Dunboyne distributor, Coffee Perfection, and Virginia’s Backyard Bakery for baked goods. Almost 85 years old, the sturdy Rice horsebox was lovingly restored with the assistance of Stephaine’s dad Peter, of Peter Rahill Engineering. “It’s about creating something different, thinking different, using the space we have in the best way we can,” adds David. They’re even in talks with a barber interested in setting up a chair on-site. The end goal would probably be a cafe, or even a market type vibe where we can get other vendors into that space,” explains David.Īlready the Nomad crew are sharing their space with an organic grocer each weekend, and are preparing to make room for an up-and-coming florist this month. “We started off with the trailer down at the football pitch. Nomad first began renting its new premises last December, taking a few months to set the venue up. Like the developing trend of repurposing empty lots as swish and trendy bars, chic cafés or fabulous foodie havens, the Nomad team has grand plans of their own. Renting a formerly disused garage depot on the Shercock Road, close to Bailieborough’s Main Street, the fledgling business is considered a sure bet among it’s dedicated coffee-loving clientele.Įstablished by Stephaine Rahill and her partner David O’Gorman back in May last year, what started out as a life-long dream and small-time venture, has escalated into a thriving independent business with two part-time employees and ambitions to do more. Nomad Coffee’s converted horsebox has swapped life on the road for a more stable position.
