POTA

17/06/2026

Hello friends,

Today, we are 5 years old. And I just want to thank from the bottom of my heart, every single one of you who have helped us to reach this point. I'm not sure whether I thought we'd get this far when we opened the doors 5 years ago, with no indoor seating, and not much of a plan, but we have stuck to the core values we set out at that time; community, sustainability and quality, and I believe that those values have gotten us to where we are today. I hope you'll agree that we are providing a space for the community, that we are using beautiful, local ingredients and that we are doing what we do to the best of our ability. And we hope you like it. Firstly I'd like to thank our amazing suppliers who we've had on the menu from day one, our staff, some of whom have been here since we opened the doors, and to you our customers and our community who have always supported us, thank you.

16/06/2026

Amárach beidh POTA Café 5 bliana ar an Tulach. San achar sin bhí sé de phribhléid againn fáilte a chur roimh an oiread den phobal áitiúil. Táimid iontach buíoch as an tacaíocht ar fad atá faighte againn. Don phobal atá an áit agus ní ann do POTA gan ár bpobal dílis

Ach tá POTA, mar bhrionglóid beagáinín níos sine ná sin. Thosaigh sé amach mar shíol beag breis agus 10 mbliana ó shin agus bhí a chéad bhaile aige i lár cathair Chorcaí i 2018, áit ar reáchtáladh é mar phreabchaifé ar feadh míosa. Bhí na croíluachanna céanna (agus cuid de na milseoga céanna) ann an uair sin! Scaipeadh an bhileog seo timpeall ar chathair Chorcaí an uair sin le daoine a thabhairt le chéile san áit. Ag cloí lenár luachanna inmharthanachta, táimid ag scaipeadh na bileoga céanna a bhí fágtha ón uair sin go háitiúil agus ag iarraidh an tairscint céanna a dhéanamh. Mar sin, duine ar bith a thagann isteach idir 17 agus 21 Meitheamh, gheobhaidh siad misleoigín amháin Fionn Mac Drool (donnóg beag clúdaithe le seacláid bhán) in aisce nuair a cheannaítear deoch the ach an bhileog sin a thaispeáint ag an gcuntar.

On 17 June, POTA will be 5 years in An Tulach. During that time it has been our privilege to welcome so many members of our local community. We are incredibly grateful for all of the support we have received. The café is here for the community and POTA would not exist without our loyal customers. The idea of POTA goes back a little further though. It began as a little seed more than 10 years ago and it had its first home as a café in the middle of Cork City in 2018, where it ran as a pop-up for a month. Even then we had the same core values (and some of the same desserts). This flier was distributed in the city to bring the community together. In keeping with our sustainable goals, we’re distributing the ones we had left over locally. So, anyone who comes in between 17 and 21 June and presents this flier will get a free Fionn Mac Drool (mini chocolate brownie covered in white chocolate). 

Go raibh maith agat!

Foireann POTA

04/06/2026

5 bliana ó shin | 5 years ago

---> go bhfeicfidh tú cén chuma atá ar an áit anois (agus cé chomh liath is atá Diarmuid bailithe ó shin 😂)
---> to see what it looks like now (and to see how grey Diarmuid has gotten in the meantime 😂)

29/05/2026

Ár míle buíochas le
cronin as muid a áireamh arís i measc na bialanna áille seo uile
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We are so grateful and humbled to once again b'é counted among this incredible list of restaurants .cronin


"It’s full steam ahead at Diarmuid Ó Mathúna’s cafe, where the installation of solar panels over the outdoor terrace has reduced grid demand by 20 per cent and nearly all food waste is going into a biodigester to create compost and biomethane. This is the forward thinking so typical of the all-day cafe , where the dishes are creatively named “as Gaeilge” including the grá-nola, the new buama beacáin (a mushroom brunch dish) and of course, the epic tóstaí." Read our full review here. JC

29/05/2026

29/05/2026

Chaith muid lá iontach spéisiúil inné ar chúrsa . Bhí sé iontach a bheith i measc daoine eile atá tiomanta d'athraithe chun feabhais a dhéanamh ó thaobh na hinmharthanachta de in earnáil an bhia!
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What an interesting day yesterday on the course in . It was great to be in a room with people committed to making positive changes towards a more sustainable food industry!

26/05/2026

Lá iontach álainn againn le haghaidh gradaim bhia Comhghairdeas ó chroí leo sin ar fad a bhí ainmnithe agus a bhuaigh (go leor acu ar ar mbiachlár féin).
Beautiful day for the Huge congratulations to all those shortlisted and to the winners (lots of whom feature on our own menu).

Míle buíochas | thanks a thousand

as fáilte a chur romhainn freisin | for the warm welcome

Le .tg4 cuid den ábhar físe seo
Partial video credit .tg4

24/05/2026

Hi guys, the weather is unreal and we're looking forward to seeing ye. Specials today, we've got our beautiful potted crab with dillisk brown soda, cucumber pickle and organic leaf . We have our fish finger sandwich, fish from Ros an Mhíl , our own tartare sauce, Garraí Glas organic leaf, cucumber pickle and handcut chips on the side. We have our quiche with red onion marmalade and kale from and some beautiful tomato and pesto soup. Looking forward to seeing you all.

21/05/2026

Milseog álainn nua ó .murphy.503 via Toirtín Biabhóige le Frangipane Piostáise
A beautiful new dessert from .murphy.503 via Rhubarb Tart with Pistachio Frangipane

21/05/2026

Thug Diarmuid Ó Mathúna POTA cuairt ar dhaltaí dara bliana i Coláiste Chroí Mhuire i gCo. na Gaillimhe le clár 'Na Buntáistí a Bhaineann le Fanacht ar Scoil' ó JAI. Labhair Diarmuid leis na daltaí faoin aistear oideachais agus gairmiúil aige féin, ag leagan béim ar an luach a bhaineann lena n-oideachas féin agus ar an ról a d'fhéadfadh a bheith acu sa domhain oibre.

"𝘉𝘢 𝘱𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘩𝘭é𝘪𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘮 é 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘩-𝘥𝘩í𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩, 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘩-𝘨𝘩𝘯á𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘵á 𝘥é𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘮 𝘭𝘦 𝘮é 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘰 𝘥𝘵í 𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘰 𝘪 𝘮𝘰 𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘮 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘢í. 𝘉𝘩í 𝘴é 𝘵á𝘣𝘩𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘨𝘰 𝘥𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘩 𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘨á 𝘨𝘰 𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘩 𝘢 𝘧𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘶 𝘨𝘰 𝘣𝘩𝘧𝘶𝘪𝘭 𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦á𝘪𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘪𝘰𝘴 𝘤é𝘯 ú𝘴á𝘪𝘥 𝘢 𝘣𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘩 𝘵ú 𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘩 𝘵ú 𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘳í𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘰𝘭."

Diarmuid Ó Mathúna from POTA visited 2nd year students in Coláiste Chroi Mhuire in Co. Galway to deliver JAI’s Na Buntáistí Eacnamaíocha a Bhaineann le Fanacht ar Scoil programme. Diarmuid spoke to students about his own education and entrepreneurial journey, encouraging them to value their education and see a place for themselves in the world of work.

"𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭, 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺."

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