Spar

As the main shop in the centre of the DCU campus, Spar does a roaring trade.
There’s a hot and cold deli, serving up boxes of potato wedges and fried chicken, and fresh wraps, rolls and sandwiches, though it’s not the quickest place to grab lunch on the go, as the queues are usually really long during peak mealtimes.
There’s a machine serving Insomnia coffee, which doesn’t taste half bad for a button machine, though is reasonably pricey at € 2 a pop…
They have the usual vast selection of sweet treats and savoury nibbles, and a shelf of staple cupboard items for the offices and residents on campus, like instant coffee and packets of dried pasta.
The best reason to visit this Spar though is to pick up a half-​price newspaper.