Vegemite in Dublin

Lyons tea is British.

That was a real enlightening and helpful remark regarding Vegemite, shredder-smedder.

We all should try to have a cuppa Lyons tea with a dollop of Vegemite. That would encompass the whole Irish heritage including Australia and Britain. Though to my knowledge Lyons tea is branded as Irish and operates from Ireland since the invention of teabags and even before. Apart from their selling off to Unilever in the nineties, which is half Dutch and half British and acts globally.

Thinking of it, I know Vegemite (under a another brand name though) from Germany and always thought it is a German speciality. I was so pleased to hear years ago that the Aussies are as mad about it as the Germans.
Now that's what I call a global community! Kind of.

Alexa and others, I live in the back of beyond and only get the stuff at health stores. In Dublin it might be different. Try the shops above mentioned. But at least you know now you get it in Ireland! I know the feeling ...

Carraig, you're becoming a bit of a parody of yourself lately, and its far from impressive. Read the OP, and notice that he/she described Lyons tea as Irish, I was only correcting that error. It was obviously unacceptable to your sensitive little ears as I used the term 'British', so apologies. Just imagine however if someone had described say guiness as english, you and your cronies would have a field day.

Apologies to the OP for going off topic but:

The OP and carraig are correct to say that Lyons Tea is an Irish tea blend, albeit now owned by a multi national. It was founded in Dublin in 1902 in a small factory just down the road from the Guinness Brewery. Smedder is confusing it with Lyons Teahouses, a defunct English company with no connection to the Irish company.

I suppose smedder could apologise to carraig for being both insulting and factually wrong, but on past form i won't hold my breath.

Is it still true that Ireland has the highest per capita consumption of tea on the planet? I've noticed an alarming increase in the number of people who prefer coffee as well as an outbreak of Starbucks outlets.

Incidentally, I've bought Vegemite in rural Tipperary, so clearly it must be available in Dublin.

Smedder: "Carraig, you're becoming a bit of a parody of yourself lately..."

excuse me while i recover from that, pick myself up off the floor, and walk away still quietly giggling...

I wonder if I ever will be able again to look at the vegemite jar in my kitchen without being in knots.
Must be the parody effect ....

loeren, according to statistics Ireland still has the highest per capita consumption of tea in the world. I know a lot of people who drink coffee in cafés or a coffee to go or offer it to guests at home (it's sooo continental having a latte or capuccino) but for the real comfort they have a nice cup of tea as always.

Though the increase of Starbucks outlets worries me. It's such a corruption of good old cafés. The old Bewley's in Grafton Street was such a heaven of newspapers, sticky buns and regular coffee or tea. Ah well, good old times, eh ...?

Yeah, it's just not quite the thing. But where is there that can replace Bewleys? Apparently Simon's Place on Sth Gt George's St is pretty good, but I've never yet been there. Still, there's Grogans...

There used be to a shop stocking it on Kildare Street (I think.) Parallel to Grafton St and near the big Waterstones, anyway. It sold Australian hats etc too, from memory.