How this west Cork man went from working on a veg peeling line to owning an onion empire

Eamon Crowley’s company grows 1,000t of onions a year on 60ac of rented land and processes another 1,500t, selling to well-known food manufacturers

Eamon Crowley from Ahiohill, West Cork, runs a successful onion business, West Cork Veg Solutions. Photos: Andy Gibson

Niall Hurson

Eamon Crowley has built up a 2,500t onion empire, having started out working on a peeling line.

This week Eamon, who runs West Cork Veg Solutions is finishing off the year’s harvest with a 5ac field of red onions.