Local News: Does your local look like this ?
Fáilte Ireland has published an image of how a so - called “ wet pub ” is supposed to look now that restrictions have been eased. It ’ s been a while since the editor visited a pub (even longer than the shutdown), but the image below raises more questions than it answers. If readers can help the very confused editor, he would like any comments on the following.
lady, maybe the barman could suggest that the girl on the stool might like to join one of the groups, to reduce the number of “ third wheels ” in the pub. Of course, that might break social distancing requirements, but if this pub is supposed to be in Rush, they are probably all related to each other anyway. And finally, where are all the lonely “ oul fellas ” that have been missing their pint ’ o ’ plain and whiskey chaser ? My solution would be to move the girl at the counter to one of the other tables; throw out the fellow in the suit for offences against fashion; let his companion go home because she doesn ’ t look like she ’ s enjoying herself anyway; and let two oul ’ fellas in out of the cold for a couple of hot whiskey ’ s and a moan about the state of the world.
First, have pubs stopped serving draught beer ? There don ’ t seem to be any taps on the counter.
Second, could someone tell the young man in the blue suit to dress a bit more casually. He ’ s on a night out, for God ’ s sake. And tell him to buy the lady a drink, because she looks like she ’ s about to get up, and I doubt if she ’ s planning on coming back to him. Third, tell the barman to stop flirting with that young lady, and go to the table at the bottom of the picture, because one of the customers has no drink. And as for the two tables that have two chaps and one
It ’ s enough to drive you to drink.
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