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The freshest Seafood, Aged Steaks & Whopper Wines & Cocktails in Big Mike’s Blackrock. I’m truly AWFUL at DMs 🥴 Enquiries on info @michaels .ie

Blackrock, Co Dublin
Joined May 2016
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I’ve not had the balls to discuss this for 20 years, but it’s 20 years to the very day that I fucked up my suicide. I’ve written and deleted these words so many times over the years but now I feel brave enough to admit my suicide attempt. Chat to somebody, anybody, me, I’m here x
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The raheny inn They have a strict “no moving kegs for a week” before tapping it It must settle in the keg fully before they’ll pour it It shows, look o dah 😋 Need 9 more to fully test this theory, Also request official state funding for this hypothesis on pinting
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We have been let down/ stiffed by what we believe to be a large fake booking for today They strung us along all week with queries and increased the numbers over n over. It was deliberate and calculated We spent so much time trying to accommodate them, rebuilding the table
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A very positive story today Remember the 3 legendary KP’s that stayed by my side during all 3 lockdowns, they never faltered or complained, they leapt into action every time we pivoted, they were the backbone of everything Today they got their work permits, visas and promotions
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We are closed We can’t in good conscience add to ongoing risks We will re-open when it’s safe to do so Not much more to say, but everybody mind yerselves and focus on good health We’ll bounce back Thanks for your support
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I will not be taking questions at this time and request privacy
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Be nice to retail teams today, they’re back after 3 months, they’re likely scared, they’re out of practice and they’ll be trying their best to negotiate many new systems, a few kind words and a bit of patience will go an awful long way today x
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We gave it a good auld lash all the same 🥺
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Just witnessed the most foul display of racial abuse in a restaurant towards staff. Poor woman was in tears, we frogmarched the piece of shit out. it’s completely unacceptable & people need to be called out on it. It’s abhorrent. This is not Ireland. This is not who we are
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Christmas Eve Traditionally the busiest day of the year Our teams have worked their arses off all year, have been tough as nails and gone to war for us We can’t harp on about work life balance and not be true to our word So we’re closing ALL places on Christmas Eve
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The dream The Dublin Fruit Market, restored, properly with a connection to the community Just picture it, all of our wonderful produce, a busy bustling market, little food spots, wine and beers A true link to our food, our farmers, our fishermen like in Lisbon or London Borough
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What an arsehole. Imagine putting the lives of rescue services at risk to fuel your own “I’m a billy big bollox” persona. Abhorrent
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The Roddy
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Nice day for a dip in Salthill Par 2 The swimmer returns safely. #StormBrendan
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I know many are put off with very complex recipes and methods, this, whilst not easy, its worth the perseverance of getting it right Don’t worry if you get it wrong the first time
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We feed plenty of gards, all wrecked tired from dealing with shit like this. If any of you know these 2, tell them they’re barred. BARRED FROM PAYING. Meal on me, slap up platters and a bottle of wine for the “get her number” alone
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The 8pm rule really needs a little rethink on if it’s *really* helping things. It’s tearing the industry apart. There’s not a restaurant/ pub model that can keep full employment on full salaries. An extra 2 hours would balance books, Would it really affect 🦠 stats that much?
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Oh fuck off
@Independent_ie
Irish Independent
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‘Close pubs and restaurants and ban non-essential travel now to avoid lockdown,’ scientists’ group demands
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So…… Been a LONG few weeks 4pm today I googled cheap last second flights Needed a decompress badly and I’m a last minute nelly, found one but had to leave RIGHT THEN 5pm was at airport after a Fucking mega rush to get there on time 5:15 self check in : my bag tag fell
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We would like to introduce you to Big Mike’s Blackrock
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Yearly reminder asking you not to text your chef friend asking how long to cook your Turkey for Frankly, we don’t give a fuck what you do with it, just stop annoying us Sincerely and with kind regards, All chefs
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Sadly my granny passed today, really really tough not being able to go and say goodbye before she left us But It’s comforting to know the 3 girls are back together Grannies are the absolute best , give your granny a call if you can x
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EVEN FUCKING ANNOYING CUSTOMERS WILL GET THE WARMEST WELCOME IF WE GET OPEN IN DECEMBER Mrs 19 allergies getting big smiles Well done steak, sauce on side ? my pleasure sir Want to split the bill awkwardly ? delighted to Please give us December, we’ll be good I promise
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What is the public opinion on operating Michael’s as a take away call n collect service ? Nobody allowed in the door I would love to do ANYTHING to keep staff in a job Pasta Platters Crab claws Salads Arancini Antipasto Fish n Chips chippy style from fresh prime fish
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but I had a really tough week last week 2 days in bed, mini meltdown, head fried - hit a wall & it was actually just what I needed was good to let it out & reset We’re all a bit vulnerable at the mo It’s just fine to scream into a pillow X
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As cancellations roll in everywhere across the country, support schemes are being scaled back and people will undoubtedly be laid off in the coming weeks I beg you to support your small local independent joints, or they’ll go bust and the premises will be hoovered up by chains
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Would you watch a mini documentary of the behind the scenes journey of opening the new spot in blackrock ? A warts n all, no fuckaboutery tv show. The stresses of a refurb, the week of absolute carnage leading up to opening night featuring the mikes crew Asking for ….us
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Will we get this lad a few pints ? The “fair play” is superb 🤣
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As we look at ways to improve our teams work life balance, we’ve taken the decision to close both restaurants early for Christmas and close for a week from the 23rd December at lunchtime and let everybody go to their families in good spirits
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The humble Jacobs cream cracker with butter doesn’t get the credit it so deserves
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Mikes Take Away We’ve decide, after putting strict safety measures in in place to provide a take away & Drive Thru service from tomorrow Please see the rules & sample menu This will hopefully allow to keep a few staff with families in wages through this Lets get through this
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I will never ever do valentines again without taking payment in full. I’ve never seen last minute cancellations like this. Yeah yeah I know it’s my own fault and I’ve been reluctant but we have to go down that route 7 last min cancellations and 2 no shows, it’s soul destroying
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Beans in ramekin ALWAYS A person should have the freedom to appropriate the baenage as they see fit
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I honestly think that anybody on a student work visa who worked throughout covid rather than claim the PUP should be rewarded with a 2 year full time work permit, they deserve it and it will cost the state nothing
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Laid to rest today in a lovely little ceremony They always idolised each other and are now together again x
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“How do you plead ? “ 😂😂😂
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Make your 6 yr old toast and you feed him for an hour. Teach him to make himself toast and your life is essentially a fucking disaster
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Lads, forget your wine pairings and 27 course crescendo tasting menus. That sip of cold coke after heavily salt n vinegared chipper chips is life. Life.
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Time out market….. Mixed emotions It’s great, big swing of the Mickey Packed, nice work Really angry that we don’t have one The produce that I handle every SINGLE day would piss all over what’s here We have better of almost everything and joe soap can’t get it because we
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I’ve worked diligently, non stop & full time since I was 15 We’ve been trying to get a mortgage for a family home over the line all year with no luck for anything remotely affordable or close to good value Dublin property prices are actually proper vulgar The game is rigged yo
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In 9 months, a baby boom will inevitably happen They MUST forever be known as the coronials
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*phone rings* *curtly*“I want a table for 4 Tonight, 8pm” “I’m so sorry, we’re fully booked this evening” “I’m a regular” “I’m really sorry” “I come very often” “I’m very sorry” “Put Michael on the phone” “Michael ? He hasn’t worked here for 2 years”
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Drop the 8pm closing and be done with it ffs It makes ZERO sense, we want to trade, we want our teams back, we don’t want to upset our loyal guests by turfing them out at 8pm for no good reason The dressing room & the goodwill is lost We want to eat out past 8pm, we’re not kids
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If yer going to be home alone on Xmas day, are sound & don’t mind power ballads, you’re welcome to join us at ours Feeling low ? throw us a DM Feeling jealous of others perfect Christmas’? dont, it’s mostly a facade Honestly, if you’re gonna be sat alone come over, eat with us
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I’m FULLY responsible for navigating 70 jobs (32 of those have young families dependent on them) though an absolute shit storm and to do that I need to charge €38 to avoid swirling down the drain and job losses. There are no winners at the moment. Have a great day
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Given the lack of guidance we have received & the speed at which December is approaching, we have taken the very tough, gutting decision to remain closed in Michaels for December
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Unsolicited Advice incoming 🙈 I just want to say that EVERY SINGLE Government office / dept Bank Utility provider Revenue / rates dept Supplier Landlord That I’ve contacted on behalf of myself, the company or staff, have responded impeccably
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So we’ve changed our minds after a think and have added calorie counts on today’s specials to avoid any fines or punishments
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If you’re grabbing food from us to eat in the park please let us know We have cutlery/ napkins etc & most importantly well give you a bag for the rubbish, please feel free to bring the bag back to Mike’s We will happily dispose of it all properly for you Have a whopper Sunday🥰
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I know it’s *far* from perfect, and it might not always seem so but we’re absolutely blessed to live in Ireland
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Successful court hearing Full publicans licence granted with successful planning permissions Full fire & disability compliance, amalgamation of 3 units and terrace all signed off on by the judge There was a 3-4% chance of getting this done 1st time Blackrock is all systems GO
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Tried to do my part today and went to the local blood bank to donate. Honestly the last time I’ll go. The amount of questioning ... Who’s blood is this ? Where did you get it ? Why is it in a bucket ? Never again
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Running a restaurant Cons : leaving the bed at 2am to trek across the capital to investigate a security alarm Pros : getting a good snap of a sleepy city
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This is what a no show looks like, group confirmed today & demanded a window table. 7 people, in a 34 seater restaurant. We’ve turned away dozens of regulars. I really don’t want our first interaction with our guests to be demanding credit card, but it’s looking that way. Gutted
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After a good auld chat with the team and the way things are panning out We’re going to extend our Christmas break to 2 weeks to fully give the lads a break after they’ve busted their asses all year, and then return to do Click & Collect throughout January
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Ok, I shouldn’t engage on this, but here we are … I can’t buy good Fillet of prime Beef for €5 We buy the best we can lay our hands on and it cost me roughly €11 plus our homemade chips (Maris Piper potatoes, hand - cut and very laborious) we roast bones for the pepper sauce
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@MichaelsCoDub
Gaz
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😭😭😭😭😭 Damn onions
@TheGregMurphy
Greg Murphy 🤓
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This Christmas ad for a pub in Enniskillen is better than anything John Lewis has ever put out
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I’m awful at keeping in touch My godmother was mums best friend since she had her 1st child at the tender age of 15 Her biggest ally & she minded us all hugely I was embarrassed that I never sent her a book, but I did recently This has me shook emotionally tbh My godmother sylv
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Tyre Blew. Called this fella, on New Year’s Day. My tyres are in stock nowhere, he goes to the yard & digs one out, comes to fix it, locking nut shears off 🤬, he gets Rita & the kids into a cafe to keep warm, calls a welder who comes out at 8pm & fixes the bolt. I love Ireland
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Thank you so much for the support, it’s rather overwhelming. I was expecting I’d bottle it and delete the tweet. Im still grappling a bit with opening up for the first time and I don’t want to debase a very complex issue with generic responses. But you’re a good auld bunch x
I’ve not had the balls to discuss this for 20 years, but it’s 20 years to the very day that I fucked up my suicide. I’ve written and deleted these words so many times over the years but now I feel brave enough to admit my suicide attempt. Chat to somebody, anybody, me, I’m here x
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I think I’m going to do a Christmas dinner recipe or two on here based on an absolute SHOESTRING budget We can’t all afford/ need a huge organic bronze Turkey & it’d be nice to find thrifty ways to make a whopper Xmas dinner without breaking the bank, a dinner that evokes envy
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😭😭 I just absolutely love twitter, it’s gotten me through many tough days. You guys, you flipping guys xxx
@daireodrf
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@MichaelsCoDub Sorry for your loss. It's a terrible time to lose someone. I repaired the little bit of damage on the photo for you. Take care
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I was never great in school to be fair… I recently found all of my old school reports that mum had kept.. “You have shown that you are of no asset to this school Gareth” Imagine getting that as a 12yr old It stung me to read that today let alone how I must have felt back then
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Ready 💪💪💪 Massive respect to the Quiver Crew, another family run independent business who worked around the clock to give us a dig out 👌🏻 Reservations go live tomorrow
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Oh FUCK RIGHT OFF, zero clarity for us
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The burning and vandalism of this tree artwork is an absolute disgrace. I drive past this every day and saw the progression every day as it was created. The skill, effort, labour and love that went into it, for it to be destroyed is really disheartening
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We always head to Wexford for what would have been me mams birthday Phones go away, we share funny memories & giggle away, as we would have done with her I definitely wish she got to see a bit more of older Me than the younger tearaway Me Give yer ma an auld call or a hug x
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I just met the priest who did my mum’s funeral He told me something I’d totally forgotten about… None of us wanted to leave mum overnight so all 4 of us kids slept in sleeping bags around the coffin through the night messing around joking, laughing and swapping memories
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I don’t see the big drama to be honest The schools are generally closed by 8pm when the virus comes out to play
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Lads, Big Tony’s going to give out to us on Monday isn’t he ? I feel like a school kid outside the headmasters office waiting for a scolding 😑
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I’ll choose my wordings carefully so as to remain gentlemenlike The fucking lack of fucking clarity of every fucking aspect of the fucking new “guide” lines that do anything but fucking guide us can just fuck the fuck off
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As assiette of flaked corn with hand poured dairy juice
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You weren’t raised in the 80’s without learning a thing or two I’ll tell ya
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We managed to reach out to sergeant somers, she simply won’t accept any meals, but she’s kindly asked us to pay the voucher forward to a hospital worker, which of course we will, through @feedtheheroes1 . Several kind offers to donate, we shall rinse you all for a few quid yet x
Voucher getting dropped in by me personally, and thoroughly fucking deserved
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Holy fucking shitballs, fastest sellout ever, non stop calls for 2 hours. Like NON STOP. Going to count what’s left and show a revised menu for the rest of the evening ! Sorry to anybody who couldn’t get through, talha was like a switchboard operator. Clear demand for it
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Staff Dinner 🤤 Lasagne & Chips. I honestly think the Italians are too stubborn to admit that lasagne needs chips and coleslaw to fully compliment it
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I’ll never forget this day, it was in the absolute height of lockdown, Vicky was up for treatment and against the rules, we opened our doors just for her to have her dinner Vicky thought we were doing her a favour but meeting this ferociously brave lady was incredibly humbling
@PhelanVicky
Vicky Phelan
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For my tweeps who don't do Instagram, here are a few pics from my AMAZING lunch today at @MichaelsCoDub with my good friend, and today's chauffeur, @walls2 THANK YOU does not cover what your kind gesture today means to me, Gaz ❤
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New business idea: An ice cream van that drives around but with carvery meals Mainly situated beside my house
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Big day tomorrow, I’ll get the keys for blackrock pressed into my hand Not going to even attempt to lie, I’m like a small kid on Christmas Eve, 50% nerves 50% excitement
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The Holy Trinity
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Woke up today & was halfway to work and I was like “nope” I was in absolutely foul mood, I would have absolutely ruined everybody’s day around me at work I had a duvet day and Jesus it was a joy Sometimes NOT being there is better It’s ok to have a duvet day Back tomorrow
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Merry Christmas to one and all ☺️
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It took me 30 years to drum up the courage to talk on the radio with my stammer I NEVER thought I’d do tv let alone really enjoy it I guess I’ve learnt that the stammer is just part of me that ain’t going anywhere, so feck it, get down with it See you on Ireland AM on Mon morn
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@MichaelsCoDub
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We've once again made the decision to close all venues on Christmas Eve I find myself using the same phrase as last year, that our teams have worked tirelessly all year, being as tough as nails and going to war for us. We can't preach about work-life balance and not be true to
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@MichaelsCoDub
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It’s bittersweet that we announce to all our local regular guests and to all the visitors who have traveled from afar to dine with us over the years, that the lease has expired at Michael’s in Mount Merrion. For now, we’ll be focusing on wrapping up all the wonderful Michael’s
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Big big day for us today A lot of hard work by a lot of people for ever a year boils down to the next few hours All goes well the champagne will be popping later on 🍾 Wish us luck 🤞🏻
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Sometimes people deserve that extra little nudge of hospitality x
@PhelanVicky
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For my tweeps who don't do Instagram, here are a few pics from my AMAZING lunch today at @MichaelsCoDub with my good friend, and today's chauffeur, @walls2 THANK YOU does not cover what your kind gesture today means to me, Gaz ❤
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Mother’s Day is always bittersweet as I would kill for a good auld chinwag and hug from mine, which would inevitably turn into getting given out to by her, as per Ma’s have a very very special place Tomorrow I’ll raise a Black Russian to mine, her favourite drink God I miss her
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Thanks for so many kind messages today Such a support I know corners of Twitter can be a cesspit of hatred & nonsense, but I find it’s far outweighed by goodness, support and often a bit of emotional respite and friendships Today has shown why I love Twitter I’ll respond to
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This is my first proper day off with absolutely nothing to do in 7 months or so, not gonna lie, feels glorious. Might just go back to bed with a cheesecake
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Lads, a 14 no show, I feel sick 🤕 absolute disaster. Working so hard ti make the specials and turned away so many guests who would have turned up. Gutted
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You’d think influencers would be laying low today of all days ffs .... do 👏 not 👏 beg 👏 restaurants 👏 to 👏 fund 👏 your 👏 nights 👏 out 👏
@LaPeniche3
LaPeniche
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We just received a message from an #influencer to book a Table this week we gave them times available and they picked one then they replied with have we influencers rates?Is this a thing?Like we are a #smallbusiness and in these times we all need to #supporteachother
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I’ve chipper on the way, queens gambit on the tele and I’m done for the day 😚
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Most brussel sprout recipes are simply masking how fucking disgusting they are “ add bacon to your sprouts “ NO leave my fucking bacon alone Don’t drag delicious bacon into this grotesque game of mini bitter cabbages you have going on Glad that’s off my chest
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So many kind words when we were expecting a bit of anger / upset Thank you for understanding I’ll respond to all in the Morn, for now I’m gonna have my first good nights sleep in a week x
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Aaaaannd that’s a wrap Thank you for keeping me company It makes solo travelling much easier They say that twitter is a cesspit but you’ve shown that it’s actually good craic Really appreciate you Back to the grind now, peace out
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Deluxe Platter 18oz Striploin On the bone 🥩 Wild Line Caught Seabass 🐟 Seared King Scallops Annagassan Lobster 🦞 Lambay Island Crab 🦀 Dublin Bay Prawns 🦐 Irish Shellfish Lobster Fishcakes Drop of butter Sides of Home-Made Chips n Sauces Weekend Treats 👌🏻
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Open from 2ish today for take away & collection Menu to follow but plenty of fresh seafood steaks, surf n turfs & pastas 💪 5 staff in jobs and 9 suppliers ticking over Every little helps Call up on your way to the park No interaction, no touching, do not enter ze building
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Let’s settle this once and for all. Butter, then cream, then jam.
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Another 2 small family suppliers kept ticking over. I don’t think we’ve ever been more conscious of funnelling things to the smaller producers than now. Our menus are being based on what our farmers and growers have. I’ve never seen such community spirit as right now. Fuck corona
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Hearing about a young west cork lad, luka he’s only 17, making whopper knives out of an old shipping container, loved the idea, commissioned one Got something a little different.. 52100 Carbon Steel blade Glow in the dark handle Relevant engraving
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