Waterford Man ‘Fucking Thrilled’ Galway Won European Capital Of Culture Bid

A COUNTY Waterford man was said to be ‘fucking thrilled’ today after hearing news Galway won with its bid for the European Capital Of Culture in 2020.

Businessman Tom O’Brien stated that he could hardly contain his excitement following the judges announcement earlier, claiming that Waterford didn’t need the 170 million euro investment anyway.

“I’m just glad to see an impoverished city like Galway get the opportunity to grow its below standard tourism trade,” said the shop owner, who had to remortgage his house during the recession for his business to survive, “It looks like there’s an awful lot of work involved in hosting the European Capital Of Culture anyway, and I don’t think people have time in Waterford as everyone is too busy working. We’d probably squander the money on smack anyway”.

Seeing off competition from Limerick and the Three Sisters cities of Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford, Galway was named the winner at lunchtime today. Last year, Dublin got knocked out of the competition after 7 European Capital of Culture judges were accidentally killed in a drive by gang shooting.

“Well, there’s always 2080,” said one European capital of culture spokesman following today’s news. “We liked Galway a lot. I think the overwhelming stench of weed swung it for us”.