AFTER a rough few weeks where he felt duty-bound to tip service staff and fast-food delivery drivers a decent amount, Waterford man Cathal McPartland can now go back to tipping little to nothing with a completely clear conscience. “Any driver that dropped chips into me over the Christmas got a fiver. A fiver! I wish… Read more »
APPLICANTS for customer-facing roles at a new Waterford burrito bar will require a minimum of one arm completely covered in tattoos, although people with a face-full of piercings will also be favourably considered. “We can’t be the only burrito place in town where the staff all have their natural hair colour” explained Luke Ingleson, owner… Read more »
“JESUS! LORRAINE! Are you trying to kill your father?” said O’Dowd matriarch Patricia as she clutched her crying husband, Derek, close to her chest as he struggled to process the vile venom being spat from the mouth of his youngest daughter. “You were always my favourite and now you’re coming out with this stuff, are… Read more »
ALTHOUGH the government has announced incoming legislation to protect the tips and gratuities that many service industry workers rely on, one Waterford man has suggested a much cleaner solution; just don’t tip at all. Dad-of-4 Luke Coughlainn has prided himself on never tipping for service in any bar or restaurant in his life, which cuts… Read more »
THE PRACTICE has long mystified purchasers of deli rolls and little in the way of explanation has been offered, until now. Curious as to why vast quantities of spread masquerading as butter is lumped onto your rolls even when you explicitly stated ‘not too much butter, don’t go mad with it, I said not too… Read more »
YEARS of seasonal coffee deceit has caught up with renowned Dublin girlo Amy O’Cormac-Casey, after her friend Una Lane presented her with an extra-large pumpkin spice latte ‘just how she likes it’. “Here’s the thing, I think these things are absolute dog piss” O’Cormac-Casey confided to us, tentatively sniffing at the cinnamon-dusted beverage. “I’ve been… Read more »
SUPERMARKET chains around the country have admitted that they only install customer-operated bread-slicing machines as a way to keep married men involved in the grocery shopping process; men like Waterford dad-of-two Cathal McGinnion, 43. “Oh now, I’d never let Sharon near the bread slicer, that’s my job,” McGinnion told us, in line with data relating… Read more »
ADVERTISING jingles are designed to bore their way into our heads so that we will consider the product on offer next time we’re wandering around a supermarket; but sometimes, such as in the case of Waterford man Eric Shevlin, they can do their job a little bit too well. “I first heard the Gino Ginellli… Read more »
THE RESTAURANT Association of Ireland is keeping the pressure on the government to lift existing restrictions and have taken efforts one step further with a practical solution which is set to revolutionise the pandemic dining experience. “The government must back our ‘piling tables on top of one another double decker style’ initiative or face the… Read more »
CONCERNS that the government would be unable to please all people when it comes to indoor dining while also not making it apparent that they’re winging it have been eased by a foolproof new plan that will allow families of all ages to enjoy meals out together very soon. “As established during the year, school… Read more »