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Ireland laments second St Patrick’s Day lockdown
AFP, DUBLIN
The cellar of The Temple Bar in central Dublin would normally be stacked head-high with enough kegs of Guinness to serve thousands of pints to revelers toasting Ireland’s patron saint.
However, on St Patrick’s Day yesterday, only a smattering of empty caskets lined the chilled basement of the crimson-colored pub, the cornerstone of the capital’s drinking district.
For the second year in succession, the normally raucous celebrations have been canceled by COVID-19 restrictions.
Temple Bar owner Tom Cleary poses for a photograph at his pub in Dublin on Monday.
Unfortunately that has now been put on a hold after a year of living week-to-week on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP).
“I don’t have kids and I’m struggling, so I can only imagine what parents who have lost their jobs are going through. It’s so tough seeing Marie [Mellett] having to sit there looking at stock going out of date and to see someone you love and care about having to deal with their business struggling.
“I wish I didn’t have to get another job, I didn’t want to get another job but I was left with no choice financially and mentally. If it was down to loyalty I’d still be there.”
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