A publican yesterday warned bars might be reduced to selling warm, bottled beer by candlelight if feared blackouts hit swathes of the country.
Pub boss TJ McInerney was responding to power outage warnings from Ireland’s State-owned energy operator Eirgrid and Tanaiste Leo Varadkar. TJ, 45, told the Irish Mirror: “No power means lights out, no pints on draught, no ice, no kettle, no till.
“But I’ll make sure my customers can have a bottle of beer, a warm fire and good company this winter." TJ captured the mood of thousands of people across Ireland in 2020 when he emotionally appealed on TV for the Government to reopen pubs.
