How an Irish Pub brought down General McChrystal

Posted by barblog on Jun 23, 2010 in Bar Management | 0 comments

The Irish Pub has been the center of many a controversy in many a town around the world throughout the years, but maybe none so dramatic as the recent turn of events with the top US military man in Afghanistan General McChrystal.

It would appear that most of the poorly thought out comments from the starred General were made in an Irish Pub according to IrishCentral.com:

“By midnight at Kitty O’Shea’s, much of Team America is completely [drunk]. Two officers do an Irish jig mixed with steps from a traditional Afghan wedding dance, while McChrystal’s top advisers lock arms and sing a slurred song of their own invention. ‘Afghanistan!’ they bellow. ‘Afghanistan!’ They call it their Afghanistan song.

“McChrystal steps away from the circle, observing his team. ‘All these men,’ he tells me. ‘I’d die for them. And they’d die for me”

Amazingly, McChrystal appeared to not demand that the pub scenes and other out-of-office events not be off the record.

They say that the Scots invented Whisky to stop the Irish taking over the world. It looks like it may have resulted in a Presidential dressing down too….

Only in Ireland Would You Find a Bar Like This…

Posted by barblog on Jan 18, 2010 in Bar Management | 2 comments

Whilst walking through the countryisde of Kildare in Ireland recently I stumbled upon one of the most unique bars I had ever seen.

What you’re seeing here is a 40 foot long container complete with Murphy’s Irish Stout sign, two picnic tables on the roof, a ladder on the side to climb up and out of view are a number of beer kegs lying around! There’s even an overturned patio heater up there for when it gets cold!!!

Where there’s a will, there’s a way!