Last orders as truck serves up free beer for motorists
Cheers, the beer is on us. Drivers on a regional road in East Cork couldn’t believe their eyes: What appeared to be debris on the R634 between Youghal and Tallow was an estimated 1,500 cans of beer.
A delivery vehicle travelling west towards Youghal on a 20km route that crosses the Cork/Waterford boundary and meets the N72 to Fermoy had a little mishap.
About 10km from Youghal, in an area known as Ballydaniel, the truck teetered, swayed and shipped much of its load.
Shortly afterwards, in a scene that could have been scripted for the , cars began to arrive. One for the road became dozens from the road as the greatest takeout in the history of East Cork unfolded.
Witnesses reported a min-tailback as opportunist arrivals made the most of the “free bar”. One man reportedly made use of a shovel to scoop tins of brew into his car boot.
Gardaí, however, arrived and an excavation machine moved the debris safely into a roadside ditch.
It wasn’t just normal lager either,” said one happy driver. “This was the 8% strength Tenants Super and some Polish stuff that was 7%.
One garda said: “A simple accident, nobody was hurt. But there may be a few sore heads next morning.”
