Cork bar stirs controversy by inviting secondary students in to 'study'

The Bishopstown Bar has suggested that any student over 18 who is affected by the teacher's strike call in for 'breakfast'.

A Cork bar has caused a little stir on Twitter (again) this morning after tweeting this suggestion to any secondary school students who find themselves at a loose end due to today's teacher's strike.

Teachers on strike? No school? Over 18?
We have the solution.... pic.twitter.com/yDpMiOwtpE

— Bish Bar Throwback (@thebtownbar) January 22, 2015

Appealing directly to those students who are over 18, the Bishopstown Bar are suggesting that those off school take advantage of their facilities to 'study'.

The pub then tweeted that they only meant that students come in for breakfast.

Before any concerned people go ballistic over our last tweet...we were only suggesting breakfast & study... pic.twitter.com/yK2ir9ichl

— Bish Bar Throwback (@thebtownbar) January 22, 2015

Sure you were...

The Bishopstown Bar is, of course, no stranger to controversial advertising. Last August, they were forced to remove a tweet reminding all Leaving Cert students getting their results that they served alcohol from 10.30 am.

Screengrab via Evening Echo

And in October, they were slammed for suggesting that people spend the €5 Budget increase in Child Benefit on a pint of Fosters and a packet of Pringles in their bar.

So today's tweet is just par for the course, really.