Landlord takes out an ad over lack of local support

A pub landlord has caused outcry in a seaside village after publicly slating locals who failed to drink in his bar. William Flood took out an advert in his local newspaper thanking customers for NOT drinking in his pub, Big Paddys.

The bar opened 18 months ago in Rathmullan in Co Donegal. However, the bar was forced to close its doors recently because of a lack of trade.

Mr Flood, who leased the premises, was so incensed at the failure of the business that he decided to get it off his chest. So he contacted the Tirconail Tribune newspaper and paid for an advert of a very different kind,