Richard Jacob
@IdahoNua
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Formerly to be found at Idaho. Founded StyleBarn, a ReCommerce platform with his wife, Mairead. (Link in Bio.) Buy Less, Buy Better.
Cork, Ireland
Joined April 2012
It turns out that I’ve always liked Blue Sky…. See you there x. (Same handle as here.)
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I feel so bad for the 54,000 people who flew into Ireland in Christmas week. They would only have come out of self isolation last week. They will have missed Christmas and New Year’s Eve while staying, alone, in their bedrooms. 54,000 people.
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I have never been prouder. We are giving EVERYTHING to make sure that our customers are kept safe during this pandemic. Today, we got the ultimate compliment, we were trolled for being too safe😉. ( oh and kiddo, we are in this business for 30 years, we don’t do nervous 😉).
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It gets a little tiring. There’s @GeorgeLeeRTE blaming restaurants, cafés and pubs, on the spread of the virus on RTE news tonight. George, we are all closed, except for some places doing takeout only. Find someone new to beat, this target is beaten.
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That’s it. That’s the shot of Cork, I was looking to get all these years. Good morning, from a small City on the second largest natural harbour in the world. #12hourtweet
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No filter…. 5 second exposure on an iPhone. So darn beautiful….All the cattle are going crazy in the fields. #northernlights #Cork
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As we watch unfolding horrors in #Afghanistan it’s probably time to stop whinging about not being allowed to drink Gin and Tonics indoors without being vaccinated. #prayforafghanistan.
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It’s official today. Caroline Street is now a pedestrianised dining street. Every business on the street has a restaurant ✅. No traffic 11-5 ✅. Two wonderful murals ✅. One world class department store ✅. Wheelchair friendly ✅. Family owned businesses ✅. Insta™️ friendly ✅
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Cork, looking truly handsome on an autumn morning. Have a great day, all of you.
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A timely reminder that Superquinn used to have an automated machine in store that scanned and accepted returnable bottles, it then printed you a receipt to use against your shopping. This was in 1984. 40 years ago. #Returnable #Reuse.
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If you buy any paper tomorrow, buy @irishexaminer . They still do old fashioned investigative reporting. A couple of euro well spent. #golfgate.
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An open letter to @Paschald and @MichealMartinTD . If you are self-employed, this is your call to arms . #InItTogether .
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As of this week, we are stopping using butter portions. Hundreds of sheets of unrecoverable aluminium foil, going to incineration. Real Irish butter in a ramekin from tomorrow. #CleanerGreenerIdaho .#Sustainability
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Okay, that’s it, we are out. All of us have friends or family in “at risk” groups, it’s time to protect ourselves. We will be back, but right now, it’s time to think a little bigger, a little better, a little braver. See you soon, much love @theidahochef and I and all our team .x.
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A year after Cork wept about the closing of Liam Ruiséal bookstore, today I watched our postman struggle with the weight of books being imported via #Amazon. Walking past our last bookshops. Remember, we shape our cities through our actions, not our words. #shoplocal.
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Dear NPHET and Irish Government, please STOP your leaks, your kite flying, your “sources close to. ”. Just stop. Enough. You are playing with the minds and livelihoods of 180,000 people with your ego trips. There are people here at breaking point. Enough.
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When we Irish, as immigrants escaping famine, war or a collapsed economy, arrived, destitute, in New York, we read the words on the Statue of Liberty. “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free. ”. Nobody mentioned vetting.
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I watched the BBC news this morning. It showed a live traffic feed from Kyiv. There, at the bottom of the screen, I watched a couple walking past the stalled traffic, carrying only a cat carrier and a small suitcase. It could have been 1939. But it wasn’t. Heartbreaking.
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To those in Cork who are thinking,. “Sure we will go in and take a look. ”. This protest does not represent those of us who have lost friends and closed businesses, it represents ugly political opportunism. Nothing more, nothing less.
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“Working from home”just got easier. This is not the Caribbean, this is O’Carroll’s Cove, Caherdaniel. Ireland is looking pretty darn good.
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The end of a chapter and the continuing of a story. With much love from @theidahochef and I x.
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Imported, plastic wrapped and not recyclable. This jam serving is about as lazy as it gets. As the planet burns, the madness continues. There is NO EXCUSE for single use jam packs, just buy a bucket of Irish jam at Musgraves and use a spoon. Bangs head softly against wall.
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Just went to book a Dublin restaurant for the nights of the #Oasis concerts. Same price as the weeks before and after and it’s the same with hairdressers too. Maybe it’s time to stop lumping struggling service industries into the same VAT category as profitable hotel groups?.
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2 lovely American guys in today. Got talking with the older Cork lady beside them. They explained that they were "together". She said they were lovely and should get married. They bought her lunch without telling her, then hugged her goodbye. Idaho™.
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I think that we can safely say that there will be no fish fingers served in the Aer Lingus canteen…. Uncanny really.
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I got home, climbed out of my car and watched the sun setting. And yes, I cried. Was I watching a sunset, or watching the sun setting ?. So many wonderful customers and friends in with us today and so many unsaid words. But it’s not the end of this story.
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The lights are lit,.The bacon is grilling,.It’s time to work .And stop the chilling . We open again at 09.00
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In case #MariaBailey visits Idaho. LEGAL NOTICE . Our knives are sharp ✔️.Our Coffee is hot ✔️.Our tables have corners ✔️.Our forks have pointy bits✔️.Open door before entering✔️.Do not put wet fingers in electrical sockets ✔️. Thank you.
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To the person who dropped a €150 @brownthomas gift voucher in Idaho before Christmas…. We have now dropped it back to BT’s. (We hoped you would retrace your steps and come back.). Their accounts team are working to refund your credit card. Much love. Caroline Street x.
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Eleven thousand people flew into Dublin airport last week. Eleven thousand people. The majority said that they were “returning from a holiday.”. It might be an idea to shut down this madness before the Easter holidays. Just saying.
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Caroline street, is, I believe, the only street in Cork, where every business on the street, contains a restaurant. We have been pedestrianised since 2003. From this summer, we will be car free from 11am - 4am. We all look forward to welcoming you back !. #TakeToTheStreets
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A timely reminder, that at Idaho, we have committed to NEVER using outdoor heaters. Burning fossil fuels to warm a street, just so that we can all take our coats off, is wrong. Doing it in a city 2 metres above sea level is mad. Thank you. x. #IPCCReport #ClimateEmergency.
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Every city in Ireland should be looking at what is happening in Dublin at the moment. Before any more ten year transportation plans are started, we need to start incentivising City living. Living over the shop tax breaks, derelict sites seizures, whatever it takes. NOW !.
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If we winter this one out, we might be able to find a new poem to quote.
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Christmas at Idaho™. "Richard, could I discreetly pay for the couple in the corner ? They were always kind to my parents. ". Sorry, I reply, they have already paid and for your lunch too. Lovely to see such generosity still alive and well. .
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Need a chuckle today ? 😊. We put out our tables for those looking for fresh air. Today, we got a letter from @corkcitycouncil threatening legal action. Apparently we are blocking the footpath. SHOW ME THE PEOPLE WE ARE BLOCKING!. This is their priority, as Ireland hurts.
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CORRECTION . Media reports claimed yesterday that Pret A Manger were “creating” 500 new jobs. What they meant to say was. “A Luxembourg private equity group intends to cannibalise an existing Irish market and expatriate the profits”. This isn’t job creation, it’s job relocation.
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Beer kegs getting carried downstream. This is Not a drill, if you own a city business. get in here. #pembrokestreet #corkflood
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One of the highest percentages of Yes votes was in Waterford. You useless shower of arrogant muppets. #RepealedTheEighth
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Remember when everyone laughed at Haughey for jumping on a podium. ?. There are three ministerial cars in Skibb tonight.
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This week in Cork. @gardainfo dived in and saved a man from drowning in the river Lee. Another body was taken from the river yesterday. And people think that these are provided as a laugh for drunken muppets. Stick to the traffic cones, you heartless, thoughtless idiot.
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Did you know, that by the end of February in Cork, most Independent Cafés will use the same €1 deposit reusable cup ?. Buy your coffee from any of us and return the cup to any of us for your euro back. It wasn’t that hard was it ?. #shoplocal and remember #ThereIsNoPlanetB
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From today, when someone walks in and orders a takeout coffee, we are going to ask. “Do you have your own cup?”. It’s just words, just a question, but we need to stop normalising waste and start normalising #sustainable . Let the horror of #AustraliaFires be our tipping point.
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GREAT NEWS FROM CORK!. High tide and the storm surge have passed, with no major flooding at all. Yaaaay !. Cork reopens for business as normal, on Wednesday. See you then !
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Really delighted to hear that we can accommodate groups of up to 200 on the Terrace™️ at Idaho. ( I feel silly for up to now splitting groups above 6 into two groups). We go LARGE from tomorrow!!. Thanks to the AG for the clarification, it’s hard to keep up 😉. #Zapponyism.
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And YET another cycle path opens in Cork!.This one connects Glanmire to the Carrigtwohill greenway and will soon(ish) also connect all the way to the City. When cycling is safe and segregated like this, so many more people will leave the car at home. Nice one @corkcitycouncil
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So last night @EamonRyan went on Prime Time and explained how important it was for us all to minimise our electricity usage at peak times. He was almost universally dismissed as a crank. Today @vonderleyen has announced it as an EU policy. We need to literally chill our jets.
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Today’s good news story. After months of repointing, re-roofing and re-building, this fine old warehouse, that was fit to fall, is fit to go. It’s on Maylor street (99 metres from Idaho) I believe it is to become a bar, I may be wrong. One less derelict site.
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Idaho and #IndoorDining. We are loving the Terrace™️ at Idaho. We seat more than 30 people, (under cover if it rains). Our customers are happy, our team is happy and we are happy. WE ARE STAYING OUTSIDE FOR THE SUMMER. When we are all vaccinated and tanned we will go back in.x
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Cork, a rather handsome, small City, on the world’s second largest natural harbour.
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Just back from a great week at #CheltehamFestival ?. Do your friends, colleagues and strangers a favour. Watch #Netflix for a week, the sh!t got real here, while you were at the bar. Much appreciated x.
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Nineteen years ago today, we placed our first and only advertisement. “Mairead and Richard Jacob are delighted to announce the opening of Idaho. Caroline on Maylor, Cork “. This is our first year, not celebrating with friends. See you all again soon. #StayAtHome #StaySafe .
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To all those, wonderful, happy people who responded to this tweet. We thank you, sincerely and deeply. We will continue to keep you safe, we will continue to ask you to wear a mask, like us. And we will continue to be deeply grateful for your support. R, M & our incredible Team.x.
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This is a strange photo, but this is all of our food waste and compostable material from our kitchen and plates from tables on a BUSY day. ( it even includes our old flowers from the tables!).This makes us all very proud, especially @theidahochef . #Sustainability #foodwaste
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And let me be clear, we have checked every SINGLE #VaccineCertificate . We have recorded a contact number for EVERY table and will continue to do so. I have reluctantly turned away those who forgot them. Let’s not pin all this on restaurants again. Thank you @RadioBrendanRTE
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Anyone else remember the Chicago Pizza Pie Factory under the St. Stephen’s Green shopping centre?. Fabulous pizzas, the first large scale formula restaurant on Ireland and a wall of spirits that defied stock taking. Happy days.
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Airport closed and all .trains cancelled for the Jazz weekend. You just couldn’t make this up.
Iarnrod Eireann has apologised in advance for shutting down the last section of the main rail line into Cork city over the jazz bank holiday weekend for a €12m signalling upgrade and track works.| @EoinBearla reports.
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I am not a member of any political party. And my tweets reflect this 😉. But. I really don’t want to see @Paschald @LeoVaradkar @simoncoveney or @SimonHarrisTD leave their portfolios. They have steered us through #Brexit and #COVID19 with a steady calm. Thank you.
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Today’s positive story. @McDonaldsIRL have hired litter pickers who are walking Cork City centre, every day, collecting dropped litter, not just McDonalds litter. That’s great corporate responsibility and civic pride. Thank you.
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That’s it. We’re ready to go. Open Tuesday to Saturday. Takeouts from 10. Seated (waterproof) dining from 11. Location?. We are on the corner behind Brown Thomas with Flowers, Oil drums and Laughter. Join us for seated Bruncheon, or just a standing coffee. Idaho Nua Arís
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. Cork is open,.Her windows are lit. Support our shops .‘Cos Amazon is ****. Thank you…. #shoplocal
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Considering we only have seven tables inside, we had a busy breakfast, or early bird dinner as NPHET would say. This is how we look now, after Caroline Street was made over by @CCotterNaessens and @corkcitycouncil via @Failte_Ireland . (Photo taken as we opened)
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I’m not always proud to be Irish on #StPatricksDay . But, today, I am. Thank you @LeoVaradkar for giving leadership and reassurance at a time of darkness.
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We are taking a few days off. Our team have been incredible, truly incredible. We felt it right, to all take a few days to pause and reset, before returning with an autumn focused , #IdahoNua. Thank you all for the love and support, see you on Tuesday 8th September at 09.00
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Today’s blackboard is a clear message about #golfgate . We have always and will continue to respect all the current restrictions to keep #Covid_19 under control. We do not welcome those who do not. #InItTogether
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Gardaí have recovered #antibacterial sprays and #handsanitizer with a Street value of €40,000 ( 12 bottles ) after a raid on a City Centre Café behind @brownthomas
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Things that concern me, in no particular order. A housing crisis ✔️. A collapsing health service ✔️. Reducing emissions by 51% in 7 years ✔️. Racing inflation✔️. A European land war✔️. Were the people who put up posters for a Dublin TD paid, or did they volunteer?.Not so much ❌.
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Our neighbour is still ploughing. It’s a pitch dark, starlit night and minus two. And he is still ploughing. Never complain about the price of farm produce, he deserves far more than the supermarket, but gets less. #Fairtrade begins at home.
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“Sorry to disturb you, mister, but are we going the right way for #CarolineStreet ?”. #dogfriendly #peoplefriendly #carfree
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Under Level 5 restrictions, we have limited our Idaho bird table, at home to takeout only. It’s very popular, with excellent social distancing. Here is Carl, the Coal Tit, using our Grab&Go™️ facility. ( contains product placement). #StayHome #StaySafe #StaySane #birdwatch
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Every morning, we turn Cork’s busiest loading bay, into. The Terrace™️ at Idaho . The street is pedestrianised from 11, we open at 11.03…. We have an incredible team, who then walk 15km a day, serving the Terrace™️. #Strong #outdoordining #CarolineStreet #Ireland
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I am making #BlackFriday #GreenFriday again this year. We shape our Cities with our spending decisions, I am going to #ShopLocal again on Friday and support a shop owned locally, not by a multinational. I want a City of character and characters, not sameness.
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Tonight. @brownthomas reveal possibly Cork’s largest piece of #StreetArt. Take one neglected Art Deco substation, add one artist ( Shane O Driscoll ) and a great store’s will to improve a Street and. KAPOW !!. Call to Caroline Street, just in front of Idaho™️
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Funny how no one walks into a bank branch and says to the manager, “ You’re STILL here after all these years ?”. But they feel it’s okay to say it to our manager for the last decade. Hospitality is a career, not a hobby. Career longevity is actually the goal.
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@jerrybuttimer So, friends died and were buried, almost alone, so that you could attend a golf shindig. Just go. Some of us are still grieving.
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Now THAT. is a high tide in Cork. Touching the road at St Patrick's Quay . #12hourtweet #StormEleanor
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This is Cork, a few minutes ago. Isn't it time that you planned a visit ?. @TourismIreland
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99.55% of vaccines show zero side effects. I fixed that for you 😉.
Suspected side effects reported in 0.45% of vaccine shots
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Today’s Bored™️. Usually we adopt a subtle humour on our board, but some people don’t deserve subtlety.
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So the Luas drivers are striking because they have to keep their lunch in a cool box not a fridge ?. Sighs deeply. When I was in school, my sandwiches lived in my school bag and I'm still dancing baby. Get over yourselves.
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Cork, a small City, with a large heart, on the second largest natural harbour in the world. See you during the summer.
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The tide has stopped, high water mark is Brown Thomas menswear. Idaho is dry, thank you all, but a LOT of businesses are underwater. This was not really what Cork needed. Support Cork shops online in the coming weeks.
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In our headlong rush to find the most #sustainable single use cup, let's not forget, that sitting down and drinking out of a real cup, is best for the environment and your mental health. Take 5 minutes and be kind to yourself and the planet.
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Tonight, Cork is filled with happy concert goers. I ask every politician at the #edsheeran gig to take a moment to ask . "Why has Cork still no Event Centre ?". Asking for a friend.
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On behalf of every understaffed business, that is required by law to check your proof of vaccination, a simple request…. So much appreciated, thank you. #IHaveIthereSomewhere
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To the two idiots who drove up Maylor street the wrong way and then drove through our tables on Caroline street, after I told you it was pedestrianised. May your poxy 10C2221 white van with ladders on the roof collapse under your weight. Thank you
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We are all about our Branding, having paid €2,500,000 to .Holdenberg, Fleshman and Stampf to design it. But at Christmas, we like to poke fun at ourselves. Swing on down to Caroline street and join us at . Idaho Ho Ho™️
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You could go online and give Bezos yet more money. Or you could enjoy the sights, sounds, shops, galleries and cafés of your local city, or town. Thank you, sincerely, for your support to date, it’s appreciated by all…
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Having spent a day running a business with now only 6 inside tables and 8 SOCIALLY DISTANT outdoor tables. One does feel slightly dispirited, driving past packed outdoor seating of cheek by jowl customers. But we know that we are doing the right thing. @theidahochef
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We got our unannounced inspection from Failte Ireland today to check that we were checking vaccination certificates, contact tracing, enforcing mask wearing, sanitising, social distancing and allowing table service only. We are. And on we go…
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A very happy Birthday to the girl who has kept me smiling for more than a quarter of a century. Thanks @theidahochef !. x
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