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Cork pub takes advantage of teachers' strike, invites students to 'study'

The Bishopstown Bar is at it again.

Jan 22nd 2015, 10:35 AM 23,792 Views 34 Comments

THE AGENT PROVOCATEURS at the Bishopstown Bar in Cork are at it again.

The pub has attempted to capitalise on the teachers’ strike today by tweeting an invitation to secondary school students to “study” there.

Teachers on strike? No school? Over 18?
We have the solution.... pic.twitter.com/yDpMiOwtpE
— Bish Bar Throwback (@thebtownbar) January 22, 2015

Source: Bishopstown Bar/Twitter

When questioned on what exactly they meant, the pub claimed it was all innocent, and they were just advertising their 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

Source: Bishopstown Bar/Twitter

Who said anything about drinking? We only serve food at this time, a good breakfast helps the brain!
— Bish Bar Throwback (@thebtownbar) January 22, 2015

Source: Bishopstown Bar/Twitter

Some people aren’t exactly convinced.

@thebtownbar ''Breakfast''
— Aaron (@Conlon95) January 22, 2015

Source: Aaron Conlon/Twitter

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The Bishopstown Bar previously got themselves in hot water for this tweet about the increase in child benefit in last year’s Budget, which was deemed “insensitive” and “disgusting”:

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You just can’t keep these messers down.

Previously: Here’s the ‘child benefit’ tweet a Cork bar was forced to apologise over>

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Cork pub takes advantage of teachers' strike, invites students to 'study'