O’Neils current application for a late license will no doubt be a cause of concern for some in our society but in many ways it could be our last best hope for economic growth. Well that’s what we’ve been told anyway.
O’Neils propose to extend their opening hours on Thursday, Friday and Saturday to Midnight providing us, in real terms, with nearly three extra hours of convivial Irishness a week. This news will be greeted by cheers by the numerous fans of fake plastic pubs but it could also have a stunning impact on the very fabric of our community.
We met the manager of O’Neils and he (or she) explained the many benefits we can expect “Aye an’ Begorah there’ll certainly be one hell of a craic down here of a weekend. Sorry do you mind if I don’t do the accent? We estimate that by extending the opening hours we should be able to provide an estimated 12% increase in Shirt Wearing Wankers and Painted Slags in the centre of the Village every weekend. This will therefore mean greater profits are ploughed back into Moseley. Well I use the term Moseley loosely as the profits will actually go back into the Japanese investment bank that owns us but you know what I mean.”
Eye on Moseley recognises the crisis that the Tiger economies of the far east are experiencing and feel that all of us should do our bit.