On 17th March we celebrated Irish Christmas for the fifth consecutive time here in Bethnal Green.
We spent the evening honouring the man who helped rid the motherland of snakes… and drinking a fair bit of the pure drop to boot.
We opened our doors at midday and spirits were immediately raised as high as our glasses thanks to live musical sounds courtesy of a traditional ceilidh band.
Come the evening our favourite shucker, Oyster Boy, was on hand once more to add some sustenance to the night ahead.
He was dishing out the Oysters for nothing, taking a break from his regular vending activities down Columbia Road, Broadway Market and Leyton Food Market, to bring a bit of East London tradition to the table.
On top of this, for this year’s celebrations we teamed up with the lads from Slane to create three whiskey-soaked cocktails – which included some of our favourite serves from times past.
Predictably, they all went down a treat and the pure drop was flowing like the Shannon come sundown.
Then came the main event, as none other than Suggs from Madness took to our decks with an eclectic rock ‘n’ roll set that kept spirits Himalayan ‘til the wee hours.
All in all, a great night full of good craic and plenty of good vibes.. resulting in more than one Monday morning hangover we’ll wager.
Hope to see you all down at The Sun next time round!