Local Woman Finally Gets To Penneys After Five Month Wait And Buys Nothing

A local woman who has been eagerly waiting 5 months for Penneys, her favourite shop in the world, to reopen finally got to go yesterday but ended up buying nothing.

45 year-old Barbera Delaney from Tullamore bought the ‘appointment only’ time slot online for €300 and drove the 21 miles to Penneys in Athlone with the same level of excitement as a child coming down the stairs on Christmas morning.

“I know they open to the public next week but I just couldn’t wait that long. I’ve been dreaming of this day for a very long time. When I walked through the doors I was bursting with excitement and I actually shed a few tears. It was wonderful. Unfortunately I didn’t really see anything I liked so I left after ten minutes and went home.”

Barbara said the next big watershed moment in her life will be when the pubs finally get to re-open after lockdown.

“Oh my God I cannot wait for the pubs to open. The weekends are just not the same. It’s going to be the biggest party Ireland has ever seen. I don’t actually drink and I hate pubs but oh my God I can’t wait.”