Killarney

By Sean Moriarty
<h3>Courtney&rsquo;s Bar Manager Brian Murphy has told the Killarney Advertiser that he thought he was been scammed when singer Paul Heaton&rsquo;s manager called him to place a &euro;1,000 bar tab.</h3>
Heaton, the lead singer of the House Martins and The Beautiful South, celebrated his 60th birthday on Monday. To mark the occasion he placed &euro;1,000 bar tabs in 60 selected bars in Ireland and Britain.
 Courtney&rsquo;s Bar on Plunkett St was one of the chosen bars.
 Heaton had originally planned a cycling tour throughout Ireland and Britain and hoped to visit the 60 pubs &ndash; known music venues &ndash; but the tour fell through as preparation was not possible during the pandemic.
 &ldquo;About two weeks ago I got a call from Paul&rsquo;s management company,&rdquo; Brian told the Killarney Advertiser. &ldquo;My first thought was this is a scam, she was looking for IBAN numbers to transfer the money. I had to ask a few hard questions to check the veracity of it all. Everything added up and I was told to say nothing until Paul posted it on his social media. We had about one hundred people in and out all night. I have no idea why he picked here. I know he played Killarney years ago and, maybe, he was in during that time or maybe it&#8217;s our reputation for supporting local music.&rdquo;

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