{"id":28265,"date":"2025-09-18T04:15:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T04:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/28265\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T04:15:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T04:15:21","slug":"popular-wicklow-takeaway-van-announces-its-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/28265\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular Wicklow takeaway van announces its closure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sammy the Seal\u2019s takeaway.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bf61834f-7fd9-4afe-b942-99b6d772fd50.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Sammy the Seal\u2019s takeaway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Sammy the Seal\u2019s takeaway are offering a heartfelt thank you to all of their customers as they prepare for the final day of trading this coming Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Operated by The Fish man Alan Hegarty and his team, the Sammy the Seal takeaway van is based on the South Quay in Wicklow town, and began trading on St Patrick\u2019s Day of last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">While the takeaway will be closing its doors on Sunday, it isn\u2019t a final farewell, as they hope to make a return next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">On Facebook, they posted: \u201cWe want to let all of our wonderful customers know that our last day of trading this year will be Sunday, September 21.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cWe\u2019d like to take this opportunity to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported us from our regulars to those who popped by for the first time. Your kindness, loyalty, and encouragement have meant the world to us. It\u2019s with real regret that we\u2019re closing our doors for now, but this isn\u2019t goodbye forever. Our hope is to be back next year, refreshed and ready to serve you all again. Until then, we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible before our final day and from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for your support and custom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Sammy the Seal\u2019s Takeaway will operate from South Quay on Friday, September 19, from 5pm to 9pm and on Saturday September 20, from 4pm to 9pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Their final day of business takes place on Sunday, September 21, from 2pm to 7pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sammy the Seal\u2019s takeaway. 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