{"id":224681,"date":"2023-11-26T14:52:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T14:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=224681"},"modified":"2023-11-26T14:52:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T14:52:40","slug":"a-northern-irish-pub-has-given-john-lewis-a-run-for-its-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/lifestyle\/a-northern-irish-pub-has-given-john-lewis-a-run-for-its-money\/","title":{"rendered":"A Northern Irish pub has given John Lewis &apos;a run for its money&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Viewers left in tears at a heartwarming Christmas advert for a pub in Northern Ireland featuring a lonely elderly man who finally finds company &#8211; and say it&#8217;s giving John Lewis &#8216;a run for its money&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The ad from\u00a0Charlie&#8217;s Bar in Enniskillen has more than 16.4k likes on Instagram<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0John Lewis gives huge boost to UK businesses as sales for Venus flytraps skyrocket following release of heartwarming Christmas commercial<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A heartwarming Christmas advert from a pub in Northern Ireland has left viewers in tears as they say it gives John Lewis\u00a0a &#8216;run for its money&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The video, from Charlie&#8217;s Bar in\u00a0Enniskillen,\u00a0County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, tells the tale of a lonely older gentleman who finds company in two kind strangers after their adorable dog brings them together.<\/p>\n<p>The clip has more than 16,400 likes on Instagram, more than 1 million views on X, and is set to a moving rendition of\u00a0People Help the People by Birdy.<\/p>\n<p>It begins with a shot of an elderly man walking to the cemetery to visit a grave, where he has a reflective moment while putting some flowers down.<\/p>\n<p>We can then see him walking along the road, hoping for a friendly face or a chat, only to be dismissed in the busy clamour of people immersed in their own lives.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/13\/78247471-12792543-A_heartwarming_Christmas_ad_from_a_pub_has_left_viewers_in_tears-a-58_1701005621402.jpg\" height=\"731\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A heartwarming Christmas ad from a pub has left viewers in tears as they say it gives John Lewis &#8211; known for tearjerking festive campaigns &#8211; a &#8216;run for its money&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In one instance, two girls walk past him as they laugh together. Elsewhere, a man reading a newspaper lifts it up higher to avoid speaking with him.<\/p>\n<p>A young couple with a dog then walk past, only to see their pooch enticed by a pub on the street &#8211; Charlie&#8217;s Bar.<\/p>\n<p>They decide to go in, and hold the door open for the old man &#8211; who gladly accepts and enters the cosy watering hole.<\/p>\n<p>He sits down on his own to enjoy a pint of Guinness, while the pair from earlier get some drinks at the bar.<\/p>\n<p>However, soon enough their cute four-legged friend runs over to the man sitting by himself.<\/p>\n<p>He welcomes the enthusiastic company, petting the dog as it lets it sit next to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The couple, delighted by their friendly pet, ask if they can sit with the man &#8211; to which he readily agrees, and the trio enjoy a cheerful conversation together.<\/p>\n<p>The sweet video &#8211; which is filmed and edited by\u00a0Aoife Teague &#8211; ends on a quote from at W. B. Yeats poem: &#8216;There are no strangers here, only friends you haven&#8217;t yet met.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Irish Traditional Live Music Pub, Enniskillen (@charliesbarenniskillen)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/13\/78247461-12792543-The_video_from_Charlie_s_Bar_in_Enniskillen_County_Fermanagh_Nor-a-59_1701005630064.jpg\" height=\"955\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The video, from Charlie&#8217;s Bar in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, tells the tale of a lonely older gentleman who finds company in two kind strangers after their adorable dog brings them together<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/13\/78247407-12792543-image-a-61_1701005681966.jpg\" height=\"95\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/13\/78247407-12792543-The_clip_has_more_than_16_400_likes_and_is_set_to_a_moving_rendi-a-62_1701005690801.jpg\" height=\"113\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The clip has more than 16,400 likes, and is set to a moving rendition of People Help the People by Birdy<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Christmas can be such a joyful time for some and painfully hard for others. One things for sure &#8211; you&#8217;ll always receive a warm welcome when you walk through our doors,&#8217; the caption read.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We will be open on Christmas Day, so if you are alone this festive season, drop in for a chat.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The clip has raked up hundreds of comments, with people admitting to shedding tears and praising the heartwarming message.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;No why has this made me cry,&#8217; one penned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/13\/78247463-12792543-The_sweet_video_which_is_filmed_and_edited_by_Aoife_Teague_ends_-a-60_1701005634508.jpg\" height=\"672\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The sweet video- which is filmed and edited by Aoife Teague &#8211; ends on a quote from at W. B. Yeats poem: &#8216;There are no strangers here, only friends you haven&#8217;t yet met&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/13\/78247407-12792543-image-a-63_1701005707812.jpg\" height=\"181\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/13\/78247407-12792543-image-m-66_1701005726183.jpg\" height=\"110\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/13\/78247477-12792543-image-m-67_1701005734663.jpg\" height=\"125\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/13\/78247475-12792543-image-a-69_1701005756581.jpg\" height=\"176\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/13\/78247473-12792543-The_clip_has_raked_up_hundreds_of_comments_with_people_admitting-a-70_1701005767269.jpg\" height=\"110\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The clip has raked up hundreds of comments, with people admitting to shedding tears and praising the heartwarming message\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Me who is absolutely not a crier definitely cried at this,&#8217; a second admitted. &#8216;The elderly are my absolute soft spot. Christmas is a really hard day for many, it&#8217;s important to check in on those who are alone. Especially if they had a bereavement this year.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another praised: &#8216;Beautifully done and such an amazing message&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Others said the advert will give John Lewis&#8217;s Venus fly-trap 2022 campaign &#8216;a run for its money&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere one comment said: &#8216;I can&#8217;t believe I&#8217;m crying at an ad for a pub! This is brilliant.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Fabulous &amp; what a message reminding people to wake up, be aware of people in their surroundings,&#8217; another remarked.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;A big hello &amp; smile can make someone&#8217;s day &amp; not be afraid to make small talk with strangers&#8230; especially our older generation.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Charlie&#8217;s Bar calls itself an &#8216;Irish Traditional Live Music Pub&#8217; and has more than 23,900 followers on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>It also boasts a host of accolades, including\u00a0Community Pub of the Year &#8217;23, Tripadvisor Travellers&#8217; Choice Award &#8217;22 &amp; &#8217;23 and Ulster Pub of the Year &#8217;22.<\/p>\n<p>According to its website, the pub opened in 1944 and is the &#8216;oldest family run bar in the town, now in its third generation&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>They boast a &#8216;warm, traditional, friendly atmosphere&#8217;, promising guests a &#8216;proper Fermanagh Welcome&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12792543\/Viewers-left-tears-heartwarming-Christmas-advert-pub-Northern-Ireland-featuring-lonely-elderly-man-finally-finds-company-say-giving-John-Lewis-run-money.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Viewers left in tears at a heartwarming Christmas advert for a pub in Northern Ireland featuring a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":224680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A Northern Irish pub has given John Lewis &amp;apos;a run for its money&amp;apos; 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