Remember how we brought you the story of Ireland’s biggest pothole swallowing a Renault Clio on 29 December? Read it here The story went viral on social media.

Well, now the giant pothole has upped its game, by devouring a massive Murphy’s beer delivery truck.

The truck was on its way yesterday to deliver to local pub Poc Ar Buile, which has been cut off in recent weeks by both flooding and potholes, when the giant pothole, hidden under flood waters, captured the vehicle.

Poc Ar Buile owner Michael Murphy said: “I pity the poor driver, the shock of what happened to him. Three axels buried. Tractors tried to pull him out and failed. A crane was called to get him out.”

A passerby, local man Kevin Heffernan, shared the photo of the truck on social media. He said: “At first, I thought a truck was fixing the huge pothole. On closer inspection, I realised the truck was in the fecking pothole!”

Large sections of road around the area are now impassable, following the recent storms, with more heavy rains forecast from today. Locals have been pitching in, helping to clear flood waters and tow cars stuck in what remains of their roads.

Local woman Mary Hickey said: “Large sections of road at Glanturkin, Whitegate are impassable for cars and not safe for Jeeps either as they have very deep mud holes. My family have assisted to tow 30 vehicles out of holes in the last few days.”

There was a bright side to the story. Yes, the Murphy’s did eventually get delivered to Poc Ar Buile. The only problem now is, you’ll probably need a tractor to get through those roads to enjoy a pint of it.