“SA Citizens With Work Permits”: SA Truckers in Ireland Throw a Braai in Video
- A video of South African truck drivers gathering for a roadside braai in Ireland surfaced on Facebook on 15 August 2026
- The men were spotted near haulage trucks branded with Irish company logos, relaxing between shifts abroad
- South Africans flooded the comments with one message they wanted everyone to see
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A group of South African truck drivers found a way to bring a piece of home to the roads of Ireland. On 15 August 2026, a video started circulating on Facebook showing the men gathered beside parked haulage trucks, folding chairs out, drinks on the table, and classic braai energy in full swing.
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The trucks in the background, branded with "O'Brien Transport" and "Newbawn Ltd" out of Co. Wexford, made it clear these were working men on a break rather than tourists on holiday. The setting was casual and unplanned, the kind of moment that happens when South Africans find each other far from home.
What caught people's attention was not just the braai itself but what it represented. These were skilled workers who had taken their trade across borders, legally employed and living their best lives between long hauls on Irish roads.
The video by SA Trucker quickly spread, drawing thousands of reactions from South Africans who recognised what they were watching. Watch the roadside braai video that got Mzansi talking:
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Mzansi proud of documented brothers
The comments section became a celebration of one particular point. South Africans made sure nobody missed it:
Buang Wa Limpopo said:
"Documented SA citizens with work permits"
Taka Amyoli wrote:
"SA Documented citizens working in Ireland enjoying themselves abroad."
Carrison Brown added:
"That is the dance you do when you have the correct permits in order. Geniet die braai kêrels [Enjoy the braai, guys] ✊🏻🇿🇦"
Sthe Mbele said:
"Ohhh you forgot to mention, THEY'RE DOCUMENTED."
Sanele Sokisie kept it simple: "
But documented 🇿🇦"
Penny Ncane wrote:
"Underline this. They have correct documents 📃🫰"
Nyama Fam summed it up:
"We're here with all needed documents, no hiking from the crocodile here"
Yongama Ngama Mbabala noted:
"There's a difference. These were invited to go work there."
Philip Hoffmann agreed:
"Difference is they are documented and legally there. I see no irony."
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