When Jimmy Rabbitte's best friend Bimbo is made "redundant" at the Dublin company where he has worked for many years, he is devastated.  Jimmy, who is also unemployed, offers a shoulder for Bimbo to cry on, and both agree that they will not work at McDonald's, no matter what.  When Bimbo finds a dilapidated "chipper van," which they can fix up and then use to sell burgers, fish, and chips at major football games, rock concerts, beaches, and other gatherings (though not horse shows because "those blokes only eat caviar"), the two go into business together, with Bimbo in charge, since he is the one who has bought the van.  Ignoring the health requirements and the required licenses, they drive to large gatherings all summer, sell their home-made foods, and then return home with their earnings.