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GARDAÍ HAVE ASKED hundreds of people who have gathered on O’Connell Street in Dublin city centre to disperse after a fake ‘Halloween parade’ was advertised online.
The fake event, posted on social media and circulated to thousands online, promised to start on the north side of the city and make its way down to Temple Bar. However, no such parade was planned or due to take place.
Hundreds of people turned up for the non-existent event, which it is now suggested was a large-scale, elaborate prank. Gardaí have requested that they leave the area safely.
In a post on social media this evening, a spokesperson said: “Please be advised that contrary to information being circulated online, no Halloween parade is scheduled to take place in Dublin City Centre this evening or tonight.”
People waiting for a halloween parade. #Dublin
— Artur Martins (@arturmartins) October 31, 2024
No Gardai around, no official announcement, people waiting on the wrong side of the road...
Someone did pull a big #hoax #Prank pic.twitter.com/zTQUShZrya
Live streams and clips shared on TikTok and other social media websites this evening show O’Connell Street filled with prospective parader go-ers.
Videos advertising the event, and posted to video-sharing platform TikTok, have been viewed up to 80,000 times.
It appears the videos have used footage of a parade in Dublin on 31 October 2023 by theatre company Macnas as proof that the event is an annual-outing. However, Macnas organised this year’s event in Co Galway.
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Of course if you happen to work for a complete a**ehole who’s constantly looking over his shoulder for potential challengers to humiliate then just go ahead and have a nervous breakdown or else job seekers allowance.
Hard choice that.
When you have a bad manager who doesn’t listen and support you then that stress exacerbates and folks leave or get sick.
If your lucky to get a bonus for exceeding targets…It should be exempt from Tax. You earned it. Mr. Noonan didn’t.
Communication is the most important of all. Communicate direction, motivation, disappointment, operation and inspiration and always remember that there is no project greater than the team you build around you.
Nice idea, but isn’t going to work for most of us, especially if your employer sees you as nothing but a resource (robot), they don’t care that your child is ill, had to arrange child care, or come in sick(no paid time for been off sick) you then infect your colleagues, who then go home sick and miss days!
Good article Peter.
Just bring a large calibre firearm with you into meetings. Its such an easy way deflect questions on days you’re just not ‘in the zone’ or ready to run something ‘up the flagpole to see who’ll salute’. Since I’ve started on the ‘F**k off or I’ll shoot you in the face’ programme my stress levels are now in a very manageable place. Phew!
They are trying to justify their own existence. Their proposals are hardly going to work in an environment of six people employed by , say , a shoe shop, a small firm , a convenience store etc.
Sack lazy sods, they spend too much time gossiping and that does not help employee moral?
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Have gay marriage, only joking, but it is funny… lol.
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