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Tuesday 2 March 2021
What the f**k will I get?
People started Googling about Christmas in August this year.
Your Christmas couldn’t have been as bad as these.
A very merry unChristmas to you.
These things will take your mind off all the pukey romance…
Warning: this is possibly the saddest story you’re going to read this Christmas.
If the thought of Christmas in September sends you into an unbridled rage, read this at your peril.
Argos doesn’t care that it’s only July – the retailer has released its list of toys it predicts are going to be big this year.
Hamleys of London have released their top ten predictions for Christmas, and it includes Cabbage Patch Dolls and Subbuteo…
94 per cent of Unite members withdraw their action and to accept a deal brokered at the Labour Relations Commission last week.
Staff will picket EBS branches and the offices of its parent bank AIB, in protest at the withholding of a December payment.
Staff at the State-owned building society say their ‘Scrooge-like’ employer is withholding an annual payment of four weeks’ pay.
A majority of UNITE members at the building society vote to pursue action over the withholding of a ’13th month’ payment.
Staff are balloting for strike action after the building society said there would be no traditional Christmas payment for employees. The payment has been made every year for the past 45 years.
Hundreds of people have complained to the advertising watchdog in the UK about this Christmas ad from chainstore Littlewoods – but is it really that bad? (WARNING! Do not read this piece if you are under 10).
THE POSSIBILITY OF Ireland being part of a joint-bid to co-host football’s most prestigious competition is now a step closer.
Last night, the FAI expressed delight after the UK government committed to supporting the joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup.
Under the proposals, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England would put in a joint bid to host the tournament.
For Ireland to co-host the tournament in its centenary year, it may face stiff competition. China is apparently plotting a bid, while Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Paraguay are also considering a joint-push to host the World Cup.
The formal bidding process gets under way next year.
So, what do you think: Would you like to see Ireland co-host the 2030 World Cup?
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