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# Punt

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# Premier League
Blues to claim local bragging rights: 4 tips for tonight's Premier League action
Johnny Ward shares his selections, plus the latest odds from William Hill.
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Jun 29th 2020, 3:37 PM
# old money
Someone spent this £1000 wad of old punts in Clones last week
He just casually found a stack of £20 notes in his gaff. No biggy.
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May 11th 2016, 1:56 PM
# inside the room
Reprinting the punt and pulling out of government: A look inside Eamon Gilmore's new book
Here’s some of what the former Tánaiste has revealed.
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Nov 1st 2015, 12:34 PM
# holy donation
Bags of €16,000 in punts found behind statue in Cork church
Two members of the parish staff found the donation when cleaning.
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May 3rd 2014, 7:00 AM
# irish pound
Check behind the couch, there's still €231.3m worth of Punt hanging around
The Central Bank exchanged €1,600,000 worth of Irish pound in Euro between January 1 and December 17 this year.
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Dec 31st 2013, 6:45 AM
# Punt
Here's how one Irish punter turned 20 quid into almost half a million euros this weekend
I want to go there.
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Dec 30th 2013, 3:22 PM
# pound to spend
Here's what Irish people would buy with a one pound note
A portrait of a nation.
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Nov 20th 2013, 7:30 PM
# Premier League
Premier League preview: how to fill out your football accumulator this weekend
We don’t guarantee success; we don’t even guarantee that you’ll have fun. Here’s what’s coming up on opening weekend.
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Aug 17th 2013, 8:00 AM
# Tramore Bay
Three fishermen dead after boat capsizes off Co Waterford
The three men were aboard a fishing punt which is thought to have overturned in Tramore Bay.
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Jun 12th 2013, 7:57 PM
# Punt
Andros Townsend charged over alleged breach of betting rules
The Spurs midfielder has been forced to pull out of the U-21 European Championships too.
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May 24th 2013, 4:08 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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May 16th 2012, 4:55 PM
# old money
Dozens of businesses trade in Irish punt in Monaghan town
Though the old punt is no longer legal tender in Ireland there is nothing wrong with what shopkeepers, publicans and business owners are doing in Clones.
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May 16th 2012, 2:52 PM
# Empty the Couches
There's IR£285m in Irish punts still just lying around
The Central Bank says there are €362.5 million of Irish punts still to be exchanged – that’s £62.32 for everyone in Ireland.
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Feb 23rd 2012, 12:10 PM
# taking a punt
Central Bank still exchanging €10k worth of punts every day
The Minister for Justice has said that there’s nothing suspicious about people exchanging their punts for euro more than ten years after the changeover.
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Feb 23rd 2012, 9:24 AM
# You Bet!
Rory's father Gerry will hit £50,000 jackpot from bookies if his son wins the Open
Another Holywood gambler cashed in on a similar 500-to-1 bet on Rory to win any major by age 25 this weekend. Drinks are on him.
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Jun 21st 2011, 9:53 AM