This is the Nike ad that supposedly celebrates England winning the Grand Slam in Dublin on Saturday. The only problem is that England did not actually win the Grand Slam in Dublin on Saturday. The orignal youtube video I linked to via Twitter yesterday has been removed – by who, I have no idea – and this one might well get removed too. I would love to know how this ad go out…
How am I only seeing this now? More than a million other people got there before me, for shame.
Yeats may have got it all wrong: a study to be published today suggests that this might be a country for old men – and women – after all.
Most respondents to the survey of the over-50s (and yes, I know that that does not make you old) claim to be happy, relatively affluent and upbeat about their personal futures while more than two-thirds say the recession has not had a major impact on their lives.
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Some rare good news for consumers today. The ESB could reduce electricity prices by as much as 10 per cent within weeks following a decision of the energy sector regulator to open up fully the domestic electricity market early next month.
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How easy would it be for you to find an additional €800 a month just to keep a roof over your head? Most people, already hit by a double whammy of pay cuts and tax increases in recent months, would struggle to cobble together the cash. But with the European Central Bank (ECB) giving its clearest signal yet that a sustained round of interest-rate hikes is looming, more than 500,000 mortgage holders may have no choice but to find it somewhere.
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From trawling the internet for flights and apartments to skipping dessert and splashing out on secret deals, here’s 10 ways to spend less on holiday
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Right, I know that this clip has nothing to do with prices or the like but it has brightened up my day no end so it would be wrong not to share!
I wrote a piece a couple of weeks back about a move among some restaurants to include nutritional information about the food they serve on their menus.
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Dear Pricewatch blog.
I know that we have grown apart these last few months but despite that, we appear to have made it on to the (long) shortlist in a category for the Irish Blog Awards. While I am obviously honoured to be on the list in the company of some very fine journalists – as should you be – it has made me feel bad. I have been neglecting you for some time, I can’t deny it. It’s not you, though, it’s me. I had my head turned by the harlot that is Twitter. But I can change. I know I can. And we can get back what we once had, surely? From now on I will be more attentive. I promise… I won’t let you down again ***
*** I might actually let you down again.
