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Rolls are top choice for breakfast BREAKFAST roll
man has finally been unmasked — he is aged 35-44, a tradesman or
manual worker, from a rural community and living in Munster.
The identity of this newly-evolved species of Irish male was revealed
in a survey of eating out habits which found it is sandwiches and pub
grub rather than silver service and foie gras that most whets people’s
appetites.
Some 80 per cent of adults said they regularly eat out and half of them
are doing so more often than they did two years ago — with breakfast
and lunch being the most likely times for them to leave the washing-up
to someone else.
Breakfast rolls are the top choice for early morning diners with some
52 per cent of those surveyed indicating they often went for the full
Irish in a baguette.
Their popularity was strongest among men in their 30s and 40s who work
as plumbers, bricklayers, apprentices, fishermen, farmers, shop workers
or casual labourers.
WEDDING VENUES
BRIDES-to-be in Ireland need no longer worry about getting to the church
on time — as they can now get wed in a castle, hotel or anywhere
that can gain approval to hold the ceremony.
New laws came into effect last week allowing couples to marry in civil
ceremonies in venues other than the church or registry office.
The main stipulation is that the location must be open to the public and
must take place in a fixed structure — so the local beach, romantic
wood or mountain top is out of the question unless it has a big enough
building on it to accommodate the invited guests.
Couples will have to notify the registry office up to three months in
advance and organise for a registrar to attend on the day.
The changes have come into effect following a sharp increase in the number
of civil weddings in Ireland in the last decade.
CHILD PORN RAIDS
GARDAÍ have seized a number of computers during a series of raids
as part of an investigation into an international child pornography ring.
Officers carried out five separate raids as part of Operation Koala —
which has already seen police in Britain make 46 arrests with a further
25 people held in France.
The global clampdown was carried out by police forces in 19 countries.
Operation Koala began in 2006 when a child abuse video was discovered
in Australia.
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