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Further to yesterday’s report from the Dublin rental front line.

Roisin writes:

“We just moved into a rented property in D18 after searching for 4 weeks. The house was on the market at the top end of our budget, but was close to work/school etc and had obviously been well looked after. Like the person in your post, other people also registered an interest in the property.
We were contacted by the estate agent later that day to say that another couple had offered 50 euro per month more, and would we consider putting in a higher offer, so we did. And then she came back 20 mins later to say they had offered higher again. At which point we questioned the fact that no references had even been submitted at this stage and she know if the other couple would even be accepted by the owners? Later that day we had a call to say that we had been accepted at the ORIGINALLY ADVERTISED MONTHLY RENT.
When I met the owner after moving in, he said he was astounded by the unethical practices of the estate agent, and he was more than happy with the rent amount as originally agreed.
Sometimes the landlords are not the ones to blame. The estate agents are making it their business to instil panic in the market, as they are the ones who will benefit most from it.”

Fight!

Previously: Poor Rental Guidance

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Oh my.

All The Game of Thrones characters from Galway-based designers Lemonade: available for €20 at Jam Art Factory.

Meanwhile…

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Pa Jama writes:

“After Monday night’s shocking Game of Thrones finale, we’ve compiled a supercut of what we feel are the 100 best lines from the 4 seasons so far. It wasn’t easy picking just 100! We hope you enjoy it!”

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Care fore golf at all?

Wood you like to go to the Irish Open 2014 at Fota Island Resort in County Cork?

The Irish Open has given us one pair, yes, ONE pair of passes, for a day of your choice to go see amusing-trousered wild thing John Daly and recently declared 100% Irish beef Rory McIlroy.

To win the passes, simply complete the following

“I would like to take___________ to the Irish Open this weekend because____________________”

Lines MUST close at 5:15 pm 7:15 pm 9 pm

Update:

Congratulations Harchibald. The Good Helen won but can’t go, so by default you’re on the way to the Irish Open as best runner-up.

Thanks all.

Tickets here and children under 16 are free if accompanied.

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You may recall yesterday’s win a world cup replica jersey from Life Style Sports competition?

Gemma from Life Style Sports selected the winners this morning after refusing bribes from a reader in Quatar.

The winners are…

“I demand the Mexico replica Life Style Sports World Cup jersey because it’s a far healthier way of supporting them than my ‘have a burrito on match day’ plan.” (Ah_Jaysis_Howya)

“I demand the Portugal replica Life Style Sports World Cup jersey because while wearing it there’s a slight chance I’ll get mistaken for Cristiano Ronaldo by hen party hotties on an upcoming dreary and foggy Galway Saturday night (I stress foggy… *smiles and tooth sparkles*)” (Ted)

“I demand the England replica Life Style Sports World Cup jersey because I am raising a football-allergic 11 year old son here [in the UK] all on my own.You have no idea what a struggle it is to come to terms with a football-allergic son. This is a shocking afflication believed to effect 1% of all Irish men and about 20% globally.
His Father and his uncles, his cousins and his sister try but I can see the look in their eyes when he picks up a book instead of watching the world cup….. ‘He is not the same as us’
We have tried everything, a bigger telly – he used it to watch cartoons!. A leather ball – now lying neglected in the corner of the garden. A visit to a football match – he ate an ice-cream and fell asleep and Saturday morning training with a local football club – he disappeared after 15 mins on the pitch and ate all the oranges. Now they are saying things on the internet about him. He is a lovely boy in every other way he just cannot do this one thing in life. He can communicate effectively with his peers (“I hate football”) and even demonstrates some promising non-verbal communication style (two fingers at the telly when the football is on).I really think with the right equipment, we can turn his life around for the better…” (Liggy)

Thanks all.

Life Style Sports

Previously: if You Can’t Beat Them

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