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'I'm late all the time!' - Why are the Irish such bad timekeepers?

According to the insights learned from the Global Attitudes Toward Work Report, being fashionably late seems to have a distinct cultural twist in Ireland. A mere 41.2% of the Irish population deems punctuality as 'extremely or very important.' So, as we delve into the Christmas celebrations, is the being late on purpose something we all do for the Christmas party? Henry McKean reports...

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15.11 5 Dec 2023


'I'm late all the time!' - Why are the Irish such bad timekeepers?


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15.11 5 Dec 2023


According to the insights learned from the Global Attitudes Toward Work Report, being fashionably late seems to have a distinct cultural twist in Ireland. A mere 41.2% of the Irish population deems punctuality as 'extremely or very important.' So, as we delve into the Christmas celebrations, is the being late on purpose something we all do for the Christmas party?

Henry McKean reports...


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