Latest for Slugger O’Toole explores the connection between Gregory Campbell’s recent conduct and the DUP’s ‘Bible belt’ excesses in 1990s Ballymena.
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Who is the real winner when you go sales shopping?
A tweet posted today by Northern Ireland newsagent Eugene Diamond/ @EDiamond136 notes that the usual Boxing Day traffic in his town has been strangely absent today. Eugene's own shop is in Ballymena, one of NI's busiest shopping towns and one where the often rural-based customers are famous for their canny wits and bargaining powers. This … Continue reading Who is the real winner when you go sales shopping?
Lessons from working in a local newspaper (and how they can work for you)
Had some fun writing a Christmas piece for Slugger O'Toole about the (very blunt!) words of advice given when starting out as a newspaper reporter in Ballymena long ago - and how they can help promote your business today.
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