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€100 Ticketmaster Voucher to be won with Electric Ireland to celebrate Father's Day!

EI: Aoife O · 2014-06-12 14:23:25

Hi Everyone, This Sunday 15th June marks Father’s Day, the day that celebrates your old man. Fathers have that knack of striking the balance of nurturing you as you grow older, while also finding those perfect moments to embarrass you & “build character”. To celebrate Father’s Day, we’re giving away a €100 Ticketmaster…

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like this message I got last year:-
you're the world's best Dad although my frame of reference is limited

with this joke on the back
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Electric Ireland: Aoife O wrote: »

Hi Everyone,

This Sunday 15th June marks Father’s Day, the day that celebrates your old man. Fathers have that knack of striking the balance of nurturing you as you grow older, while also finding those perfect moments to embarrass you & “build character”.

To celebrate Father’s Day, we’re giving away a €100 Ticketmaster voucher. This summer is packed full of different gigs and events so take your pick, and enjoy! To enter, just leave a post below with your Father’s best little nugget of wisdom! This could be anything from some great advice you received once, to his catchphrase or favourite line (keep it clean though folks)!

Terms and conditions for this competition. We’ll pick the winner next week randomly, good luck!

All the best,
The Electric Ireland team

"Keep it between the hedges"

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he taught me that a cup of tea is the solution to a hard day's work, and I like to think I've kept on that tradition!

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Thanks to everyone for the entries - there are some great fatherly nuggets of wisdom in there! There can only be one winner however, and without further ado, the €100 Ticketmaster voucher goes to... a0ifee with this post:

a0ifee wrote:

he taught me that a cup of tea is the solution to a hard day's work, and I like to think I've kept on that tradition!

Congrats a0ifee, we very much agree.

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Electric Ireland: David wrote: »

Thanks to everyone for the entries - there are some great fatherly nuggets of wisdom in there! There can only be one winner however, and without further ado, the €100 Ticketmaster voucher goes to... a0ifee with this post:

Originally posted by a0ifee
he taught me that a cup of tea is the solution to a hard day's work, and I like to think I've kept on that tradition!

Congrats a0ifee, we very much agree.

Well done.

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#58 17-06-2014 4:09pm
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Electric Ireland: David wrote: »

Thanks to everyone for the entries - there are some great fatherly nuggets of wisdom in there! There can only be one winner however, and without further ado, the €100 Ticketmaster voucher goes to... a0ifee with this post:

Congrats a0ifee, we very much agree.

Thank you so much!!

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