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A CANADIAN GROUP called the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has formally taken over the running of the Irish National Lottery.
OTPP, which also owns the Camelot Group, has teamed up with An Post and An Post pension funds, to take over the operation for the next 20 years.
The takeover, which will see a first installment of €405 million paid over to the State in the next few days, was given the welcome mat by Public Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin today. He said that he was “very pleased” at the move and that he believed the new operators would combine “valuable domestic experience together with international expertise”.
OTPP is worth over $130 billion and is Canada’s largest single-profession pension plan. It owns Camelot, which runs the UK Lottery along with other lotteries worldwide. An Post remains involved in the operation of the lottery.
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All that over €50.. Seriously… Was it worth it.. A mans life .. Then being locked up for yrs.. Sometimes I wish people would take a deep breath and step back.. You step forward and it could be your last..
unnecessary bravado, insecurity, stupidity and a loss of a life, 50euro, live with that for the rest of your life.
Yet again the demon drink was involved ….
Can anyone explain the term “straightener” to me please?
Fist fight
Yeah, not a knife Vs fist fight. Just a fist fight. The kinda thing you did as a kid. I haven’t heard anyone say that word in about 15 years.
It originated in Liverpool and means a face to face meeting between individuals or groups with an issue between them. It might be “straightened out” with a civilised chat or it might escalate to a punch up or weapons or a shooting match.
Eight years for intentionally bringing a knife out to do serious harm. That is an absolute joke.
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