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Poll: Fiver Friday - will you be taking part?

Liveline is running a campaign to get people to spend five euro in a local business today – but is it an idea you can get on board with?

TODAY, IN CASE you didn’t know, is not only 1 July… it’s Fiver Friday.

Listeners to RTE Radio1′s Liveline will have heard about the campaign to call on Irish people to spend an extra €5 in a local business today. Host Joe Duffy said the idea is to “boost the local economy and community”.

Let us know: Are you going to take part in Fiver Friday?


Poll Results:

Yes, I think it's a good idea (556)
I don't think it's going to help, given the scale of our problems (172)
No, I don't want to be told to spend more money (170)
I would if I had it but I don't (136)

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