Reading the article headed “York experts to study pubs in Ireland” (The Press, February 7), I had to keep looking at the date at the top of the page to make sure it wasn’t a wind-up.

We are told it’s to be a ‘major study’ – then we are told they are ‘hoping’ to present the results to some conference.

Wow! Now who wouldn’t want an assignment like that?

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