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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Roisin Butler & Clare McCarthy

Irish restaurant praised for closing on Christmas Eve as gesture to staff

The owner of a popular Irish seafood restaurant has been praised for his decision to give his staff time off on Christmas Eve.

Gaz Smith runs Michael’s, a restaurant with several locations in Dublin, including Mount Merrion and Sutton. He took to Twitter to confirm that his businesses would close on Christmas Eve this year as his staff were in need of “a nice lengthy break.”

Many people praised the owner for taking the decision to close and put his workers first.

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