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THE SUN – NEWS POLL QUESTION (THE “PROMOTION”) ONLINE RULES:

By entering the Promotion, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions (these Terms and Conditions).  Completion and submission of an entry form or e-mail will also be deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.  Promotional materials relating to the Promotion, including all information on how to enter the Promotion published in publications of the Promoter (defined below) (including social media if applicable) or on the Promoter’s websites, also form part of these Terms and Conditions.  In the event of any conflict between any terms referred to in such promotional materials and these Terms and Conditions, these Terms and Conditions take precedence.

All information submitted in connection with this Promotion will be processed in accordance with the privacy policy accessible at http://www.newsprivacy.co.uk/single/. 

The promoter of this Promotion is News Group Newspapers Ltd (publishers of The Sun and The Sun on Sunday) of 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF (the Promoter).

Participation in the Promotion

1. The Promotion is only open to residents of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland only. The following individuals are not eligible to enter the Promotion:

• employees and agents of the Promoter, News Corp UK & Ireland Limited or other group companies;
• employees and agents of any organisation directly connected with the operation or fulfilment of the Promotion (including third party promotional partners) and their respective associated, affiliated or subsidiary companies;
• the immediate families and household members of all such employees and agents referred to in (b) and (c); and
• individuals under 18 years of age.  

2. The Promotion starts at 10:00 am (UK time) on 3 February 2025 and closes at 10:00 am (UK time) on 1 April 2025 (the Promotion Period). Any entries received outside the Promotion Period will be void. 
3. Participants may make a maximum of one entry per person during the Promotion Period 
4. To enter you must correctly answer the prize question which appears after selected polls on The Sun website during the Promotion Period only, and complete and submit the entry form.
5. Entries received which are not submitted via the official entry method will not be accepted. Use of script, macro or any automated system to enter the Promotion is prohibited and entries made (or which appear to have been made) using any such system may be treated as void.  Any illegible, incomplete or fraudulent entries will be rejected. No purchase of any product or service is required to enter into this Promotion. Participants should be aware that they may be subject to data charges at the usual rate depending on their own individual arrangements for Internet access if they enter the Promotion online or by email.

Winners and Prizes 

6. There will be 1 winner. One prize per winner. 
7. The winner will be selected at random from all valid entries for this Promotion received during the Promotion Period by a computer process that produces verifiably random results. The winner will be the first valid entry selected at random by the Promoter. There will be no prizes for any other entrants. 
8. The prize is a £100 (One Hundred Pounds) Amazon gift voucher only. Gift voucher is valid at participating Amazon stores in the UK and ROI and at https://www.Amazon.co.uk/ only (the “Partner Website“).  Gift voucher subject to gift voucher terms and conditions, found at the Partner Website and/or on the gift voucher. Change not given when using gift voucher. No cash refunds under any circumstances. Gift voucher is non-transferable and cannot be sold to anyone else. If you purchase a product/service which costs more than the voucher value/remaining value left of the voucher then you will need to pay the balance.
9. Prizes are as stated and are non-exchangeable and non-transferable.  There is no cash or other alternative to the prize in whole or in part. 
10. The winner is responsible for paying all associated costs that are not specifically stated in any Promotional materials or these Terms and Conditions, including (where applicable) transport, accommodation, meal costs, spending money, insurance and all other incidentals.  Winners are also personally responsible for any personal or incidental expenses and any VAT, national and/or local tax liabilities incurred in claiming or using the prize.  By participating in the Promotion, participants agree that the prize is awarded on an “as is” basis, and that neither the Promoter nor any of its subsidiary or affiliated companies, make any guarantees, representations or warranties of any nature with respect to the prize. 
11. In the event that, for reasons beyond the Promoter’s reasonable control, the Promoter is unable to award the prize as described in these Terms and Conditions, the Promoter reserves the right to award a prize of a similar nature and an equivalent value, or at its sole discretion, the cash value of the prize.  The Promoter also reserves the right to award a prize of a similar nature and an equivalent value, or at its sole discretion, the cash value of the prize if in its reasonable discretion it is appropriate to do so.  

Winner Announcement and claiming of prize 

12. Winners will be notified by email or using the other contact details provided to the Promoter within 14 days after the end of the Promotion Period All reasonable endeavours will be made to contact the winners during the specified time.  If a winner cannot be contacted or is not available, the Promoter reserves the right to re-draw another winner from the valid/correct entries that were received during the Promotion Period. Winners may be required to submit valid identification before receiving their prize.  
13. Winners will be required to confirm acceptance of the applicable prize within 14 days of having been notified. If the winner has not claimed their prize by the date specified or the winner refuses or is unable to provide an eligible postal address for receipt of their prize, the Promoter reserves the right to award the prize to another participant. 
14. The prize will be delivered within a reasonable time and by no later than 28 days after the prize has been accepted.  
15. The Promoter proposes to make available a list of winners, subject to any objections from the relevant individuals.  For a copy of the list, please send a stamped self-addressed envelope by no later than 28 days after the end of the Promotion Period to News UK, Promotions Department, 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF stating for which Promotion you would like winners’ details.  If a winner objects to this information being made available, they should inform the Promoter at the earliest opportunity using email help@thesun.co.uk/.  Winners acknowledge that the Promoter may still be required to share their details with the Advertising Standards Authority or other regulators.

Data Protection and Publicity 

16. The Promoter will collect and process participants’ personal information in accordance with the privacy policy at http://www.newsprivacy.co.uk/single/. The information provided may be shared with the Promoter’s agents, affiliates and, if applicable, any third party prize provider (including those outside the UK/European Economic Area) who will process such information in accordance with their own privacy policy. Information provided by participants will only be used for the purpose of conducting this Promotion (including for prizes to be delivered) and other purposes as may be specified or consented to at the time of entry or on promotional materials. If participants do not provide any of the mandatory information requested when participating in the Promotion, their entry will be void.  
17. The Promoter is required to either publish or make available information that indicates a valid award took place. As such, the Promoter will publish the surname and county of major prize winner OR send the surname and county of major prize winner to anyone that contacts the Promoter at the address given above by no later than 28 days after the end of the Promotion Period. 
18. If a winner objects to any or all of their surname, county and winning entry being published or made available, they should contact the Promoter at the address given above. In such circumstances, the Promoter must still provide the information and winning entry to competent authorities, including the Advertising Standard Authority, on request. 

General 

19. The Promoter’s decision is final and binding on the entrants. No correspondence will be entered into.
20. The Promoter reserves the right to require the participants to prove that they are eligible.  If a winner is found to be ineligible, the Promoter reserves the right to award their prize to another participant and to require the return of any prize already awarded. 
21. Unless otherwise stated in the promotional materials, this Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, the manufacturer or service provider of the relevant prize. You are providing your information to the Promoter and not to the manufacturer or service provider of the relevant prize (although, if you win, your details may be disclosed to the prize provider in order to provide you with the prize).
22. Entrants must not do anything illegal and/or dangerous and/or that would put themselves or others at any risk.  Save where it has been negligent, the Promoter will not be responsible for any damage, loss or injury resulting from participants’ entry into the Promotion or their acceptance and/or use of the prize, or for technical, hardware or software failures, lost, faulty or unavailable network connections or difficulties of any kind that may limit or prohibit participant’s ability to participate in the Promotion.  The Promoter will not be responsible for any lost, damaged, defaced, incomplete, illegible or otherwise unreadable entries.  Proof of posting is not proof of receipt by the Promoter of any entries.  Without prejudice to an entrant’s statutory rights and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Promoter, its agents or distributors will not be responsible or liable to compensate the winner or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up a prize. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall in any way limit or exclude the Promoter’s liability for fraudulent misrepresentation, death or personal injury caused by its negligence or for any other matter where liability may not be limited as a matter of law. 
23. The Promoter reserves the right at any time to cancel, modify or supersede the Promotion (including altering prizes) if, in its reasonable discretion, it becomes necessary to do so. In the event of a printing or other error resulting in there being more winners than prizes for the Promotion, the Promoter reserves the right to (a) declare as void any claims or entries resulting from such printing or other error; and/or (b) allocate the available prize(s) through a further draw or to divide the prize(s) or the value of the prize(s) between the winners of the Promotion.
24. Any participant who enters or attempts to enter the Promotion in a manner, which in the Promoter’s reasonable opinion is contrary to these Terms and Conditions or by its nature is unjust to other entrants (including tampering with the operation of the Promotion, cheating, hacking, deception or any other unfair playing practices such as intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other participants or the Promoter and/or any of its agents or representatives) may be rejected from the Promotion at the Promoter’s sole discretion. Furthermore, where such actions have significantly impaired the Promotion, the Promoter may, at its sole discretion, add further stages to the Promotion as it deems reasonably necessary in order to resolve any problems arising from such actions.
25. The Promoter reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions in its reasonable discretion. Any amendments will be published on the Promoter’s website (the Website).
26. These Terms and Conditions are governed by English law. The courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear any dispute or claim arising in association with the Promotion or these Terms and Conditions.

THE SUN – NEWS POLL QUESTION (THE “PROMOTION”) ONLINE RULES:

By entering the Promotion, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions (these Terms and Conditions).  Completion and submission of an entry form or e-mail will also be deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.  Promotional materials relating to the Promotion, including all information on how to enter the Promotion published in publications of the Promoter (defined below) (including social media if applicable) or on the Promoter’s websites, also form part of these Terms and Conditions.  In the event of any conflict between any terms referred to in such promotional materials and these Terms and Conditions, these Terms and Conditions take precedence.

All information submitted in connection with this Promotion will be processed in accordance with the privacy policy accessible at http://www.newsprivacy.co.uk/single/. 

The promoter of this Promotion is News Group Newspapers Ltd (publishers of The Sun and The Sun on Sunday) of 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF (the Promoter).

Participation in the Promotion

1. The Promotion is only open to residents of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland only. The following individuals are not eligible to enter the Promotion:

• employees and agents of the Promoter, News Corp UK & Ireland Limited or other group companies;
• employees and agents of any organisation directly connected with the operation or fulfilment of the Promotion (including third party promotional partners) and their respective associated, affiliated or subsidiary companies;
• the immediate families and household members of all such employees and agents referred to in (b) and (c); and
• individuals under 18 years of age.  

2. The Promotion starts at 10:00 am (UK time) on 3 February 2025 and closes at 10:00 am (UK time) on 1 April 2025 (the Promotion Period). Any entries received outside the Promotion Period will be void. 
3. Participants may make a maximum of one entry per person during the Promotion Period 
4. To enter you must correctly answer the prize question which appears after selected polls on The Sun website during the Promotion Period only, and complete and submit the entry form.
5. Entries received which are not submitted via the official entry method will not be accepted. Use of script, macro or any automated system to enter the Promotion is prohibited and entries made (or which appear to have been made) using any such system may be treated as void.  Any illegible, incomplete or fraudulent entries will be rejected. No purchase of any product or service is required to enter into this Promotion. Participants should be aware that they may be subject to data charges at the usual rate depending on their own individual arrangements for Internet access if they enter the Promotion online or by email.

Winners and Prizes 

6. There will be 1 winner. One prize per winner. 
7. The winner will be selected at random from all valid entries for this Promotion received during the Promotion Period by a computer process that produces verifiably random results. The winner will be the first valid entry selected at random by the Promoter. There will be no prizes for any other entrants. 
8. The prize is a £100 (One Hundred Pounds) Amazon gift voucher only. Gift voucher is valid at participating Amazon stores in the UK and ROI and at https://www.Amazon.co.uk/ only (the “Partner Website“).  Gift voucher subject to gift voucher terms and conditions, found at the Partner Website and/or on the gift voucher. Change not given when using gift voucher. No cash refunds under any circumstances. Gift voucher is non-transferable and cannot be sold to anyone else. If you purchase a product/service which costs more than the voucher value/remaining value left of the voucher then you will need to pay the balance.
9. Prizes are as stated and are non-exchangeable and non-transferable.  There is no cash or other alternative to the prize in whole or in part. 
10. The winner is responsible for paying all associated costs that are not specifically stated in any Promotional materials or these Terms and Conditions, including (where applicable) transport, accommodation, meal costs, spending money, insurance and all other incidentals.  Winners are also personally responsible for any personal or incidental expenses and any VAT, national and/or local tax liabilities incurred in claiming or using the prize.  By participating in the Promotion, participants agree that the prize is awarded on an “as is” basis, and that neither the Promoter nor any of its subsidiary or affiliated companies, make any guarantees, representations or warranties of any nature with respect to the prize. 
11. In the event that, for reasons beyond the Promoter’s reasonable control, the Promoter is unable to award the prize as described in these Terms and Conditions, the Promoter reserves the right to award a prize of a similar nature and an equivalent value, or at its sole discretion, the cash value of the prize.  The Promoter also reserves the right to award a prize of a similar nature and an equivalent value, or at its sole discretion, the cash value of the prize if in its reasonable discretion it is appropriate to do so.  

Winner Announcement and claiming of prize 

12. Winners will be notified by email or using the other contact details provided to the Promoter within 14 days after the end of the Promotion Period All reasonable endeavours will be made to contact the winners during the specified time.  If a winner cannot be contacted or is not available, the Promoter reserves the right to re-draw another winner from the valid/correct entries that were received during the Promotion Period. Winners may be required to submit valid identification before receiving their prize.  
13. Winners will be required to confirm acceptance of the applicable prize within 14 days of having been notified. If the winner has not claimed their prize by the date specified or the winner refuses or is unable to provide an eligible postal address for receipt of their prize, the Promoter reserves the right to award the prize to another participant. 
14. The prize will be delivered within a reasonable time and by no later than 28 days after the prize has been accepted.  
15. The Promoter proposes to make available a list of winners, subject to any objections from the relevant individuals.  For a copy of the list, please send a stamped self-addressed envelope by no later than 28 days after the end of the Promotion Period to News UK, Promotions Department, 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF stating for which Promotion you would like winners’ details.  If a winner objects to this information being made available, they should inform the Promoter at the earliest opportunity using email help@thesun.co.uk/.  Winners acknowledge that the Promoter may still be required to share their details with the Advertising Standards Authority or other regulators.

Data Protection and Publicity 

16. The Promoter will collect and process participants’ personal information in accordance with the privacy policy at http://www.newsprivacy.co.uk/single/. The information provided may be shared with the Promoter’s agents, affiliates and, if applicable, any third party prize provider (including those outside the UK/European Economic Area) who will process such information in accordance with their own privacy policy. Information provided by participants will only be used for the purpose of conducting this Promotion (including for prizes to be delivered) and other purposes as may be specified or consented to at the time of entry or on promotional materials. If participants do not provide any of the mandatory information requested when participating in the Promotion, their entry will be void.  
17. The Promoter is required to either publish or make available information that indicates a valid award took place. As such, the Promoter will publish the surname and county of major prize winner OR send the surname and county of major prize winner to anyone that contacts the Promoter at the address given above by no later than 28 days after the end of the Promotion Period. 
18. If a winner objects to any or all of their surname, county and winning entry being published or made available, they should contact the Promoter at the address given above. In such circumstances, the Promoter must still provide the information and winning entry to competent authorities, including the Advertising Standard Authority, on request. 

General 

19. The Promoter’s decision is final and binding on the entrants. No correspondence will be entered into.
20. The Promoter reserves the right to require the participants to prove that they are eligible.  If a winner is found to be ineligible, the Promoter reserves the right to award their prize to another participant and to require the return of any prize already awarded. 
21. Unless otherwise stated in the promotional materials, this Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, the manufacturer or service provider of the relevant prize. You are providing your information to the Promoter and not to the manufacturer or service provider of the relevant prize (although, if you win, your details may be disclosed to the prize provider in order to provide you with the prize).
22. Entrants must not do anything illegal and/or dangerous and/or that would put themselves or others at any risk.  Save where it has been negligent, the Promoter will not be responsible for any damage, loss or injury resulting from participants’ entry into the Promotion or their acceptance and/or use of the prize, or for technical, hardware or software failures, lost, faulty or unavailable network connections or difficulties of any kind that may limit or prohibit participant’s ability to participate in the Promotion.  The Promoter will not be responsible for any lost, damaged, defaced, incomplete, illegible or otherwise unreadable entries.  Proof of posting is not proof of receipt by the Promoter of any entries.  Without prejudice to an entrant’s statutory rights and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Promoter, its agents or distributors will not be responsible or liable to compensate the winner or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up a prize. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall in any way limit or exclude the Promoter’s liability for fraudulent misrepresentation, death or personal injury caused by its negligence or for any other matter where liability may not be limited as a matter of law. 
23. The Promoter reserves the right at any time to cancel, modify or supersede the Promotion (including altering prizes) if, in its reasonable discretion, it becomes necessary to do so. In the event of a printing or other error resulting in there being more winners than prizes for the Promotion, the Promoter reserves the right to (a) declare as void any claims or entries resulting from such printing or other error; and/or (b) allocate the available prize(s) through a further draw or to divide the prize(s) or the value of the prize(s) between the winners of the Promotion.
24. Any participant who enters or attempts to enter the Promotion in a manner, which in the Promoter’s reasonable opinion is contrary to these Terms and Conditions or by its nature is unjust to other entrants (including tampering with the operation of the Promotion, cheating, hacking, deception or any other unfair playing practices such as intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other participants or the Promoter and/or any of its agents or representatives) may be rejected from the Promotion at the Promoter’s sole discretion. Furthermore, where such actions have significantly impaired the Promotion, the Promoter may, at its sole discretion, add further stages to the Promotion as it deems reasonably necessary in order to resolve any problems arising from such actions.
25. The Promoter reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions in its reasonable discretion. Any amendments will be published on the Promoter’s website (the Website).
26. These Terms and Conditions are governed by English law. The courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear any dispute or claim arising in association with the Promotion or these Terms and Conditions.

IRELAND AM star Muireann O’Connnell put on a leggy display in a trendy mini skirt live on TV – and fans have all been left swooning.

The Limerick lady was back on Virgin Media this morning to wake up the nation on the hit breakfast show.

Muireann hosted alongside her usual co-hosts Tommy Bowe and Alan Hughes.

The 41-year-old always puts her best foot forward when it comes to styling her TV looks – and today she knocked it out of the park.

The TV star took to Instagram before the show to share some snippets of herself getting ready backstage.

The popular presenter looked super summery as she sported a cool blue printed mini skirt and a soft black cardigan from Seagreen.

The gorgeous skirt has a funky frilly pattern on the hem which made for a cute girly look.

The cool mini also cinches at the waist which added to Muireann’s flattering silhouette figure.

And fans looking to add a pop of colour to their wardrobe this summer can purchase the Fancy Skirt Bleu from Seagreen for €109.

Muireann’s stunning black knit cardy is on the pricier side at €245 – the perfect investment for a capsule wardobe.

The Irish host strutted her stuff for the camera as she modelled the outfit for followers.

Of course the fashion didn’t stop there, as Muireann added a pair of patent black stiletto heels and a chunky gold necklace.

Of course, Muireann’s new cropped bob is the main character in all of her most recent TV looks.

The chat show host has been ditching her usual beach waves for a sleek side parting and pin straight look – and we are so here for it.

Fans and friends all shared their love for the fabulous TV look as they took to the comment section.

FAN FRENZY

Mick wrote: “Morning Muireann, gorgeous outfit on you.”

Kristel said: “That skirt is fab, do the legs come with it.”

Teresa added: “Beautiful outfit, love the navy.”

Colleen gushed: “This is gorgeous Muireann.”

And Lara remarked: “Wow I love that skirt.”

A MUM-of-three died after being struck by a driver who sank 10 pints and ploughed into her car before fleeing the scene.

Matthew Harris, 36, hit Keita Mullen and another pedestrian whilst driving his Nissan Juke in July 2022.

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Keita Mullen was killed in July 2022[/caption]

A TRAVELLER has come under fire after sharing how much she “plastics” in her home.

Natalie explained that she’s so focused on keeping her abode clean that she’s covered everything she can in plastic.

Tiktok/@natalieplasticandmore

Tiktok/@natalieplasticandmore

Tiktok/@natalieplasticandmore

She began her TikTok page by admitting “obviously I’ve got every single pelmet in my home plastic-ed”.

“They are dust collectors so plastic in them just makes it so much easier to wipe over,” Natalie added.

Moving onto the front of her house, and the doormat is covered in plastic, making it “easy to wipe over when everyone’s coming in with muddy shoes”.

Natalie – who actually sells the plastic rolls on her TikTok shop – concluded by showing that she has even covered her bed headboard and her kitchen island in plastic.

But lots of people in the comments section admitted they didn’t understand the appeal of plastic-ing.

“A doormat in plastic? Like what is the purpose of a doormat?” one person wrote.

“It‘s like wrapping towels in plastic!”

“Don’t get it,” another said.

“So it’s a show home not a house?” a third questioned.

“Hilarious… is this a joke?” someone else asked.

As another admitted: “This is my absolute nightmare!”

“I get the plastic wrap but not on the kitchen island,” someone else said.

“It’s easy to wipe clean?”

“It would get scratched if I didn’t put plastic on it,” Natalie said.

Others were more on board with Natalie’s approach, as they bombarded her with questions, such as how she gets her plastic so neat when covering things.

On the doormat, she explained that she just “wrapped it like you would a present and stick with strong tape”.

As for cleaning the plastic, Natalie said that she “wipes over with any normal cleaning products”.

“I use bleach and Fairy liquid,” she added.

“I told my husband and he said I’m mad!” someone else commented on the video.

“Why do people not see the point of this?

“It makes absolute sense to me!”

“This is amazing and call me crazy but this is heaven,” another said.

“I want this so bad.”

Tiktok/@natalieplasticandmore

And the plastic also extends to the bed’s headboard[/caption]

Tiktok/@natalieplasticandmore

FOR any fans of Squid Game, this could be the holiday destination for you – unless you’ve seen how the series ends for the contestants.

In Albania, there is a plan to build a series of deep red villas whose design looks exactly like those in the Netflix dystopian thriller.

Bofill Taller de Arquitectura

The maze-like villas will be built into the Albanian sea front[/caption]

COURTESY OF NETFLIX

The designs strike an uncanny resemblance to Squid Game[/caption]

Designs reveal the Red Sol resort will be built into the cliffs on the Albanian Riviera, which has also been dubbed the ‘European Maldives‘.

The huge development will be in the town of Dhërmi and will consist of 19 beach front villas with a seemingly never-ending amount of geometric staircases and pathways.

Thanks to the striking colour, you will be able to spot this red resort from miles away, but if you thought the inside would be just as colourful, you would be wrong.

In contrast, the insides of the villas are a crisp white.

On the top of the villas will be rooftop pools and gardens that overlook the Ionian Sea.

For fans of Netflix’s Squid Game, the resort may look strangely similar, with its minimal detail, bold colours and square staircases.

In the dystopian thriller, a group of contestants find themselves in a large complex where they are tasked with competing in six rounds of South Korean children’s games.

The complex they find themselves in has child-like staircases in block colours and almost looks like a game of Tetris.

While the designs for the Red Sol resort have been revealed, it might be a while before you can stay there as it’s not even under construction yet.

Strangely, this isn’t the only resort to look like Squid Game.

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The buildings at the Red Sol resort are all square and rectangular with harsh angles[/caption]

COURTESY OF NETFLIX

The Tetris-like staircase is a very recognisable part of Squid Game[/caption]

There is another series of block-coloured villas in Alicante that look strikingly similar.

But actually, it’s not too much of a coincidence as both resorts use designs by the same man, Ricardo Bofill.

La Muralla Roja, which translates to The Red Wall, is in Calpe, Spain.

Ricardo designed the complex in the 1960s and it was fully constructed by 1973.

The apartments were said to have been the inspiration behind the Squid Game sets.

The La Muralla Roja has outdoor staircases, floors, terraces, and tunnels, with each step providing surreal views of open waters and is surrounded by trees.

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It has been painted using red, blue, and pink paint, similar to the maze-like stairway seen in the thriller.

You can book to stay in La Muralla Roja on Airbnb and Booking.com and a stay in a one bedroom apartment will set you back £193 per night.

And it has received good reviews, one guest wrote on Booking.com: “In person it is even more amazing than I could gather from pictures: the place is extremely quiet and has a magical atmosphere at every time of the day and night: a feast for the eyes and the mind”.

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The red ‘Squid Game’ villas have been designed in Albania[/caption]

FORMER Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has made a major switch on the job front, taking up a role with a US PR firm.

The ex-Fine Gael leader is set to start in an advisory role with US-based public relations firm Penta Group.

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The company bought out Irish PR firm Hume Brophy in 2022, with Varadkar confirming that he will join in April.

The firm works alongside major global companies, such as Microsoft, Google and JP Morgan.

Matt McDonald, CEO of Penta Group, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Leo Varadkar to our team.

“His deep commitment to evidence-based policymaking and strategic leadership aligns seamlessly with Penta’s mission.

“His experience at the highest levels of government will enhance our ability to provide data-driven advice and solutions to help our clients navigate today’s increasingly complex global environment.”

Varadkar worked as a medical doctor before moving into politics where he served as Taoiseach, Tanaiste and Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Health, Social Protection, and Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

He served as Taoiseach for two terms, from 2017 to 2020 and then from 2022 to 2024 when he stepped away from politics.

More recently, Varadkar took on a part time teaching and mentoring role at the Harvard Kennedy School Center for Public Leadership in the US.

Penta said that due to his work as Taoiseach, Varadkar’s work in “crisis management” and “progressive social change” will allow for expansion within the company.

Penta added: “As taoiseach across two terms … Mr Varadkar spearheaded major policy reforms and crisis management that have shaped Ireland’s strong global standing.

“His expertise in navigating complex geopolitical landscapes, economic development, and progressive social change will be invaluable as Penta continues its rapid expansion in 2025 and beyond.”

DUBLIN OFFICE

Speaking on his new role, the company said his expertise and commitment in policy making will be an asset to the PR firm.

Varadkar added: “In today’s rapidly evolving world, integrating data and evidence into decision-making is more critical than ever.

“Penta Group is at the forefront of using research and analytics to make a real impact, and I look forward to contributing to its innovative approach in helping global organisations navigate complexity with confidence.”

According to The Irish Times, ethics watchdog Sipo – Standards in Public Office Commission – has been consulted over the new hire and has approved the role.

Penta employs 350 global staff, which include 20 at their office in Dublin.

The company, which is headquartered in Washington, has offices across Europe, North America and Asia.

They have also been known to work with companies such as Open AI, Johnson & Johnson and Bank of America.

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