If Christmas had a podcast, this would be it.

The Money2Byrne Christmas Special is back your annual festive fix and the podcast world’s answer to The Toy Show. It’s an end-of-year tradition packed with laughs, stories, chaos, and just the right amount of nonsense.

Recorded live from Dave’s favourite café (with festive drinks and mince pies firmly involved), this Christmas Special brings together the best of Money2Byrne in one big seasonal episode.

🎁 What’s inside this year’s Christmas Special?

• 🎄 What You Never Knew - The unbelievable true story behind who actually owns the trademark to “Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animal”

• 🐔 No More Funny Business – Yes, people really do buy Christmas jumpers… for chickens

• 🚌 Pocket Change – The heart-warming story of the fake bus stop that changed lives

• 🏰 Name of Thrones – The surprising origin of the iconic Christmas tin: Quality Street

• 🌍 Euro-Pinion – Listeners share the weirdest, funniest and most chaotic Christmas traditions from Ireland and beyond

• 🔥 Hot Topic – Who makes Santa’s Naughty or Nice list in 2025 (and who is absolutely doomed)

Plus plenty of festive chaos, sharp observations, Irish humour, and that unmistakable Money2Byrne charm.

This is the perfect Christmas podcast to listen to while:

• wrapping presents

• avoiding family arguments

• driving home for Christmas

• hiding in the kitchen

• or pretending you’re “just popping out for fresh air”

If you’re new to the show, this is the perfect place to start.

If you’re a regular, you already know this one’s an annual must.

🎧 Subscribe now so you don’t miss future episodes, bonus drops, and Pocket Change stories throughout the year.

As always…

stay safe, stay happy, but most of all stay lucky.

In today’s Pocket Change, Dave takes you to a small town in Germany where a nursing home came up with one of the simplest and smartest ideas ever: a fake bus stop.

Designed to help protect residents with dementia, this imitation bus stop became an unexpected lifesaver, giving comfort, familiarity, and calm to people who needed it most. Other countries copied it, families loved it, and the story has since become a brilliant example of creativity and compassion in action.

It’s clever, it’s heartwarming, and it’s exactly the kind of story Money2Byrne loves:

a little bit of genius… hidden in plain sight.

Listen now to hear how a simple bench and a sign made a world of difference.

What would you do if a café charged you €2… just to cut your sandwich in half?

That’s exactly what happened at Bar Pace, a real café on Lake Como in Italy and when the receipt hit the internet, the story went global.

In this week’s Money2Byrne Pocket Change, David dives into the strangest “service fee” ever charged, the café’s unusual explanation, and how a simple knife movement turned into an international headline.

You’ll hear:

🥪 The true story behind the viral receipt

💶 Why Bar Pace defended the fee and why they’re still in business today

🌍 How the internet reacted (including the funniest comments)

💡 What this teaches us about pricing, customer psychology, and expectations

😂 Plus some top-tier slicing jokes at no extra charge

If you love quick, funny, true business stories, this one’s a must-listen.

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