IRISH employers will get a significant boost on Friday when workers will give €300 million worth of free labour on the day — February 29.

A range of hills high above Belfast once used by the British army to spy on terrorists in the city has been sold in a £3m (€4.3m) deal, it was revealed today.

A charity said today it would build a visitors’ centre at a popular World Heritage Site but that the development would be appropriate for the beauty spot.