Slam dunk: Chocolate digestives take the biscuit on cookie national holiday

Crumbs! Today is National Biscuit Day.

Now, doesn’t that take the you know what?

Well, yes and no... The people of Ireland have had a long love affair with the humble biscuit, as it is usually the perfect companion to a cup of tea. The phone directory service, 11850, is all excited about what they are calling a national holiday. To celebrate, they decided to find out the nation’s favourite biscuit.