‘Results Day Dash' at Nando's offers A-Level students free food regardless of grades
Students can claim a free starter or quarter of a chicken if they show their A-Level or equivalent result slips in restaurants across NI, the Republic of Ireland, England and Wales.
And the good news is – it does not matter what the grades are for young people to avail of the deal.
A-level results will be released on Thursday morning.
Students are expected to descend on schools and colleges from 8am to find out how they performed in examinations.
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The same Nandos promotion will take place on GCSE results day next Thursday, August 21.
Pupils getting their Leaving Certs south of the border on August 22 will also be able to avail of free food.
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