7 reasons to be cheerful despite the fact that it’s Blue Monday

Blue Monday = marketing speak for the most depressing day of the year.

Of course, the whole concept depends on whether you work Monday to Friday and is probably a load of nonsense anyway, but for the purpose of this article let's at least pretend the third Monday in January has us all in a funk. There are plenty of reasons to be cheerful... It's the same year as the European Championships This perfectly sums up the joy people felt when THAT draw was made. House of Cards and Better Call Saul are both coming back soon Netflix is the gift that keeps on giving. They're just waiting for the last 1.2% of the population that hasn't seen Making a Murderer yet to finish that up before bringing Saul and Frank back. Better Call Saul returns for weekly instalments on 15 February, while we get the latest from the Frank and Claire Variety Hour (Fun For All The Family) from 4 March. Fuel prices are getting lower all the time Supply is exceeding demand and diesel has fallen to under €1 per litre for the first time since 1735 or something. It's all good news. Getting from home-to-work-to-home-to-work-to-home hasn't been as cheap in years. The transfer window is open for another two weeks January 1st: Your club is linked to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Toni Kroos and Paul Pogba. January 31st: Your club completes last minute deals for Rickie Lambert, Robert Snodgrass and Peter Odemwingie. No more floods (touches wood) We've got chills, for sure, and the heating bill is through the roof, but at least it's stopped F***ING RAINING! The Irish are taking over Hollywood Now this IS good news. Saoirse Ronan, Michael Fassbender and Lenny Abrahamson are all up for major awards on February 28th and, while none of them is the favourite in any of their respective categories, we can but dream.

We're only a few weeks away from a Conor McGregor fight

That's right, just a few more weeks until we pretend to our friends/colleagues/countrymen that we managed to stay awake until 3.30 in the morning for eight seconds of action.