Workers are refusing to use the familiar red-and-black devices in anger at Thierry Henry’s cheating, The Sun reports.
Some have even defaced the smiling cartoon faces that are painted on the front of the appliances, with others writing abuse next to the Henry logo.
The vandalism is said to have mystified bosses because Thierry Henry has no connection with the brand of vacuum cleaners, which are produced by the British firm Numatic.
“Several cleaners say they’re unhappy working with vacuum cleaners with the cheat’s name written on them,” a worker at a government building in Dublin told the newspaper.
“It’s bizarre because the machines have nothing whatsoever to do with Thierry Henry.