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A decision to refuse permission for two of five Garth Brooks shows in Dublin later this month will not be changed or reversed, according to Dublin City Council.
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Ryanair is getting bad press yet again, as five people on board a flight from Dublin to the city of Reus in Catalonia, Spain were injured when severe turbulence "catapulted" them from their seats.
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On the night of April 17, rhino heads and horns estimated to be worth €500,000 were stolen by a masked gang of raiders who broke into Ireland’s National Museum Archives. It now transpires the rhino heads and horns were not insured.
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The Irish Republic is still trying to recover from the financial crisis which cast the nation’s banking system and with it the Irish economy into turmoil in 2008, but a group of Irish bikers are making their own contribution to Ireland’s recovery.
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Twitter can be used for anything, including marriage. One woman decided to use Twitter to pop the question to her girlfriend at AOL Dublin's "#MerryAOL" campaign wall.
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Marketing software provider HubSpot announces they will be expanding to Europe with the opening of their European headquarters in January 2013 in Dublin, Ireland.
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An Army bomb disposal unit is in route to the Israeli embassy in Dublin to respond to what is being called as a "suspicious device" found this morning.
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There’s more to Irish rock than U2, as a new compilation proves. Strange Passion, released this summer, showcases the vital post punk Irish music scene, offering contemporary sounds and a peek into a world that hasn’t been celebrated until now.
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Binge-drinking during the Victoria Day weekend in Canada is nothing new. Irish author Catherine Barry knows all about heavy drinking. The reformed alcoholic documents the horrors of rehab and recovery in her 2011 book, Charlie And Me (New Island).
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There was a twinkle in Bono's eyes when he sang “The Last Song I’ll Ever Sing” from the stage of Carnegie Hall in October 2009. The song belongs to his friend Gavin Friday, and encapsulates his style: mischief-maker, sexy chanteur, culture vulture.
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For me, Valentine's Day is a merely cold day in February. I don't hold the vitriol some do towards it, spitting about its being "a Hallmark holiday," nor do I heave sighs and get depressed. For what?
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The MythBusters television show didn't achieve the desired results in the latest stunt, but the video shows the route of the errant cannonball and the results might make it to the outtakes segment of the show.
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While we all tend to see the glamorous side of Barbadian beauty Rihanna, we are rarely exposed to the stresses and strains of life on the road. This weekend, Rihanna turned to her mentor, Beyonce, after suffering a meltdown ahead of her show in Dublin.
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Internet giant Google has invested in a new data centre in Dublin, Ireland to help it meet the massive demand for storage from cloud computing servivces
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Following an Aer Arran flight from Bristol to Dublin, an investigation is under way after a man was arrested for complaining that he didn't received the correct change.
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While Barack Obama is probably the most stylish president in United States history, his trip to Ireland didn't start as smoothly as the pint of Guinness he later indulged in.
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Archaeologists believe they have found the site of a key Viking fortress on the eastern coast of Ireland. The fortress, identified in the Irish Annals as “Linn Duchaill” was founded by the Vikings the same year as Dublin, the capital.
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Protesters threw eggs and shoes at former PM Tony Blair during a book-signing in Dublin, according to media reports. The anti-war activists chanted slogans and held up placards accusing Blair of having blood on his hands.
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Most people who lose a pet tend to search the garden, the streets and maybe put up some posters, but for one Dublin man none of those measures worked. Instead, he logged into Twitter and found his missing moggy.
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In Russian Roulette a bullet is placed in a chamber of the gun, the cylinder is spun, and one player aims the revolver at their head and pulls the trigger.
Play continues until one player blows their brains out and ends the contest.
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More than 100 nations have made an agreement to ban current designs on cluster bombs. A meeting with diplomats that took place for ten days in Dublin, Ireland has made some process into saving many lives in the future.
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Talk about rumors of death being greatly exaggerated!
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Dubliners can look forward to free wireless internet access anywhere in the capital if Dublin City Council goes ahead with plans to launch a WiFi internet service.
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A moderate muslim expresses his frustration in trying to escape the fundamentalist menace. . .
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Inflammatory post on Facebook.
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Wikimedia Commons - John H Nolan
Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, home of the GAA
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Peter Rowen
Gavin Friday performs live at Dublin's Olympia Theatre November 29th, 2011.
“Deep down, Ireland is a little bit hippie," the artist says. "It likes its pint of Guinness, it likes its spliff. There’s a bit of a natural-folk thing here. Ireland tends to go for more straightforward stuff instinctively.”
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Mike Peel
Government building in Dublin, Ireland
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