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Copping for the coffers
Copper face jacks is renowned for its cheesy music, flirtatious banter, inappropriate groping and questionable dance moves, but now the Dublin nightclub has something it can actually be proud of, its €6.81mn pre-tax profit last year. That’s a lot of Jägerbombs right there.…
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Who won BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
Scottish professional tennis player Andy Murray, ranked World number four and British number one, has been crowned the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2013. The award was issued in Leeds’ First Direct Arena on the 15th December 2013. The 26-year-old starred…
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Brass Band in Temple bar?
There was nothing but high spirits and festive vibes in Temple Bar last Sunday afternoon, as band Attention Bébé took out their instruments in aid of Irish guide dogs for the blind. The band braced the cold of the cobbled streets, wrapped up…
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Will the real comic please stand-up?
We Irish are usually typecast as a rowdy, drunken bunch with good anecdotes and generally fun to be around. Not the worst stereotype out there, not by a long shot! Would you rather be identified as loud-mouthed, fat and stupid or unhygienic with…
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10 ways to ‘endear’ yourself to your local bar staff
Ciaran D’Arcy has a bone to pick. Read on as he outlines 10 ways to ‘endear’ yourself at your local bar. 1. Remember to order your drinks one at a time, they love running backwards and forwards as it keeps them fit. 2.…
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OPINION: Is Dublin Bus a reliable service?
According to the National Transport Authority’s (NTA) quarterly figures, less than 5% of Dublin Bus services have been more than five minutes late for scheduled departure times between January 2012 and May 2013. On its website the NTA, which publishes performance reports on…
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Cosmetic surgery to continue to be unregulated into the new year
Ireland is unlikely to have statutory regulations on cosmetic procedures in place by the end of the year, despite the Department of Health identifying cosmetic surgery as “one of their priority areas”. Although earlier reports stated that the Department of Health aimed to…
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OPINION: Does the ESB really have the right to strike?
The threatened ESB strike that was scheduled to happen on December 16th has been called off. A deal was struck between ESB management and unions on Sunday resulting in the withdrawal of threatened strike action. The strike was called due to a €1.6 billion hole in…
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Chicago J1 could be a thing of the past
Irish J-1 visitors to Chicago could become a thing of the past as leading programme-provider USIT has advised students against travelling to the Windy City in 2014. In an email circulated to US work and travel participants, the company cites “a lack of…
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