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World Cup Qualifing round Up
As the dust settles on another world cup qualifying campaign, nine of Europe’s 13 teams are getting their bags ready for Brazil 2014. Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, England, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Russia, Switzerland and the Netherlands will all be jetting off next may for the…
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What Peter Jackson could have bought with €415 million!
The Hobbit trilogy have to date cost a whopping £561 million – which is approximately €415 million. Peter Jackson will undoubtedly see this as money well spent, but here is are a few alternative ways he could have spent that pocket change.
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Anti-social behaviour still a problem on Red Line Luas
Red Line Luas users are still subjected to frequent anti-social incidents, despite additional security and Gardaí patrols. Though that particular Luas line has become infamous in recent years, the frequency with which incidents take place (of which only a fraction are actually reported)…
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Should Ireland amalgamate in international soccer?
When you look to Irish national teams for a source of pride, rugby comes to mind first. It is a great testament to this small nation that we compete with countries that have 10 times the population to work with. So based on…
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The national football question
Ireland’s national football question has always been a divisive issue. It’s a question which has frequently evoked not just sporting rivalry, but impassioned and trenchant opinions from political and religious establishments alike since the inception of association football on this island. Impractical Many…
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DEBATE: Redskins should keep their name
“We are Redskins Nation and we owe it to our fans and coaches and players, past and present, to preserve that heritage.” That is how Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder closed his recent open letter to fans of his American Football team. One…
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Budget Day met with lacklustre protest
By Greg Synnott, Michael Coleman and Saoirse Ivory A series of tax adjustments and cuts were announced by Minister Michael Noonan in yesterday’s budget. The City were outside government buildings when the announcement was made. The €2.5 billion plan included €900 million in…
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Is the Irish Economy Finally back on track?
There has been much talk in recent weeks and months to suggest that Ireland may finally be on the up and up, after many years of foundering in the mires of economic recession. In the past month Ireland’s rate of recovery has been…
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What will our Court of Appeal do?
On October 4th we as a nation passed the 33rd Amendment of the Constitution in the Court of Appeal referendum. The yes vote consented to the establishment of a new fifth layer to Ireland’s judicial system, a new Court of Appeal which will operate as…
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Hungarian Students Strip in Protest of New Dress Code
A class of Hungarian undergraduate art students and their professor have stripped down to their underwear in protest against new university dress code rules. The president of Kaposvar University, Ferenc Szavai, issued a letter to students featuring strict new uniform rules to be…
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