Category: Lifestyle
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Christmas Spending – The Value of Christmas
The Central Statistics Office on November 13th released the consumer price index for this year, which shows a 2.9% increase in the inflation rate over the last 12 months, which is the fastest and highest rise of inflation since March of 2024. The…
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‘I don’t plan on doing it forever’ – Allie Sherlock on busking, music, and having millions of followers
By Liam Murphy Allie Sherlock was just 9 years old when she first started playing music. The Cork native then took to the streets busking just two years after, aged 11. Since then, the singer songwriter, now aged 19, has gone on to…
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An Ghaeilge: Exploring the Revival of Ireland’s Native Language
By Liam Murphy “Why would you bother learning that? Sure, it’s a dead language” – the words many Irish speakers have heard while growing up. However, in 2024, that could not be further from the truth. Today, TheCity.ie speaks with Mícheál Ó Nualláin,…
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Braywatch: Local Sea Swimmers Making Waves Along Ireland’s Coast
By Jamie Ryan The City caught up with the ‘Bray Beach Bathers’, who are a group of men and women who all share a common love for swimming in the ocean, as they brave the cold water on a brisk, but beautiful October…
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The end of disposable vapes- How vaping has been normalised among students
By Wiktoria Sobczak Due to the negative environmental impact, TD Paul McAuliffe wants to ban disposable vapes. The use of vapes among young adults is increasing at a rapid rate. Greenpeace writer Kirsty Scheiby states that disposable vapes are harmful for the environment…
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Inflation and its repercussions on Irish people’s life
by Shushu Xie Despite a rosy job market in general, work opportunities for young people in Ireland remain uncertain. Chris O’Reilly, 23, a waiter for a franchise chicken shop that has three outlets in Dublin, is interviewing for jobs in grocery shops and…
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Top tips to stay healthy as winter is upon us
With temperatures plummeting and evenings getting darker by the day, many people find motivation to exercise extremely difficult and as a result it simply gets lost in routine.
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Support Local with TheCity.ie’s Market Guide!
Supporting local has never been more important, with an increasing number of small businesses feeling the strain of the current cost of living crisis. TheCity.ie has created a guide to markets happening all over Dublin.
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The Irish hospitality industry reacts to new late licensing reform
By Sadhbh McDonnell On the 25th of October, the Irish Government announced later closing times for pubs and clubs around Ireland, as part of a major new overhaul of licensing laws in Ireland. The new reform has been brought forward by Justice Minister…
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HSE Safe Nightlife programme may be baby steps towards solving an adult problem
By Chloe Seymour The HSE Safe Nightlife programme 2022 launched a pilot initiative in September of this year that provided a ‘back door’ drug testing service at the annual Electric Picnic festival in Stradbally, County Laois. Pictures courtesy of the HSE. This service…
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