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Dublin DJ unites Hozier and Noel Gallagher for charity
Hozier, Noel Gallagher and Florence Welsh, have weighed in to raise much needed funds for breast cancer research. Irish DJ Greg McQuaid who works on a popular morning radio show KFOG FM, in San Francisco, came up with the idea of a charity…
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Humans under fire
By Aoife Lawless On the 29th April 2015 eight men were executed by firing squad in Indonesia for drug trafficking crimes. Among them were the two named ring leaders of the infamous Bali Nine, the Australian group who attempted to smuggle 8.3kg of…
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Ukrainian Community in Ireland
The City met with a few Ukrainians living in Ireland to get their perspective on the Maidan Revolution and Ukraine’s political situation. To better understand the Ukrainian situation and the Maidan Revolution, click the sites below: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/ukraine-crisis/ukraine-joins-west-in-war-remembrance-on-ve-day-1.2205687 http://www.kyivpost.com/hot/euromaidan/ By Maira De Gois
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The future for migrants
“The free movement of persons is a fundamental right guaranteed to European Union (EU) citizens by the Treaties. It is realised through the area of freedom, security and justice without internal borders.” This EU legislation guarantees freedom for its citizens but for the…
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Highest STI rates found in young adults
Ireland has experienced huge changes in society over the last thirty years. While traditionally Ireland was a predominantly catholic and conservative country, attitudes and behaviours around sex are changing and with a more liberal contemporary Irish population emerging, our sex lives have transformed…
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Can calorie information tackle Ireland’s growing obesity crisis?
Photo by Ingo Bernhardt, Flickr. Most of us don’t question how many calories are in a steaming plate of creamy tagliatelle when out for a meal or while ordering our favourite takeaway, but very soon we will not be able to avoid this.…
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How Catherine fell in love with crocheting
How Catherine fell in love with crocheting Catherine Murphy says she learnt to crochet at a very young age, when she was in primary school. “It was something that girls would like to do in our village, we used to crochet…
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The dark side of Dublin
Last year, Ireland was among world’s top countries on the Human Development Index (HDI). The nation was in eleventh place in the ranking. This means that Irish people had a good standard of education, health, wealth and equality. However, there is a disturbing…
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Staff calls for better contract and fair pay in Dunnes Stores
This Thursday, employees from Dunnes Stores went to Henry Street to protest against working conditions, part of a strike against the chain of stores across the country. The workers are striking for increased job security, more working hours per week and increased pay.…
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Will Madonna be the super-hero fighting against the Front National?
Madonna was invited on a French TV Show a few days ago and shared her point of view concerning the Front National. For those of you who have never heard of the Front National, they are an extreme-right party which bases their political…
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