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Is a university degree worth more than an IT degree?
At the recent Global Irish Economic Forum, Glen Dimplex CEO Sean O’Driscoll stated that Ireland has “too many universities”. The University College Cork graduate believes that “We need to redefine the role of ITs. They should not be quasi-universities. ITs should be…
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Reviving the spirit of 1913
As many of you will know, this year marks the hundredth anniversary of one of the seminal events in this country’s history- the 1913 Lockout. Centred around a dispute between employers and workers about the abhorrent living and working condition that affected one third of the…
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Golden Discs Opens Its Doors Again
by Mike Coleman &Greg Synnott Irish music store Golden Discs has re-opened today in St Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre. They have re-opened their doors to the public again thanks to a successful year of expansion. This year they have opened stores in Cork,…
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Roma continue fiery start to the Serie A with 100% record
A.S. Roma have erupted from the traps of the new Serie A campaign and maintained an incredible 100% start to the season, notching up an astounding nine wins from nine games under the careful guidance of new manager Rudi Garcia. The Rome club…
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King bows out after controversial spell as interim boss
Noel King’s time as interim manager after Giovanni Trapattoni’s swift departure as Ireland’s head coach was originally seen as a breath of fresh air by the majority of Irish fans. The 57-year-old Dubliner is no stranger to the beautiful game, having played for…
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All to play for in second International Rules test
A massive third quarter from Australia kept the series alive on Saturday, scores from Jake Neade and Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin preventing a run-away Ireland victory. Michael Murphy opened the scoring for the home side, the Donegal and Ireland captain not letting thoughts of…
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League of Ireland Round Up
On the penultimate weekend of the Airtricity Premier League, there were wins for Bray, Dundalk, Sligo and Shamrock Rovers. Bray won away to Bohs thanks to a Kieran Waters goal in the 76’ minute. The win was long overdue for the Wicklow men…
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GAA round Up
There was lots of club action across Dublin and Ireland over the weekend. In the Dublin SFC there were wins for St. Jude’s, Ballymun, Ballyboden and St. Vincent’s. St Jude’s overcame Parnells on a score line of 1-12 to 1-9 Ballymun-Kickhams advanced to…
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Eircom releases ‘eVision’ to rival UPC and Sky TV services
Eircom has launched its new television service ‘eVision’ to its 450,000 fibre-powered broadband users. The new television service has been introduced by the company to rival that of UPC and Sky. The introduction of Eircom to the television market makes the company the…
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The news we want you to read
It begs the question why a technology entrepreneur like Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of amazon.com, would be interested in gripping the controls of the flailing pages of the Washington Post. Bezos is a techie, graduating in 1986 with a degree in computer…
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