Category: Opinion
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Who’s going to run the country?
Over the last few months we’ve seen a number of opinion polls showing a spectacular rise in popularity for independent politicians and smaller parties. How Dáil Éireann is going to look after the next election is anybody’s guess. The latest poll conducted by…
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The Christmas CURE
Just like a Christmas dinner, you may enjoy getting a little blitzed, canned, stewed, pickled, tanked, steamed, and/or sauced at this time of year. So as my good deed to the masses, I have asked the people of Dublin; what is the best…
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IMMA presents Primal Architecture
It might be getting cold outside but in the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), things are getting all hot and bothered. Clammy palms and rosy cheeks at the ready. The new exhibition, Primal Architecture, combines works from international and Irish artists exploring…
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Black Friday
As Black Friday hit America by storm for another year, Ireland jumped on the bandwagon. It crashed onto our isle on waves of insanity as shoppers took to the streets in droves to avail of the discounts on offer. Black Friday began as…
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Holidays are coming – Top Christmas Adverts of 2014
TheCity.ie reporters, Leah King and Amy Grehan, recently braved the cold and took to the streets of Dublin to find out what the public’s favourite Christmas ads of 2014 are so far. As we could have guessed, the original Coca Cola Christmas ad…
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Water charges: the story trickles on…
Whatever the ongoing Irish Water debacle may yet throw up, it has so far provided some memorable quotes. Tánaiste Joan Burton was first off the mark when, at the beginning of October, she made her infamous statement in the Dáil condemning protesters who…
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The “it” Generation
Winter has finally arrived and with it gender-bending fashion is becoming a style staple for how we wrap up. It liberates gender stereotypes and sexuality. Combining a male and female style aesthetic, androgynous fashion is giving way to a unified gender whose ambiguity…
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The top Christmas toy (Let It Go)
I’m no Scrooge; I love Christmas. I love everything about it especially the presents. I get so much amusement at hearing how my little cousins are being extra good this year to make sure they’re on Santa’s ‘nice’ list. Of course if you’re on that…
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Espresso yourself: Coffee Stereotypes
Coffee is an institution, fuelled by busy lives, early morning and Starbucks. For some it’s their ‘elixir of life’, the only thing that gets them through the day. For others it is the only socially acceptable way to drink pints of cream, and…
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But First, Let Me Take A Selfie
The public has been asked to think before taking out their mobile phones to capture pictures of horrific accidents. the appeal follows the death of toddler on the way to kindergarten in Waterford. The Waterford City Fire Station had to make the plea on it’s…
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