Category: Opinion
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OPINION: Is Dublin Bus a reliable service?
According to the National Transport Authority’s (NTA) quarterly figures, less than 5% of Dublin Bus services have been more than five minutes late for scheduled departure times between January 2012 and May 2013. On its website the NTA, which publishes performance reports on…
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OPINION: Does the ESB really have the right to strike?
The threatened ESB strike that was scheduled to happen on December 16th has been called off. A deal was struck between ESB management and unions on Sunday resulting in the withdrawal of threatened strike action. The strike was called due to a €1.6 billion hole in…
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Top 5 Quentin Tarantino Movies
5. Inglourious Basterds (2009) Classic Tarantino, this ultraviolent World War 2 romp about an elite squad of Jewish-American soldiers hunting Nazis was met with mixed reviews upon release. However, the film remains one of Tarantino’s most popular pictures. Why is it in the…
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Can’t We All Just Get Along?
This is the rant of an old man, I know this, but I can’t let it go. I feel very strongly about this. Why is everyone so bloody grumpy and anti-social on the bus in Dublin? Every morning hundreds of thousands of grumpy,…
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Are we happy to accept failure?
Ireland’s agonizing defeat against New Zealand’s All Blacks in the Autumn Internationals last weekend signaled yet another disappointment for Irish sports. Having lead the game the whole way through, all it took was one try from the Blacks to crush Irish dreams in…
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This is why everyone hates feminists
In a recent article entitled ‘Sigh: So Kill Me’ in the University Times, Leanna Byrne commented on the popular Irish fashion and beauty blog So Sue Me, decrying it as a mark of shallow consumerism and an affront to womankind. Says she: “What…
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5 european cities you have to see
Every continent has its array of beauty, culture and heritage. Asia has its oriental mysteries, Africa with savannahs of land, the enchantment captures a visit to South America whilst north of the Mexican Gulf lay the sky scrapers of the USA. And then…
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The 5 worst Christmas songs in the history of forever. Ever.
Christmas songs are like marmalade; you either love them or hate them. Many Christmas songs are undeniably very good songs ( ‘Let it Snow’ The Rat Pack, ‘Little Drummer Boy’ famously performed by David Bowie and Bing Crosby in 1977 and ‘Driving Home…
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5 best players never to play at a world cup
5. Liam Brady The Irish hero never got to reach the promised land after a falling out with, then manager, Jack Charlton led to the winger being dropped. The Dubliner missed World Cups in Italy and America. 4. George Weah The 1995 world…
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Twitter, Facebook, IrishTimes, the Journal.ie, where do Irish people get their news?
Twitter is fast becoming an important figure in the world of journalism. The social media website is at the heart of breaking news thanks to its quick and easy Speaking to Twitter.com, Andrew Miller, CEO of the Guardian Media group said “Twitter is…
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