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Ireland welcomes a wave of international visitors for the St. Patrick’s Day weekend festivities
Hundreds of thousands of international tourists are expected to travel to the country over the bank holiday weekend for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. By Alex Cloud Fáilte Ireland estimates that over 589,000 people attended the three-day St. Patrick’s Day festival last year, which generated €138 million in visitor revenue. While the figures for the current year are undetermined, Dublin Live reported that over half a million people were in…
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Six weeks after its release date, Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice is now the seventh highest grossing comic book film worldwide – but not without igniting another clash between film critics and comic book fans. Critics were anything but gentle, calling the film “as diverting as having a porcelain sink broken over your head” (New York Times) and…
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Two months have passed since the general election, without the formation of a new government. With a minority Fine Gael government supported by Fianna Fail looking increasing likely, The City.ie investigated how young Fine Gael and Fianna Fail supporters view the current political environment. BY: FERGUS CAROLL (Photo:James Stringer:Flickr)
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Britain is holding a referendum on its membership in the EU — whether it will stay as a member, or if it will leave. Here’s the issue-oriented breakdown on leaving or staying; or as the main referendum campaigns are dubbed: ‘Britain Stronger in Europe’ or ‘Vote Leave’. Photo credit: Flickr.
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Rating: 5/5 ‘Leave the light on’ – the latest single by Wicklow-based singer songwriter Kolumbus – succeeds where many songs about heartbreak fail. From the opening guitar riff and gentle weaving lyrics the listener is pulled into the song. “I remember the night. You hit the switch. Turned out the light and said that was it.”…
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RATING: 3.5/5 Keith Burke’s sophomore album came together with the help of his band, The Little Black Book featuring a group of veteran Irish musicians including the talented songwriter and fiddle player Sinead Madden from the Moya Brennan Band. With Gavin Glass on production duties, the outcome is a professionally constructed album featuring nine solid…
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Owning your own home is as integral to the Irish Dream as drinking a pint of Guinness at a hurling match. Unlike extortionate New York, or even other parts of Europe where home ownership is unthinkable, putting down permanent roots is something most Irish kids grow up thinking they’ll achieve. Unfortunately these dreams of the…
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