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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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“I don’t think we’ve met before, but I’m the referee on this field, not you. Stick to your job and I will do mine. If I hear you shouting for anything again, I’m going to penalise you. This is not soccer, is that clear?” This talking to dished out by Nigel Owens to a rugby…
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St Pat’s secured their first derby victory of the year last night with a 3-0 home win over Dublin rivals Bohemian F.C. Speaking prior to the game Bohs boss Keith Long said he intended for his side to ‘take the game to St. Pat’s’, but this was not the case as early goals from Mark…
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You’d think that in 2016 – a time when marriage equality and equal pay legislation are cropping up in the western world – that the pay gay between men and women would be non-existent. Gender gaps not only dominate the corporate world, but are heavily prevailing in the entertainment business also. Waking the Feminists, a…
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In our second episode of Music from the Alley we met Dublin-based indie band Tabloid TV. Mark, Ultan, Senan, Moninne and Ian joined us in the alley for a quick interview (with a few awkward laughs) and live performance of their song Runaways. Check out Tabloid TV on Facebook, Twitter and SoundCloud. BY: AOIFE…
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Part of Smock Alley Theatre’s Scene + Heard festival, The WIN is a newly devised piece from rookie theatre company BANBHA. Directed by Cara Brophy-Browne and Tara Louise Morrison, The WIN is a concise and thoughtfully put together narrative focusing around stories from the Women’s Information Network (WIN) – a secret support line for Irish…
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Back in June 2015 the entire world joined together in a belly laugh as Donald Trump declared the words, “I am officially running for President of the United States.” Since then he has insulted and attacked large sectors of society – not only in his native USA but all over the world – yet his…
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