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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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Last night the 58th Annual Grammy Awards rewarded the many talents of the music industry at the Staple Centre in Los Angeles. The Grammy show was full of energy and surprises with an over-the-top David Bowie tribute by Lady Gaga, and Kendrick Lamar’s big win – bringing home five out of the 11 awards he…
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The second leaders’ debate of the 2016 general election was broadcast last night on RTÉ in front of a live studio audience at the University of Limerick. Enda Kenny, Michéal Martin, Joan Burton and Gerry Adams were joined by Stephen Donnelly of the Social Democrats, Richard Boyd Barrett of the AAA-PBP and Lucinda Creighton of…
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The UCD College Tribune’s published article about a Facebook group chat has become discredited. The university started an investigation after the story was published. UCD’s panel was chaired by Professor Mark Rogers, Registrar and Deputy President. Rogers wrote: ‘I find that the evidence cited in the article was based on hearsay from anonymous comments…
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A marine conservationist in Australia is eight days into a hunger strike in a fight to see shark nets and drum lines removed from along coastal waters. Nicole McLachlan, 25, is calling on the Queensland government to invest in non-lethal methods of shark control. The current program – which has been in place since 1962…
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The first leaders’ debate of the 2016 general election saw Enda Kenny, Joan Burton, Micheál Martin and Gerry Adams engage in what was a lively, passionate, and often chaotic event. Moderators Pat Kenny and Colette Fitzpatrick sometimes struggled to maintain a hold on the proceedings but the debate ultimately provided engrossing viewing for the public.…
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Brussels, the European capital of beer, chocolate, waffles, and fries. It is a crowd favourite when it comes to city trips – it’s small enough to cover in a weekend. Boredom is not optional. Brussels is full of tourists in the summer – especially in mid-August for the famous flower carpet. It remains an incredibly…
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