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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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By Niamh Dobbs The GAA has been an integral part of urban and rural communities across the 32 counties. It is a huge part of Ireland’s culture, with over 1,610 clubs across the entire 32 counties on the island. However, there have been noticeable changes regarding its demographic. According to an article published by the…
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On Tuesday 21 October, the final presidential debate took place on RTE’s Prime Time. Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys and Independent Catherine Connolly’s final showdown came after what feels like a very long few months of campaigning, scandal, social media posts and debating. A breath of relief was let out across the country, as it does feel as though there have been more presidential debates than there are…
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It’s my first time in the 3Arena since I went to a Billy Joel concert in 2013. Two trips for two extremely influential men. The seats are great (they would want to be for the €140 that they cost), and the atmosphere is buzzy. One would be forgiven for thinking that we were soon to…
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by Luke Flanagan With the presidential election taking place this Friday, Irish people will be taking to polling stations to vote for Heather Humphreys or Catherine Connolly. There is a significant portion of the electorate that feels disillusioned and disenfranchised with the two candidates. They feel that neither candidate represents them and would ideally vote…
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By Daniel Keegan The 2025 Oktoberfest returned to the Theresienwiese public square in Munich this year. Monstrous beers and hearty Bavarian food filled each marquee table. The place was as loud as a rock concert with guests singing their hearts out to the many drinking songs. The 16-day festival took place from September 20th to…
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