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  • Following 2012 was always going to be tough to match with regards sporting moments, but 2013 certainly left us with some memorable sporting events. The City took a look back at some of the most unforgettable sports stories of 2013. Lance Armstrong admits to doping: In January 2013, Lance Armstrong shocked the world by admitting…

  • Copper face jacks is renowned for its cheesy music, flirtatious banter, inappropriate groping and questionable dance moves, but now the Dublin nightclub has something it can actually be proud of, its €6.81mn pre-tax profit last year.  That’s a lot of Jägerbombs right there. The profits are similar to the previous year when All-Ireland winning captain…

  • Scottish professional tennis player Andy Murray, ranked World number four and British number one, has been crowned the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2013. The award was issued in Leeds’ First Direct Arena on the 15th December 2013. The 26-year-old starred in the 2012 Olympic Games for Britain, achieving a gold medal in…

  • There was nothing but high spirits and festive vibes in Temple Bar last Sunday afternoon, as band Attention Bébé took out their instruments in aid of Irish guide dogs for the blind. The band braced the cold of the cobbled streets, wrapped up warmly with puppies at their side to raise some well needed funds…

  • I like coffee, a lot. I thought I’d just put that out there at the beginning. I like coffee for many reasons and in many different ways. I like that it wakes me up in the morning. I like the taste. I like to put honey in it, I like to put sugar in it.…

  • We Irish are usually typecast as a rowdy, drunken bunch with good anecdotes and generally fun to be around. Not the worst stereotype out there, not by a long shot! Would you rather be identified as loud-mouthed, fat and stupid or unhygienic with terrible teeth? But we tend to be a good-humoured group and are…