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  • Get your Copper Face Jocks

    Get your Copper Face Jocks

    For students living outside Dublin, it is second to none as the best place to experience Dublin city nightlife for the first time.

    It’s where all Dublin-based stag parties end up. Famous for celebrating national sporting events thanks to the Dublin Gaelic football team and the Sam Maguire Cup, it’s as Irish as a chicken fillet roll.

    Now the infamous Dublin nightclub Copper Face Jacks on Harcourt Street is more than just a Dublin night club. The iconic club released its branded underwear earlier this week dubbed Copper Face Jocks.

    The nightclub have manufactured and designed a pair of women’s briefs in a dazzling bright orange and white, along with black and gold underpants for men.

    Sadly, the public will not be able to purchase the soon-to-be collector’s items. The club intends to use these one-of-a-kind briefs as prizes during events at the nightclub.

    The night club have been asked on more than one occasion if they sell Coppers merchandise. “It’s always being bandied about and we thought we should do it for a bit of craic,” said Carl Andreucetti, marketing manager at Coppers. “I can’t quite remember where the idea of the Coppers pants came from.”

    Dublin footballer Bernard Brogan received the pants just days before he captained the Ireland squad who beat Australia to win the Cormac McAnallen Cup.

    Brogan shared the image on his Twitter account claiming the pants to be “lucky”. He posted: “Got my lucky pants for tomorrow, how could we lose now!! #CopperFaceJocks”.

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  • Do you feel safe in a taxi?

    Do you feel safe in a taxi?

    For those of us that live in the city, taxis are a vital mode of transportation.

    But, when you know nothing about the driver, it can sometimes be an unsettling experience.

    Just last week, Gardaí seized a Dublin taxi for forensic examination after a woman claimed that she was raped by the driver.

    The woman, who is in her 20s, told Gardaí that the incident happened while she was travelling home from Copper Face Jack’s nightclub.

    According to the woman, the driver took a detour to the Phoenix Park where he stopped the car and raped her.

    It is understood that he sexually assaulted her near the park’s Wellington Monument sometime after 1.30am.

    The woman was later dropped off outside the gates of DCU where she raised the alarm to Gardaí.

    Upon being questioned by the Gardaí, the driver, who is in his 40s, denied the allegation, stating that the sex had been consensual.

    He said that he had put his phone number into the woman’s phone with the intention of meeting up with her again.

    However, detectives believe that the woman may have been too intoxicated to give consent.

    Medical professionals have since examined the woman, but no arrests have yet been made.

    In light of this incident, Claire Mc Quaid took to the streets of Dublin to find out whether or not people feel safe in taxis.

    Video Credits

    Reporter: Claire McQuaid

    Camera: Anne Stewart 

    Production: Jonathan Crean