Central Bank Launching €2 Coin to Mark Dáil Centenary
January 1, 2019 No Responses

Central Bank Launching €2 Coin to Mark Dáil Centenary

A new €2 coin is being launched this month, to mark the one hundred years since the sitting of the first Dáil. One million of the coins go into circulation this year. A special €100 gold coin is also being...
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The Ever-Present Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball and the Drop Waiting To Happen
December 31, 2018 No Responses

The Ever-Present Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball and the Drop Waiting To Happen

By Brad Balfour The Waterford Crystal Ball New York City’s Times Square Midnight, January 1st There are few things we can count on in life except for birth, death, exorbitant college loans and that the ball will drop in New...
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Number of Passport Applications from the UK Soared in 2018
December 31, 2018 No Responses

Number of Passport Applications from the UK Soared in 2018

Almost 200,000 Irish passport applications were received from the UK this year. The number from England, Scotland and Wales increased by more than a fifth compared to 2017, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Minister Simon Coveney said the total...
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Thousands of Operations Cancelled Due to Hospital Overcrowding in 2018
December 31, 2018 No Responses

Thousands of Operations Cancelled Due to Hospital Overcrowding in 2018

The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) says it is a “national disgrace” that 7,000 operations were cancelled this year because of hospital overcrowding. Figures released to the Irish Daily Mail show 25 procedures had to be put on hold every day...
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Former Liverpool Winger Peter Thompson Dies, Aged 76
December 31, 2018 No Responses

Former Liverpool Winger Peter Thompson Dies, Aged 76

Former Liverpool and England winger Peter Thompson has died at the age of 76, the Premier League club have announced. Signed by Bill Shankly from Preston in 1963, Thompson went on to become a mainstay on the left flank for...
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The Good Times Continue to Roll for Solskjaer’s United
December 30, 2018 No Responses

The Good Times Continue to Roll for Solskjaer’s United

Paul Pogba’s man-of-the-match display helped bring Manchester United’s turbulent year to a positive end, with Bournemouth comprehensively defeated as caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer oversaw another morale-boosting performance. The exciting p...
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Irish Cancer Society Warns of So-Called “Superfoods”
December 30, 2018 No Responses

Irish Cancer Society Warns of So-Called “Superfoods”

The Irish Cancer Society is warning that so-called superfoods are a scam that only cause more damage to vulnerable people. The charity is urging the public not to follow ‘fad’ trends ahead of their New Year’s health kick. Head of...
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Manchester City Back in Second Place after Win at St Mary’s
December 30, 2018 No Responses

Manchester City Back in Second Place after Win at St Mary’s

Manchester City warmed up for Thursday’s pivotal Premier League battle with Liverpool by coasting past 10-man Southampton 3-1 at St Mary’s. David Silva and Sergio Aguero struck for City, with James Ward-Prowse’s own goal also helping Pep Guar...
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St Columbanus’ Pilgramage Route Could Be a Tourism Bonanza
December 30, 2018 No Responses

St Columbanus’ Pilgramage Route Could Be a Tourism Bonanza

A near-2,000 mile pilgrimage by an Irish missionary could become a recognized European cultural route and trigger a tourism bonanza, campaigners said. A satnav map of the evangelizing journey of Bangor monk St Columbanus from Ireland to modern-day Italy in...
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Firmino Scores Hat Trick as Reds Rout The Gunners
December 29, 2018 No Responses

Firmino Scores Hat Trick as Reds Rout The Gunners

A devastating four-goal, 30-minute spell tore Arsenal to shreds as Premier League leaders Liverpool won 5-1 to extend their lead to nine points and heap more even pressure on Manchester City. Second-placed Tottenham had already blinked first before this match....
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