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Month: July 2015

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Simon Zebo Defeats Eoin McLove – in Die Hard!

Eoin McLove has gone down a dark path since his visit to Craggy Island. But he didn’t think he’d have to deal with Simon Zebo in this funny Die Hard remake. Conor McGregor isn’t any help at all! It’s an ad for Elvery Sports but it’s funny. Take a look!   FUNNY: Simon Zebo saves…

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Now They’re Claiming Taytos as British!

It’s not the British themselves this time but their colonial offspring the Australians. We know how the British like to claim all Irish successes as their own; Conor McGregor, Paul Dunne all the way back to Stephen Roche. But even they would never see the need to claim inanimate objects. Instead the Australians are doing…

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Only In Ireland Would He Have Got An Ice Cream This Way!

Ruairi Connolly was taking the bus. He did not expect to end up with a free ice-cream. Only in Ireland would this happen! Ruari was simply taking the bus. There was one other passenger and it was uneventful. The bus driver needed to do the lotto and he told the two of them he’d just…

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Can You Believe We Forgot Phil Coulter In This Group Of Legends?

We recently Tweeted a link to this incredible picture. Unfortunately we forgot Phil Coulter and just have to put it right! Here’s our original tweet… Jim McCann, Billy Connolly, Christy Moore, Paul Brady, Ralp McTell, Ronnie Drew, Shay Healy #legends #music #folk pic.twitter.com/i86JDnzqEF — irelandcalling (@irelandcalling1) July 12, 2015 The error is obvious in hindsight…

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one of the 481 puppies saved

They Saved 481 Puppies In Dublin. See How They Did It.

90,000 puppies are born in Ireland every year. This charity helped save 481 of them last year. Dogs Trust runs an animal shelter that helps abandoned dogs, many of them puppies or pregnant. Many of the puppies were born in the shelter to those abandoned mothers. Many of the dogs are nervous around people as…

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Experience Ballyloughnane Beach Like A Galwegian In This Video

Two Irish-complexioned lads show just how long and shallow Ballyloguhnane beach in Galways is in this short but funny video. It’s claimed to be the longest and shallowest beach in the world. Just how wide and shallow it is can be seen in this satellite picture. This video by two strapping local lads shows what…

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aer lingus over dublin bay

Has BA Found A New Revenue Stream For Aer Lingus?

Here’s a sight you don’t see every day. Aer Lingus joined in on an acrobatic flying display by the Swiss Air Force. The performance was part of the recent Bray Air Display. Patrouille Suisse are the acrobatic display unit within the Swiss Air Force and do displays all around the world. This is the first…

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The 4 Stages Of An Irish Summer – In Pictures

An Irish Summer is the stuff of legend. Here’s a full rundown of the 4 stages of an Irish summer experience in pictures. 90% Of It Is Like This For 90% of the time an Irish summer is rain. This can be summarised by these pictures and video   As an Italian astronaut has proven…

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See Dublin Through New Eyes With This Beautiful Time-Lapse Video

You’ll see Dublin through new eyes after watching this fantastic time-lapse video. It shows 4 months life in just 4 minutes. Sometimes you need an outsider to make you appreciate what you see every day in a new light. In this case it’s Ammar Saleh, a filmmaker from Kuwait studying film in Dublin Business School,…

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3 Reasons Why You Had To Work Today.

Unfortunately you have to work today because we failed to make The Day The Ice Age ended a holiday. But we’ve identified 3 reasons why we failed… July 19 is the most momentous day in Irish history for reasons explained here. Here at Ireland Calling we tried to get the day made a national holiday….

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