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6 Easy Things Any Emigrant Can Do To Feel They’re Back In Ireland Again

For any Irish who may be homesick in America or elsewhere here’s a little list of 6 easy things you can do to help you feel home again. Burn an egg. Break an egg into a frying pan while taking great care not to break the yolk but, and this is important, failing. Then just…

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Watch Spiderman vs. The Junkie – In Grafton Street. It’s A Bit Surreal

This video from Grafton street shows Spiderman after he was robbed. Determined to see justice prevail, and even though he was much smaller, Spiderman uses his powers to ensure the suspect does not escape. According to the notes a street performer dressed as Spiderman was robbed. But rather than let it go he immediately jumped…

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Cork and Kerry Pingu – The Funniest Thing You’ll See All Day

Pingu was a cartoon about a group of Penguins and they never spoke, just squawked. But now hear them speak for the first time -in Cork and Kerry accents! In this adventure the two penguins decide to make some popcorn but things go slightly wrong….

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These Are The 7 Things Every Irish Childhood Has In Common. Including Yours!

What defines an Irish childhood? Well according to Twitter it can be boiled down to these 7 things that are common to all generations. Using the hashtag #GrowingUpIrish, Twitter users across the country reminisced about their youth and what they remember growing up in Ireland. Despite age differences it seems there are some common experiences…

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These 5 Things Were Illegal In Ireland Until Yesterday. You’ll Never Believe Number 4!

I hope you haven’t been eating every Wednesday! But if you have then relax, it’s been legal since yesterday. As are these 4 other laws you might have been breaking.   Eating Every Wednesday One of the biggies. You should have been fasting the first Wednesday of each month. What’s worse, this was for the…

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4 Reasons Why We Should Make July 19 An Irish Holiday

July 19th is possibly the most momentous day in Irish history. There are at least 4 reasons it should be a holiday… Despite the momentous history behind the day it often goes forgotten. Even Ted and Dougal had problems with it…   As we can see Ted and Dougal knew of only three reasons why…

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Watch This Unique Flyover of Cork As You’ve Never Seen It Before.

We’ve seen drone videos of Ireland for a while now. They allow us to see the stunning scenery we often take for granted in Ireland. But here’s a unique view – a sketch tour of Cork from the air. The sketch gives a unique perspective and allows you to notice little things that might usually…

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The 2 Reasons Why Europe Became A Bit More Irish Last Year.

Europe got more Irish in 2014. In fact it’s slowly been turning Irish for some time, There’s a long way to go before we take over though… There were 10% more Irish in the world in 2014 than there were in 2013. This growth rate was the highest in Europe, as it has been for…

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Do You Have Any Mud Around The Place? Austerity Is Over For You!

Austerity has been hard. But if we only knew what our mud is worth we could have paid off Anglo and still partied. QVC is selling Irish mud for $59 per 5oz jar. This is a huge bargain as it normally retails at $129 for the same amount. The mud was dug up by Peter…

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Irish ‘True Detective’ Star To Have First Child – At Age 55.

True Detective returned recently starring two Irish natives; Colin Farrell and Tim Murphy. Now Tim from Kerry has announced that he is to be a father for the first time. “I have a steady woman now, which is good, and we’re having a child in a couple of weeks,” he said. Now on our screens…

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