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Back To The Future: Dublin Edition

Back To the Future Day has been and gone with much fanfare. But here’s a uniquely Dublin spin on the whole experience. By The Lightroom production company this might not resonate with many outside Ireland but it’s guaranteed to bring a laugh. It’s not only funny but has some great moments form the film itself….

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A Tizzy Of Fairy Doors Has Been Seen In Dromkeen Woods

Dromkeen Woods in Inishannon has seen the arrival of a ‘Tizzy’ of Fairies in recent days. Children from the area have been spotting the doors to their homes in the base of trees. The new Fairy Village is a project of the local Tidy Towns committee and local carpenter Jimmy McCarthy. He designed and built…

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Small Change Disappears Next Week As Bills Get Rounded Up And Down

From next week, October 28 shops across Ireland will start rounding change to the nearest 5 cent. 1c and 2c coins are small and fiddly and from next week you will see fewer of them in use. At that date shops will start a voluntary scheme where your final bill will be rounded up or…

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Aer Lingus Takes Inflight Entertainment To New Heights With Jigs In The Aisle

We all know Aer Lingus are the friendliest airline. But it seems they’re also up for a bit of craic as this video shows. Flight attendant Orla O’Brien was serving on what seemed like a regular flight. But then an impromptu trad session started. And when the fiddle came out Orla and a passenger took…

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See When The Irish Dominated US Immigration

We know that a huge number of Americans claim Irish ancestry. But this interactive map from Pew research shows just how this happened. It shows the patterns of immigration to the US since 1850. The map is part of a study of immigration patterns over the last 150 years. It’s eye-opening to see just where…

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Watch What Happens When A Swedish Choir Use Dublin Bus

Bus trips home are rarely memorable. But then they don’t often have Swedish choirs on them. But last night the number 16 in Dublin did and the passengers were treated to a rousing performance. The sing-song was captured by Angela Mullin who posted it to Facebook. She says she didn’t join in the singing but…

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Llama Wanders Around Offaly – And Then Disappears

A llama was spotted wandering the roads of Offaly on Monday morning. The animal was reported by James Hayden near the village of Rahan. He tweeted a picture of it to AA Roadwatch @aaroadwatch Loose llama near Rahan pic.twitter.com/7my1kSdb6I — James Hayden (@jamesahayden) October 5, 2015 The animal then disappeared and has not been reported…

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Legendary Yuyu Abe enjoys a pint in Dublin

Have You Seen Yuyu Abe? He’s Trying To Drink A Pint In Every Pub In Dublin!

A mysterious figure has been spotted travelling Dublin and drinking a Guinness in each and every pub. Yuya Abe came to attention when he visited Slattery’s. They were so impressed with his quest that they posted about him on their Facebook page. Being decent sorts they also gave him his pint for free. From what…

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Sky Sports Reclaim Dublin For England

British sports commentators have a long history of claiming Irish successes as British. But this time they’ve taken the biscuit and claimed Dublin as English! Announcing the GAA All Star nominations the Sky Sports announcer declared Dublin to be All-England champions. That’s right he didn’t even claim them to be British but English! See for…

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Irish Scientist Finds Parts Of Mars That Look Like Ireland – And That Proves There Was Flowing Water!

This week NASA announced they had proof that water flows on Mars. Today an Irish scientist provided more proof – from parts of Mars that look like Irish landscape. Dr Colman Gallagher, of the UCD School of Geography, and Open University planetary science researcher Dr Matthew Balme have identified eskers emerging from a degraded glacier…

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