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Au Pair: the sequel!

Sign the petition to support Au Pairs in Ireland.   Do you remember the Spanish girl who sued her host family and obtained almost 10.000 euro back? Fine, from that moment the Au pair community has been talking about their…

Guns N’Roses Fire Again

Guns N’ Roses’ « classic » line-up played their first gig together in 23 years at LA’s Troubadour club on Friday night. It was the first time since july 1993 when the frontman Axl Rose, guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan have…

Good News

Regulator says strong growth in domestic demand will push GDP growth up to 5.1% this year.   The Central Bank has revised its growth forecast upwards for the Irish economy for 2016, and is now predicting growth of 5.1 per…

Big Problem

The research, led by scientists from Imperial College London and published in The Lancet, compared body mass index (BMI) among almost 20 million adult men and women from 1975 to 2014. It found obesity in men has tripled and more…

Conor McGregor gets welterweight rematch with Diaz

Flamboyant Irish featherweight Conor McGregor will get another chance to prove himself as a welterweight after being granted a rematch with Nate Diaz on the UFC 200 card in Las Vegas on July 9th. American Diaz (19-10) handed McGregor his…

Dublin Pride 2016

Organisers of this year’s LGBTQ Pride festival have announced the 2016 theme.   REBEL REBEL has been chosen as the 2016 theme which will see thousands of revellers flock to the capital to celebrate Dublin’s diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender…

Delays for LUAS commuters

Delays to the LUAS service have been reported this morning following an incident in the busy IFSC area.   A tram travelling on the Red Line was involved in an incident with a cyclist in the financial hub. Gardai, Dublin…

David Bowie memorial concert streamed live for charity

A David Bowie memorial concert will be streamed live internationally in exchange for charitable donations, organisers have said. Due to « unprecedented interest » promoters have teamed up with Skype, so that fans, in exchange for a minimum donation of £15, can…

Johan Cruyff dies of cancer

Netherlands footballing great Johan Cruyff has died of cancer aged 68. Cruyff, who made his name as a forward with Ajax and Barcelona, was European footballer of the year three times. He won three consecutive European Cups with Ajax from…