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The ‘fifth Beatle’ died

He was not as famous as the members of the band but his influence on what The Beatles did, is undeniable. He had produced more than 700 records of their music. Sir George Martin dies aged 90. « I have so…

Don’t make the au pairs angry!

Virginija Petrauskaite, a Spanish au pair, obtained almost €10,000 from the Workplace Relation Commission because her host family didn’t respect the employment law.   “I want to say to all au pairs: you deserve to be respected, because you have…

AC/DC and DEAFNESS/POSTPONE

Australian rock band AC/DC has to postpone the rest of their US tour after singer Brian Johnson was warned he is going deaf. That is how it ends, when you are the noisiest band on the planet which concerts could…

Northern Europe Best for Working Women

Women Working

For The United Nations’ International Women’s Day today, we have a chart which shows where women have the best chances of being treated equally at work. It combines information on education, labour-force participation, salaries, child-care rates, maternity benefits, business-school students…

Armstrong, Gay, Maradona, Sharapova and Who Else?

Former WTA Ratings leader Maria Sharapova has revealed she failed a drugs test at the Australian Open. It is as surprising as annoying. A few months ago it was discovered that Russian athletes were using forbidden substances and disregarded regulations.…

Successful Attack to Defend the Title

The Davis Cup. One of the most important tennis trophies in the world – the only one where nation and teamwork means something. Great Britain is on a good way to defend the title this year.   Yesterday, they won…

Stay Aware Of Your Personal Details

Tech giants including Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Dropbox and more than two dozen other Internet companies have declared support for Apple in its battle with the US government. The FBI demands Apple to decrypt an iPhone used by the perpetrators of…

EURO 2016 TV Schedule

FRIDAY JUNE 10th France v Romania (20:00, RTÉ2) SATURDAY JUNE 11TH Albania v Switzerland (14:00, RTÉ2) Wales v Slovakia (17:00, RTÉ2) England v Russia (20:00, TV3) SUNDAY JUNE 12TH Turkey v Croatia (14:00, TV3) Poland v Northern Ireland (17:00, RTÉ2)…

Fast and Fastests

In 2017, for just $2.4m, you will be able to buy a car with which being too late to work will be impossible. The new Bugatti, called Chiron, was unveiled today at the Geneva motor show and every motor fanatic…