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Violet Gibson - The Irish woman who shot Benito Mussolini
Efforts are being made to put up a plaque commemorating Violet Gibson in Dublin.
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Bluegrass Guitar - Irish Folk Music
Where it came from.
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Homeless families in Dublin 'could be forced out of the city' for duration of pope's visit
Rights groups in Dublin have called on city officials to prevent the displacement of homeless people staying in emergency accommodation during the pope's upcoming visit to Ireland. The Irish Department of Housing has been accused of planning to remove families currently housed in various hotels and bed and breakfasts in order to make room for the influx of tourists arriving for the pontiff.
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A 360-Degree View of Dublin that is Intoxicating: Look Inside the Guinness Storehouse
Even if you are not Irish, there are a few things that everyone knows about the nation – the overload of green associated with it, St. Patrick, good luck charms like the shamrock and drinking Guinness Stout until dawn. Guinness Stout is an integral part of Irish tradition and a trip to Dublin is just not complete
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A Last Look at Ireland's Disappearing Storefronts
Photographing the colors and typography of traditional Irish shops.
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Irish Cartel Dressed As Police Open Fire & Murder Man Linked To McGregor.
UFC Champ Conor McGregor has taken over the headlines this past week after he allegedly assaulted an Irish Cartel member at a night club in Dublin. In this video, live footage of the time when Irish Cartel members dressed up as police and murdered a man linked to Conor McGregor at a Dublin Boxing event...
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Thousands attend pro-choice rally in Dublin ahead of abortion law vote
Thousands of people took to Dublin's streets to call for change to Ireland's strict abortion laws today. The March for Choice, now in its sixth year, is the first major rally since the Government set an indicative timescale of early summer 2018 for a referendum on the section of the state's constitution that ensures tight legal restrictions on terminations.
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JP Morgan appears to make good on Brexit threat with new Dublin office
US bank JP Morgan is buying a landmark office building in Dublin in a significant boost for the Irish capital following the Brexit vote. The new premises will be able to house 1,000 staff – double the number of personnel the US bank currently employs in Dublin. The move is regarded as the first major expansion in Ireland by a financial services firm since the UK’s referendum.
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Irish team lands €4.5m rocket launcher contract
At €4.5m, the Dublin arm of engineering giant Curtiss-Wright has landed the largest ever contract related to European Space Agency activities. Calling it a key achievement for an Irish-based operation “working at the cutting edge of space technologies”, John Halligan Minister for Training and Skills, TD, has lauded a new multimillion-euro contract secured by Curtiss-Wright. The company’s Ireland-based facility has been selected by Italy’s European Launch Vehicle (ELV) SpA to provide a telemetry data system for the European Space Agency (ESA)’s new Vega C Launcher System.
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Teenager 'in bicycle theft gang has leg broken by vigilante group in Dublin'
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy who is suspected of being part of a gang who are behind a spate of high-end bicycle and car thefts in south Dublin had his leg broken in a suspected vigilante attack. Gardai are aware of the incident but are unable to carry out a proper investigation into the attack on the south Dublin teenager because he has not made a complaint to gardai.
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Gentlemen of Letters - A Dublin Sign Painting Film
Dublin has a rich history of hand painted signs decorating the city. Although it is not as common today, the craft still continues.
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‘You’d swear a horse did it’- Dublin shop owner hunts for man who repeatedly defecates outside his shop
A Dublin shop owner is hunting for a man who repeatedly defecates outside his shop in Finglas. Clever Buys owner Alan Buckley from Finglas told Independent.ie that he didn’t believe it until he saw the CCTV footage. “Someone keeps coming up and sh**ting outside the shop,” he told Independent.ie. “It’s very upsetting, you’d want to have your breakfast before you come in because you’ll not eat again after looking at it.
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"The word junkie is disgusting" - Dubs star Philly McMahon on drugs, his brother and being a role model
Dublin footballer Philly McMahon has called for a change in how Irish society views drug addicts. Speaking yesterday at the launch of the public consultation for the new national drugs strategy, the Dublin defender spoke about his own experiences growing up in Ballymun and losing his brother to drugs. McMahon’s brother John died in London on this day four years ago after a long battle with drug addiction.
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Dublin Bus drivers set to stage six days of strikes in September
Hundreds of thousands of Dublin Bus passengers are facing six days of disruption in September with staff set to stage a series of strikes. Trade unions will today serve formal notice on the company of the planned stoppages, with the dispute believed to involve up to three strikes of 48-hours duration each next month. More than 330,000 passengers use Dublin Bus services every day.
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Toddler has Minions Fart Gun confiscated for posing airport security 'threat'
A family in Dublin has discovered the harsh reality of airport security restrictions after their toddler’s Minions toy was confiscated for posing a ‘threat’. The toddler had a Minions Fart Gun taken off them at Dublin Airport on Saturday because toy guns – especially those with a trigger mechanism – are on the prohibited items list.
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