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From Business ETC Facebook

Facebook is just a ‘fad’, say almost half of people in US

Yesterday, 10:00 PM 7,099 Views 36 Comments

More people think Facebook will fade away than believe it will be a long-term success story.

Hair You Go

Mystery hair dryers arrive in New Zealand

Yesterday, 9:20 PM 12,037 Views 11 Comments

Police are baffled by the appliances, which were all sent from addresses in Paris.

From The Score Recognition This post contains videos

Updated: Obama salutes his ‘cousin’ Robbie Keane

23 hours ago 13,008 Views 49 Comments

The American President was commemorating the side’s MLS championship triumph.

From The Score Decision

Ruling: Boy who learned to play in Ireland can line out on girls’ field hockey team in US

Yesterday, 8:31 PM 4,962 Views 3 Comments

Thirteen-year-old can continue to play game he picked up in Dublin.

From TheJournal.ie Breivik

Man seriously injured in self-immolation outside Breivik trial

Yesterday, 6:12 PM 4,013 Views 5 Comments

Norwegian police say they do not believe the man had any connection with the terror trial.

Snake Bite

Man bitten by rattlesnake in Wal-Mart

Yesterday, 5:26 PM 5,429 Views 7 Comments

A shopper in an outdoor garden department reached down to pick up a stick – only to realise it was a rattlesnake.

From TheJournal.ie Smuggling

Man caught smuggling cocaine in wheelchair

Yesterday, 4:16 PM 4,046 Views 13 Comments

US border protection agents noticed something strange about the wheelchair cushion…

From TheJournal.ie Burma

Burma ‘halting arms purchases’ from North Korea

Yesterday, 2:15 PM 1,084 Views 1 Comment

Burma’s president has confirmed that his country has bought weapons from North Korea over the past 20 years and assured his South Korean counterpart that it will no longer do so.

From TheJournal.ie Piracy

EU carries out air strikes on Somali pirates

Yesterday, 10:14 AM 2,290 Views 24 Comments

Attack helicopters took part in the attacks early this morning along the coastline of Somalia.

From TheJournal.ie Hacking

Rebekah Brooks and husband to face criminal charges over hacking inquiry

Yesterday, 10:02 AM 1,885 Views 14 Comments

Rebekah and Charlie Brooks have been charged with perverting the course of justice for hindering investigations.

Monday 14 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie My Dog Ate It

Teenager arrested after ‘leaving homework at crime scene’

Mon, 8:30 PM 8,528 Views 6 Comments

Officers said they found the homework in the back garden of a burgled house in Utah.

Best Friend

Man spends $60,000 on canine custody battle

Mon, 6:42 PM 5,033 Views 23 Comments

Craig Dershowitz says he considers the dog his ‘son’ and has spent his life savings on lawyers’ fees in trying to win custody.

From TheJournal.ie Vatican

Bones exhumed from Roman crypt in search for missing girl

Mon, 5:35 PM 6,254 Views 9 Comments

Teenager Emanuela Orlandi, the daughter of a Vatican employee, disappeared in 1983.

From Business ETC The Markets

Going down: Markets fall across Europe as Spain sells off €2.9bn of bonds

Mon, 1:16 PM 2,643 Views 16 Comments

Spain paid a higher interest rate on the short-term bonds as markets have reacted badly to the ongoing uncertainty in Greece and the wider eurozone.

From TheJournal.ie Hunger Strike

Egypt attempting to broker deal with Israel and Palestinian hunger strikers – source

Mon, 1:01 PM 537 Views 6 Comments

Egyptian and Palestinian officials could be close to reaching a deal with Israel that would end a mass hunger strike by Palestinians in Israeli jails.

From TheJournal.ie China

China denies Dalai Lama’s accusations of poison plot

Mon, 11:22 AM 1,501 Views 31 Comments

The Dalai Lama says China tried to kill him by planting poison in the hair of women who then asked him to touch their heads.

From The Score Blue Sunday

Column: Manchester City kick off revolution with a bang

Mon, 10:54 AM 336 Views No Comments

It might be the first of many, but Man City will never win a title like this again.

From TheJournal.ie Nepal

Plane crash kills 15 in Nepal mountains, 6 survive

Mon, 10:38 AM 1,331 Views 1 Comment

A plane carrying Nepalese, Indian and Western passengers crashed into a mountain in the Himalayas today, killing 15 people and critically injuring six.

From The Score 5th Major

Bottle: Matt Kuchar wins Players Championship

Mon, 9:46 AM 111 Views No Comments

As big names like Woods and McIlroy drifted away, Kuchar held his nerve to claim a first tour victory since 2010.

From TheJournal.ie Libya

NATO criticised after investigation confirms 72 deaths from Libya air strikes

Mon, 8:44 AM 737 Views 6 Comments

A third of the civilians who died from the air strikes on the country last year were under 18 with NATO not yet having paid any compensation.

Sunday 13 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Syria

Syrian conflict spreads to Lebanon

Sun, 8:34 PM 3,235 Views 15 Comments

Five people were reportedly killed in Syria today. Meanwhile, pro- and anti-Assad groups clashed in northern Lebanon.

From TheJournal.ie Sochi

Winter Olympics terrorist attack foiled, says Russia

Sun, 4:45 PM 2,175 Views 5 Comments

Russian government security officials say they have foiled plans to attack Olympics host city before and during the 2014 games.

From The Score Racing

Racehorse dies moments after winning $150k race

Sun, 1:43 PM 401 Views No Comments

Arcadius collapsed as he was being cooled down after the Iroquois Steeplechase in Nashville.

From TheJournal.ie Germany

Merkel’s party set for election defeat in Germany’s most populous state

Sun, 10:59 AM 2,192 Views 18 Comments

There are 13.2 million voters in North Rhine-Westphalia – and most of them are set to back the Social Democrats and Greens.

From The Score Business End

Na takes narrow lead into the final day at Sawgrass

Sun, 10:04 AM 89 Views No Comments

Kevin Na leads Matt Kuchar by one shot after three rounds of The Players Championship.

So Fresh And So Clean

School evacuated after student uses too much deodorant

Sun, 9:06 AM 7,626 Views 16 Comments

Well, that’s a danger nobody saw coming…

Saturday 12 May, 2012

From The Score Accolades This post contains videos

It’s official: LeBron is league’s MVP (again)

Sat, 7:11 PM 294 Views No Comments

The Miami-based marketing entity is one of only eight players to win the award at least three times.

From TheJournal.ie Egypt

‘Treasure hunters’ pillaging Egyptian artefacts

Sat, 5:45 PM 2,570 Views 2 Comments

Thieves are taking advantage of political uncertainty and insecurity to steal valuable historic items.

From Business ETC Banking

Explainer: How can JP Morgan lose $2bn in less than six weeks?

Sat, 4:05 PM 4,576 Views 20 Comments

There has been some alarm and many questions as to how America’s biggest bank lost so much money.

From The Score Tantrums

Blue clay leaves top seeds seeing red

Sat, 12:51 PM 208 Views No Comments

Incensed by his quarter-final loss at the Madrid Open, world No1 Novak Djokovic joined Rafa Nadal in threatening a boycott of next year’s event.

From Business ETC Greece

Bundesbank chief: Greece risks losing financial aid if it breaches loan agreements

Sat, 12:46 PM 1,866 Views 19 Comments

Greek political leaders are to meet tomorrow for a final attempt at forming a coalition.

From The Score What Just Happened?

Third time unlucky: McIlroy heads home as Johnson takes the lead at Sawgrass

Sat, 10:30 AM 178 Views No Comments

The World No1 has promised to return to The Players Championship next year, despite showing poor form yet again.

From TheJournal.ie US

Man found guilty of murdering three members of Jennifer Hudson’s family

Sat, 10:29 AM 3,083 Views No Comments

William Balfour was found guilty of the first-degree murder of the Grammy Award winner’s mother, brother and nephew in 2008.

Friday 11 May, 2012

Early Bath This post contains images

In photos: Pier collapses under teenagers before school prom

Fri, 9:00 PM 16,285 Views 17 Comments

Nobody was hurt – but they got very, very wet.

From TheJournal.ie Breivik

Breivik trial interrupted by shoe-thrower

Fri, 7:43 PM 3,483 Views 20 Comments

The brother of one of the victims of the Norway massacre hurled his shoe and told Breivik to “go to hell”.

From The Score Opening Drive

Harrington gets into the groove at Sawgrass

Fri, 9:25 AM 134 Views No Comments

Padraig Harrington is four shots off the early lead, held by Ian Poulter and Martin Laird, at the Players Championship.

From TheJournal.ie US

Military course which taught that Islam is America’s enemy suspended

Fri, 8:58 AM 1,600 Views 18 Comments

The course for military members and government workers suggested that the Geneva Conventions on armed conflict were no longer relevant in the US’ war on Islam.

From TheJournal.ie United States

US Bishops to hold official inquiry into Girl Scouts’ teachings

Fri, 8:47 AM 2,568 Views 27 Comments

Church authorities take issue with “problematic” materials on the scouts’ programme, which conflict with Church teaching.

Thursday 10 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Bullying

Romney denies deliberately bullying gay schoolmates

Thu, 10:01 PM 6,411 Views 52 Comments

The Republican presidential candidate apologised after reports he led a group who cut off a gay classmate’s long hair.

From The Score Complaint

Nadal exits Madrid Open, threatens to boycott future tournaments

Thu, 10:00 PM 439 Views No Comments

The Spaniard claims the competition’s weak surface “destabilises the game”.

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“Your position is untenable” – TDs criticise RTE heads over Mission to Prey
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“Your position is untenable” – TDs criticise RTE heads over Mission to Prey mission to prey

“Your position is untenable” – TDs criticise RTE heads over Mission to Prey

Dozens of businesses trade in Irish punt in Monaghan town
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Dozens of businesses trade in Irish punt in Monaghan town
General Motors pulls $10m account from Facebook, says ads have little impact
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From The Score

Kenny Dalglish sacked by Liverpool So Long

Kenny Dalglish sacked by Liverpool

Two debutants in Galway side to face Roscommon
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