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# christmas - Saturday 7 April, 2012

Today and 5 other days that make you go… ‘Meh’

07/04/12 5,125 Views 20 Comments

There’s no Good Friday drama and no Easter Sunday festivities – but this particular Saturday is just one of a few milestones in the year that really drag.

# christmas - Wednesday 21 March, 2012

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Eggs

Christmas foods may be more expensive because of EU-wide egg shortage

21/03/12 3,982 Views 46 Comments

The Irish Egg Association warns that a European shortage will see the price of eggs rise by up to 30 per cent – within weeks.

# christmas - Tuesday 7 February, 2012

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EBS

EBS workers vote to end ’13th month’ strike action

07/02/12 2,241 Views 12 Comments

94 per cent of Unite members withdraw their action and to accept a deal brokered at the Labour Relations Commission last week.

# christmas - Sunday 22 January, 2012

Festive Cheer

Jingle all the way: Christmas FM raises record figure for homeless

22/01/12 2,942 Views 2 Comments

Listeners donated €116,749 to the radio station – who knew listening to Christmas music could be so good for us?

# christmas - Thursday 12 January, 2012

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Watch: German throws out Christmas tree… and retains world title

12/01/12 3,057 Views 2 Comments

Out with the old and in with the new…

# christmas - Wednesday 11 January, 2012

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13th Month

EBS staff to hold second strike over ’13th month’ payment

11/01/12 2,712 Views 91 Comments

Staff will picket EBS branches and the offices of its parent bank AIB, in protest at the withholding of a December payment.

# christmas - Sunday 8 January, 2012

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Opinion

Column: Depression affects one in four – so we tried to do something about it

08/01/12 7,603 Views 41 Comments

Norah Bohan set up a Twitter counselling service for people in difficulty over the Christmas holidays – and was amazed by its success. Here she explains what happened.

# christmas - Friday 6 January, 2012

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Recycling

Christmas is over: time for the decorations dump

06/01/12 3,335 Views 5 Comments

City and county councils have opened Christmas tree recycling depots across the country so you can be kind to your tree (and the environment).

# christmas - Thursday 5 January, 2012

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Prisons

Two prisoners fail to return after Christmas temporary release

05/01/12 3,187 Views 28 Comments

Gardaí have been notified after the two inmates failed to return to their institutions.

# christmas - Monday 2 January, 2012

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Opinion

Column: It hasn’t been an easy Christmas – but the best traditions remain

02/01/12 5,210 Views 1 Comment

TheJournal.ie’s regular columnist Lisa McInerney finds that Christmas 2011 was a muted affair – but there were some traditions that we should be glad we’re rid of.

# christmas - Saturday 31 December, 2011

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The 12 burning questions* of Xmas/New Year: Staying in or going out tonight?

31/12/11 3,032 Views 21 Comments

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# christmas - Friday 30 December, 2011

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The 12 burning questions* of Xmas: Time to take the decorations down?

30/12/11 4,183 Views 20 Comments

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# christmas - Thursday 29 December, 2011

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Reading

Amazon: Over 1 million Kindles were sold each week in December

29/12/11 4,602 Views 31 Comments

Christmas Day was the biggest day ever for Kindle book downloads, Amazon said today.

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The 12 burning questions* of Xmas: Classic or new Christmas movies?

29/12/11 2,142 Views 12 Comments

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Investigation

Man who was found unconscious outside Dublin hotel dies

29/12/11 7,884 Views 6 Comments

The man passed away on Christmas Eve, eight days after he was found unconscious outside a city centre hotel.

# christmas - Wednesday 28 December, 2011

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Ratings

Mrs Brown’s Boys was most-watched tv show in Ireland over Christmas

28/12/11 12,263 Views 72 Comments

880,000 viewers tuned in to the Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special on Christmas Day, ahead of Eastenders, Fair City, and Anne Doyle’s last ever appearance reading the news.

Irony

Mark Zuckerberg holidays in Vietnam… where Facebook is banned

28/12/11 7,173 Views 15 Comments

Zuckerberg spent Christmas Eve in the popular tourist destination Ha Long Bay but he may have had trouble logging on…

Take A Break

Have yourself a sunny Christmas: 10 dreamy luxury hotels

28/12/11 4,154 Views 5 Comments

Want to get away this Christmas? Why not take a step into our slideshow of top hotels with swim-up bars, where you can imagine you’re in some exotic, far flung location…

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The 12 burning questions* of Xmas: Trivial Pursuit or Monopoly?

28/12/11 2,070 Views 7 Comments

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Christmas Hangover

Back to work blues? Tomorrow will be busiest day for holiday bookings

28/12/11 3,247 Views 6 Comments

Enough of the turkey and ham leftovers, it’s time for a holiday…

# christmas - Tuesday 27 December, 2011

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Prince Philip

Prince Philip released from hospital after treatment for blocked artery

27/12/11 2,894 Views 14 Comments

The 90-year-old spend four days in hospital undergoing treatment for a blocked coronary artery.

Review 2011 This post contains videos

Watch this incredible mashup of the films of 2011

27/12/11 2,300 Views No Comments

The beautiful video showcases 2011 film like you’ve never seen it.

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The 12 burning questions* of Xmas: Angel or star at top of tree?

27/12/11 2,155 Views 19 Comments

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# christmas - Monday 26 December, 2011

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Where are they now: the cast of Home Alone

26/12/11 12,438 Views 16 Comments

A look at what the stars of the Christmas classic Home Alone are doing now…

From Business ETC

Review 2011

#ge11, #Egypt, #tigerblood: the year in Twitter hashtags

26/12/11 2,104 Views 3 Comments

From our own #aras11 to the devastation of the #Japan earthquake and tsunami, here’s how some of 2011′s most defining events were captured on Twitter…

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Air Ambulance

Air Corps ambulance used twice over Christmas

26/12/11 3,245 Views 20 Comments

Patients were transferred to hospitals in Dublin and London by Air Ambulance on Christmas Eve and St. Stephen’s Day.

Broken Hearts This post contains images

Splitsville: celebrity breakups of 2011

26/12/11 4,548 Views 4 Comments

We say we don’t care but we kinda do.

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The 12 burning questions* of Xmas: Stephen’s Day or New Year’s sales?

26/12/11 2,635 Views 10 Comments

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New Words

New words: the official* glossary of 2011

26/12/11 4,094 Views 3 Comments

*Not really. But these are the words that we never used (or understood the meaning of) before 2011.

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Black Monday? This post contains videos

When do the post-Christmas sales start?

26/12/11 9,433 Views 35 Comments

Many retailers have once more chosen to open their doors on St. Stephens Day. TheJournal.ie has a roundup of dates and times of the post-Christmas sales.

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On The Box

What’s on? Christmas TV for every mood

26/12/11 2,047 Views No Comments

TheJournal.ie’s roundup of what is on the box today (even if you are feeling more Bah! Humbug! rather than Ho!Ho!Ho!

From The Score

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Booked! 12 great sports reads to spend those Christmas vouchers on

26/12/11 557 Views 2 Comments

Let us take the stress out of post-Christmas shopping as pick out some of our favourite sporting books for you to get stuck into. Have you read all 12?

# christmas - Sunday 25 December, 2011

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Opinion

Column: My Christmas in a Haitian hospital

25/12/11 2,362 Views 9 Comments

Kilkenny man Richard Delaney will be dressing up as Santa this year – in an under-construction hospital in Port-au-Prince. He writes about his experiences.

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In pictures: Taking the plunge at Sandycove’s Christmas swim

25/12/11 5,968 Views 1 Comment

Hundreds turned out to brave the icy waters at Dublin’s Forty Foot this morning for the annual event. Brrrr…

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(Video) Christmas Day at the movies: The History of Ireland

25/12/11 2,118 Views 3 Comments

Ding Dong Denny O’Reilly’s History of Ireland – all you’ll ever need to know about our fair and troubled land…

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Read Me

Column: What it’s like to be homeless over Christmas

25/12/11 4,517 Views 18 Comments

Kenneth spent last Christmas without a home. He describes what it’s like on the streets, and his plans for the future.

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The 12 burning questions* of Xmas: Christmas lunch or dinner?

25/12/11 3,790 Views 12 Comments

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From The Score

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The Score.ie’s sporting Advent calendar: day 25

25/12/11 175 Views No Comments

It’s finally here! To celebrate, here’s two men in pyjamas preparing their breakfast to music – just like you.

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Poll: Will you watch the queen’s Christmas speech?

25/12/11 6,450 Views 111 Comments

Following the goodwill generated during QEII’s first visit to Ireland this year, we’re asking if you plan to tune in to her annual address today.

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Camp Shamrock

Bombs, Skype, and no tea: What Christmas is like for the Irish troops in Lebanon

25/12/11 3,378 Views 10 Comments

A lot of us take for granted that we’ll spend Christmas Day with our families. But for Irish troops in Lebanon, Christmas is like any other day on patrol. Niamh Fleming-Farrell talks to the troops to find out what it’s like.

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