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Monday 2 October 2023 Dublin: 14°C

# don't panic

This year
2023
# don't panic
Phone users in border counties may receive text from UK emergency alert system this weekend
There is no reason to be alarmed, we’ve been assured.
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Apr 19th 2023, 2:11 PM
All time
# don't panic
Alternative brands can replace medicines if they become unavailable after Brexit
The Irish Pharmaceutical Union and the health minister said no medicine shortages have been identified.
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Oct 3rd 2019, 3:59 PM
# don't panic
50,000 students receive CAO offers today. Here's the points breakdown and what happens next
Over half of those applying for a Level 8 course will be offered their first choice.
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Aug 20th 2018, 6:00 AM
# do not panic
Debris from space station hurtling towards Earth not expected to hit populated areas
One expert said the odds of being struck by space debris are 10 million times less likely than getting hit by lightening.
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Mar 27th 2018, 8:45 PM
# don't panic
Don't be alarmed, it is just a drill: Dublin Fire Brigade out on Henry Street today
Firefighters conducted a training exercise outside the Ilac Shopping Centre today.
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Sep 1st 2017, 1:21 PM
# steep violet hill
Chris Martin gave this Dublin man €50 when he heard how much he paid for a Coldplay ticket from a tout
Partial refund from the man himself.
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Jul 11th 2017, 11:22 AM
Voices
An American in Ireland: 'In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart'
People might be feeling outrage and sadness but we need to be optimistic too, writes Sue Norton.
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Nov 14th 2016, 8:30 PM
# august rush
People asked to rent spare rooms to students as accommodation crisis continues
Tens of thousands of students are looking for accommodation, with the new academic year just around the corner.
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Aug 18th 2016, 6:05 AM
# Don't Worry
Here's why helicopters and planes were flying low over Dublin today
There’s no need for concern – the Air Corps craft were simply preparing for the 1916 parade.
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Mar 22nd 2016, 2:46 PM
# stay calm
TV presenters have hugely different reactions to an earthquake hitting while they're on air
The 4.0 magnitude earthquake hit California this morning.
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Aug 17th 2015, 5:17 PM
# loud noises
If you heard cannon fire around the Phoenix Park today, don't panic
The Germans are on their way.
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Jul 8th 2015, 6:05 PM
# don't panic
Norway detects "probable" case of mad cow disease
The strain of the disease is different to the one found during the British 1990s epidemic.
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Jan 21st 2015, 10:32 PM
# fry day
McDonald's is having to ration fries in Japan
Customers have been restricted to small portions of fries.
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Dec 17th 2014, 1:37 PM
# don't panic
NCT about to expire? Urgent cases will get an appointment or get the test for free
The Road Safety Authority said there is no backlog and they are very prepared for the new rules.
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Nov 26th 2014, 6:30 AM
# don't panic
Don't panic, there's a 'development deal' in place for another season of Love/Hate
Is season 5 the last we’ll be seeing of Nidge and the gang? It’s not off the table.
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Oct 5th 2014, 2:55 PM