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D-Day for the nation's secondary school students as the Leaving and Junior Cert gets under way

Over 120,000 students around the country will begin their exams today.

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Jun 6th 2018, 6:00 AM

It turns out that babies absolutely LOVE the Eastenders theme song

Who knew?

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Dec 31st 2016, 3:07 PM

Meet Ireland's latest invader: The Asian Clam

A new report says that complete removal of the clam from our waterways is “not feasible”.

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Oct 20th 2014, 6:01 PM