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# First World Problems

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# life is so hard
23 first world problems that are too real for Irish people
Hold us.
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Dec 25th 2016, 5:00 PM
# please take your items
13 everyday issues we really should have sorted by now
First world problems, yes. But still problems!
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Nov 26th 2016, 9:30 AM
# the struggle
22 first world problems that are too real for Irish people
Bus Éireann wifi. Enough said.
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Apr 18th 2016, 4:27 PM
# molten brie
14 truly middle class injuries (caused by Nutribullets, spiralizers, decking, brie)
Watch out for spiralizers, Nutribullets and decking!
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Jan 12th 2016, 4:16 PM
# fix it
9 everyday problems that should have been solved by 2016
Zips, yoghurt, Horizon box… take note.
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Jan 1st 2016, 6:00 PM
# very real problems
37 first world problems that are too real for Irish people
Peace be with you. “And with your spirit.”
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Dec 30th 2015, 3:30 PM
# Watch the Throne
9 problems only people with an Apple Watch will understand
It’s hard out here for an Apple Watch user, OK?
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Sep 25th 2015, 10:26 AM
# wasteful
Should we ban supermarkets from destroying edible food?
France introduced a similar law recently.
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May 31st 2015, 7:00 AM
# First World Problems
First Prosecco, now olive oil shortages are ahead
A combination of a bacteria affecting trees and dry, warm weather has affected the harvest.
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May 25th 2015, 10:15 PM
# broom broom
12 struggles only Irish motorists will understand
Beep beeeep.
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Mar 4th 2015, 9:30 PM
# notions
14 of the most frightfully middle class things ever
So many notions.
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Feb 25th 2015, 9:31 PM
# spicy or plain
11 extremely Irish First World Problems
The struggle. It’s real.
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Jan 20th 2015, 1:08 PM
# empathy
31 first world problems of a modern Irish sports fan
Having to take the cap off your bottles in stadia and more struggles of the sporting classes.
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Oct 24th 2014, 4:45 PM
# 1st world problems
One of the Government jets has broken down - what are ministers to do?
The Gulfstream IV, which Brian Lenihan said in 2010 should be scrapped, is out of action — leaving just one jet on duty.
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Sep 2nd 2014, 9:40 AM
# buttered up
Ingenious new knife will solve all your hard butter problems
No more tears on toast.
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Aug 15th 2014, 3:29 PM
# so sad
Song rounds up some of the more infuriating First World Problems
I’m too late for the breakfast menu. ARGH!
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Jul 21st 2014, 2:30 PM
# too warm
The warm weather is giving Irish people some serious first world problems
We just can’t cope.
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Jun 19th 2014, 8:28 AM
# Dilemma
The Burning Question*: Is txtspk eva OK?
Let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)
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May 5th 2014, 11:00 AM
# Unsolved
Who wants to become a billionaire? Just solve one of these problems
Weight loss pill? Remote Internet? Wireless Power?
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Apr 27th 2014, 11:30 AM
# Game of Moans
'Game of Moans' is the best First World Problems rap you'll hear today
Sansa Stark understands you.
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Apr 6th 2014, 4:20 PM
# eureka
17 wonderful inventions to solve all your first world problems
Never be slightly irritated ever again!
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Mar 7th 2014, 9:30 PM
# First World Problems
IKEA has really, really annoyed a bunch of people by discontinuing a type of shelf
It’s a mad world.
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Feb 20th 2014, 10:09 AM
# white whine
8 everyday problems that should have been solved by 2014
Isn’t life hard enough already?
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Jan 7th 2014, 1:00 PM
# Slap
8 reasons putting on make-up is a pain in the hoop
Why do we do it to ourselves?
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Dec 7th 2013, 9:30 AM
# Dilemma
The Burning Question*: Does the week start on Sunday or Monday?
Let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)
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Nov 11th 2013, 3:00 PM
# First World Problems
Why don't the new iPhones have 4G connections in Ireland?
It’s because the super-fast networks are yet to be ‘certified’ by Apple.
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Oct 27th 2013, 10:30 AM
# crisps with notions
Budget 2014: What could be this year's Wine Tax Factor?
Yes, the distracting levies that put the WTF in the Budget announcement.
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Oct 12th 2013, 11:30 AM
# first world solutions
11 essential solutions to First World Problems
Don’t pretend these things don’t bug you.
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Sep 16th 2013, 9:30 PM
# Dilemma
The burning question*: Should you read in bed when your partner doesn't?
It’s Monday, so let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)
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Apr 22nd 2013, 4:00 PM
# First World Problems
WTF Item You Didn't Know You Could Buy Online Pic of the Day
No comment.
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Mar 26th 2013, 3:13 PM
# firstworldproblems
Ad of the year? Haitians reading #FirstWorldProblems tweets
Charity turns Twitter hashtag on its head – what’s your reaction to it?
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Oct 9th 2012, 12:45 PM
# Handy
Why don’t these things exist? 11 ideas that would make life better
Quick, get onto inventing these and by this time next year, you could be a millionaire.
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Jan 15th 2012, 9:15 AM