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# Eligible
Irish residents in the UK will get to vote in Britain's referendum on Europe
Citizens from most EU countries living in the UK will not get a vote.
# je suis charlie
More than 160 Irish retailers hoping to stock Charlie Hebdo
Eason in Carlow isn’t one of them, despite what they said earlier today.
# change of direction
Leinster will go to Coventry for crucial Wasps clash in January
The fixture could be Wasps’ first European tie after move.
# crockett and tubbs
Miami Vice made three-name shortlist for David Beckham's new MLS franchise
The Palm Beach Post in Florida is reporting that Vice is in the running as well as Current and an, as yet, undisclosed name.
# well said
VIDEO: The best Any Given Sunday-esque motivational speech you'll see this week
Inspirational NFL star Ray Lewis is retiring after the playoffs.
# Suffragettes
Pics, video: Suffragette movement 100 years ago
In 1912, the suffragettes were engaged in an increasingly confrontational campaign to secure voting rights for women which included bomb attacks and hunger strikes.
# Enterprise
Enterprise Rent-A-Car opens first franchise in 55 years
Guerin Car Rental Solutions in Portugal was appointed a franchisee, bringing the brand’s European presence to six countries.
# Franchise
Opinion: Why I won’t be attending AFC Wimbledon v MK Dons tomorrow
‘They are not a legitimate football club and they cannot ever be,’ writes Kris Stewart, founding chairman of AFC Wimbledon.
# Jobswatch
Two companies announce new jobs in Dublin and Dun Laoghaire
Sixt rent a car and arvato Finance have both created new jobs, it was announced today.
# Jobs
Eason creates new jobs with franchise openings
Book and stationery retailer is creating 50 jobs across four new stores.
# Jobswatch
Insomnia to open 15 new franchises and create 100 new jobs
The Irish-owned coffee shop already has over 60 outlets on the high street.
Voices
Column: I'm interested in who will be President - but I won't have had my say
Film-maker and writer Liam Nolan on the disenfranchisement of Irish citizens who are still on the electoral register but have no arrangements made for them to vote if they have to move abroad.
# Starbucks
Star coffee chain struggles to bring in the bucks
Starbucks has closed five stores in Ireland and doubled its pre-tax losses. However the directors say the business is healthy overall.
# Euro Vision
NBA chiefs still dream of European franchises
The NBA comes to London this weekend when the New Jersey Nets and Toronto Raptors square off in the O2 Arena – but how far are we from having an NBA team based in Europe?