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2022
Angry Swedish fans auction off replicas of Ibrahimovic's nose in protest
Fans are conducting the auction out of what they perceive as the star’s betrayal.
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May 24th 2022, 7:39 PM
Sotheby auction of 200 pairs of Virgil Abloh shoes fetches $25 million
The most paid for one of the pairs was more than $350,000.
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Feb 9th 2022, 10:41 PM
All time
Partially shredded Banksy painting sells for record €21.9 million
Love Is In The Bin was auctioned in London by Sotheby’s.
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Oct 14th 2021, 7:44 PM
Painting by renowned Irish artist Jack Butler Yeats sells for €1.7 million at auction
Reverie by Jack Butler Yeats had a guide price of up to €700,000.
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Nov 27th 2019, 3:05 PM
Banksy artwork self-destructs after selling for €1.2 million at London auction
“It appears we just got Banksy-ed.”
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Oct 6th 2018, 11:28 AM
World's largest freshwater pearl sold at auction for €320,000
The pearl once belonged to Catherine the Great.
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May 31st 2018, 10:41 PM
Will you be out celebrating the referendum results this evening?
Done and dusted.
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May 26th 2018, 3:00 PM
Items from Clerys, Shelbourne Hotel and iconic Celtic Tiger nightclubs going under the hammer
A host of items from Howl at the Moon and the Residence Club are to be sold off.
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Feb 24th 2018, 9:00 AM
These were the biggest hotel deals of 2017
Last year was quiet compared to 2016′s bonanza.
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Feb 8th 2018, 2:47 PM
Williams and US Open champion Stephens both suffer shock defeats in Australian Open first round
Last year’s semi-finalist CoCo Vandeweghe also made an early exit.
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Jan 15th 2018, 7:53 AM
Bournemouth splash out €11m on Chelsea stopper Begovic
The Bosnia-Herzegovina goalkeeper will be competing with Artur Boruc for a starting spot.
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May 30th 2017, 6:20 PM
Photos: Over 5,000 items from former Central Bank going on auction in huge sale
The objects on offer range from a barista bar to large desks, chairs, plants, printers and even water coolers.
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May 28th 2017, 10:00 AM
Humans are hunting 300 mammal species to the brink of extinction for meat, says new global report
The Earth’s species are dying out at more than 1,000 times the usual rate.
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Oct 19th 2016, 12:08 PM
Buyers are snapping up new homes in the town once dubbed Ireland's first ghost town
The first phase of a 177 new home development in Adamstown was launched this weekend.
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Oct 17th 2016, 6:55 PM
'I had a go, it wasn't good enough' - It looks like TJ Ryan's time as Limerick boss is over
Ryan has been at the helm for the past three seasons.
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Jul 9th 2016, 9:25 PM
Adolf Hitler's own copy of Mein Kampf has just sold at auction
The book from his Munich apartment sold for more than €18,000.
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Mar 18th 2016, 9:30 PM
Digiweb is offloading a chunk of its business - for a cool €95 million
The Viatel assets will now come under the wing of billion-dollar US company Zayo.
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Nov 10th 2015, 4:39 PM
Web Summit paid only €1.3 million for Lisbon move
Co-founder Paddy Cosgrave made the announcement the event was leaving Dublin today.
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Sep 23rd 2015, 10:32 AM
Tickets for Mayweather v Pacquiao sell out instantly, now going for up to €129,000
Still, you can get to the weigh-in for just $10.
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Apr 24th 2015, 7:50 PM
Buying a home? You're facing fresh competition. A glut of new landlords
Savills say the new mortgage rules will mean even more investors.
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Feb 19th 2015, 8:29 AM
Runaway portaloble toilet makes a break for it down windy street
It’s SICK of your sh*t. Literally.
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Apr 25th 2014, 6:56 PM
David Moyes sacked by Manchester United
The former Everton boss lasted less than year in charge.
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Apr 22nd 2014, 8:36 AM
The handwritten order to call off the 1916 Rising sold at auction for €30,000
The handwritten note reads “Volunteers completely deceived. All orders for tomorrow Sunday are entirely cancelled”.
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Apr 15th 2014, 7:21 PM
Fancy owning this pub or a schoolhouse? Get the pair for €165,000
Auctioneers will bring a record 224 properties to market next month.
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Apr 14th 2014, 2:22 PM
Tax-cut talk is "a return to auction politics", Dáil is told
Joan Collins says that it would be “convenient” if the government could afford a tax cut in the run-up to the general election in 2016.
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Feb 18th 2014, 5:34 PM
CRC chief quits in the midst of charity top-up scandal
Departing chief executive Brian Conlan did not receive any top-ups but his predecessor got a top-up of €135,000 on top of a basic salary of €116,000.
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Dec 9th 2013, 12:46 PM
A real (not live) dinosaur is being sold in the UK today
The 17 metre Diplodocus skeleton named ‘Misty’ is expected to sell at auction for €720,000.
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Nov 27th 2013, 3:40 PM
Roger Casement letter to prison inspector to sell for up to £12k
According to the seller, the missive is “deeply revealing” of Casement’s “complex and chivalrous character.
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Nov 16th 2013, 8:45 AM
Ireland sells €500m of T-bills at a higher rate than last month
Total bids received amounted to €1.46 billion which was 2.9 times the amount on offer.
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Jun 20th 2013, 11:35 AM
Hotels, pubs and shopping centres up for sale in distressed auction
The distressed property auction is sticking around post-Celtic Tiger Ireland.
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Apr 18th 2013, 8:47 PM
Entire street in Tipperary among lots for sale at distressed property auction
The latest Allsop Space distressed property auction takes place in the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin today, the day before the Budget.
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Dec 4th 2012, 7:52 AM
All white: Seanie Johnston Kildare switch officially approved
After months of speculation, requests, denials and appeals, Johnston has been allowed to switch counties.
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May 24th 2012, 10:22 AM