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# Happiness

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# 100HappyDays
Could you be happy for 100 days in a row?
A new web challenge is asking you to try.
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Feb 20th 2014, 6:45 AM
# Come Dine With Me
10 stops on the emotional rollercoaster that is having a dinner party
Having a dinner party this weekend? You’ve probably reached STRESS.
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Feb 13th 2014, 9:56 PM
# Life's Little Truths
Line graphs sum up what happens as we grow up
American writer Danny Rubin created these graphs to sum up how our lives run – from start to finish.
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Jan 26th 2014, 5:00 PM
# Remember when
8 reasons you can't stop thinking about the joys of summer
Remember summer? Wasn’t it SO GREAT?
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Jan 21st 2014, 1:00 PM
# Happiness
7 scientific secrets to a happy marriage
Celebrate good news, keep your standards high, and have more sex.
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Nov 5th 2013, 1:45 PM
# till death do us part
The oldest brides and grooms can be found in south Dublin and Waterford
The latest CSO statistics show that marriage and divorce rates have fallen, while bride and grooms are getting older.
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Sep 30th 2013, 12:49 PM
# birds and bees
Parrot has sex, becomes happy, sings ‘Whistle While You Work’
What more could you want?
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Sep 16th 2013, 2:45 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Are you happy?
The World Happiness Report places Ireland 18th with a happiness score of 7-out-of-10. But are you happy?
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Sep 10th 2013, 9:45 AM
Voices
Column: I'm a Bethany Home survivor and, at 74 years old, I'm finally happy
A Bethany Home survivor, who now lives in Australia, writes about how his time in the home shaped and damaged his life and his journey to find out the truth about his birth.
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Jul 17th 2013, 7:00 AM
6 amazing places to escape to when you win the Lotto
Are you dreaming of your place in the sun?
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Jul 11th 2013, 2:32 PM
# pursuit of happiness
13 scientifically proven ways to be a happier person
From setting goals to simply exposing yourself to the colour blue, science says these things will improve your outlook on life.
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Jul 6th 2013, 5:00 PM
# sponsored by the lotto
Poll: If you won the Lotto, what's the first thing you'd do?
Decisions, decisions…
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Jul 4th 2013, 2:41 PM
# get happy
Sea + sun = happiness: science
Innovative study which maps emotional states through smartphone app links being near sea on sunny day with ultimate happiness.
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Jul 1st 2013, 10:00 PM
# GUTEN TAG
Everything's looking rosy... if you live in Germany
New poll there finds consumers confident about pay levels and the health of their economy.
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Jun 26th 2013, 8:45 PM
# mmmm bacon
11 ways bacon can make you live longer
The secret is happiness.
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May 9th 2013, 10:54 AM
# human needs
The 10 'most socially advanced countries in the world'
That’s according to a Harvard social and economic ranking study.
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May 6th 2013, 9:30 AM
# goin' gorillas
Kafi the orphaned gorilla finds a home at Dublin Zoo
We love a happy ending.
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May 1st 2013, 5:13 PM
# Best day ever
11 individuals having the absolute time of their lives
We hope you are too.
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Apr 27th 2013, 6:00 PM
# Smiles for Days
9 things to make you smile on International Happiness Day
If you’re not smiling after this lot then we can do nothing more for you.
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Mar 20th 2013, 1:00 PM
# Happiness
VIDEO: What is happiness?
Irish director Conor Horgan asked pensioners, children, homeless people, advertising executives, recovering addicts and more about their experiences of happiness.
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Feb 16th 2013, 1:01 PM
# Smile
VIDEO: Can you tell us how to be happy?
What gives you that warm, fuzzy feeling? A team of film-makers took to the streets of Dublin to find out…
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Feb 15th 2013, 8:09 PM
Voices
Column: Single on Valentine's Day? You're not alone.
When you’re single you often feel you are missing out on something, but the meaning of life is not to always be in a relationship, writes Tony Moore.
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Feb 14th 2013, 7:00 PM
# unhappy face
Here’s when you reach the saddest point in your life
A behavioural economist has analysed data in 72 countries, coming up with an average for when people are least content with life in each.
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Jan 2nd 2013, 8:30 PM
# Happiness
21 reasons to be happy here in Ireland
It’s been a tough week, but we’re still happy. Here’s why.
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Dec 9th 2012, 6:00 PM
# Happiness
So, exactly how happy is Ireland?
The Happiness Experiment says it has found the answer…
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Dec 6th 2012, 6:00 PM
# party poopers
More than half of Irish companies ignore workers' birthdays - survey
In a shock revelation the survey also showed employees would love a day off as a birthday gesture from their bosses.
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Oct 30th 2012, 10:26 AM
Voices
Column: 11 ways to ACTUALLY start a proper exercise regime
More happiness AND a better sex life? Ciara Conlon explains how to make sure your new routine doesn’t fall by the wayside.
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Oct 21st 2012, 2:00 PM
# Happiness
10 scientifically proven ways to make yourself happier
Weirdly, the colour blue makes the list…
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Oct 21st 2012, 8:50 AM
# Emigration
One in two has friend who left Ireland since 2007 – survey
Meanwhile, half of respondents to Sponge It survey say they think Ireland will be out of recession by 2016.
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Aug 14th 2012, 6:45 AM
# Health
Growing number of children going hungry to school or bed - report
A major new survey reveals that 21 per cent of schoolchildren aged between 10 and 17 either go to school or to bed without a proper meal.
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Apr 16th 2012, 7:41 PM
# Prime Numbers
Skodas, jets and the Lotto: the week in statistics
Our weekly wrap-up of the numbers that defined the week, like: how much did our 12 MEPs take in donations last year?
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Apr 7th 2012, 7:30 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Apr 4th 2012, 4:46 PM
# Happiness
Ireland comes 10th in UN's first ever 'World Happiness Report'
An aggregated index of international polls published by the UN shows we’re happier than people from the US or UK.
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Apr 4th 2012, 3:08 PM
# sad face
It's official: Irish ranks last for happiness in western Europe
Global happiness levels remain high, despite the economic turmoil – just not in Ireland.
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Jan 4th 2012, 7:00 AM
# happiest jobs
Top 10 jobs with the happiest workers
Teacher, psychologists and – um, financial services sales people – are among the happiest workers out there.
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Dec 22nd 2011, 11:45 AM
# Positivity
Cheer up, Enda! EU leader sends Taoiseach 'Book of Happiness'
European Council chairman Herman van Rompuy sent the self-help tome to Enda and other world leaders for Christmas.
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Dec 18th 2011, 10:22 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know this morning…
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Oct 10th 2011, 8:24 AM
Voices
Column: Real success is about happiness, not wealth
Recent decades have seen an explosion in economic growth – yet we’re no happier than we were 60 years ago. We need to change how we measure progress, argues Mark Williamson.
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Sep 25th 2011, 7:00 PM
# vox pop
Watch: Is the glass half empty or half full?
Video vox pop finds Irish people in a surprisingly good mood…
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Aug 26th 2011, 8:49 AM
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