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# Happy Birthday

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Daniel O'Donnell sang happy birthday to a woman over the intercom on an Aer Lingus flight and made her day
Spot Majella chilling in the cockpit.
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Sep 6th 2018, 8:50 AM
Here's everything we know about Kylie Jenner's 21st party last night
A round-up of all the social media goss tells me that the hangover’s gunna be a big one.
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Aug 10th 2018, 4:00 PM
Clerical officer forced to take €11,000 salary cut for same job because he's turning 65
“It’s not fair that somebody facing that kind of cut will be expected to continue to do the same job because of a birthday.”
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Apr 1st 2018, 12:05 AM
'The Irish took to it straight away': Looking back at 30 years since the National Lottery began
How to hide winning tickets, bonus balls, and that unshakable phrase: “It could be you”.
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Aug 2nd 2017, 6:00 AM
This man's inspirational words on the eve of his 89th birthday have gone viral on Humans of Dublin
“I always had a big breakfast, that is the foundation for a long life”
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Jul 20th 2017, 2:49 PM
It's Michael D's birthday, so here are some charming as hell photos of him meeting celebs and world leaders
Find someone who looks at you the way the Queen looks at Michael D.
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Apr 18th 2017, 8:17 PM
Ireland wishes 'visionary peacemaker' John Hume a happy birthday
The founder and formal leader SDLP has been at the heart of Northern Ireland’s peace process.
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Jan 18th 2017, 11:17 PM
600 assassination attempts and still going strong - Fidel Castro turns 90 today
The ‘father of the Cuban Revolution’ has recently re-emerged into the public eye after a decade in the shadows.
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Aug 13th 2016, 8:45 AM
Watch Obama sing Happy Birthday to his daughter
Kendrick Lamar and Janelle Monáe helped him out.
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Jul 5th 2016, 9:14 AM
How Enya Are You?
Who can say which one you are, only time.
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May 17th 2016, 11:31 AM
Are you a fail whale? Take our Twitter quiz
The service celebrates its tenth birthday today.
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Mar 21st 2016, 6:15 AM
Everybody needs a friend as dedicated as this guy
Birthday greetings done right. Sort of.
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Feb 10th 2016, 7:39 AM
You can now sing Happy Birthday for free
Strictly speaking every time you’ve sung it in recent times you’ve been breaching copyright. Not any longer however…
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Feb 9th 2016, 10:14 PM
Canada's Prime Minister even makes cutting a birthday cake look slick
Justin Trudeau turned 44 yesterday.
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Dec 26th 2015, 2:42 PM
QUIZ: How well do you remember the last 5 years on TheJournal.ie?
Let’s find out.
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Oct 23rd 2015, 11:21 AM
Good news for film producers ... people can now sing 'Happy Birthday' without being sued
Warner Chappell Music does “not own a valid copyright,” a judge said.
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Sep 23rd 2015, 4:00 PM
Newcastle make fun of Mitrovic's appalling disciplinary record with brilliant birthday wish
The Magpies striker, in the middle of a three-match suspension, turns 21 today.
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Sep 16th 2015, 5:19 PM
Last surviving child of executed 1916 leader turns 102
Fr Mallin still writes home to relatives in old Irish script, according to his niece.
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Sep 15th 2015, 1:55 PM
An alternative tune for Happy Birthday has been found
Did you know it was originally called Good Morning to All?
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Sep 13th 2015, 2:00 PM
This day 20 years ago, Windows 95 made its way into the world
And it made many changes that are still present today.
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Aug 24th 2015, 8:00 PM
WATCH: This three-year-old taxi driver caused quite a stir in Dublin
He’s pretty good and all.
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Aug 6th 2015, 12:43 PM
You can be really lazy now when wishing someone a happy birthday on Facebook
It only requires you to reply with a single number.
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Jul 29th 2015, 3:24 PM
FAI consider legal action after claims Ireland players were paid $10k each to go easy on Messi
Newspaper La Nacion alleges that the former president of the Argentine Football Association sanctioned the payments for the 2010 friendly in Dublin.
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Jun 24th 2015, 3:40 PM
13 reasons why we loved Bill O'Herlihy
His memorable role on the RTÉ panel and other reasons he has been dubbed a broadcasting great.
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May 25th 2015, 12:45 PM
On his birthday, we've ranked Eric Cantona's best goals - do you agree?
The King turns 49 today.
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May 24th 2015, 1:31 PM
Want to feel old? This guy is now 35
We’ve come a long way since Pac-Man first hit arcades back in 1980.
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May 22nd 2015, 6:20 AM
McDonald's is 75 years old today - here's what their first menu looked like
It’s all a little more streamlined shall we say.
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May 15th 2015, 12:47 PM
Happy 10th birthday YouTube. Here's why it's such a success
It’s come a long way since a trip to the zoo in 2005.
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Apr 23rd 2015, 8:00 PM
YouTube is ten today - and here's the first video ever uploaded
The first, and very underwhelming, video.
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Apr 23rd 2015, 7:50 AM
7 reasons why Emma Watson is just the best
Happy birthday, girl.
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Apr 15th 2015, 4:28 PM
7 reasons we miss Dermot Morgan
That money was just resting in his account.
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Mar 31st 2015, 9:53 AM
'I'm happy to be turning 30, it's the new 23'
People in their thirties are under less pressure to conform to society than ever before and as with anything there are positives and negatives.
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Mar 10th 2015, 8:00 AM
You could create an unreal 5-a-side team made up of footballers whose birthday is today
A surprisingly large number of footballers share their birthday today.
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Feb 18th 2015, 3:16 PM
Gary Neville turns 40 today, so here's a clip of Paul Scholes and him doing media training
The Sky pundit was not always a consummate pro in front of the cameras.
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Feb 18th 2015, 12:05 AM
Juventus paid tribute to an Irish legend today
Former football star and well-known RTÉ pundit Liam Brady turns 59 today.
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Feb 13th 2015, 1:02 PM
5 things you might not know about Dublin's Mansion House
The home of the Lord Mayor of Dublin is 300 years old.
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Jan 31st 2015, 7:30 PM
Twitter celebrated Nicolas Cage's birthday by sharing biro drawings of him
Under the hashtag #bicolascage.
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Jan 8th 2015, 9:04 AM
The Hull lads had a nice little dig at Old Man Paul McShane
Happy birthday, Macca.
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Jan 7th 2015, 3:16 PM
8 struggles of having your birthday fall close to Christmas
Oh, is it your birthday? Well, Merry Christmas.
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Dec 21st 2014, 1:14 PM
Happy 20th birthday Playstation! Here are some of the moments that helped shape it
Feeling old yet?
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Dec 3rd 2014, 5:35 PM
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