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2022

Opinion: How to talk to your children about the war in Ukraine

Sharon Byrne of Barnardos offers some helpful advice to parents trying to navigate discussing the war with their children.

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This woman just met the man who took her brother's face

Joshua Aversano’s entire face was donated to Richard Lee Norris for transplant after Aversano died in a car accident.

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May 28th 2015, 9:08 PM

That escalated quickly... There are now over a hundred 'shipping glitter' sites for sale

File this one under emerging markets…

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Jan 22nd 2015, 2:36 PM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

A politician into bondage, an over-eager suitor and a sock-eating dog – it’s all the week’d weirdest news.

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Sep 6th 2014, 10:15 AM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

IVF penguins, foam hotdogs and a human skull – it’s all the week’d weirdest news.

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Aug 30th 2014, 10:15 AM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

Chicken, computer coders and stripping – it’s all the week’d weirdest news.

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Aug 23rd 2014, 10:15 AM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

Cats with many lives and priests with recording contracts – it’s all the week’d weirdest news.

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Aug 16th 2014, 10:15 AM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

Cow farts, ghosts getting hefty fines and hash brownies – it’s the week’s weirdest news.

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Aug 9th 2014, 10:15 AM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

– it’s the week’s weirdest news.

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Aug 2nd 2014, 10:15 AM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

Space geckos, unconventional marital unions and more.

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Jul 26th 2014, 10:15 AM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

Romanian royalty, condom-shaped ice-creams and more.

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Jul 19th 2014, 10:15 AM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

Eyeballs, sleepwalking and botty coughs – it’s the week’s weirdest news.

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Jul 12th 2014, 10:15 AM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

Waitresses with guns, monster members and headbangers – it’s the week’s weirdest news.

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Jul 5th 2014, 10:15 AM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

Cyclist-eating geese, Krusty Krabs and MENSA – it’s the week’s weirdest news.

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Jun 28th 2014, 10:15 AM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

Bras, dentures and cocaine cookies – it’s the week’s weirdest news.

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Jun 21st 2014, 10:15 AM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

Green puppies, stolen walls and shooting at the moon… it’s all the bizarre stories you need to know about.

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Jun 14th 2014, 10:15 AM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

Selfie surgery, sex dolls and gorillas on the loose – it’s the week’s wildest and wackiest news, rounded up just for you.

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Jun 7th 2014, 10:15 AM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

Digitally enhanced yearbooks, porn stars as politicians and espresso – it’s the week’s weirdest news.

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May 31st 2014, 10:15 AM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

No beef for the Mexican World Cup team –find out why plus all the weirdest stories you need to hear.

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May 24th 2014, 10:15 AM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

Baptising aliens, Never Been Kissed and cash in a couch – it’s all the weirdest stories you need to hear.

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May 17th 2014, 10:15 AM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

Loyal dogs, a “serial pooper” and hot dogs – it’s all the weirdest stories you need to hear.

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May 10th 2014, 10:15 AM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

– it’s all the weirdest stories you need to hear.

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May 3rd 2014, 10:15 AM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

Buddha getting deported, hidden post and the mob – it’s all the bizarre news stories you need to know about.

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Apr 26th 2014, 10:15 AM

6 unexpected things that happened this week

Contact lens cameras, dogs on juries and the plague – it’s all the bizarre news stories you need to know about.

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Apr 19th 2014, 10:15 AM

# inspired by cadbury

6 unexpected things that happened this week

Shnakes in Cavan, crocs in shopping centres and hot sauce – it’s all the bizarre, bonkers, brilliant news stories you need to know about.

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Apr 12th 2014, 10:15 AM

# inspired by cadbury

6 unexpected things that happened this week

Same-sex wedding bells for Irish penguins, how the zebra got his stripes and BIG RATS – it’s all the bizarre news stories you need to know about.

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Apr 5th 2014, 10:15 AM

# inspired by cadbury

6 unexpected things that happened this week

A crow is smarter than your kid, the French are taking over the world and doggie dialtones – it’s all the bizarre news stories you need to know about.

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Mar 29th 2014, 10:15 AM

6 weird things that happened this week

Sentient tumbleweeds, a selfie shatters a priceless statue and sucking toes – it’s all the bizarre news stories you need to know about.

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Mar 22nd 2014, 10:15 AM

6 weird things that happened this week

Scientists are THIS CLOSE to cloning a woolly mammoth – it’s all the bizarre news stories you need to know about.

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Mar 15th 2014, 10:15 AM

6 weird things that happened this week

Biros, cosy penguins and a 30,000-year-old virus brought to life – it’s all the bizarre news stories you need to know about.

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Mar 8th 2014, 10:15 AM

6 weird things that happened this week

A ruckus at a Dublin lingerie party, a Breaking Bad fan caught cooking meth and Crotch Crescent – it’s all the bizarre news stories you need to read.

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Mar 1st 2014, 10:15 AM

7 weird things that happened this week

Cows love slow jams, drug-smuggling with Kinder Eggs and Ragnarok – it’s all the MAD stuff you might have missed.

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Feb 22nd 2014, 10:15 AM

6 weird things that happened this week

Gym selfies banned, a money shredding alarm clock and a terrible heroin smuggler – it’s all the MAD stuff you might have missed.

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Feb 15th 2014, 10:15 AM

6 weird things that happened this week

Dog dirt detectives, high-cost hamburgers and penguins on pills – it’s all the MAD stuff you might have missed.

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Feb 8th 2014, 10:15 AM

7 weird things that happened this week

A schoolgirl and a bullet, some peanut butter and a jellyfish, and a gay cat – the bizarre news stories you might have missed.

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Feb 1st 2014, 10:15 AM

7 weird things that happened this week

Goodfellas Part II happens in real life, mathematicians can’t prove planes fly and a rat ship cometh – the bizarre news stories you might have missed.

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Jan 25th 2014, 10:15 AM

7 weird things that happened this week

– the bizarre news stories you might have missed.

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Jan 18th 2014, 10:15 AM

7 weird things that happened this week

Lamb meat with a side of dirty pond water, get a beard to advance your career and a Ferris wheel – the bizarre news stories you might have missed.

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Jan 11th 2014, 10:15 AM

7 weird things that happened this week

A pea-based divorce, 10,000 smartphones when all you need is a knife and a super-human thief – the bizarre news stories you might have missed.

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Jan 4th 2014, 10:15 AM

7 weird things that happened this week

Glow in the dark piglets, a pigeon arsonist and a very rude briefcase – the bizarre news stories you might have missed.

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Dec 28th 2013, 10:15 AM

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