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peace and quiet

Ireland settle into 'isolated' life out of spotlight before clash with Japan

Joe Schmidt’s squad travelled by bullet train to Shizuoka yesterday.

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Sep 24th 2019, 12:00 PM

Silence is golden

YouTube has a new way for Irish parents to keep their kids quiet

But the company has come under fire in the US for exposing children to deceptive ads.

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Nov 18th 2015, 11:09 AM

Q-tip

There's a handy way to mute any calls you get on your iPhone

And you might not even have noticed it before.

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Sep 26th 2015, 10:00 AM

seen and not heard

Pub defends sign which offers to 'nail noisy children to a table'

They’re just saying what everyone’s thinking.

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Oct 8th 2014, 9:04 AM