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A 29-year-old woman explains why she's planned her death - next month
“I don’t want to die. But I am dying. And I want to die on my own terms.”
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Oct 8th 2014, 6:33 PM
Flanagan: 'Our commitment to Irish abroad remains strong'
The Minister for Foreign Affairs will meet members of the Irish community in New York later today.
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Sep 28th 2014, 7:30 AM
Charlie Flanagan says students who destroyed San Francisco apartment 'let Ireland down'
The Foreign Affairs Minister has been speaking about the case this morning.
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Sep 23rd 2014, 9:08 AM
USI calls on students who destroyed San Francisco apartment to pay up
Irish students trashed the property – breaking walls, doors and light fixtures.
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Sep 22nd 2014, 9:14 PM
Irish students who left destroyed apartment are shamed by the news in San Francisco
This is why we can’t have nice things.
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Sep 20th 2014, 1:06 PM
In pictures: Raging wildfires engulf homes in California
Hundreds of people have been forced to evacuate.
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Sep 16th 2014, 7:22 PM
Irish students' bacteria discovery could help feed the world
Now they’re on their way to San Francisco, where they will compete for a global award.
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Sep 6th 2014, 7:45 AM
New app delivers medical marijuana to customer's door in 10 minutes
A new service is delivering cannabis to the people of San Francisco in less time than it takes to order a pizza.
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Aug 3rd 2014, 4:00 PM
Rare 1981 U2 clips featuring a very young Bono, and his Dub accent
The clips have been uploaded to YouTube.
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Jul 9th 2014, 5:55 PM
Burger King made a new burger for Gay Pride... and it has a perfect message
Wonderful.
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Jul 3rd 2014, 10:30 AM
Golden Gate Bridge to get $76 million suicide barrier
Since the structure opened in 1937, officials say more than 1,400 people have plunged to their deaths.
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Jun 28th 2014, 2:35 PM
No-one could lay a bat on 'The Freak' in San Francisco
Tim Lincecum was scarily good against the hapless San Diego Padres.
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Jun 26th 2014, 8:38 PM
The app that only lets you say 'Yo' is hiring - and the job description is suitably minimalist
They’re not a fan of long sentences.
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Jun 22nd 2014, 5:30 PM
Enda is jetting off to sunny California to woo investors and secure jobs
The Taoiseach will be visiting several companies in both San Francisco and Silicon Valley.
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Jun 4th 2014, 6:33 AM
Millionaire hides envelopes of cash around San Francisco
The real estate moneybags wants to put a smile on people’s faces.
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May 27th 2014, 6:00 PM
Bosco isn't as sweet and innocent as you might think
New evidence suggests he’s AN ABSOLUTE MAD YOKE.
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May 19th 2014, 5:26 PM
Landlords evicting tenants for putting their homes on Airbnb
A petition has been set up calling on lawmakers in San Francisco to stop the evictions.
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Apr 18th 2014, 3:01 PM
Pilot error 'probable cause' of fatal San Francisco crash
The airline had previously defended both pilots.
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Apr 1st 2014, 9:33 AM
Silicon Valley has a homelessness problem...and here are the photos to prove it
San Francisco landlords are using a legal loophole to evict longtime residents. They served 1,977 eviction notices in the past year.
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Mar 29th 2014, 5:30 PM
Genius Girl Scout sells hundreds of cookies outside medical marijuana clinc
Just gettin’ that green.
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Feb 21st 2014, 6:00 PM
Gorgeous San Fran timelapse video will make you want to book flights
I left my heart…
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Jan 30th 2014, 8:29 AM
Video shows air crash victim on the runway before she was hit by fire truck
Despite being spotted by a fire fighter, Ye Meng Yuan was run over by two fire trucks.
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Jan 16th 2014, 6:51 PM
Here's why the Seattle Seahawks boast the loudest outdoor stadium in the world
CenturyLink Field hit 137.6 decibels last month and this Sunday’s NFC Championship game won’t be much quieter.
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Jan 15th 2014, 10:43 AM
Leeds United announce partnership with San Francisco 49ers
One wonders what Peter Ridsdale’s tropical fish would make of the deal?
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Jan 10th 2014, 5:14 PM
San Francisco to turn into Gotham City for 5-year-old with cancer
Miles – who has leukemia- wants to be a superhero for a day.
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Nov 5th 2013, 12:12 PM
San Fran's Union Square temporarily shut down due to bomb scare
A suspicious bag led to the evacuation of the square.
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Oct 17th 2013, 10:26 PM
Catch-up Wednesday: 3 midweek longreads
Get up to speed with the latest news, opinions and insights with our hand-picked indepth reads.
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Oct 16th 2013, 8:30 PM
16-stone burglar arrested after falling through roof
He plunged through the ceiling into an an apartment below.
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Sep 23rd 2013, 9:54 AM
These photos helped make Twitter powerful
It’s usually about those 140 characters, but often the Tweets with pictures are the ones we remember.
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Sep 22nd 2013, 9:45 AM
Dublin to get 26 more parks (but just for the day, unfortunately)
Sites normally used for parking will be transformed today as part of a global initiative.
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Sep 20th 2013, 8:00 AM
Photos: Have a look at the €20 million mansion Yahoo’s CEO allegedly bought
You would have no problem storing four cars and 3,000 bottles of wine in this place, and your chef could even have his own kitchen.
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Sep 8th 2013, 5:00 PM
Photos: This is what it’s like to be homeless in Silicon Valley
Despite being one of the richest areas in America, the number of homeless in Silicon Valley has risen by 7% over the past two years.
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Sep 8th 2013, 9:15 AM
In pictures: take a tour of the $1.2billion San Francisco 49ers stadium that's a year away from opening
Pretty good, I guess.
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Sep 4th 2013, 5:52 PM
Explainer: How do wildfires happen and why do they spread?
With a fire burning over 200,000 acres of Californian forest, we look at what exactly these fires are, how they start and how they’re fought.
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Sep 1st 2013, 11:30 AM
World's fastest rugby player scores epic 90-metre try
The man that beat the Irish Sevens ladies in hotel sprints was in electric form in London.
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Aug 18th 2013, 12:38 PM
Legendary Radio Nova broadcaster Bob Gallico dies
Gallico was a newsreader on the famous Radio Nova in Dublin in the 1980s and was instantly recognisable from his deep, booming American voice.
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Aug 5th 2013, 11:54 AM
FBI busts underage prostitution ring saving 105 children, arresting 150 pimps
Most of the freed youths are young teenagers aged 13 to 16, said Ronald Hosko, assistant director of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division.
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Jul 29th 2013, 6:49 PM
14 of the coolest costumes seen at Comic Con
A little more fancy than a black sack.
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Jul 22nd 2013, 1:58 PM
Photos: California home for sale for €77 million (but the owner comes with it)
Let’s have a gawk around.
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Jul 14th 2013, 5:00 PM
US TV station caught out by racist joke about plane crash pilots' names
“Sum Ting Wong,” “Wi Tu Lo,” “Ho Lee Fuk,” and “Bang Ding Ow” were not the pilots’ names…
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Jul 13th 2013, 2:21 PM
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