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# Springfield

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# Springfield
The Simpsons ends using white actors to voice characters of colour
Characters including Apu and Dr Hibbert are voiced by white actors.
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Jun 27th 2020, 3:17 PM
# Floods
Families in flood-hit areas call for government to buy them out of swamped homes
A plan to construct a flood defence and pumping station to divert water away from the area have been left marooned.
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Feb 26th 2020, 7:33 PM
# Springfield
'We're amateur meteorologists at this stage': Locals fear further flooding along Shannon after overnight rain
13.6 mm of rain was recorded at Shannon Airport yesterday.
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Feb 24th 2020, 9:59 AM
# Shannon
Thousands of sandbags delivered to homes in Clare under threat of rising floodwater
Increased rainfall coupled with increased discharges from the Weir has left residents along the Shannon catchment “concerned”.
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Feb 20th 2020, 5:00 PM
# Springfield
Can You Name All Of These Buildings From The Simpsons?
Think you know your way around Springfield?
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Nov 18th 2017, 8:00 PM
# Tallaght
Teenage girl allegedly sexually assaulted just yards from school
The victim is believed to be 14 years old.
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Jan 27th 2016, 8:46 AM
# aftermath
Bad news for Clare, it has just been hit with a new flood warning
The area was heavily hit over the weekend.
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Dec 7th 2015, 1:48 PM
# D'oh!
Homer Simpson has done the ice bucket challenge
Although it didn’t go quite to plan…
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Aug 27th 2014, 9:50 AM
# drive stick
Car thieves forced to abandon robbery because they couldn't use a manual gearstick
Morto for them.
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Jan 16th 2014, 3:55 PM
# The Simpsons
The Simpsons paid a touching tribute to legendary Japanese animator Miyazaki
Beautiful.
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Jan 10th 2014, 8:18 AM
# R.I.P. Edna
This year's Simpsons Christmas opening sequence features Mrs. Krabappel as an angel
As well as a host of other highlights.
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Dec 12th 2013, 9:20 AM
# mews reporter
TV reporter interviews cat about water rate increases
He’ll jump on you Caroline.
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Nov 15th 2013, 7:30 PM
Voices
Column: I saw the first draft of the first Simpsons episode – and it wasn’t very good
Marc Flanagan, a writer on The Tracey Ullman Show, recalls how a low-budget animated segment on that show grew legs and became an international phenomenon.
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Apr 21st 2012, 7:01 PM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the few bits and pieces you might not have seen.
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Apr 11th 2012, 8:06 PM
# The Simpsons
Matt Groening reveals true location of Simpsons' Springfield
To mark the 25th anniversary of their first TV appearance, Matt Groening finally reveals the TV family’s true homeplace…
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Apr 11th 2012, 2:45 PM
# The Simpsons
Channel 4 announcers deliberately mispronounce The Simpsons
The Crimpsons? The Rumpelstiltskins? The Skiddlybiddledoowhopadomsons?
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Jan 23rd 2012, 5:30 PM
# Saved
Threat averted: The Simpsons renewed for 2 more years
America’s most famous family is to stick around for a little longer as Fox books season 24 and 25 of the long-running cartoon series.
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Oct 8th 2011, 8:10 AM
# The Simpsons
Is the end nigh in Springfield? Money dispute could end The Simpsons - report
A dispute over pay cuts for the actors who voice ‘The Simpsons’ characters could mean the end of the show after 23 seasons.
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Oct 4th 2011, 2:50 PM
# IED
Explosive device found outside house in Tallaght
The IED was found outside a house in Springfield in the early hours of this morning.
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Jul 7th 2011, 10:17 AM