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# Stranger Than Fiction

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# dubai princess
'Missing' Dubai princess not seen since March reappears in photos with Mary Robinson
She failed in her attempt to flee the UAE in March.
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Dec 24th 2018, 1:40 PM
# Stranger Than Fiction
The lecturer teaching a course on The Simpsons explains why it appears to predict the future
President Trump? You heard it on The Simpsons first.
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Dec 25th 2016, 10:15 PM
# two become one
'Lost' Francis Bacon work found on back of two Irish paintings up for sale at bargain price
The unfinished painting, titled ‘Figure’, has been made whole for the first time in 60 years. Bacon’s paintings are among the most expensive in the world.
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Mar 9th 2016, 4:37 PM
# Stranger Than Fiction
24 years ago a US television network aired an actual exorcism...
Uncomfortable viewing.
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Oct 31st 2015, 10:30 AM
# Stranger Than Fiction
The incredible saga of a successful family man who hid his murderous past for 50 years
Shirley Campbell threw a woman off a roof in 1958. Edward Davis lived a long, free life.
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Sep 20th 2015, 8:45 AM
# Stranger Than Fiction
A former RTÉ newsreader, her 'enchanting' friend, and the world's most notorious murder suspect
Geraldine McInerney tells TheJournal.ie about her friend Kathie McCormack, the arrest of Robert Durst, and ‘The Jinx.’
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Apr 7th 2015, 3:13 AM
# Actual GUBU
Did Des O'Malley really stop a row by wielding Saddam's sword around the Dáil?
The story is true… sort of.
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Jan 12th 2015, 9:00 PM
# playoff anarchy
Human shot clock forced to yell out 'Horn' every 24 seconds in NBA playoff match
If life hands you a broken shot clock, make do in comedic fashion.
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Apr 19th 2014, 9:16 PM
Voices
Damien Kiberd: Are whistleblowers saints? The ethics can be complicated.
As Ireland has discovered following the row over the cancellation of penalty points for motoring offences, the ethics of whistleblowing can be most complicated, writes Damien Kiberd.
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Feb 2nd 2014, 8:00 AM
# Stranger Than Fiction
13 things The West Wing taught us about shutting down the US government
When in doubt, go to a shutdown party.
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Oct 1st 2013, 6:00 PM
Voices
Column: Sean-nós singing resonates with something deep within people
Having had the privilege of teaching sean-nós singing in the Múscraí Gaeltacht of County Cork, I really wanted to share the wonder of this intimate shared experience through film, writes Máire Ní Cheallachair.
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Sep 22nd 2013, 12:00 PM
Voices
Column: How did this young woman scandalise her entire village? By writing poetry.
As a young woman, Salma was forced into a life of virtual isolation – in first her father’s and then her husband’s home. But when her raw and eloquent poetry finally found an audience, the reaction was explosive, writes filmmaker Kim Longinotto.
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Sep 21st 2013, 12:00 PM
# Controversy
Story of late-term abortion doctors in USA set for Irish film festival
Stranger Than Fiction festival in Dublin will see Irish premiere of controversial documentary, with one of the doctors to attend the screening.
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Aug 15th 2013, 4:24 PM
# American Dream
Millionaire NFL star earns extra living working at convenience store
Brian Hartline recently signed a $31m deal with the Miami Dolphins, but is working at the US equivalent of the local Londis.
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Mar 15th 2013, 9:50 PM