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Kildare captain faces surgery having broken his thumb the week before Leinster final

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Kildare captain faces surgery having broken his thumb the week before Leinster final

Jul 17th 2017, 7:00 AM 6,097 Views 3 Comments

Cian O’Neill says it’s ‘most likely’ Eoin Doyle will miss Kildare’s next game.

LA hits back at Paris accusations of buying Facebook likes to aid Olympic bid

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LA hits back at Paris accusations of buying Facebook likes to aid Olympic bid

Apr 5th 2017, 2:59 PM 2,258 Views 2 Comments

A report picked up by several media documented a sudden boost in fans on the LA 2024 Facebook page.

Daughter sues parents in Austria for posting photos of her on Facebook

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Daughter sues parents in Austria for posting photos of her on Facebook

Sep 15th 2016, 10:34 AM 29,859 Views 69 Comments

The 18-year-old woman recently joined the social network where she discovered 500 images of her that had been posted by her parents without her permission.

Here's nine things you may do that make people instantly dislike you

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Here's nine things you may do that make people instantly dislike you

Nov 1st 2015, 5:00 PM 61,391 Views 51 Comments

And being too nice is one of them…

Facebook needs to get rid of that ridiculous blue thumb, right now

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Facebook needs to get rid of that ridiculous blue thumb, right now

Oct 28th 2015, 12:01 PM 17,141 Views 4 Comments

THE BLUE THUMB OF DOOM.

7 uses Irish people have for a Facebook 'dislike' button

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7 uses Irish people have for a Facebook 'dislike' button

Sep 16th 2015, 6:10 PM 8,113 Views 5 Comments

Let ‘em know. Let ‘em all know.

Facebook is getting a dislike button

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Facebook is getting a dislike button

Sep 16th 2015, 8:10 AM 12,539 Views 44 Comments

FINALLY.

Gardaí clock driver doing 123km per hour in 80km zone

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Gardaí clock driver doing 123km per hour in 80km zone

Aug 28th 2015, 1:59 PM 31,830 Views 89 Comments

They’ve checked more than 18,000 cars for speed today.

Facebook Like button inventor has explained why there will never be a Dislike one

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Facebook Like button inventor has explained why there will never be a Dislike one

Oct 27th 2014, 12:26 PM 35,765 Views 31 Comments

Turns out, disliking something is pretty negative.

John Waters left The Irish Times in part because of 'freeloader' commenters

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John Waters left The Irish Times in part because of 'freeloader' commenters

Apr 30th 2014, 7:06 PM 25,522 Views 101 Comments

The former columnist told Today Fm that it became clear that their was “no place at the paper for divergent views like mine”.

YouTube co-founder leaves first comment in 8 years... complaining about comments

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YouTube co-founder leaves first comment in 8 years... complaining about comments

Nov 8th 2013, 3:24 PM 33,281 Views 46 Comments

Dude. What have you done to my website?

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Good news! You can now change your mind about TheJournal.ie comments

May 16th 2013, 1:00 PM 15,535 Views 81 Comments

You can change the way you “thumb” in the apps.

CUT! Take 84: The world's worst actors

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CUT! Take 84: The world's worst actors

Jun 17th 2011, 9:18 PM 812 Views 5 Comments

Jennifer Love Hewitt was recently named the worst-reviewed actress since 1985. We think there’s worse though….

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