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# was it for this

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Michael Collins 'would not be happy' with suggestions Ireland follow Britain out of EU
MEP Seán Kelly said it is “daft” to suggest Ireland should make itself economically dependent on the UK again.
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Jul 8th 2017, 6:50 AM
Ariana Grande was spotted wandering around Glasnevin Cemetery with her dog
DID SHE SEE MICHAEL COLLINS’ GRAVE?
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May 21st 2017, 10:19 AM
Renua are claiming Luas works make O'Connell St 'look like 1916'
Renua Ireland compared Dublin during the Luas works to Alcatraz in a statement today.
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May 2nd 2017, 3:01 PM
Kilkenny people are searching for 'British' on Pornhub more than anyone else in Ireland
Lads.
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Mar 15th 2017, 4:57 PM
Obama to Biden: 'I had to quote an Irish poet and Seamus Heaney was taken'
Seamus Heaney and WB Yeats featured in the speeches given by the men yesterday.
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Jan 13th 2017, 10:31 AM
This girl’s Chucky Ár Lá Halloween costume has gone viral on Twitter
Pun work at its finest.
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Oct 14th 2016, 9:15 AM
Good news - People are betting that Ireland will still be around in 100 years
The State has sold it’s first ever 100-year-bond.
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Mar 30th 2016, 4:57 PM
Everyone is cracking up at this Dublin beauty salon’s special 1916 offer
Some deal.
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Mar 29th 2016, 2:44 PM
This Cork supermarket has a very patriotic deal on whiskey this week
Excellent.
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Mar 24th 2016, 8:19 PM
Was it for this? Rising heroes would be disappointed today, teens say
Almost half of all students do not think that the 1916 leaders would be happy with Ireland today.
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Mar 24th 2016, 6:08 AM
The most inappropriate 1916-themed cake has been spotted in Dublin
The execution of 1916 leader James Connolly… in cake form.
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Mar 16th 2016, 4:03 PM
Eva Longoria said that Irish tea isn't as nice as English tea on Snapchat
BLASPHEMY.
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Feb 2nd 2016, 1:58 PM
Finally, 9 important answers to 'Was it for this?'
Romantic Ireland’s dead and gone…
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Jan 30th 2016, 3:51 PM
O'Neills have released a 1916 commemorative jersey that has the Proclamation on the back
‘A terrible beauty was born’ indeed.
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Jan 27th 2016, 11:10 PM
John Bruton reckons Ireland would have become independent without 1916
The former taoiseach said we shouldn’t glorify the Easter Rising.
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Dec 18th 2015, 6:38 PM
Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell and Michael Fassbender named as 'British' for London film awards
The London Critics has changed the names of the categories in response to criticism.
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Dec 15th 2015, 3:48 PM
Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell and Michael Fassbender all just named as 'British' for London film awards
Sigh. Here we go again.
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Dec 15th 2015, 2:17 PM
The 1916 commemoration video fails to mention, er... 1916
And it seems some people are not pleased.
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Nov 13th 2014, 7:50 AM
SIPTU using 1916 centenary to highlight housing shortages
Commemoration will “ring hollow” if Irish citizens still “languishing on housing lists”.
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Aug 1st 2014, 5:43 PM
Watch one Leitrim poet's passionate portrayal of modern Ireland
Keep your lattes and skinny jeans.
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Jun 11th 2014, 12:22 PM
People answering the question 'Would you die for Ireland?'
“If the money was right.”
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May 15th 2013, 4:33 PM
Britain loves Mrs Brown so much, they've given her a gameshow
Export-led recovery, anyone?
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Aug 16th 2012, 11:23 AM