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Wednesday 29 November 2023 Dublin: 2°C

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Ben Foden used dating app Bumble to announce that he's getting divorced from Una Healy
Yikes.
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Aug 27th 2018, 7:51 AM
Demi Lovato had to apologise for a 'prank' that she played on her bodyguard
People thought she’d gone way over the line and some classed it as sexual assault.
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Jun 5th 2018, 12:45 PM
Earth, Wind and Fire's Allee Willis has had her say on Taylor Swift's 'September' cover and she has not held back
The phrase ‘a drunk turtle dozing under a sunflower after ingesting a bottle of Valium’ makes an appearance.
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May 21st 2018, 1:45 PM
20 of the weirdest reviews Irish people have left on Just Eat
Don’t upset a hungry person.
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Apr 29th 2018, 7:00 PM
Kim Kardashian is defending Kanye West from backlash he received for praising Donald Trump
Kanye called Donald Trump his “brother” on Twitter, because they both have “dragon energy”.
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Apr 26th 2018, 8:00 AM
This comedian just admitted to lying about escaping 9/11
Comedian Steve Rannazzisi made the claim on WTF with Marc Maron.
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Sep 16th 2015, 3:58 PM
Remarkably, no-one was hurt when this car was crushed by a truck
Yikes.
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Jul 8th 2015, 7:51 PM
Here's how long it really takes to get out of shape
An expert gives the lowdown.
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Jun 20th 2015, 3:00 PM
This lightning strike in Dublin was a little too close for comfort
And loud. Very, very loud.
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May 19th 2015, 10:00 PM
Watch: This lightning strike in Dublin was a little too close for comfort
And loud. Very, very loud.
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May 19th 2015, 9:16 PM
Budweiser was forced to apologise after this 'unsavoury' tagline appeared on bottles
People have accused it of promoting “rape culture”.
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Apr 28th 2015, 9:06 PM
Forget those US holidays because the euro could be worth 85c pretty soon
The currency has already hit a new 12-year low today.
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Mar 11th 2015, 12:25 PM
This is what it's like to ride the world's tallest and fastest rollercoaster
Stomach-churning.
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Mar 7th 2015, 11:47 AM
Doing the '12 Pubs'? ... Here's what happens to your body after each one of those drinks
No-one does a ‘Four Pubs of Christmas’. But it might seem like a hell of a better idea, after reading this.
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Dec 13th 2014, 7:52 PM
An icy 'weather bomb' is whipping up five-storey waves in the North Atlantic
Western counties should expect gale force winds overnight.
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Dec 9th 2014, 10:38 PM
Two window cleaners rescued from outside the 69th floor of the new World Trade Center
Their scaffolding collapsed while they were working at the building.
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Nov 12th 2014, 7:12 PM
This is what NASA’s unmanned airplane looks like - and it’s terrifying
It can hover like a helicopter and fly like a plane…
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Aug 21st 2014, 1:54 PM
Torres and Mata in but no place for Isco in Spain's star-studded provisional WC squad
Vicente del Bosque has announced a hugely impressive 30-man panel ahead of next month’s finals.
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May 13th 2014, 12:26 PM
Brave Irish kid lets dad pull his tooth out with mini helicopter
Who needs a dentist when you’ve got a daddy with a drone?
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Mar 25th 2014, 11:18 AM
Minus 50 degrees you say? Let's go for a dip....
Two adventurers planning the first Irish trek to the North Pole have been acclimatising themselves in remote northern Canada.
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Mar 1st 2014, 10:00 AM
NFL star Devin Hester raced a cheetah... and won
The Chicago Bears wide receiver performed the stunt for a documentary.
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Nov 30th 2013, 4:10 PM
Wild Goat Is Braver Than You Pic of the Day
Don’t look down.
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Nov 20th 2013, 3:23 PM
Tiger playing with dogs is simultaneously kind of lovely and absolutely terrifying
Or neither. You decide.
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Sep 16th 2013, 8:53 AM
Eight injured as plane lands nose-first in New York
The plane carrying 150 people collapsed on landing at La Guardia airport.
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Jul 23rd 2013, 11:56 AM
Oil prices hit massive spike in last 24 hours
Egypt’s political trouble causes concern – and Portugal crisis is affecting markets worldwide.
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Jul 3rd 2013, 1:46 PM
Fear or phobia: The science of being afraid
The only thing to fear is fear itself – except that sometimes it can seem like other things are a lot scarier…
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Jun 23rd 2013, 5:30 PM
HSBC to pay $1.9 billion to settle money laundering probe
Banking giant HSBC paid the huge sum to settle allegations of money laundering that were said to have helped terrorists and Iran.
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Dec 11th 2012, 7:49 AM
Disney has a creepy new robot you can play catch with
He even shrugs if he misses the ball.
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Dec 1st 2012, 9:45 AM
Eurozone and EU economies shrank in second quarter of 2012
Figures compiled by Eurostat show that economic output in both the eurozone, and the EU as a whole, is down.
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Aug 14th 2012, 11:00 AM
Euro crisis: Spanish cost of borrowing hits 7pc as investors seek safety
The costs had fallen after Greece’s election, but are back up this morning as the fear of contagion remains…
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Jun 18th 2012, 10:39 AM
VIDEO: Scary Plane Landing of the Day
If you’re afraid of flying you may want to look away now.
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Apr 28th 2012, 4:05 PM
Leipheimer 'lucky to be alive' after training crash
American cyclist Levi Leipheimer was fortunate to avoid serious injury when struck by a car during a training ride in California.
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Apr 2nd 2012, 3:15 PM
There's another reason not to eat fast food...
…It can bring you down, man.
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Apr 1st 2012, 7:30 PM
Men arrested for chasing children with hatchets
The local children were chased down Clonmeen Drive in Derry by two men in their 40s.
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Jan 14th 2012, 3:41 PM
Newly-discovered 'roasted' planets may provide clues about Earth's future demise
The two Earth-sized planets were discovered by a NASA team in the Kepler-20 star system.
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Dec 22nd 2011, 10:06 AM
Guess who: When court sketches go wrong...
How many of these famous faces can you identify from their official court sketch?
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Aug 1st 2011, 1:52 PM
Tarantula warning issued for Manchester
RSPCA warns of nasty surprises in gardens.
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Jul 29th 2010, 4:15 PM