Ireland

al-Qa’ida believed Irish were ready for Islam

By The Mick
May 4, 2012
al-Qa’ida believed Irish were ready for Islam

The late Osama bin Laden was urged by a fellow leading al-Qa’ida member to send a message to the Irish people to urge them to convert to Islam. New files removed from Bin Laden’s compound reveal how Ireland was occupying the mind of top al-Qa’ida leaders. Adam Gadahn, al-Qa’ida’s American-born spin doctor, proposed an...
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Pierce Brosnan in spy thriller The Coup with Owen Wilson

By The Mick
May 4, 2012
Pierce Brosnan in spy thriller The Coup with Owen Wilson

The dashing former 007, Pierce Brosnan has signed on to star in a new action drama currently titled The Coup, it has been announced. According to Brosnan’s management, he will join lead Owen Wilson in the film, about an American who relocates his family to Southeast Asia and becomes entangled in a violent coup....
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Art in Action at Phoenix Park

By The Mick
May 4, 2012
Art in Action at Phoenix Park

This Saturday, May 5th-7th the Art in Action at Farmleigh Estate will provide a relaxed and friendly environment where artists and craftspeople demonstrate and discuss their techniques with the public. Artists from a vast array of disciplines come to Art in Action and set up their studios in marquees on the grounds of Farmleigh....
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Does breastfeeding help prevent childhood obesity?

By The Mick
May 3, 2012
Does breastfeeding help prevent childhood obesity?

It has been said that breast feeding helps raise well adjusted children who require fewer sick care visits, prescriptions, and hospitalizations. Then again, many public restaurants and social situations don’t accept that a mother should feed her baby in public and inevitably a bottle turns out to be far more handy. Whenever the question...
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Shane Filan of Westlife is in deep financial trouble

By The Mick
May 3, 2012
Shane Filan of Westlife is in deep financial trouble

He was the lead singer for one of the most popular boy bands in Ireland and western europe, touring in luxury and making young girls hearts beat, but as did many of us during the building boom, he invested heavily in speculative real estate. And now a receiver has been appointed to a property...
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Germany’s SAP to expand operations in Ireland

By The Mick
May 3, 2012
Germany’s SAP to expand operations in Ireland

One of the world’s best known technology titans is a German multi-national software firm that plans to expand its operations in Ireland with the creation of an additional 250 jobs in Dublin and Galway. SAP is investing €110m in the IDA Ireland supported initiative. It opened its first facility in Ireland way back in...
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Ireland’s bathing waters meet toughest world quality standards

By The Mick
May 3, 2012
Ireland’s bathing waters meet toughest world quality standards

They’ve not only some of the most beautiful beaches, they’re also good enough to take a plunk in. The quality and purity of Ireland’s bathing waters remains high with 98.5% of identified bathing areas meeting the EU mandatory standards, according to a new report from the EPA. The Environmental Protection Agency report says 83%...
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Making the doctor-patient relationship available online

By The Mick
May 3, 2012
Making the doctor-patient relationship available online

The focus on young entrepreneurship seems to be becoming all the rage now, with young people all over Ireland starting to get in on the start-up vibe. For instance, we have kids as young as nine who are starting to learn how to code via the CoderDojos. And this year, 550 projects made it...
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Scenes from the Trim, Co Meath Balloon Fiesta

By The Mick
May 2, 2012
Scenes from the Trim, Co Meath Balloon Fiesta

The annual Trim Hot Air Balloon Fiesta took place over the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend from the 2nd – 5th of April 2012 and provided what was a spectacular, action-packed and fun-filled weekend for all the family.. With up to 20 different special shape balloons attending it was difficult to decide on a favorite....
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