So say you were lucky enough to score front row seats to see U2 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, well have we got a rare opportunity for you to share your moment with the rest of the free world. A spankin’ fresh museum is looking to acquire U2 memorabilia related to the...
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‘Twas the case of the ‘magnificent seven’ for a family of Carlow ploughers this weekend where Eamonn Tracey scooped silver at the world finals in Croatia, writes Declan O’Brien. Eamonn, from Garryhill, near Bagnalstown, was keeping up a family tradition as his father John, who was manager of the Irish team this year, he...
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It must be said that nobody left Waterford’s Harvest Festival celebrations hungry yesterday after organizers succeeded in their bid to cook up the largest-ever bowl of oatmeal. The colossal bowl of oats, which weighed in at 1,380kg, was enough to feed 5,500 festival-goers at the city’s quayside, as well as smashing the world record...
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Off-road bicyclist aficionados worldwide may soon be able to travel from Dublin to Galway along an uninterrupted 200-kilometre cycleway. The new route being planned would be the first cross-country off-road trail in Ireland. It has the potential to bring in at least €15m annually to the Irish economy, with much of that going straight...
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How can you tell when a golden goat is happy? That’s easy, their tail will be up in the air. This grand piece of knowledge is essential if you want to become a goat herder on the Hill of Howth. Call it an ancient grass cutting solution, but three Guernsey goats were unleashed onto...
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Abbeyshrule is a small village in Co Longford but this week they officially became Ireland’s Tidiest Town for 2012. This is a hugely competitive title in Ireland and a challenge residents accept with relish. I know because my wife’s mother lives in Co Longford and many of their streets are idyllic and well maintained....
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It is estimated that 40,000 tourists a year will visit the new Tullamore Dew visitor center in Tullamore, Co Offaly, officially opened yesterday. The new center is the culmination of a multi-million euro investment by brand owners William Grant & Sons and more than eight months of intensive work on the site. Set in...
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The Rose of Tralee International Festival ran from the 17th through the 21st of August 2012. The Festival is based around the selection of a new Rose of Tralee who must be of Irish ancestry but may be from anywhere in the around world. However this one more crowd favorite…The Rose of Tralee Air...
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Movie quiz time! Where was the film Braveheart made? Glendalough of course! Yes, this beautiful valley – only an hour and a half south of Dublin is where film-makers brought a little bit of Scotland to Ireland when filming scenes for ‘Braveheart’ at Sally’s Gap. Glendalough from the Irish “Gleann da locha”, meaning the...
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