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Thursday 16 May, 2013

From The Daily Edge Fellas

8 things that make Irish men almost unbearably attractive

Thu, 6:00 PM 71,901 Views 124 Comments

Resistance is futile.

From The Score Captain's Call

‘You never know, Brian might go another year after that’ – Jamie Heaslip

Thu, 6:00 PM 7,729 Views 12 Comments

O’Driscoll would be 36-years-old by the time the 2015 World Cup gets underway.

Social Media

Court says YouTube video of taxi evasion may be taken down from the internet

Thu, 5:59 PM 13,284 Views 46 Comments

A High Court judge said today he was surprised that Google and Facebook had not done more to help take down the video.

Retirement

Survey finds the majority of people are unaware of pension tax breaks

Thu, 5:43 PM 8,122 Views 23 Comments

A survey for Standard Life found that the average adult has a pension of about €4,000 per annum to live on.

224 Words

Ireland’s newest stamp features an entire short story

Thu, 5:23 PM 9,896 Views 17 Comments

The short story was written by Dublin teenager Eoin Moore.

Medieval Font

Stolen medieval font returned to Meath church

Thu, 5:20 PM 8,108 Views 14 Comments

“There wasn’t a begging ass on the roads of Ireland” that didn’t know the artefact was missing, according to National Museum Of Ireland spokesman.

From The Score Mind Our Men This post contains videos

Gaelic players get behind men’s suicide awareness campaign

Thu, 5:00 PM 6,940 Views 7 Comments

GAA stars Eoin Cadogan, Séamus Hennessy and Darran O’Sullivan have backed the Mind Our Men mental health initiative.

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Thursday

Thu, 4:50 PM 5,507 Views No Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

Dead Horses

Graphic images show horse’s mauled body in North Dublin

Thu, 4:39 PM 32,578 Views 132 Comments

Two horses were killed in two separate incidents in the Darndale area of Dublin yesterday.

VHI

Senior consultant: “€1,000-a-night to stay on a trolley in a public hospital”

Thu, 4:16 PM 14,540 Views 64 Comments

Professor Michael O’Keefe has claimed private insurance companies are being charged for patients in public wards.

Finance

‘The banks are not lending’ belief is stopping SMEs applying for loans

Thu, 4:05 PM 4,508 Views 19 Comments

The latest report by the ESRI says accessing finance is the third most reported problem facing small businesses in Ireland.

From Business ETC Eurozone

Eurogroup chief says Eurozone is much ‘calmer’ now than last year

Thu, 3:51 PM 2,846 Views 13 Comments

Jean-Claude Juncker was comparing the Eurozone now to a year ago in Brussels.

Garda

Callinan “has no axe to grind” with penalty points whistleblowers

Thu, 3:31 PM 4,927 Views 48 Comments

The Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee questioned the Garda Commissioner on the recent report on the quashing of penalty points.

Stabbing

Man arrested after young boy stabbed over 20 times on Greek vacation

Thu, 3:26 PM 12,155 Views No Comments

The boy’s mother told police her son had gone to retrieve a stolen iPad and phone from the accused when he disappeared on Tuesday.

From The Score Time's Up

Bye bye Becks… England midfielder announces retirement from football

Thu, 3:12 PM 12,691 Views 68 Comments

The 38-year-old former Manchester United and Real Madrid star is hanging up his boots.

Bus Eireann

UPDATE: Bus Éireann proposals cut executive pay, restore driver premiums

Thu, 2:45 PM 14,511 Views 72 Comments

Additional cash savings of €330,000 are expected to be made from contributions by executives, and directors also face a 20 per cent pay cut.

From The Score Column This post contains videos

A personal decision, but O’Driscoll playing on is great for Irish rugby

Thu, 2:45 PM 7,152 Views 9 Comments

As long as you’re happy with your performance and appetite for the game, retirement can be pushed down the road, writes David Wallace.

KAPUT

NASA’s planet-hunting spacecraft is broken – but they’re determined to fix it

Thu, 1:59 PM 5,845 Views 20 Comments

The planet-hunting telescope is 40 million miles from Earth and searches for Earth-like planets outside our solar system.

Queen Mary II

Queen Mary II is in town and she’s bringing €500k with her

Thu, 1:19 PM 20,411 Views 92 Comments

One of the largest, longest, widest, tallest and most expensive passenger liners in history will be docked in Dún Laoghaire until 6pm.

Donegal

TD highlights problem of rusty water in Lifford

Thu, 1:15 PM 9,827 Views 48 Comments

This picture speaks a thousand words, says local TD Pearse Doherty.

From The Daily Edge Fingers And Thumbs

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

Thu, 1:00 PM 13,630 Views 81 Comments

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

From Business ETC Google

Google exec grilled in UK over ‘devious’ use of Ireland to reduce tax

Thu, 12:58 PM 12,174 Views 58 Comments

MPs suggested that more sales activities are taking place in the UK than the company is willing to admit to.

Courts

Breifne O’Brien to sit trial despite ‘negative publicity’

Thu, 12:48 PM 6,071 Views No Comments

The businessman has failed in his bid to have a theft and deception case thrown out of court because of adverse publicity in the media.

From Business ETC Treasury Bills

€500m worth of T-Bills sold at auction

Thu, 12:15 PM 5,047 Views 13 Comments

The bills were sold at a lower interest rate this month than last month.

From The Score Cycling

Pat McQuaid’s UCI nomination bid gets the nod from Swiss ahead of Irish EGM

Thu, 12:00 PM 4,355 Views 19 Comments

“It has become clear that my nomination in Ireland has been politicised by a small group of people,” he said today.

Ennis

Body of Clare hit-and-run victim remains at the scene as gardaí make appeal

Thu, 11:44 AM 11,417 Views 18 Comments

The State Pathologist is on the way to Ennis to examine the man’s body that was found late last night.

From The Daily Edge Dirty Old Town This post contains videos

Eye-opening footage of Dubliners in the 1970s

Thu, 11:30 AM 8,599 Views 30 Comments

Wow, people really dressed up for the pub back then.

Name That Bridge This post contains a poll

Stoker, Wilde, Gregory: What should Dublin city’s new bridge be called?

Thu, 10:59 AM 15,014 Views 135 Comments

Eighty-five official names were received by Dublin City Council, which was shortlisted to 17.

Planet Earth

Billion-year-old water discovered in Canada could give clues to early life on Earth

Thu, 10:13 AM 14,612 Views 90 Comments

Life-giving chemicals have been discovered in isolated water believed to be 1.5 billion years old, raising hopes of scientists finding surviving microscopic organisms from a prehistoric age.

From The Score One More Year

Brian O’Driscoll signs on for 1 more year with Leinster and Ireland

Thu, 10:07 AM 10,874 Views 48 Comments

Ring the church bells, bake a cake, take the day off work — this is amazing news.

Plane Crash

Inexperienced pilots major factor in Shannon plane crash

Thu, 10:01 AM 14,306 Views 47 Comments

An air accident investigation highlighted a lack of understanding among pilots of aircraft controls in severe weather conditions.

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Would you support a smartphone tax to fund suicide prevention?

Thu, 9:57 AM 15,464 Views 170 Comments

A Senator has suggested that a one to four per cent levy would raise major funds for these resources. Would you support it?

Storms This post contains videos

Six die as powerful storm hits Texas

Thu, 9:50 AM 5,812 Views 10 Comments

A powerful storm spawned tornadoes which hit several times in Hood, Tarrant, Dallas and Parker counties last night.

April Jones

Man accused of murdering April Jones (5) kept pictures of her on laptop

Thu, 9:45 AM 9,911 Views No Comments

The court heard that Mark Bridger had a folder on his computer with images of April and her half-sisters.

From Business ETC Google This post contains a poll

Want to send (and receive) money by email?

Thu, 9:34 AM 7,498 Views 34 Comments

Google has rolled Google Wallet into Gmail, so you can send money over email – but would you be interested in such a service?

India

Successful life-saving surgery on baby’s rare, swollen head disorder

Thu, 8:53 AM 10,442 Views 11 Comments

Doctors say the surgery was a success although it’s too early to say what the quality of her life will be like.

Co Clare

Man found dead following suspected hit-and-run

Thu, 8:47 AM 8,820 Views 20 Comments

The victim is believed to have been in his twenties.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Thursday

Thu, 8:45 AM 8,272 Views 7 Comments

Good morning! Here are nine things to know before you start your day.

Outbreak

New boil water notice in Roscommon due to cryptosporidiosis outbreak

Thu, 8:21 AM 4,551 Views 21 Comments

The outbreak means that consumers must boil domestic water before using it to prevent illness.

Bus Eireann

Bus Éireann services to operate as normal today

Thu, 8:06 AM 2,791 Views 28 Comments

A minimum of 24 hours notice will be given for any industrial action, unions officials have said.

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