# Happy Birthday

All time

# only in ireland

Daniel O'Donnell sang happy birthday to a woman over the intercom on an Aer Lingus flight and made her day

Spot Majella chilling in the cockpit.

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Sep 6th 2018, 8:50 AM

# Birthday Bash

Here's everything we know about Kylie Jenner's 21st party last night

A round-up of all the social media goss tells me that the hangover’s gunna be a big one.

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Aug 10th 2018, 4:00 PM

# Happy Birthday

Clerical officer forced to take €11,000 salary cut for same job because he's turning 65

“It’s not fair that somebody facing that kind of cut will be expected to continue to do the same job because of a birthday.”

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Apr 1st 2018, 12:05 AM

# Happy Birthday

'The Irish took to it straight away': Looking back at 30 years since the National Lottery began

How to hide winning tickets, bonus balls, and that unshakable phrase: “It could be you”.

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Aug 2nd 2017, 6:00 AM

# some man

This man's inspirational words on the eve of his 89th birthday have gone viral on Humans of Dublin

“I always had a big breakfast, that is the foundation for a long life”

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Jul 20th 2017, 2:49 PM

# Happy Birthday

It's Michael D's birthday, so here are some charming as hell photos of him meeting celebs and world leaders

Find someone who looks at you the way the Queen looks at Michael D.

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Apr 18th 2017, 8:17 PM

# 80

Ireland wishes 'visionary peacemaker' John Hume a happy birthday

The founder and formal leader SDLP has been at the heart of Northern Ireland’s peace process.

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Jan 18th 2017, 11:17 PM

# Happy Birthday

600 assassination attempts and still going strong - Fidel Castro turns 90 today

The ‘father of the Cuban Revolution’ has recently re-emerged into the public eye after a decade in the shadows.

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Aug 13th 2016, 8:45 AM

# happy birthday to youuuu

Watch Obama sing Happy Birthday to his daughter

Kendrick Lamar and Janelle Monáe helped him out.

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Jul 5th 2016, 9:14 AM

# Happy Birthday

How Enya Are You?

Who can say which one you are, only time.

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May 17th 2016, 11:31 AM

# Happy Birthday

Are you a fail whale? Take our Twitter quiz

The service celebrates its tenth birthday today.

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Mar 21st 2016, 6:15 AM

# Countdown

Everybody needs a friend as dedicated as this guy

Birthday greetings done right. Sort of.

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Feb 10th 2016, 7:39 AM

# That's a relief

You can now sing Happy Birthday for free

Strictly speaking every time you’ve sung it in recent times you’ve been breaching copyright. Not any longer however…

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Feb 9th 2016, 10:14 PM

# justice trudeau

Canada's Prime Minister even makes cutting a birthday cake look slick

Justin Trudeau turned 44 yesterday.

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Dec 26th 2015, 2:42 PM

# happy birthday us

QUIZ: How well do you remember the last 5 years on TheJournal.ie?

Let’s find out.

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Oct 23rd 2015, 11:21 AM

# long legal battle

Good news for film producers ... people can now sing 'Happy Birthday' without being sued

Warner Chappell Music does “not own a valid copyright,” a judge said.

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Sep 23rd 2015, 4:00 PM

# card happy

Newcastle make fun of Mitrovic's appalling disciplinary record with brilliant birthday wish

The Magpies striker, in the middle of a three-match suspension, turns 21 today.

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Sep 16th 2015, 5:19 PM

# Happy Birthday

Last surviving child of executed 1916 leader turns 102

Fr Mallin still writes home to relatives in old Irish script, according to his niece.

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Sep 15th 2015, 1:55 PM

An alternative tune for Happy Birthday has been found

Did you know it was originally called Good Morning to All?

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Sep 13th 2015, 2:00 PM

# Happy Birthday

This day 20 years ago, Windows 95 made its way into the world

And it made many changes that are still present today.

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Aug 24th 2015, 8:00 PM

# Take a Break

WATCH: This three-year-old taxi driver caused quite a stir in Dublin

He’s pretty good and all.

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Aug 6th 2015, 12:43 PM

You can be really lazy now when wishing someone a happy birthday on Facebook

It only requires you to reply with a single number.

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Jul 29th 2015, 3:24 PM

# Allegations

FAI consider legal action after claims Ireland players were paid $10k each to go easy on Messi

Newspaper La Nacion alleges that the former president of the Argentine Football Association sanctioned the payments for the 2010 friendly in Dublin.

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Jun 24th 2015, 3:40 PM

# Legend

13 reasons why we loved Bill O'Herlihy

His memorable role on the RTÉ panel and other reasons he has been dubbed a broadcasting great.

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May 25th 2015, 12:45 PM

# Genius

On his birthday, we've ranked Eric Cantona's best goals - do you agree?

The King turns 49 today.

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May 24th 2015, 1:31 PM

# Happy Birthday

Want to feel old? This guy is now 35

We’ve come a long way since Pac-Man first hit arcades back in 1980.

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May 22nd 2015, 6:20 AM

# feed me

McDonald's is 75 years old today - here's what their first menu looked like

It’s all a little more streamlined shall we say.

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May 15th 2015, 12:47 PM

# celebrations

Happy 10th birthday YouTube. Here's why it's such a success

It’s come a long way since a trip to the zoo in 2005.

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Apr 23rd 2015, 8:00 PM

# me at the zoo

YouTube is ten today - and here's the first video ever uploaded

The first, and very underwhelming, video.

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Apr 23rd 2015, 7:50 AM

# leviosaaaa

7 reasons why Emma Watson is just the best

Happy birthday, girl.

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Apr 15th 2015, 4:28 PM

# crilllllly

7 reasons we miss Dermot Morgan

That money was just resting in his account.

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Mar 31st 2015, 9:53 AM

Voices

'I'm happy to be turning 30, it's the new 23'

People in their thirties are under less pressure to conform to society than ever before and as with anything there are positives and negatives.

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Mar 10th 2015, 8:00 AM

# Happy Birthday

You could create an unreal 5-a-side team made up of footballers whose birthday is today

A surprisingly large number of footballers share their birthday today.

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Feb 18th 2015, 3:16 PM

# Happy Birthday

Gary Neville turns 40 today, so here's a clip of Paul Scholes and him doing media training

The Sky pundit was not always a consummate pro in front of the cameras.

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Feb 18th 2015, 12:05 AM

# thoughtful

Juventus paid tribute to an Irish legend today

Former football star and well-known RTÉ pundit Liam Brady turns 59 today.

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Feb 13th 2015, 1:02 PM

# Happy Birthday

5 things you might not know about Dublin's Mansion House

The home of the Lord Mayor of Dublin is 300 years old.

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Jan 31st 2015, 7:30 PM

# bicolas cage

Twitter celebrated Nicolas Cage's birthday by sharing biro drawings of him

Under the hashtag #bicolascage.

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Jan 8th 2015, 9:04 AM

# Happy Birthday

The Hull lads had a nice little dig at Old Man Paul McShane

Happy birthday, Macca.

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Jan 7th 2015, 3:16 PM

# Happy Birthday

8 struggles of having your birthday fall close to Christmas

Oh, is it your birthday? Well, Merry Christmas.

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Dec 21st 2014, 1:14 PM

# celebrations

Happy 20th birthday Playstation! Here are some of the moments that helped shape it

Feeling old yet?

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Dec 3rd 2014, 5:35 PM