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Ireland

# ireland - Today’s News

From TheJournal.ie You Told Us

Top readers’ comments of the week

Here’s our round-up of the best, the most interesting and the most commented-on pieces from the past week. Did you make it in?

From TheJournal.ie Awkward

If Ireland actually won the Eurovision, would we have anywhere to hold it?

Even if we don’t win tonight, we’ve been doing better in recent years – but could Ireland handle the Eurovision now that it’s gotten so much bigger?

Legend This post contains videos

Honesty & magic — O’Gara retires having made Irish rugby great

The man born to play number 10 leaves behind a legacy and a legion of memories.

# ireland - Yesterday’s News

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Three things modern politicians should learn from the Lemass era

Séan Lemass is one of the few Irish leaders whose popularity transcends political parties – but his path wasn’t always an easy one. Modern politicians could learn a lot from his approach to politics, writes David McCann.

# ireland - Thursday 16 May, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Retirement

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

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

From TheJournal.ie Finance

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

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

From The Daily Edge Spit On Us

SCREAM! One Direction confirm Croke Park gig for 2014

They’ll play in Dublin next May.

# ireland - Wednesday 15 May, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Jobswatch

50 jobs lost as Citi Bank announce Waterford office closure

The Waterford branch will close by the end of the year.

From The Daily Edge Grandtimes

Authentic Irishman for hire has the best business card you’ll see today

‘Grandtimes, Singing, Dancing & Carrying On’

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: We have a president with an opinion, what’s the big deal?

Michael D Higgins won the Irish presidential elections based on his vision of a ‘radically inclusive Republic’. So how could anyone be surprised about him elaborating on that vision, asks Maura Adshead.

# ireland - Tuesday 14 May, 2013

From The Daily Edge Eurovision 2013

Ireland’s Eurovision semi-final: spacemen, nakedness and Obelix

We qualified! And it was weird. Here’s how it happened…

From The Daily Edge Rock And Roll Kid

6 performances which mean Ryan Dolan has a lot to live up to

He’s representing Ireland in tonight’s Eurovision semi-final.

From The Daily Edge SLEEGO This post contains videos

# ireland - Monday 13 May, 2013

Trapattoni plays down Napoli rumours, insists priorities lie with Ireland

The Italian manager also paid tribute to Alex Ferguson during his press conference today.

From The Daily Edge QUEEN B

Beyoncé reacts to Irish tweets about her gigs at the weekend*

*Ok, this is how we’d imagine she’d react.

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Insinuating that young people ‘aren’t bothered’ with politics is insulting and false

Various political scandals and our current economic woes have increased levels of mistrust in politicians among young people. This does not mean we are apathetic, we just need to be engaged, writes Órla Ryan.

# ireland - Sunday 12 May, 2013

From The Daily Edge Pictorial Weakly

26 photos that sum up Ireland perfectly

Ah, the place we call home.

From The Daily Edge Be Our Dad Please

9 reasons Gabriel Byrne would be the world’s best dad

Imagine how cool it would be.

Jonah Lomu, a rugby career that was all too brief

The former All-Black star turns 37 today and we look back at his thrilling, if far too short, career.

From TheJournal.ie Hurricane Sandy

What can Irish firefighters learn from Superstorm Sandy?

A New York fire fighter visited Cork this week to talk to the Irish Chief Officers Association annual conference – here’s some of what he told them.

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Are political families healthy for democracy?

Name recognition surely benefits politically candidacy both here and abroad, but it shouldn’t just be the Kennys, McEntees or the Clintons that are getting involved in the politics of shaping nations – we all should be, writes Larry Donnelly.

# ireland - Saturday 11 May, 2013

From The Daily Edge Irish On Tour This post contains videos

How to tell if you are an Irish person on holiday

From bringing your own tea bags to clapping when the plane lands.

From The Daily Edge Name Game

11 actual surnames that would be unfortunate in Ireland

This goes out to all the Dopes and Langers.

# ireland - Friday 10 May, 2013

From The Daily Edge Facepalm

15 annoying things emigrants say

‘Would you not think about moving over?’

From TheJournal.ie Emigration

Most Irish emigrants ‘want to return home’ – if they can get a job

A report from the National Youth Council of Ireland says that many young Irish emigrants are moving abroad to experience new horizons and access greater opportunities.

# ireland - Thursday 9 May, 2013

From The Daily Edge Splitters

So, what has the EU ever done for us?

There’s the roads, of course.

From The Daily Edge Mary Mary
From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Are we proud that Ireland is the poster child of austerity?

Austerity has not worked in Ireland or across the eurozone, writes Joan Collins, who points out that even the architects of our bailout admit it was the wrong path.

# ireland - Wednesday 8 May, 2013

From The Daily Edge Crystal Gales
From The Daily Edge Sniff Sniff

What would scented underwear for Irish men smell like?

We’ve had a think about this (sadly) and come up with a few options.

10 ways to live your life like birthday boy Jack Charlton

Big Jack turns 78 today. He’s just 4 ahead of Trap.

# ireland - Tuesday 7 May, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: We need to produce a generation of independent thinkers – history is the key

TV shows like ‘The Tudors’ and ‘Rome’ show that history is more popular than ever – yet, under proposed changes to the Junior Certificate, history could become an optional subject or short course. It makes no sense, writes teacher Christian O’Connor.

From The Daily Edge Coming Home Now This post contains videos

One girl’s reasons for ‘un-emigrating’ back to Ireland

Including chippers, Coppers and the craic.

McGeady facing police questioning after his ‘disgraceful hooliganism’

The Ireland winger allegedly smashed up the dressing room after being sent off for Spartak Moscow over the weekend.

From The Daily Edge Not So Fun In The Sun

11 people who regret ever sunbathing

They are raging. Also a bit red from the sun.

# ireland - Monday 6 May, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Interview

Column: It’s challenging to get Irish people to go and see Irish movies

Director Kieron J Walsh says it can be difficult to get Irish people to watch Irish movies, but this is changing. Here, he discusses shining a light on suicide, how Northern Ireland is not all about the the Troubles, and why Irish cinema is on the up.

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Lisa McInerney: Fianna Fáil doesn’t deserve our ear…

…not when the party still owe us a tooth and an eye. So why are many people perversely choosing to drift back=?

# ireland - Sunday 5 May, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: It’s fanciful to think a wealth tax would make the rich leave Ireland

A former IMF head of the mission for Ireland has said an entire reliance on austerity was not the right move – yet we’re still following that road. David Cronin asks why.

From TheJournal.ie Read Me

Extract: How I got back in the driving seat with the banks

Revealing personal and confidential details in his new book, George Mordaunt talks about his own debt recovery programme and his struggle with the banks. He says debt resolution exists and questions why more don’t know about it.

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