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These are the most commonly used illegal drugs in Ireland
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These are the most commonly used illegal drugs in Ireland

Only young people in the Netherlands use MDMA more frequently than Irish people do. Cannabis is the most widely used illegal drug amongst young people in Ireland, according to a report by the EMCDDA. The report by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) was released on Tuesday. It provides the EU and […]

Irish exam coach reveals the sentence he hates seeing written in exams
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Irish exam coach reveals the sentence he hates seeing written in exams

If you’re thinking of writing it in next week’s exam, just don’t. Even the best laid plans have a habit of going awry and despite all the effort college students throughout Ireland are putting in ahead of exams right now, there’s a chance that the exam itself might not proceed along expected lines. Although time […]

The first look at Ed Sheeran’s Carpool Karaoke is here
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The first look at Ed Sheeran’s Carpool Karaoke is here

Safe to say this is going to be one of the most popular editions of the Carpool Karaoke series to date. Ed Sheeran, it’s fair to say, is a man that divides opinion. A lot of people, particularly in Ireland, absolutely love him, while there are some who aren’t so impressed by him. Even if […]

Gardaí warn about email scam seeking people’s personal bank details
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Gardaí warn about email scam seeking people’s personal bank details

Don’t fall for it. An Garda Síochána have warned members of the public to beware of an ongoing phishing email currently in circulation that seeks to glean the personal details of its recipients. The phishing email, Gardaí say, requests recipients of the email to click on a link to authorise or decline a payment request […]

Female cyclist dies after collision at popular tourist spot in Kerry
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Female cyclist dies after collision at popular tourist spot in Kerry

Very sad news. A woman in her 60s has died as a result of a road traffic collision at the Gap of Dunloe in Kerry on Tuesday afternoon. A female cyclist in her 60s collided with a 4 x 4 vehicle at approximately 3pm on Tuesday afternoon and was pronounced dead at the scene. The […]

A full list of all the big releases coming to Netflix in June
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A full list of all the big releases coming to Netflix in June

More than enough to get you through the month. Fingers crossed the weather will encourage us to spend a lot of the month outdoors, but we know fine well that there will be plenty of rainy days in June when we’ll be thanking our lucky stars for our Netflix subscription. There’s plenty to look forward […]

This is the average weekly earnings of workers in Ireland
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This is the average weekly earnings of workers in Ireland

How do your weekly earnings compare to the average figure in Ireland? Irish workers earned an average of €723.08 per week in the first quarter of 2017, an increase of 1.4% from the first quarter of 2016, according to preliminary estimates of the Earnings and Labour Costs Quarterly release, published by the Central Statistics Office […]