Iran President: “Psychic octopus is symbol of decadence and decay”
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran, has attacked Paul, the “psychic” octopus who correctly predicted the outcome of the World Cup 2010. Ahmadinejad called Paul a “symbol of decadence and decay” and said he is what is wrong with the Western...
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Church denounces gay priests following undercover article
A magazine owned by the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has published an undercover article on gay priests which has led to shock and anger from the Catholic Church. The diocese said of the priests: “We don’t wish any ill-will against...
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Irish rapist matches FBI killer profile
An Irish rapist who is set to be released in coming weeks has been identified as a match by the FBI to an Irish serial killer profile. Larry Murphy, from Wicklow, was arrested 15 years ago and is a prime suspect...
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Breaking: Civil Partnership legislation passes in Ireland
At 8 pm this evening, the Dail unanimously passed a new piece of legislation, that will recognise homosexual relationships/partnerships. The legislation was strongly opposed by the Catholic Church but was passed into law with a round of applause. Minister for Justice Dermot...
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“Mad Max” star Gibson rants against ex
Mel Gibson, star of Lethal Weapon and Braveheart, is in hot water after his former girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, taped his foul, racist and threatening rants. Oksana, who also had a relationship with James Bond star and Hot Fuzz villain Timothy Dalton,...
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Ukrainian hackers hosted child porn on Irish site
A rural Irish shops website had been used by Ukrainian criminals to host images of child pornography. The site, created for a family-owned specialist clothes shop, had been spotted by UK-based INHOPE Hotline. They then contacted Gardai and Hotline.ie (the Irish...
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New Planet of the Apes to star Andy Serkis
You may remember him from such films as Lord of the Rings, and once again, Andy Serkis is donning the CGI suit for film Rise of the Apes. Following the awful reboot Tim Burton threw onto our screens, this film takes...
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Puppy vs Hells Angels: super effective!
Bavaria: A German student caused chaos by making rude gestures at the Hells Angels, throwing a puppy at them and then making his daring escape in a stolen bull dozer. Quite the feat! After making his escape, the 26 year old abandoned the...
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Zombies take over Dublin
Filthy Zombies… Luckily, before we grabbed our shotguns and blades, we were informed they were just humans pretending to be zombies. Why would anyone want to pretend to be a filthy Zed? Well, for two good causes. The walk was in aid of The...
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Domestic Violence through technology rises
Women’s Aid has reported there has been a rise in the use of technology as a means of domestic abuse. For 2009, there where 15,000 abuse incidents recorded, more than 800 sexual abuse cases and 335 instances of rape in relationships. There...
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