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Rolling Stones confirm new album

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The Rolling Stones have confirmed they’re working on a new, blues-inspired album for release this year. “We’re actually in the studio in the moment cutting new stuff,” Keith Richards told BBC 6 Music.   Guitarist Ronnie Wood added that the…

Music: The All-time Selling Albums

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Top 30 (sold albums + streaming stats): 1. (No 21 in the all-time bestsellers list) Adele – 21 (806,023,008 streams) 2. (No 28) Metallica – Metallica (229,955,391) 3. (No 29) Nirvana – Nevermind (121,970,542) 4. (No 23) Bruce Springsteen –…

Dublin Airport to get new €320 million runway by 2020

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Permission for the new runway, which will be built 1.6km north of the current main runway, was originally granted in 2007 with 31 conditions attached. The economic downturn and the subsequent fall in passengers coming through the airport saw the…

Real Madrid to offer Ronaldo back to Man United

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Real Madrid will offer Cristiano Ronaldo back to Manchester United for €60m (£48.5m) this summer, according to reports in Spain. Spanish publication ES have claimed that Real have decided to cash in on the 31-year-old at the end of the…

Consumer prices falling

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Ireland’s headline inflation rate has been negative for 12 of the last 15 months, CSO figures show.   Consumer prices fell by 0.3 per cent in the year to March, according to the latest official figures. The primary drivers were…

Who is the new Chelsea coach?

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Current Italy manager will join London club at end of Euro 2016. Antonio Conte has signed a three-year contract worth £15m to become the new Chelsea manager and will join the club after helming Italy’s Euro 2016 campaign. The Italian…

Irish unemployment hits eight-year low

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Positive employment numbers here contrast with lacklustre data for euro area as a whole.   Ireland’s jobless rate hit a new eight-year low of 8.6 per cent last month as conditions in the wider economy continue to improve. However, the…

Arsenal, Chelsea & Leicester Deny Doping Claims

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The Sunday Times published the article in which they claimed that London-based private doctor Mark Bonar prescribed banned performance-enhancing drugs to over 150 British athletes including footballers.   Arsenal said they were “extremely disappointed” by the publication of the claims,…

Au Pair: the sequel!

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Sign the petition to support Au Pairs in Ireland.   Do you remember the Spanish girl who sued her host family and obtained almost 10.000 euro back? Fine, from that moment the Au pair community has been talking about their…