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DUBLIN CITY Council was advised by the rest of the country today that collecting rainwater is probably a great place to start with its struggling water supply. Water reservoirs were said to be at an all time low this week due to the incredible Summer we had, and that from tonight there will be nightly… Read more »
Due to Global warming and high levels of contamination in the water, the river Suir or ‘sewer’ has to be drained every 12 years in order to clean its mucky bed. In 1975, a large plug hole and underground tank was constructed at the bottom of the Fjord by Waterford City Council. The 12 metre… Read more »
THE NATION had a little skip in its step this morning after it was revealed that novelist Amanda Brunker did not win the celebrity apprentice last night. Hundreds of thousands of viewers tuned in for the TV3 final last night, which seen B*Witched band member Edele Lynch win €25,000 prize for her chosen charity. The… Read more »
Dublin native Caoimhe Carey is recovering today from an almighty hangover after the latest ‘girl’s night out’. Caoimhe, the last of her single friends, was politely condescended to by her married friends as they insisted she would ‘find the one’ despite expressing no dissatisfaction at being single. As the night progressed and several wine bottles… Read more »
Ciaran Walshe, a 27-year-old call centre worker, has spent the last 40 minutes sitting on the toilet and is now beginning to worry. In a display of misplaced faux-macho bravado he told several male co-workers he was going ‘to drop the kids off at the pool’. Walshe’s witty aside was met with appreciative laughter with… Read more »
Viral gorging internet kings Buzzfeed have digitally penned an open letter to its readership in a desperate attempt to find more ideas for their trademark ‘lists’. Buzzfeed, despite its aspirations towards serious journalism, rely heavily on the ‘share-ability’ of their content which attempts to capture the universality of human existence. Buzzfeed initially found great success… Read more »
THE NEW Cannabis Legalisation Bill was declared ‘Void’ by the government today after Independent TD Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan accidentally ripped it to pieces for roach material on the way to Leinster house this morning. Ceann Comhairle Seán Barrett declared the damaged bill ‘a total disgrace’, and advised mister Flanagan to ‘invest in filters’ in future…. Read more »
I know you, the voting public, have forgotten all about the budget and moved on with your mostly mundane lives, but it is not so easy for a government minister. My post-budget routine is much like that of a celebrity who has had the misfortune of their sex tape being leaked ‘online’ (for those of… Read more »
A RECENT study carried out by the NUJ (National Union of Journalists) revealed that the majority of journalists today spend most of their time aimlessly staring at celebrity twitter accounts. They do so to create what is deemed to be called ‘news’, providing countless media outlets with important content. This latest news comes as yet… Read more »