2015-09-04 Ireland More Top Stories

Irish Independent   

Ireland set for dramatic rise in refugees after new U-turn   
Irish Independent
Ireland will take in "several thousand" more refugees over the coming years in new re-settlement programmes aimed at dealing with the biggest crisis since World War II. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments.
Responding to Europe's humanitarian crisis   Irish Times
Refugee crisis: State under pressure to act   Irish Examiner
Ireland may take thousands of refugees - Kelly   RTE.ie
Herald   
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Herald   

Boxer stabbed to death with samurai sword in mob attack   
Herald
A 45-year-old man was stabbed to death with a samurai sword after being beaten by a mob in a horror attack in Tallaght. 01 of 2. Previous; Next. The scene at the attack yesterday at Avonbeg Gardens, Tallaght, in which Mr Holmes was killed. Victim Karl ...

2015-09-04 Ireland Health

Irish Independent   

Patients promised early access to drugs for debilitating illnesses   
Irish Independent
Patients with life-threatening or debilitating conditions are being offered fresh hope of getting quicker access to powerful and expensive new medicines. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. The new-age drugs ...
HSE to reimburse cost of crucial drug for MS sufferers   Irish Examiner
HSE to fund on limited basis cost of multiple sclerosis drug   Irish Times
HSE to fund life-changing drug for people with MS   UTV Ireland
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Irish Independent   

Mount Carmel is reborn as a short-stay nursing home   
Irish Independent
Mount Carmel Hospital, where generations of babies were delivered before its closure last year, has been reborn as a short-stay nursing home for older people. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. The former ...
Northside patients won't cross Liffey for empty hospital beds   Irish Times

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Globalnews.ca   

3 sisters give birth on same day at same hospital   
Globalnews.ca
WATCH ABOVE: Three sisters in Ireland all gave birth on Tuesday and the fourth sister is expecting to delivery her baby very soon. TORONTO — Three little bundles of joy arrived to an Irish family Tuesday as three sisters gave birth on the same day in ...
Three sisters give birth on same day in Irish hospital   BBC News
3 Irish sisters give birth on same day and their fourth sister is pregnant on ...   Daily Mail
It's triple trouble as three sisters have three babies in same hospital on ...   Irish Independent
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thejournal.ie   

The EU's top court has punched a hole in Leo's plan for higher alcohol prices   
thejournal.ie
THE GOVERNMENT'S PLAN to introduce a minimum price for alcohol has suffered a major setback after an advisor to the EU's top court said the laws could be illegal. In a decision today on Scotland's move to set a floor price on alcohol, the European ...

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Irish Times   

HSE wanted to shut key services at Portlaoise hospital   
Irish Times
The Department of Health and the HSE wanted to see key services at the troubled Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise closed down in June 2014, but the measures were never implemented. Highly placed sources suggest there was a lack of political ...

2015-09-04 Ireland Science

Belfast Telegraph   

Lampreys returning to English rivers after conservation work   
Belfast Telegraph
A prehistoric fish has been seen in some English rivers for the first time since the 1800s in the wake of conservation work, the Environment Agency said. Ads by Google. Lamprey, snake-like creatures that were around 200 million years before the ...

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Daily Mail   

Ants Suddenly March In A Circle When An iPhone Rings   
Huffington Post
Bizarre video of bustling ants suddenly marching in a circle around an iPhone when it rings has the Internet wondering what the heck is going on. Here are some theories: "The electromagnetic wave of an incoming call" keeps them in a circle, according ...
Watch an iPhone Control Ants   Daily Beast
VIDEO Ants swirl around a ringing iPhone   Irish Examiner
WATCH: Ringing iPhone Causes Ants to Enter Crazy Death Spiral   Heavy.com
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Daily Mail   

Leopard leaps into waterhole to catch a fish for dinner in Botswana   
Daily Mail
Dinnertime can be a dirty business in the wilds of Africa when you're a famished leopard. In this incredible set of images, one of the majestic predators is more than happy to end up caked in mud for the sake of a meal... which in this case takes the ...
Hungry leopard leaps into waterhole to catch a fish and emerges both spotless ...   Mirror.co.uk

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NYC Today   

Hitchhiking Comet concept might become reality soon   
NYC Today
A recent report is of the view that the Comet Hitchhiker concept is being researched upon and being developed recently by Masahiro Ono, from the NASA Jet Propulsion laboratory. Until now there has been only one such spacecraft that has orbited our ...
Inspired by “Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,” NASA plans to hitch rides on ...   Quartz
NASA Plans to Hitch Rides on Comets – Using Harpoons and Tethers   GovExec.com
Comet Hitchhiker: New Concept for Orbiting, Landing on Comets and Asteroids   Sci-News.com
ZME Science   
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Mirror.co.uk   

Watch amazing moment two men set fire to methane bubbles trapped under a ...   
Mirror.co.uk
This incredible video shows how two daredevils braved fire and ice to capture an amazing natural phenomenon. Taken on a small video camera, it shows the moment methane bubbles were freed from an icy lake and set alight as they rise in the air.

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Times of India   

Earth now home to 3 trillion trees   
Times of India
WASHINGTON: More than 3 trillion trees exist on Earth - roughly 422 per person - but the total number of trees has plummeted by 46 per cent since the start of human civilisation, according to a new Yale-led study. The new estimate of more than 3 ...
The earth as three trillion trees!   NY City News
We finally know how many trees there are in the world   Los Angeles Times
How Many Trees Does Earth Have? New Study Yields Big Surprise   Huffington Post
The Straits Times   
Irish Examiner   
TODAYonline   
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Mashable   

Robots will be fighting against pesty starfish on the Great Barrier Reef   
Mashable
Crown-of-thorns starfish are one of the greatest threats to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, and a team of researchers have a robot that's going to fight back. The starfish species, which is native to the Indo-Pacific region, feeds on coral and a ...
Robot to destroy starfish on Great Barrier Reef   Brisbane Times
COTSbot Is The Terminator Of Starfish   Ubergizmo
Australia Deploys Killer Robots to Terminate Reef-Eating Starfish   NBCNews.com
Maine News Online   
Pioneer News   
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Bangkok Post   

Intel putting $50 mn into quantum computing research   
Bangkok Post
SAN FRANCISCO - US chip colossus Intel on Thursday said that it will put $50 million and engineering resources into an alliance on quantum computing that could radically advance complex problem-solving. Intel Corporation plans a 10-year collaboration ...

2015-09-04 Ireland Sports

Irish Times   

O'Neill cautious as Ireland head into 'must win' game   
Irish Times
It would have taken some doing to get through the last few months without realising that it had been 25 years since Italia' 90. Less celebrated, though, was the 20th anniversary of that scoreless draw in Liechtenstein. Ireland were held by a ...
'Remember San Marino'   Irish Independent
Martin O'Neill: We can only control what's put in front of us   Irish Examiner
These Minnows can bite: Robbie   Herald
Belfast Telegraph   
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Irish Independent   

Little room to manoeuvre if second replay is required   
Irish Independent
A second All-Ireland semi-final replay between Dublin and Mayo, if required, is likely to take place on the following Saturday in Croke Park again, leaving the winners with just a week to prepare for an All-Ireland final.
Dubs to name suspended Connolly in team to play Mayo   Irish Examiner
A game of biblical proportions   Mayo Advertiser
Poll: Dublin or Mayo, who'll win round two and join Kerry in September showdown?   The42
Irish Times   
SportsJOE   
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Irish Independent   

Confidence-booster needed after bizarre squad choices   
Irish Independent
'How can Stuart Lancaster expect to retain the lion's share of possession against the likes 1 'How can Stuart Lancaster expect to retain the lion's share of possession against the likes of Sam Warburton, Justin Tipuric, Michael Hooper and David Pocock?'.
Ireland at full strength for final warm-up against England   Irish Times
Utility man Simon Zebo ready for the call   Irish Examiner
Rob Kearney: 'Family plays a huge role in you fulfilling your potential'   RTE.ie

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Irish Independent   

UFC executive says Joseph Duffy is more reflective of Irish people than Conor ...   
Irish Independent
The UFC's Vice-President of International believes the quietly-spoken Joseph Duffy, who will headline the promotion's October return to Dublin, has more in common with the Irish average person than Conor McGregor.
Meet the UFC boss who thinks Ireland can produce more than one Conor McGregor   Irish Mirror
Fox Sports' graphic for Conor McGregor v Jose Aldo has been causing some ...   SportsJOE
'I will KO him stiff' – Conor McGregor unloads on 'journeyman' Joseph Duffy   The42
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Irish Independent   

Guinness Pro12 previews   
Irish Independent
Pat Lam has handed debuts to academy centre Rory Parata and New Zealand-born flanker Nepia Fox-Matamua for the visit of Newport Gwent Dragons in Galway (7.30). Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Parata, 21 ...

2015-09-04 Ireland Entertainment

Irish Examiner   

Behind the scenes of Electric Picnic   
Irish Examiner
ELECTRIC Picnic's laid-back ambiance is one of the Stradbally festival's defining qualities. Behind the playful, faintly hippy exterior, however, the effort to put on a great show is never ending. With 38,000 attendees and 2,000 performers the event ...
50 things to do at Electric Picnic   Irish Times (blog)
Five tips from the experts to ensure a healthy and safe Electric Picnic   Irish Independent
Today's top 5: Man dies after Dublin assault; and how you can help refugees ...   Newstalk 106-108 fm
Irish Mirror   
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KpopStarz   

'Artemis Fowl' Movie Adaptation In The Works Under Disney With Kenneth Branagh ...   
KpopStarz
Disney will finally be making a film adaptation of "Artemis Fowl," based on the book series that goes with the same title, according to Collider. Like Us on Facebook. There had been talks about a movie version of "Artemis Fowl" in the works for the ...
Kenneth Branagh signs on for Artemis Fowl adaptation   3News NZ
Kenneth Branagh to make film of Artemis Fowl series   Belfast Telegraph
Kenneth Branagh to Direct the Artemis Fowl Movie   GalleyCat
Irish Independent   
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RTE.ie   

Line-up for Late Late Show revealed   
RTE.ie
Former Formula One President Max Mosley will be among the guests on The Late Late Show when it returns for its 54th season this Friday on RTÉ One. Mosley took on the now defunct News of the World and won after they ran an expose on his private life.
It's Back! Here's the Lineup for the First Late Late Show of the Season   Her.ie

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Express.co.uk   

Celebrity Big Brother: Love is DEFINITELY in the air for Farrah Abraham and ...   
Express.co.uk
AFTER instantly becoming sworn enemies in the Celebrity Big Brother house, tonight's episode showed love is definitely in the air for James Hill and Farrah Abraham. By Adam Miller. PUBLISHED: 22:24, Thu, Sep 3, 2015 | UPDATED: 22:40, Thu, Sep 3, 2015.
'I give a lot of good head' Janice Dickinson's filthy sex boast   Daily Star
Is Janice Dickinson set for a major Celebrity Big Brother payday?   TV3.ie
Celebrity Big Brother salaries leak - Janice Dickinson really is the 'queen of ...   Irish Independent
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BBC News   

Strictly stars reveal hopes, fears and leotard struggles   
BBC News
As Strictly Come Dancing fans gear up for the return of the show this weekend, the celebrities have been opening up on their first days of training, sweaty palms and leotard struggles. "I am a carthorse," says BBC Breakfast weather presenter Carol ...
Kristina Rihanoff paired with Catholic singer Daniel O'Donnell in Strictly ...   Daily Mail
Strictly's Carol Kirkwood: 'It's the skimpy outfits that concern me most'   Telegraph.co.uk
Peter Andre's kids warn him about embarrassing them   TV3.ie
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Irish Examiner   

EastEnders' Shirley loses it and threatens to set fire to Aunt Babe's caravan   
Irish Examiner
EastEnders' Shirley Carter (played by Linda Henry) angrily confronts Aunt Babe (Annette Badland) in tonight's episode of the BBC One soap. The Carters are on a mission in Ramsgate, but matters from the past continue to dominate. Shirley wants answers ...

2015-09-04 Ireland Technology

Irish Times   

ICANN: The internet admins come to Dublin   
Irish Times
ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, is coming to Dublin. The occasion – a first for Ireland – is the 54th public meeting, and 17th annual general meeting, to be held by the Los Angeles-based non-profit organisation which has ...

2015-09-04 Ireland Business

Irish Independent   

Anglo hid customers in meeting rooms to avoid risk of run on the bank   
Irish Independent
Anglo Irish Bank staff ushered customers off the street and into back rooms to avert a run on the bank after the collapse in bank shares. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Peter Fitzgerald, former director of ...
Banking Inquiry: Kenny urged to clarify contradiction in evidence   Irish Times
Ex-Anglo directors dispute evidence   Irish Examiner
Brian Cowen and Anglo chiefs 'met in house before golf': Banking inquiry hears ...   Irish Mirror
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Irish Independent   

Dublin Airport assesses new plan to build second runway   
Irish Independent
The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) is re-examining its proposals for a second runway as passenger numbers are set to surpass peak levels reached during the boom. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. The DAA ...

2015-09-04 Ireland Ireland

Irish Independent   

Ireland set for dramatic rise in refugees after new U-turn   
Irish Independent
Ireland will take in "several thousand" more refugees over the coming years in new re-settlement programmes aimed at dealing with the biggest crisis since World War II. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments.
Responding to Europe's humanitarian crisis   Irish Times
Refugee crisis: State under pressure to act   Irish Examiner
Ireland may take thousands of refugees - Kelly   RTE.ie
Herald   
Irish Mirror   
Newstalk 106-108 fm   
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Irish Independent   

Murder probe as man dies after attack with sword   
Irish Independent
Gardai have launched a murder investigation after a man was assaulted and stabbed to death with a samurai sword. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. The attack occurred at around 5.30pm yesterday when a row ...

2015-09-04 Ireland World

Irish Independent   

'My kids are the most beautiful in world - but they're gone now'   
Irish Independent
The father of the three-year-old Syrian boy photographed lying dead on a Turkish beach has described how their overloaded boat flipped over in the sea and he quickly realised his two sons and his wife had drowned.
Aylan Kurdi's Death Resonates in Canadian Election Campaign   New York Times
Europe's asylum seeker crisis: How Australians can help   ABC Online
Syrian refugee story adds new twist to tight race in Immigration Minister ...   National Post
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Irish Independent   

Migrants in stand-off after being 'tricked' into taking train to processing centre   
Irish Independent
Up to 1,000 migrants in Hungary staged a dramatic protest aboard a train they believed was bound for western Europe after authorities ordered them to disembark at a holding camp. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To.
Hungary police prise migrants from train tracks; dead boy's image shocks Europe   Financial Express
Hungary opens door to trains for migrants after two-day blockade, but only to ...   The Indian Express
Desperate refugees herded onto trains   Irish Examiner
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BBC News   

Migrant crisis: Britain set to accept more refugees   
BBC News
David Cameron is expected to announce plans later to increase the number of refugees being allowed into the UK. No specific figure has been agreed, but Mr Cameron has previously said the UK would continue to take in "thousands". The extra refugees are ...