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Global Game Jam 2013
The computing faculty at Griffith College Dublin will host their third annual Games Jam on campus from Friday, 25th January to Sunday, 27th January. The event is part of the world-wide Global Games Jam, which sees over 10,000 people participate, and tasks computer...
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Air Libya Students Graduate In Dublin
A group of ten trainee pilots from Air Libya graduated from their flight simulation training in Dublin. Simtech Aviation, which runs the Aviation Centre of Excellence near Dublin Airport, won the contract with the Middle Eastern airline to deliver Jet Orientation...
Irish NGOs Welcome Repayment
Irish NGOs welcome the announcement by the Tánaiste that the €4 million of aid money that was misappropriated by officials in the Ugandan prime minister's office last year has been paid back. Hans Zomer, Director of Dóchas, said: "The repayment by the Ugandan...
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New Future For Shannon Airport
"Today's announcement by the Government that Shannon Airport is to separate from the Dublin Airport Authority into a new entity, which will include Shannon Development, is but the start of a challenging process which will take the airport in a new direction," said...
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Irish SMEs Prepare For TV Debut
Six small Irish businesses were this week (Sunday 12th August) announced as winners of the first 'Your Business on Irish TV' competition, giving them the opportunity to promote and sell their products on television for the first time. The competition, a joint...
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Taylor wins Boxing Gold
Ireland's boxing sensation Katie Taylor won her country's first gold medal of London 2012 by beating Sofya Ochigava. The 26-year-old lightweight, who is considered a national hero in Ireland after winning four world and five European titles, beat the Russian 10-8....
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100 Years of Dubliners
Most people have heard how J K Rowling's first Harry Potter book was submitted to 12 publishers, and how all rejected it. But few of us realize that Joyce's Dubliners was submitted 18 times, over nearly a decade, to 15 different publishers before it was published in...
Energy Rate Increases
At a time when thousands of Irish householders are struggling to make energy bill repayments the Commission for Energy Regulation have granted Bord Gais permission to increase gas rates by 8.5% from October 1st 2012. "This is another difficult decision for the Irish...