Laura Grainger Journalist
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about 1 year ago
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Thanks hun, Penneys: here's where every Primark in the US is located

The Irish fashion retailer opened its first US location in 2015 and has been expanding here ever since

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about 1 year ago
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What American Dreams are made of: the Irishman behind the Oscar statuette

Ireland's relationship with the Academy goes back to its foundation

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about 1 year ago
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Old photos capture Irish immigrants building their American Dream

A look at new arrivals who braved leaving home behind without today's video calls or flight deals

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over 1 year ago
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The Irish at the Oscars: Ireland's wins over the years

With Irish talent at the forefront of the race this year, we take a look back at our previous winners

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over 1 year ago
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The crisps of Irish childhoods that deserve a Banshee Bones-style comeback

Remember when a bag of crisps wasn't a half-bag of air?

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over 1 year ago
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Things every Irish person remembers about their primary school days

Armed with sticky fingers and gel pens, we did an awful lot of growing during those years

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over 1 year ago
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Memories every Irish person has from their secondary school years

PJs under skirts, arranged fights and bizarre rumors... our school days were certainly colorful

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over 1 year ago
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1990s club bangers: Take a trip down memory lane to every Irish dancefloor

These tunes absolutely dominated clubs and charts after their release

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over 1 year ago
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Thanks for the memories: How Derry Girls brought us back to '90s Ireland

The series has come to an end, but here we take a look at the ways in which the show transported us back in time

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over 1 year ago
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Threats and warnings you heard from your Irish mother growing up

We've never known fear quite like the fear we got from these...

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over 1 year ago
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From Tip the Can to Curbs: the street games of Irish childhoods

It was all fun and games until someone went home tattling...

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over 1 year ago
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Terms of endearment loved by anyone who grew up in Ireland

We were lovingly called these by our mas, das, nannies, grandas, friends, neighbours and so on

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