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Male Girdle On The Way For Irish Men

Macho men may scoff but with the Irish male population’s waistline expanding rapidly, soon they will all be wearing the new Equmen’s Core Precision Undershirt.
At €55, this new spandex and nylon vest which will streamline any male physique, will no doubt be a huge hit when it goes on sale next month. Basically it is a ‘male girdle’, thankfully though it does not say that on the packaging! It calls itself ‘engineered compression technology’, designed for ‘real men, by real men’.
The Undershirt promises to give the wearer a ‘better fit and more tailored look by gently pulling the shoulders back while compressing the core and self adjusting to your unique body shape’…… sounds comfortable!!
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Irish Armchair Sells For €22m

A 90-year-old Irish armchair has sold for €22million despite the fact that it is too small to sit in!!
The chair, which was designed by Ireland’s Eileen Gray, was snapped up by a Parisian Art Gallery at the Yves Saint Laurent art collection sale.
The Art Deco chair is so tiny and fragile that, unless you want to over €22million, it should not be sat in.
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School Bus Driver Takes Kids To Cops

A fed-up school bus driver took his unruly passengers to a police station in Australia after he was hit on the back of the head by a lollipop.
Graham King drove students from St Edmund's and St Mary's College at Ipswich, Queensland, to Yamanto police station when they refused to put on their seatbelts and then started throwing stuff at him including a hard-boiled lolly.
"I rang operations and they asked me if it was dangerous, which it could have been if it had gone through the windscreen or knocked me out - we could have ended up having a serious accident," he added.
Ipswich police district inspector Kevin Keillor described Mr King's decision to involve them as "fantastic".
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You Can Now Get Married In City Hall! And A New Fish Record!

You can now tie the knot in Dublin’s City Hall from today as the Dublin City Council approved the new plan to hold civil wedding ceremonies. Loved-up couples can now exchange vows in the very historic building on Dublin’s Dame street.
British Angler Ian Welch has caught the biggest ever fresh water fish on record with a rod! The man made the catch while on a fishing trip to Thailand and the giant of the water that he caught weighed over 55stone! Are you CODDING Me, 55stone!!
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A Judge Who Knows How To Speak Up For Irish Hospitality!

An outspoken District Court Judge has launched a scathing attack on Romanian nationals who, he said, were abusing the hospitality of the Irish nation by thieving from premises on a regular basis. Judge Sean MacBride made the comment at a recent sitting of Cavan District Court when a Romanian man appeared before him on two theft charges.
Judge MacBride said the defendant and gangs like him were going into shops and businesses around the country and fleecing them. . “In Romania they can purchase a house for between €12,000 or €15,000 and they are laughing at us. It’s an absolute affront that they think they can come in here and thieve.”
The Judge also recently had a case in Carrickmacross where he sentenced a Romanian woman to six months and fixed recognisance’s of €2000 in the event of an appeal. “A colleague of hers comes in and takes out a big wad of notes and he pours the money onto the table. He had no problem raising the €2000.”
Judge MacBride further commented that Romanian men were abusing women and had them under severe duress. “They send them into shops and stores to thieve and then have them sent back to their native country.”

Male Girdle On The Way For Irish Men

Macho men may scoff but with the Irish male population’s waistline expanding rapidly, soon they will all be wearing the new Equmen’s Core Precision Undershirt.
At €55, this new spandex and nylon vest which will streamline any male physique, will no doubt be a huge hit when it goes on sale next month. Basically it is a ‘male girdle’, thankfully though it does not say that on the packaging! It calls itself ‘engineered compression technology’, designed for ‘real men, by real men’.
The Undershirt promises to give the wearer a ‘better fit and more tailored look by gently pulling the shoulders back while compressing the core and self adjusting to your unique body shape’…… sounds comfortable!!
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Irish Armchair Sells For €22m

A 90-year-old Irish armchair has sold for €22million despite the fact that it is too small to sit in!!
The chair, which was designed by Ireland’s Eileen Gray, was snapped up by a Parisian Art Gallery at the Yves Saint Laurent art collection sale.
The Art Deco chair is so tiny and fragile that, unless you want to over €22million, it should not be sat in.
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School Bus Driver Takes Kids To Cops

A fed-up school bus driver took his unruly passengers to a police station in Australia after he was hit on the back of the head by a lollipop.
Graham King drove students from St Edmund's and St Mary's College at Ipswich, Queensland, to Yamanto police station when they refused to put on their seatbelts and then started throwing stuff at him including a hard-boiled lolly.
"I rang operations and they asked me if it was dangerous, which it could have been if it had gone through the windscreen or knocked me out - we could have ended up having a serious accident," he added.
Ipswich police district inspector Kevin Keillor described Mr King's decision to involve them as "fantastic".
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You Can Now Get Married In City Hall! And A New Fish Record!

You can now tie the knot in Dublin’s City Hall from today as the Dublin City Council approved the new plan to hold civil wedding ceremonies. Loved-up couples can now exchange vows in the very historic building on Dublin’s Dame street.
British Angler Ian Welch has caught the biggest ever fresh water fish on record with a rod! The man made the catch while on a fishing trip to Thailand and the giant of the water that he caught weighed over 55stone! Are you CODDING Me, 55stone!!
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A Judge Who Knows How To Speak Up For Irish Hospitality!

An outspoken District Court Judge has launched a scathing attack on Romanian nationals who, he said, were abusing the hospitality of the Irish nation by thieving from premises on a regular basis. Judge Sean MacBride made the comment at a recent sitting of Cavan District Court when a Romanian man appeared before him on two theft charges.
Judge MacBride said the defendant and gangs like him were going into shops and businesses around the country and fleecing them. . “In Romania they can purchase a house for between €12,000 or €15,000 and they are laughing at us. It’s an absolute affront that they think they can come in here and thieve.”
The Judge also recently had a case in Carrickmacross where he sentenced a Romanian woman to six months and fixed recognisance’s of €2000 in the event of an appeal. “A colleague of hers comes in and takes out a big wad of notes and he pours the money onto the table. He had no problem raising the €2000.”
Judge MacBride further commented that Romanian men were abusing women and had them under severe duress. “They send them into shops and stores to thieve and then have them sent back to their native country.”

Police officers said it was like "something out of Alice in Wonderland" when they came across a two-foot long rabbit hopping through Canterbury in the UK
The giant white bunny then proceeded to give the two cops the run-around and they spent 10 minutes fruitlessly trying to grab the freaky rabbit before calling in eight members of the public to help. The officers and members of the public pursued it for about 200 yards before eventually catching it.
One officer jokingly added: "Inquiries are ongoing into unconfirmed reports that Bunny had an accomplice called Clyde who assisted in the hare-brained escape idea."
The big rabbit has been nicknamed Tiny and is currently being cared for by staff at Barton Veterinary Hospital.

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A grandmother from the US has been named the most married woman in the world with 23 ex-husbands
Linda Wolfe, 68, first wed at 16, admits she can no longer list her husbands in order but remembers the nicest was George Scott, her first and - at seven years - her longest marriage. Her shortest just 36 hours.
Mrs Wolfe, of Anderson, Indiana, has been single now for 12 years now, her longest stint unmarried since childhood: "But I would get married again," she said, "because, you know, it gets lonely."

The greatest or worst father in the world ever, you decide.... Homer Jay Simpson is set to buy a Irish Pub! The Simpsons cast is set to travel to Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day! In the new episode from the worlds most famous family, Grandpa Simpson tells his family how he always wanted to go back to Ireland to have a pint!
One of the shows producers said that Homer and Grandpa end up on a bender in Ireland after visiting the Blarney Stone, The Giants Causeway and The Guinness Brewery in Dublin. They then decide to buy a pub in the Emerald Isle and the mayhem ensues!
Top Irish actor Colm Meany is to do the voice to one of the shows guest stars! Three of the shows producers will travel to Ireland for the St Patrick’s day parade and for the first time ever a new episode of the Simpsons will be screened in Ireland before being screened in the United States.
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A Dublin wannabe robber was caught after stealing a Sucuricor van box containing €40,000 when the Gardai followed the trail of smoke and dye from the box straight to the man's apartment! The security device was set off after the man tried to open the box. The man from O’Deveney Gardens in Dublin was brought before the courts yesterday where he was found guilty of the crime.
When the court heard that the man put the box on the balcony of his apartment in full view of the Gardai, with a blanket over it to try stop the smoke coming out of it, there were sniggers from all in the court room! But, I personally think the best laugh of all should have been at his sentence! Now for robbing a security van and taking €40,000, the man won’t spend a minute in jail! Instead the 29-year-old was given a 2 and a half year suspended sentence with special conditions!
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A new report by Dublin City Council has found that most of the damage to The Spire is caused by people trying scratch the initials into it.
Even though the 120-metre monument has been struck by lightening on several occasions, hit by a car and attacked with acid and a lump hammer, none compare to the damage caused by the “vandals” trying to leave their personal mark.
Meanwhile the infamous Anna Livia “Floozie in the Jacuzzi” fountain, which was removed to make room for The Spire to become the capital‘s centrepiece, has still not found a new home.
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A 25-year-old man got himself arrested after proudly posting videos of his cannabis crop on YouTube…. under his real name.
Police spotted the video footage on the website which documented the stages of the plants growth at the ‘dopes’ home in Bridgwater, Somerset.
Officers searched the house and seized one large cannabis plant and hydroponics equipment.
One officer said: "He had been videoing the growth of the plant over a number of months and uploading his horticultural endeavours onto the site to document it - providing us with fairly conclusive evidence.
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Ireland’s sewers could be packed with gold. According to Dublin-based mining engineer Michael Sullivan, sewage may actually contain traces of gold. Apparently, we are literally flushing millions worth of the precious metal down the toilet.
One Japanese sewage company has already revealed that it has recorded higher gold yields from the sludge than can be found at some of the world's best mines.
Scientists also speculate that factories involved in producing computer circuit boards, where gold is used, could be contaminating the food chain.

Zola is hopeful Neill and Green will stay at the club

West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola says Robert Green and Lucas Neill are close to signing new deals.

If they do, the England goalkeeper and Australian defender will follow Scott Parker by becoming the latest players to pledge their futures to the club.

"Robert is due to sign a new deal and we are also speaking to Lucas. I think they are happy to stay," said Zola.

"I think the club have tried to make Lucas happy. He's done a lot for us this year. We want to extend his deal."

606: DEBATE The fact the Hammers are offering new deals to their top players ends once and for all talk of the club being in financial trouble HammerSam

His current contract lasts until 2012 but is due for renewal this year, and he had been quoted recently as saying he felt "undervalued" by the club and wanted wage parity with some of his team-mates.

Neill, 30, who joined West Ham in January 2007 and helped them avoid relegation, is out of contract in the summer. In the transfer window he was linked with a move to Newcastle, a move which was angrily rejected by the East London club.