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The Great Paddy's Day Getaway There's one for every politician in the audience this year
ST PATRICK’S DAY is fast approaching and comes with it a time to take a short reprieve from busy modern life and celebrate one’s Irishness or love of the place and it’s culture, through attending the local parade, morning mass and for some visiting their local pub, or as we like to term it, have some craic. It can be argued, a grouping who looks forward to the celebrations more than most, is the political class, and more specifically the cabinet members of government.
The AI arms race: Are we sleepwalking into the abyss?
EVERY DAY ON all forms of media, we are being told by various influencers, commentators and experts that humanity is at an unprecedented crossroads, a path unknown and paved with risk. The threat and rise of artificial intelligence (AI) have become an overwhelming factor in our lives, where many try to ignore and dismiss, while others are intrigued or obsessed in trying to understand this foreign visitor.
Regional Shopping Objectives in British Grocery Retail Transactions Using Segmented Topic Models
GP Gaussian process STM segmented topic model 1 Introduction In the grocery retail industry, millions of transactions are generated every day by customers that choose and buy products to fulfil one or more needs. Transactions typically contain few products out of thousands of available items, reflecting unseen customer motivations.
As Hollywood strikes, Irish film workers also deserve to have their conditions addressed
IRELAND HAS A rich heritage in all things culture and art which is the envy of the world. For such a small nation, we punch far above on our weight whether it be in literary talent, music or film.
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Poll: Do you think RTÉ should stop playing the Angelus? THE ANGELUS IS a one-minute Catholic reflection that is aired daily on RTÉ Radio at 12 noon and 6pm, and on RTÉ One at 6pm, since the inception of the public service broadcaster. After the publishing of the Mother and Baby Home Commission report on Tuesday, people have begun arguing that RTÉ should stop playing the Angelus twice a day.
Opinion: Covid-19 vaccine rollout may present future challenges for employers
AS THE ROLLOUT continues with the Covid-19 vaccinations, its welcome news that Ireland will receive additional doses of the vaccine produced by BioNTech and Pfizer. Others, such as the Moderna and AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccines, will also be shortly included within the domestic inoculation programme. These vaccines offer real hope in a time of despair, as the third wave of the virus hits our hospitals and communities with unprecedented numbers of infection.
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Poll: Are you looking forward to going to the cinema again? SOME OF IRELAND’S major cinema chains are reopening over the next few weeks from tomorrow. Ireland’s biggest cinema chain Omniplex Cinemas is opening seven of its theatres from tomorrow, with more screens next week and then the final batch the following week. Odeon Cinemas are reopening from 13 July with the IFI and Lighthouse Cinemas in Dublin planning for a 20 July reopening.
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Poll: Have you booked a haircut yet? TODAY, IRELAND ENTERS Phase Three of the government’s roadmap to easing lockdown restrictions. People can now travel anywhere in the country, some children can access childcare and, most importantly for some, hairdressers and barbers can reopen their doors. Some late-night queues at barber shops were witnessed in the early hours of this morning to kick things off over three months after they closed due to the pandemic.
Legal tips for employers following the Phase Three rules
TODAY IS THE day many businesses have longed for in the past few difficult months. Ireland’s exit from lockdown restrictions due to Covid-19 has been accelerated, and today we expect to see more of a return to as close to normal as we can hope for in a pandemic. It means that from today, apart from some exceptions, many more businesses and activities will resume including places of worship, cinemas, gyms, hairdressers and sporting activities.
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Poll: What is your favourite board game? THERE’S PLENTY OF time to kill at home these days. Some people are trying to learn a language, and others are catching up on their reading. But if Christmas has taught us anything, it’s that you can’t beat a good board game to pass the time and prove that you’re cleverer/luckier/more cutthroat than your close family and friends. Some are more enjoyable than others, but today we’re wondering: Which board game is your favourite?
Opinion: If you're in business, you need to get ahead of this Covid-19 crisis
“IT WILL BE like nothing in our living memory” was the initial dire warning delivered last week by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the Government’s press briefing on Covid-19. Similar sentiments have been reiterated in subsequent press conferences and in particular the St Patrick’s Day address to the nation, where he said: “This is the calm before the storm – before the surge when it comes – and it will come”.
Five shifts one week, zero the next: What rights do insecure workers have in Ireland?
NEW ZEALAND HAS made headlines in recent weeks for passing new legislation to ban zero-hour contracts, a move heralded as the first of its kind in the developed world. Campaigners have long called for the practice to be abolished, saying such contracts exploit workers, but are we likely to see a change in legislation here? Just under 90% of respondents to a poll on this site last month agreed that Ireland should follow New Zealand’s lead, with 7% disagreeing and 2% having no opinion.
Paddy Power at Knock: A bit of fun or offensive and hurtful to the devout?
THE RECENT CONTROVERSIAL publicity stunt by bookmakers Paddy Power has caused much consternation amongst the general public and in particular those devout to the Catholic faith. The marketing tactic involved Paddy Power projecting a 70-foot image of the Virgin Mary holding aloft Sam Maguire on the front-facing facade of Knock’s Basilica in County Mayo.
How different is professional rugby to the good old days of amateurism?
THERE HAS BEEN much discussion in recent times about regulating mixed martial arts in Ireland as it becomes more popular. The Irish Mixed Martial Arts Association (IMMAA) was set up last March. The body does not have any legal powers, but the majority of active MMA clubs have signed up. IMMAA President John Kavanagh, coach to Conor McGregor, told TheJournal.ie the current situation means “anybody can run an MMA event on a Saturday night and they could run it to whatever standard they see fit�.
Alternative facts: 'Trump sent a powerful message that facts can be altered to suit his own agenda'
FOLLOWING DONALD TRUMP’S inauguration, the newly appointed White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, lambasted journalists for what he claimed was “deliberately false reporting” regarding the attendance figures at the ceremony.
British astronaut says he will look down and think of his family on Christmas day
ASTRONAUT TIMOTHY PEAKE, who is set to become the first Briton to travel to the International Space Station, says he will look down on Earth at Christmas time and think of his family. The former army major – a European Space Agency flight engineer – is blasting off from Baikonur in Kazakstan on Tuesday with two American and Russian colleagues for a 171-day mission at the orbiting research outpost.
Mr Belding graduates from college at the age of 65
DENNIS HASKINS, BEST known for his role as the principal, Mr Belding, on ’90s TV show Saved By The Bell has graduated from college. Haskins shared photos from the ceremony, where he was awarded a liberal arts degree in theatre, on his Instagram page.
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