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Four Memorable Hotel Stays

George Hobica | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Hotels, Travel, Brussels, Dublin, Milan, Service, Travel Tips, International Hotels, Travel Blogs, Travel News

As a frequent flyer, I've had my share of both good and bad. Here are some of the good hotel experiences I've encountered over the last 30 years of traveling.

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Putting Irish Science on the (Google) Map

John Lee | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Tourism, History, Tech, Johnleemedia, Pete Hamill, Nature, Belfast, Science, Digital, Travel, Ireland, Dublin, Google, Newgrange, Media News

It's a digital, interactive, online, tricked-out Google map called The Atlas of Ingenious Ireland. Dedicated to "Putting Irish Science on the Map," it locates and annotates key science, tech and natural history landmarks.

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Wanna Be Green? Hotels Say It's All About The Towel

Peter Mandel | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Green Travel, Cruise Lines, Save-a-Towel Cards, Norway, Conservation, Hotel Amenities, Inns, Chain Hotels, Hotels, Starwood Hotels, Hotel Decor, Lisbon, Gaspé Peninsula, Melbourne, Saving the Planet, Boutique Hotels, Dublin, Motel 6, Travel News

The bathroom is where your hotel's earnest personality really begins to beam.

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PHOTOS: Searching For Redheads In Dublin

Sue Frause | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: St. Patrick's Day, Ireland, Dublin, Slidepollajax, Holiday Travel, Travel Blogs, St Patricks Day, Travel News

I recall hearing that they don't actually celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Ireland. Not true!

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PARTY IN DUBLIN: 500,000 Celebrate Saint Patrick's Day

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 05.17.2012

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DUBLIN — An estimated 500,000 people crowded Saturday into central Dublin for the St. Patrick's Day parade, a focal point for Irish celebrations...

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Who Speaks For Ireland? Rebel Voices Have Their Say

John Lee | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Irish Republican Army, St. Patrick's Day, Belfast, Larry Kirwan, Irish Theater, The Troubles, Dublin, New York City, NY Around Town, NY Theater, New York News

At The Cell Theater, there'll be none of the season's shamrock and leprechaun sentimentality, so brace yourself for a riveting duet of dramas on rebellious Ireland.

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Judge Throws 'All-Time Stupidest' Criminal In Jail

The Huffington Post | Mark Hanrahan | Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Dublin, Video, Ian Jordan, Gary Byrne, Ireland Crime, Crime, Aidan Murphy, Stupidest Criminal, Criminals, Ireland, Gary Byrne Armed Robbery, Armed Robbery, World News

An armed robber who a judge branded "amongst the all-time stupidest criminals” has been jailed for his part in a robbery in which the thieves had to...

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America's Critical Role In The Spiritual Evolution Of The World

Lorna Byrne | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Nation, Chosen, Future, Good News, God, Choice, America, Angel, Spirit, Religion, Mankind, Destiny, Inspiration, Guardian Angel, Spiritual, Humanity, Spirituality, Pray, Prayer, Evolution, Ireland, Dublin, Believe, Belief, Mysticism, Religion News

Each time I land in America it's as if a gate to the new world opens. God and angels have told me that America is the gateway to humanity's future. It is where the choices that will determine mankind's future will be made.

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PHOTOS: Spring Break In Europe?

Travelzoo | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Dublin, Istanbul, Barcelona, Travelzoo, London Olympics, Diamond Jubilee, Travel, Travel Destinations, London, Andrew Young, Travel Blogs, Deals, Berlin, Slidepollajax, Travel News

Although spring break standbys -- Cancun, Jamaica, Havasu, Las Vegas and Florida -- certainly have their appeal, savvy travelers looking for an experience (and a deal or two) should look east to Europe.

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PHOTOS: 9 European Attractions To Miss

BootsnAll | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Travel, Bootsnall, Europe, Dublin, United Kingdom, Amsterdam, France, Netherlands, England, Ireland, Spain, Italy, London, Denmark, Paris, Barcelona, Venice, Brussels, Saint-Tropez, Belgium, Copenhagen, Slidepollajax, Travel News

Not every attraction in Europe is world-class. Quite a few don't live up to the hype.

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WATCH: A House Literally Made Of Money

Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Dublin, Frank Buckley Dublin, Video, Money House, Recycled Euro House, Frank Buckley Billion Euro House, Euro House, Green-Living, Ireland, Billion Euro House, House Made of Money, Green News

From Matt Hickman and Mother Nature Network: If you thought Versailles, a foreclosure-burdened, Louis XIV-inspired mega-mansion outside of Orlando ...

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100-Year-Old Letter From Santa

Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Dublin, Letter to Santa, Ireland, Santa, Old Letter to Santa, Christmas, Dublin Letter to Santa, World News

Is 10 too old to believe in Santa? Apparently not for little Hannah, whose 1911 note to St. Nick has been unearthed in Dublin, Ireland, 100 years late...

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Theme Parks In Ireland: A Huffington Post Travel Guide

The Huffington Post | Lisa Lacy | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Dublin, Video, Ireland Travel, Family Travel, Ireland, Amusement Parks, Dublin Travel, Funderland Amusement Park, Bettystown, Funtasia, Themed Guides, Travel News

Theme parks in Ireland offer some of the biggest thrills in Europe. If you're not in the right place at the right time, you may miss its traveling Fun...

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Occupy Wall Street Spreads To Dublin's Dame Street

Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Dublin, Video, Wall Street Protests, Wall Street, Ows, Ireland, Occupy Wall Street Ireland, Occupy Dame Street, Dame Street, World News

The protest movement Occupy Wall Street that has spread across the United States in recent days has now spilled across the Atlantic to Ireland. “...

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Ireland Punching Above its Weight in Design, Too

John Lee | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Kevin Roche, Digital Media, Irish Design, Arts, Design, Architecture, Museum of the City of New York, Pivot Dublin, News From Ireland, Irish Culture, Dublin, Imagine Ireland, Video, Culture News

The vision of the World Design Capital project is to promote and encourage the use of design to further the social, economic and cultural development of the world's cities.

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IRA Dissidents Arrested, Suspsected Of Car Bomb

AP | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Dublin, Irish Republican Army, Ira, England, Newry, The Troubles, IRA Bomb, Gerry O'keefe, World News

DUBLIN — Northern Ireland police say they have arrested three suspected Irish Republican Army dissidents over a suspected car bomb in Londonderr...

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Irish 'Bad Bank' Selling Debtor's Art Collection

AP | Posted 11.19.2011

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DUBLIN -- Ireland's "bad bank" and Christie's auctioneers say they are selling a bankrupt property baron's art collection, including a work by Andy Wa...

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Great American Dive Bars

Find. Eat. Drink. | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Dublin, Boston, New Orleans, America, United States, Sommeliers, Dive Bar, Drink, New York, Bar Boulud, Los Ageles, Chefs, Foodie Travel, Cocktails, Fedora, Bartender, Dive Bars, US Destinations, Chicago, Bartenders, Slidepollajax, Kentucky, Food, Food News

We know it's nearly impossible to complete a list of the greatest dive bars in America, but here is a start. This list is picks from bartenders, som...

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Gerard Depardieu Laughs At Plane Peeing Incident, While Wearing Pigtails

Posted 11.04.2011

Read More: Dublin, Public Urination, France, Paris-France, Toilets, Global Pulse, Air France, Bathroom, Gerard Depardieu, Klm, Europe Travel, Travel News, Cityjet, Airlines, Entertainment News

Even Gerard Depardieu himself can't help but laugh at his infamous plane peeing incident. The French star, who peed in the aisle of a CityJet plane...

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Depardieu Publicly Pees on Plane...

AOL Travel News | Posted 10.17.2011

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The French actor Gerard Depardieu gave the passengers on a CityJet flight from Paris to Dublin quite the show on Tuesday when he reacted to the news h...

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Lightning In Dublin Knocks Out Amazon, Microsoft Cloud Services

Data Center Knowledge | Posted 10.08.2011

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A lightning strike has caused power outages at the major cloud computing data hubs for Amazon and Microsoft in Dublin, Ireland. The incident has cause...

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Wild Irish Prose

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: John Millington Synge, Books, The Abbey Theater, Theater, Bernie McGill, Infanticide, Life, W.B. Yeats, Irish Writing, Ghost Light, John O'connor, Ireland, Dublin, Lady Gregory, Reading, The Butterfly Cabinet, Books News

The Butterfly Cabinet by Bernie McGill is a gothic, creepy, and weirdly topical novel about murder by mother, inspired by the true story of the death of the daughter of an aristocratic Irish family in 1892.

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Can Google Help Stop Violent Extremism?

The Washington Post | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Google, Dublin, Violent Extremism, Google Ideas, Neo-Nazi, Muslim Extremists, Gang, Think Tank, Extremism, Technology News

Technology giant Google, having conquered the Internet and the world around it, is taking on a new challenge: violent extremism....

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Irish American Barack Obama Heartily Welcomed Home

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 07.30.2011

Read More: Dublin, Yes We Can, Tourism, Enda Kenny, Moneygall, Ireland, Genealogy, Irish, Family History, Barack Obama, Politics News

Ireland recently extended the warmest of welcomes to President Obama whose ancestor departed 161 years ago.

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No More Bailouts For Ireland, Though

Posted 07.30.2011

Read More: Ireland Bailout, Dublin, Ireland Deficit, Billion Euros, Ireland Government, Ireland Debt, Greece Ireland, Euro Zone, Second Bailout, Imf, Business News

DUBLIN (Carmel Crimmins) - Ireland's government moved on Monday to quash speculation it would be forced to seek a second EU-IMF bailout and said i...

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