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As a former Director General of RTÉ, Cathal Goan is used to steering a big ship, but he says he is looking forward to his new role with Druid, which is more about supporting the artistic endeavour of the company.
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Education & training
Thirteen-year-old Clare Quinn from Renmore, a first-year student at Dominican College, Taylor’s Hill, is pictured presenting a cheque for €3,663.
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Food
Like many gardeners, I first grew leeks not because I was particularly keen on them but because they were supposed to be easy.
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Making Waves
Paddy O’Driscoll has the unique job of controlling Ireland’s only remotely operated vehicle used for deep-water expeditions.
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Tweets of the Week
Tweets of the week
Tweets of the Week
Posted on 13/03/2013 by Staff reporter
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Tweets of the week
Tweets of the Week Posted on 06/03/2013 by Staff reporterWednesday, 27 February @mrs_bopp We could wait about 300yrs for the *natural* evolution of hearts & minds.... OR we could temporarily introduce #GenderQuotas to fix balance. @atdavey Who else won’t be paying this Internet tax then?
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Tweets of the Week Posted on 27/02/2013 by Staff reporterWednesday, 20 February @vinnycoyne I love Google for trying something as bonkers as Glass. Wish more tech companies would follow their lead. @LarryPDonnelly Great that Tánaiste affirmed today that gov't will advocate for undocumented Irish in the US on March 17.
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Tweets of the Week Posted on 20/02/2013 by Staff reporterWednesday, 13 February @NiallOB Have 998 followers on Twitter now. Could 2 more people please start following me just to round things up a bit? #twitter Thursday, 14 February @galwayharbour The great explorer Captain James Cook died on St Valentine’s 1779.
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Tweets of the Week Posted on 13/02/2013 by Staff reporterWednesday, 6 February @Ruaidhri_ My understanding of #promnight is we will be changing promissory notes to longer term bonds. Is that not just kicking the can down the road @ronanconlon D’Anglo Unchained.
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Issue 06
Tweets of the Week Posted on 06/02/2013 by Conor HarringtonWednesday, 30 January @EricHFlanagan Eavesdropping on conversations in the canteen at @nuigalway Complications of students life include: boy crushes, who’s bringing booze etc Thursday, 31 January @fiannafailparty 10 garda stations closing in Galway today.
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Tweets of the Week Posted on 30/01/2013 by Staff reporterWednesday, 23 January @cian2me Bad news for #cfc when the only target hit tonight is a ball boy. Of course, “Hazard” is French for “risk”. #CapitalOneCup Thursday, 24 January @LorHiggins Good overcoming evil: #fionadoyle.
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Tweets of the Week Posted on 23/01/2013 by Staff reporterWednesday, 16 January @jdcomedy My Internet is coming and going. This is an outrage on a par with the bombing of Dresden in WW2. Still, mustn’t grumble @SexyChrisGreene The only horse I feel sorry for is the metaphorical comedy horse that is being beaten to death with all these awful horse jokes #horseburger @LarryPDonnelly Pres Obama knows the votes probably aren't there just yet for assault weapons ban.
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Tweets of the Week Posted on 16/01/2013 by TwitterWednesday, 9 January @Oireachtas_RX The question is not if we will need a second bailout but what fancy name they are going to put on it. @MathsocNUIG Mathsoc has finally joined twitter. This is a momentous day!
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2 - 8 January
Tweets of the Week Posted on 09/01/2013 by TwitterWednesday, 2 January @LandersIE Could American Horror Story Asylum get anymore predictable and boring? Please go back to being as good as season one! PLEASE! @Fintanmonahan1 Life of Pi - a film of faith, courage, belief, adventure along with the beauty, ferocity and cruelty of the natural world.
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2012 - A Year In Tweets
Tweets of the Week Posted on 26/12/2012 by TwitterJanuary @JimmyNorman Was hoping my first tweet of the year would be a retweetable kind of one, but the best I can do is ‘good morning and Happy New Year everyone’. @GalwayAquarium Our seahorses had babies this morning.
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Tweets of the Week Posted on 19/12/2012 by Staff reporterWednesday, 12 December @Pontifex Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from my heart. @JoeyCan88 Just not into this Love/Hate malarkey #overrated @Colm_Keaveney @labour Alea iacta est #budget13 Thursday, 13 December @Colm_Keaveney Acta non verba!
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Tweets of the Week Posted on 12/12/2012 by Staff reporterWednesday, 5 December @Luke_MaB So instead of protecting/restoring child benefit & creating a new tax band for wealthy, they do one on the working class. Disgrace #Budget13 @LarryPDonnelly FF attacks FG on #Budget 13 on #rtept.
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Tweets of the Week Posted on 05/12/2012 by Staff reporterWednesday, 28 November @silasmeek Disappointed, but not surprised by the Dáil vote. Our political system is dysfunctional & our parties cowardly and self-serving. @cbairead TDs who want to legislate for X should have broken the whip.
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Issue 48
Tweets of the Week Posted on 28/11/2012 by TwitterWednesday, 21 November @Oireachtas_RX In fairness to Enda Kenny. A proper inquiry with facts and accountability would be a dangerous precedent for any Irish Government to set LOL. @jonathangheaney There is also a sour irony in being lectured on the need for evidence from the representative of a religious propaganda 'think-thank'.
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