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IDF to join Ed Sheeran tour as support act www.downthetownnews.com/2026/09/16/i...
#EdSheeran #Musicsky #Macklemore #RobertKraft #IDF #FreePalestine #Looptour
September 16, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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Local Man getting really carried away with eclipse excitement www.downthetownnews.com/2026/08/12/l...
#Eclipse2026 #Ireland #Astronomy #PinkFloyd #musicsky #science #BonnieTyler #DJOtzi #Party #Blackpudding #Ireland
August 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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Local woman admits defeat in quest to buy everything off Temu www.downthetownnews.com/2026/08/09/l...
#Temu #Finance #Creditcard #Planning #Fastfashion #App #EBay #Tax
August 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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Local Man appalled as cafe puts avocado in his fry-up www.downthetownnews.com/2026/08/06/l...
#FullIrish #Cafe #Breakfast #Beans #Avocado #EggsBenedict #Protestants #Food #Ramekin
August 6, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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Local man falls down portaloo at All Together Now www.downthetownnews.com/2026/08/04/l...
#AllTogetherNow #Waterford #Music #Skymusic #Festival #Portaloo #BankHoliday #Underworld #Ireland #Yokes #Firebrigade
August 4, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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Infantino and Trump to create breakaway soccerball association www.downthetownnews.com/2026/07/31/i...
#Trump #Infantino #Kushner #FIFA #UEFA #sportsky #Soccer #Football #Goldleaf #Gold #ICE #Adverts
July 31, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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Local Man Hasn’t Stopped Sweating All Week www.downthetownnews.com/2026/07/12/l...
#Weather #Heatwave #Ireland #Teflon #Sweat #Fiercehot #Government #Leatherpants #Beer
July 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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World Cup shock as Europoors Belgium vanquish USA www.downthetownnews.com/2026/07/07/w...
#sportsky #WorldCup2026 #WC2026 #FIFA #USA #Belgium #Ranch #Texas #Soccer #Football
July 7, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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Keir Starmer – The Man Who Wasn’t There www.downthetownnews.com/2026/06/22/k...
#KeirStarmer #Politics #Labour #Westminister #AndyBurnham #Kittensfart #Mayonnaisesandwich
June 22, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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Outrage as Portuguese Cod battered by Congolese in Texas www.downthetownnews.com/2026/06/17/o...
#WorldCup2026 #sportsky #Cod #Ronaldo #Portugal #DRCongo #Trump #Fishstick #Soccer #Football #FIFA
June 17, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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It’s a landlord’s world, but it ain’t nothing with a tenant – Housing Minister James Browne www.downthetownnews.com/2026/05/20/i...
#Ireland #Housingcrisis #Landlords #Tenants #JamesBrowne #RentMachine #musicsky #Rentreform #thegodfatherofrentreform
May 20, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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Slightly behind the times local Publican to host ‘Alternative Eurovision’ drinking event www.downthetownnews.com/2026/05/18/s...
#Eurovision #Boycott #Ireland #Pints #Drinking #Alcohol #Ireland
May 18, 2026 at 11:27 AM
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Local Man beats rising energy costs with pedal power www.downthetownnews.com/2026/05/11/l...
#Electricity #Costofliving #Pricegouging #Pedalpower #Kinetic #Energy #OffGrid #Ireland #Ripoff
May 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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Local man left confused by weather yet again www.downthetownnews.com/2026/05/07/l...
#Weather #BankHoliday #Ireland #Rain #Gardening #Barbecue #Geebags #Spain #Sun
May 7, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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Arne Slot to manage Craggy Island Over 75’s Priest Team www.downthetownnews.com/2026/05/04/a...
#ArneSlot #LiverpoolFC #Football #PremierLeague #CraggyIsland #FatherTed #Slothball
May 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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It’ll Be Grand – Long Delayed Children’s Hospital gets Official Name www.downthetownnews.com/2026/05/02/i...
#BAM #Childrenshospital #Health #Ireland #Fail #Itllbegrand #FiannaFail #FineGael #Moneymoneymoney
May 2, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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Iran defeats Trump again www.downthetownnews.com/2026/04/28/i...
#DonaldTrump #JuddTrump #Snooker #HosseinVafaei #StraitofHormuz #Iran #Italy #WorldCup #Wheresthecueballgoing
April 28, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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Trump sneers at ‘weak, sissy’ Assassination Attempt www.downthetownnews.com/2026/04/26/t...
#Trump #WhiteHouse #Ballroom #Washington #Shooter #Diamond
April 26, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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Toasted Special and a Pot of Tae – Varadkar attempts return to good graces of rural voters www.downthetownnews.com/2026/04/23/t...
#LeoVaradkar #Ireland #Politics #Rural #Urban #Tax #Toastedspecial #Eartotheground #Nationwide #Dublin #Culchies
April 23, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Healy-Raes to open ‘Kerry only’ petrol station in Urlingford www.downthetownnews.com/2026/04/20/h...
#Healy-Raes #Kerry #Dublin #Urlingford #Fuelcrisis #TDs #Toastedspecial #Fungie #GAA
April 20, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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Peace by missile – peacemaker Trump strikes again www.downthetownnews.com/2026/02/28/p...
#Iran #Tehran #Peace #Missiles #Trump #Israel #Netanyahu #FIFA #Tomahawk #USA
Peace by missile – peacemaker Trump strikes again
Globally renowned peacemaker and recipient of the FIFA Peace Prize Donald Trump has struck again. This time the US President has struck pre-emptively to bring peace to Iran. “We’ve been having talks for months,” said Trump. “But talk gets you nowhere, folks. That’s why we sent our best tomahawk peac
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February 28, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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Snakes rejoice as St. Patrick is driven from Ireland by Dublin City Council www.downthetownnews.com/2026/02/27/s...
#StPatrick #Dublin #Ireland #TempleBar #Guinness #Snakes #DailEireann #Ryanair
Snakes rejoice as St. Patrick is driven from Ireland by Dublin City Council
Snakes around the world are celebrating today after St. Patrick was controversially driven from Temple Bar by Dublin City Council. Patrick had appeared in the form of a 14 foot statue holding a pint of Guinness outside The Temple Bar pub, but this morning he was roughly handled and hauled away by a
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February 27, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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US Authorities hunt for REDACTED as Mandelson arrested in UK www.downthetownnews.com/2026/02/24/u...
#Epstein #EpsteinFiles #Mandelson #Trump #Andrew #Arrest #REDACTED #USA #UnitedKingdom #Mexico
US Authorities hunt for REDACTED as Mandelson arrested in UK
The fallout from the release of The Epstein Files as Peter Mandelson became the second high profile scumbag to be arrested by UK authorities. However, in the US not one arrest has yet been made but President Trump has instructed the FBI to follow the lead of the name that appears the most throughout
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February 24, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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New scheme allows children to join workforce to help parents afford mortgages www.downthetownnews.com/2026/02/21/n...
#Ireland #Housingcrisis #SimonHarris #FineGael #Mortgage #FirstTimeBuyers #GetYourChildrenWorking #ChildLabour
New scheme allows children to join workforce to help parents afford mortgages
Following Thursday’s revelations in the Dail that a couple would require a joint income of €100,000 or over to afford a home in Dublin the government has moved quickly to address concerns. The Get your Children Working scheme will waive standard employment law for families looking to buy their first
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February 21, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor outraged at being arrested on his birthday www.downthetownnews.com/2026/02/19/a...
#Epstein #EpsteinFiles #AndrewMountbattenWindsor #SexOffdender #Arrest #AndrewArrested #PizzaExpress
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor outraged at being arrested on his birthday
Disgraced former British royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has expressed his outrage at being arrested on the occasion of his 66th birthday. What should have been a joyous day for the close friend of the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein was absolutely ruined when police unceremoniously crashed proceed
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February 19, 2026 at 2:45 PM