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Weather Channel's coverage of Hurricane Irene spiced up by streaker - VIDEO

The Weather Channel's dedicated reporter Eric Fisher had a group of streakers disrupt his live report from Virginia Beach. It was perfect timing from the group of young males who flashed across the screen just as Fisher discussed how "speechless" he was at the swarms of people out and about.

Fisher went on to make his feelings about the revellers known saying he would "bite his tongue". Clearly he found their behavior foolish and reckless.

Little did he know that by Monday his the report would have more nearly one million views on YouTube.

Wonder snap-shot of the Irish people's optimism and wit - VIDEO

Is your glass half full or  half empty?

In this wonderful new video, by TheLineIreland, the Irish show their massive capacity for optimism, their great wit and how they are incapable of answer a question. And of course there's one gentleman who sees this as a mathematical impossibility.

This video is also a great snap-shot of the people on the streets of Dublin and the characters that make the city.

Dubliner Agata Dembiecka in the running for PETA's Europe's Sexiest Vegetarian contest

Dubliner Agata Dembiecka
What do Dublin resident Agata Dembiecka and Bill Clinton, Alicia Silverstone, Natalie Portman and Joaquin Phoenix have in common? They are all sizzlingly sexy vegans and vegetarians.

PETA is now on a mission to find their sexy but not-quite-world-famous counterparts. Agata has beaten out hundreds of entrants from across Europe to become one of eight female finalists in PETA's Europe's Sexiest Vegetarian contest.
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 Perez Hilton showcases Dublin Rose of Tralee’s dance talent - VIDEO

Amazing footage of a dog playing with a dolphin off the coast of Ireland – VIDEO

Ireland’s first dog surfing championships to take place in Clare - VIDEO

Next month Lahinch, County Clare, a major Irish surf resort, will welcome Ireland’s first national dog surfing championships.

A popular sport among dog owners in the United State dog surfing has arrived in Ireland. Raquel Noboa, organizer of the event, told the Evening Herald dog, Bruce, loves the sport.
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 Perez Hilton showcases Dublin Rose of Tralee’s dance talent - VIDEO

Amazing footage of a dog playing with a dolphin off the coast of Ireland – VIDEO

Perez Hilton showcases Dublin Rose of Tralee’s dance talent - VIDEO

Irish TV audiences got a party piece with a difference last night when the Dublin entrant for the Rose of Tralee  performed a hip hop routine.

Siobheal Nic Eochaidh broke tradition by dancing up a storm on stage at the annual beauty pagent in her black floor length gown. Grooving to “Lose your mind”, her gangsta style moves have even caught the attention of the LA gossip hound Perez Hilton, who posted the video clip on his site exclaiming: “What the hell is this?? We have no idea, but it's totally making our day!

Queensland's Tara Talbot scooped the title for the 2011 Rose of Tralee.

Irish artist creates The National's new video "Exile, Vilify"

Dublin-based artist and member of the Loud Mouth Collective, C.F. Meister won a competition staged by Valve Corporation to create the new video for their song "Exile, Vilify".

The song was penned by the band to be part of the soundtrack for the video game "Portal 2" "a first-person puzzle-platform video game."

And here it is the winner, a lone sock puppet in wandering about in the hills of South County Dublin and even getting the DART. Although the video's a bit strange it certainly paints a beautiful picture of Meister's hometown.

Memories of New York on 9/11 - 'Ground Zero 360C°' exhibition - VIDEO

Ryanair can't resist using Gérard Depardieu's public urination as a marketing ploy - PHOTO

Michael O'Leary and his marketing teams just couldn't resist the opportunity, on Wednesday, to use Gerard Depardieu's public urination scandal as a marketing ploy. And who could blame them.

The French star Gerard Depardieu was not allowed to use the bathroom on the CityJet flight from Dublin to Paris as the plane was about to take off. Apparently unable to hold on Depardieu urinated into a bottle in the aisle. He insists he did this "as discreetly as possible".Not surprisingly it was reported that he seemed to be quite drunk.
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Gerard Depardieu thrown off Dublin flight after urinating on carpet

Anderson Cooper cracks up making jokes about Gerard Depardieu’s in-flight urination – VIDEO
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Fox announces Christmas in August along with awful Irish accents - VIDEO

Where do you begin with this video?

The fact that Fox are announcing the beginning of the Christmas shopping season in August or the fact that they sing an Irish Christmas song with such ridiculous Irish accents the Leprechaun for the "Lucky Charms" advert would wince.

There you go folks even before Labor Day we're reminded to get shopping. There's only 129 shopping days to Christmas.

Phone hacking on the increase in Ireland

Ireland has witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of reported phone hacking cases.
Figures from the Commission for Communications Regulation showed there have been 21 cases of phone hacking since the beginning of 2011, which equates to the total amount for all of last year.
In many of the cases, it is understood the phone hackers illegally accessed a person’s phone network in order to make their own phone calls.
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News of the World hacking scandal whistle-blower found dead

Irish congressman forces FBI to go after Rupert Murdoch over 9/11 phone hacking

Rupert Murdoch's men hacked into Gerry Adams' phone too
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Electronic cigarettes taken off shelves in Ireland

Electronic cigarettes have been removed from the shelves of Irish pharmacies due to concerns about the safety of the products.

The device allows people to smoke in areas where tobacco is banned and were invented by a
Chinese pharmacist. They offer the sensation of smoking but have no tobacco or tar. However concerns were expressed that the cigarettes could contain harmful chemicals.

The EU must now establish if the device can be classified as a medical or tobacco products.