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Monday, December 24, 2012 at 01:46 AM

TG Lurgan's Irish Christmas EP includes "A Fairytale of New York" as Gaeilge - AUDIO

The folks at TG Lurgan have put together a great Christmas EP under the title "EP na Nollag 2012" which includes three songs including an Irish version of The Pogue's "Fairytale of New York", as Gaeilge.

The album also includes two other Irish tunes for Christmas.

TG Lurgan  puts together Irish versions of popular songs, including hits such as Adele's "Rolling in the Deep", to aid people trying to learn Irish. They say their songs are a great way to learn and sign" along the lyrics of popular songs is an enjoyable as well as being a very effective way of improving your Gaeilge. So put on your headphones and give it a go."



Friday, December 14, 2012 at 04:34 AM

Christmas shopping blues - Jimmy Kimmel’s “As seen on TV” guide will help - VIDEO

No one ever said Christmas shopping was easy! Thankfully, TV host Jimmy Kimmel is here to help.

The late night TV host of ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ compiled a handy video featuring some of the best  ‘As Seen on TV’ products that promise to be unique holiday gifts .. with the added bonus of a money back guarantee.

Check out the hilarious video below. Would you order any of these gifts for the holidays?



Thursday, December 06, 2012 at 01:28 PM

Hillary Clinton finds it "wonderful" to be back in Ireland

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may be in Ireland for very important business, but that didn't stop her from leaving a heartfelt note in the Aras an Uachtarain guestbook.

On the agenda for Secretary Clinton are an OSCE gathering, a joint press conference with Enda Kenny and meeting President Michael D Higgins.

In the guestbook, Clinton wrote "Wonderful to be back and once again celebrating the strong friendship between our countries and people – Hillary Rodham Clinton"





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