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Fancy a Flutter on McGregor V Mayweather? Here are the Odds
At Tuesday night’s press conference in Los Angeles Conor McGregor predicted that he will knock out Floyd Mayweather out within four rounds. It was the first time the pair had met and it was a tense,...
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Grandparents’ Sleeplessness at Night was Designed to Help Younger Relatives
Grandpa or Grandma living with you and awake at night? Put them to work! A sound night’s sleep grows more elusive as people get older. But what some call insomnia may actually be an age-old survival...
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Will Conor McGregor’s Life Story Win an Oscar?
The guy seriously came out of nowhere and now he’s everywhere. Conor McGregor is currently concentrating on his upcoming boxing match with Floyd Mayweather, but could the Irishman be set to rule the...
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What The Business World Will Look Like in 20 Years
It sounds a lot better than now! Firstly, sit down. You need to hear this: Predictions about the future can be made by someone other than Old Moore. Woah! The Virgin Group have released a document...
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In The Future, There Will Be No Total Solar Eclipses :(
The excitement of the 2017 total solar eclipse is building, but there’s bad news. Our future offspring won’t experience solar eclipses at all! In the very distant future, the spectacular shows put on...
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Owning a Dog is Good for Your Health, Especially if you are Older
A new study has shown that regularly walking a dog boosts levels of physical activity in older people, especially during the winter. The researchers from the University of East Anglia and the...
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Trees Make Your Street Warmer in the Winter
The Irish people have always worshipped trees, but there is a new reason to be feeling good about our arboreal friends. Even a single urban tree can help moderate wind speeds and keep pedestrians...
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The Stunning Secret to Picking The Perfect Gift
Irish people are known for giving bad gifts. But here’s a way to be the best gift giver ever. If it’s the thought that makes a gift count, here’s a thought that can make your gift count extra: Get a...
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New Study Shows the Ancient Irish Dismembered Their Dead Relatives After Death
New insights into the lifeways – and death rites – of the ancient people of Ireland have been revealed. The Department of Anatomy at New Zealand’s University of Otago have been studying funerals of...
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We Have Been Treating Jellyfish Stings All Wrong
The treatment of cold packs, seawater, and wee? All make it worse. THIS is how you treat it, according to science. This is a Lion’s mane jellyfish in Dingle Harbour, Ireland. Photo credit: Nuala...
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There will be Dublin-Hong Kong Direct Flights from Next Year
We will now be able to get direct flights to the home country of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-fat, and Michelle Yeoh. Awesome. Cathay Pacific is to start direct flights from Dublin to Hong Kong...
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Advent Calendar Ideas That Will Impress the Santa Pants Right Off You
Yes, it is that time of year when we start shopping in advance to avoid the Christmas panic. Well, except grannies. They had their Christmas shopping finished by June. By Nicole Buckler Here’s an idea...
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Living Close to Green Spaces is Associated with Better Attention in Children
A new study has analysed the effect that lifelong exposure to residential greenness has on kids’ behaviour. A while ago, the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) discovered that green...
View ArticleHow Many Halloween Sweets Would Kill You?
Halloween is almost here, which means costumes, scary movies and lots of junk. Seriously, though, for those who jump into the sweets stash and bury themselves in it… how much Halloween junk would kill...
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Surprise Your Liver this Winter With Bailey’s Pumpkin Spice Irish Cream
As soon as Samhain hits we all start ordering pumpkin spice lattès on the way to work like that alone will keep our heart beating for the next 8 hours. Well, for those of you who like something a...
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Hints and Tips to Ease Your Way
Here are our hints and tips from the 2017 edition. You won’t believe that you didn’t think of these yourself. Got any tips to send us? Email editor@oldmooresalmanac.com The post Hints and Tips to...
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The Ireland to Britain Bridge – Coming Soon
You may dismiss an Anglo-Irish bridge between Ireland and the U.K as an idea that is never going to happen. But think again, says our inhouse psychic. Our psychic “Old Moore” has come up with some...
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Tiny Bees Are The Tinder of Tree Sex Lives
When it comes to sex between plants, tiny bees play a critical role in promoting long-distance pairings. That’s what scientists discovered after one of the most detailed paternity tests in wild trees...
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Dying Irish Christmas Lore Which is way too Lovely to Lose to History
These days, Christmas can make us feel like we have reached “peak stuff.” A modern Christmas is made up of awful crowds, getting trapped in shopping centre car parks, and long, soul-destroying queues....
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What is Your Dog Trying to Tell You? Within a Few Years, You Will Know.
Soon we will have devices that will enable our dogs to talk back to us. “I talk to my dog all day long,” says Daisy Murphy of South Dublin. “He is an Australian Terrier, and I actually talk to him more...
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