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  • 3 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Nicole Glennon

    Situated in Dublin’s Liberties, Marriott Bonvoy-operated Aloft resides in an area of Dublin that may not be the first port of call for many travellers. That’s a shame, because there is plenty to explore here; a number of distilleries (their neighbours, Teeling, are well worth a visit), Dublin’s oldest library, Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, and speciality coffee shops around every corner – there’s even a vegan bakery on the hotel’s doorstep.

  • 1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Molly Cantwell |Nicole Glennon

    Teddies — are you ever really too old for them? If you were born under the Generation Z or Millennial tag, we’re willing to bet your answer is no. My little Hamley’s brown bear (Molly) quite aptly named Ted, has lived on my bedstand since I was 11 — travelling from house to house, country to country. I rarely forget him on a trip.

  • 1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Nicole Glennon

    Olympian and finalist Jack Woolley has announced his engagement to his long-term boyfriend. Woolley, who competed in Taekwondo in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, made this year's final but lost out on the glitterball to fellow Olympian Rhys McClenaghan on Sunday. However, it looks like the Tallaght man had an even better prize as he sealed the deal with fiancé Dave Stig on St Patrick's Day.

  • 1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Nicole Glennon

    Olympic gold medalist Rhys McClenaghan has won the eight season of Dancing with the Stars. "I don't have the words," he said as he lifted the glitterball with his professional dance partner Laura Nolan. During the final, judge Arthur Gourounlian had commented that the Olympian had movement and rhythm in his DNA, while Briand Redmond said he believed he had become “a real-life superhero” during his stint in the competition.

  • 1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Nicole Glennon

    Patrick Kielty has dedicated tonight's to his late mother Mary. The TV presenter said goodbye to his beloved mother Mary Kielty this week. Mary, whose husband Jack was shot dead by the Ulster Freedom Fighters in 1988, died peacefully at home in Dundrum, Co Down, last Saturday aged 84. Opening tonight's St Patrick's Day special, he said St. Patrick's Day has also been "special" to him, and he had one person to thank for that. “The person I have thank for that and so much more is my mum," he said.

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