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Sam’s
The Star
at Tyrone Dance
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The
Birmingham Tyrone Association held their buffet dance at The
Irish Club, Birmingham on Saturday February 11.
The star on the night was the Sam McGuire Cup, which was brought
into the hall by Tyrone players, Peter Canavan and Cahir Lawn
to a packed house, who were waiting patiently to get a glimpse
of this famous trophy.
The night was a triumph for The Birmingham Tyrone Association,
and secretary, Margaret Coogan said that she was thrilled to
see so many people turn up to support this great evening. As
per usual the Tyrone Dance put on a wonderful buffet, and music
was supplied by the Brazil brothers.
All-in-all a wonderful night was had by everyone.
A selection of pictures by Vince from the night.
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Ryanair
Baggage Charges Take Off
Budget airline Ryanair's new baggage charges mean that passengers
carrying anything more than hand luggage will pay more for their
flights and could be at the back of the queue when it comes
to boarding their flight. Anyone putting a suitcase in
the aircraft hold will have to pay a charge of between £2.50
and £5 each way from March 16, this comes from a recent
decision to ban travelling companions from pooling their baggage
allowance. The firm had already increased their charges recently from £5
to £5.50 per kilogram, in the past each traveller had a
15kg allowance for hold luggage, a couple could pool this and
put 30kg of items in a single suitcase without extra charge.
Whilst the new rule increases each travellers allowance to 20kg
it will not allow pooling, the new changes have been criticised
as discrimination against families but Ryanair's Peter Sherrard
defended the decision which he described as a positive change. |
Births
up Deaths Down!
Ireland now has a baby boom, its official the country has now the highest
birth rate in the European Union, with almost 4.2 million people living in
the Republic. The record birth rate combined with the lowest death rate and
continuing high levels of immigration has pushed the population to its highest
levels since pre-famine times.
Around 63,000 births and 26,900 deaths, once again the Republic is also set
to record the lowest death rate within the EU at 6.5 per 1,000 were recorded
last year, Irish population figures are in sharp contrast with most
European countries which are expected to experience a slowing down in their
population growth in 2006. |
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