Notes to self — on coming home: A poem
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It feels wrong how easily you can shed an entire country, like so much rain shrugged off your shoulders — the fine Dublin rain you quietly miss.
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Falling way in love with Galway, Ireland
From the moment I hopped off the plane at Dublin Airport (with a dream and my raincoat), I knew I loved Ireland. No, it wasn’t only because I was unhealthily obsessed with Niall Horan in eighth grade, because I had just watched season one of “Derry Girls” or because Saoirse Ronan is one of my favorite actresses.
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Fun things to do during a short visit to Dublin, Ireland
If you like history, Dublin is the place for you. From Dublinia, an interactive history museum that starts with Dublin’s invasion by Vikings, to beautiful sites such as St Patrick’s Cathedral, you’re sure to find plenty to keep you occupied.
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Rejjie Snow is a dream, but his Brick and Mortar show was very real
It was a Tuesday night in San Francisco, and as Rejjie Snow walked onto the stage, clad in a green sweatsuit and black beanie, the night’s dreamlike quality intensified.
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‘Unnatural focus on children’: Berkeley resident William Turner back in jail after seeking Girl Scouts
Berkeley resident William Turner was arrested Wednesday after reportedly asking for “some girl scouts” at the Young Women’s Christian Association, or YWCA, and skipping his sentencing hearing on Tuesday morning, as reported by Berkeleyside.
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Follow the fairies
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We chased the fairies as they skipped and danced across Trinity College’s campus, and eventually they led us to a small glade, where they had set up a makeshift stage.
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St. Patrick’s Day pick-up lines
St. Patrick’s Day is a wonderful holiday filled with green stuff, booze, happiness and “Irish culture.” What many people don’t realize is that St. Patrick’s Day also has a lot of romantic potential.
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Berkeley construction regulations have improved 1 year after balcony collapse
A year after the collapse of a balcony on the fourth floor of the Library Gardens apartment complex, where five Irish students and one California resident fell to their deaths, the city of Berkeley has implemented safer construction regulations and formed stronger relations with Ireland in the wake of the tragedy.
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Driver involved in traffic collision with cyclist surrenders to police
The driver involved in a traffic collision in February, which left a UC Berkeley researcher severely injured, surrendered himself to Dublin police officers Monday morning.
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6 who died in Berkeley balcony collapse remembered as kind, hardworking
The deaths of six students, five of whom were visiting from Ireland, have sent family, friends and strangers into mourning.
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