Rare vintage Irish-made American sports car, The Shamrock, goes on display in Dublin - PHOTO

The Shamrock - an Irish made American car

At next month’s RIAC National Classic Car Show at the RDS in Dublin, a running 17-foot Shamrock car will be on display. Only a handful of the now vintage cars were ever made.

Event manager Bob Montgomery said, "Originally it was planned to produce about 10,000 cars a year from their Irish manufacturing plant. Unfortunately, the project never got that far.”

The Shamrock car was originally designed for the American market by visiting American industrialist William Curtis who wanted to start a car manufacturing business in Ireland.

The Irish-made cars were only manufactured for a short time at a factory in Castleblaney in Co Monaghan. Before the project was shut down in the early 1960s for financial difficulties, the car model was lauded for its beauty, styling and elegance.

Irish boy reminds us it’s okay to be single on Valentine’s Day - VIDEO

Single for Valentine’s Day this year? Not to worry! Charlie, an adorable seven year old Irish boy, reminds us that there is no rush to settle down anytime soon … as in maybe not until your “late 30s.”

The video comes as a promotional spot for the return of ‘Singlehood’ to the Vicar Street theater in Dublin after a successful reception at the Dublin Fringe Festival.

‘Singlehood’ is a “theatre documentary exploring the art of being single.” It will be on March 1 and 2, and tickets are available here.

Check out Charlie here!

CA woman takes to craigslist to find Irish man from infamous Coppers nightclub

Copper Face Jacks

A Californian woman has posted on Craigslist in the hopes she can be reunited with an Irish man she met in a notorious Dublin nightclub last year.

Describing herself as “The Girl from California,” the female posted on the popular American website last Saturday as a ‘w4m ‘ or ‘woman looking for a man’ she met in Copper Face Jacks on December 28th last.

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She wrote:

“Dear Irishman,

“On December 28th, you crossed the bar and kissed me before saying a word. We ended up at a hotel where all of the rooms were named after Irish celebrities. You took my email address, but I haven't heard from you and I don't have your contact information.

“I have something to tell you.”

“The Girl from California.

The Harcourt St nightclub, which is steps from Dublin’s Stephen’s Green, made headlines last year when it was revealed that a member of  President Obama’s secret service team met a female in the nightclub whom he subsequently had an affair with.

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Travel back in time - take a trip through Dublin City in 1965 – VIDEO

A screen shot from the video

Fancy taking a scenic tour of 1960s Dublin? Well now you can with this newly released 40-year-old footage of Ireland’s capital.

According to Liffeybanx, who published the footage on YouTube, the video was captured as part of a CIE Dublin Bus training video shot in 1965.

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The black and white 10 minute video shows police directing traffic in their special uniforms, the city’s unmarked roads and pedestrians constantly walking out in front of vehicles.

Iconic Dublin landmarks such as Christ Church Cathedral, Trinity College and O'Connell Bridge are also featured.

Watch the video below:

Rare vintage Irish-made American sports car goes on display in Dublin - PHOTO

The Shamrock car

At next month’s RIAC National Classic Car Show at the RDS in Dublin, a running 17-foot Shamrock car will be on display. Only a handful of the now vintage car were ever made.

Event manager Bob Montgomery said, "Originally it was planned to produce about 10,000 cars a year from their Irish manufacturing plant. Unfortunately, the project never got that far.”

The Shamrock car was originally designed for the American market by visiting American industrialist William Curtis who wanted to start a car manufacturing business in Ireland.

The Irish-made cars were only manufactured for a short time at a factory in Castleblaney in Co Monaghan. Before the project was shut down in the early 1960s for financial difficulties, the car model was lauded for its beauty, styling and elegance.

The RIAC National Classic Car Show will be hosted in Dublin from February 9-10.

RNLI lifeboats rescued 1,041 people in 2012, increase from 2011

The RNLI at work

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) had another successful year involving the rescues of 1,041 people around Ireland in 2012. This is an increase in the amount of people rescued during 2011, despite a decrease in the actual number of callouts.

RTE News reports that the RNLI provides search and rescue service from the coast to 100 nautical miles off shore, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 95 percent of its crew members are volunteers.

In 2012, the busiest spot in Ireland for the RNLI was Dún Laoghaire, which launched 46 times and rescued 71 people.

Crosshaven, Baltimore and Howth lifeboats all launched at least 40 times during 2012.

Just over half of the lifeboat launches in 2012 were to assist power, sail and pleasure craft, while 14 percent were to commercial fishing boats and other commercial vessels.

In 2012, lifeboats launched a total of 73 times to aid stranded or grounded vessels, and also dealt with 122 callouts to people who were ashore but needed help.

Incidents included people who had fallen ill or injured on islands, cliffs or shorelines, or medical evacuations, which is a regular occurrence for the lifeboats at Arranmore Island in Co Donegal and the Aran Islands in Co Galway.

Will Ferrell’s “Funny or Die” goes after Notre Dame’s Manti Te’o’s fake online relationship - VIDEO

Funny or Die's Manti Te'o sketch

Funny or Die have decided to weigh in on the Manti Te’o fiasco, in their own hilarious way and have been presenting videos of the Notre Dame linebacker. Beginning with an eHarmony ad and now a parody of the catfish trailer.

The Notre Dame linebacker hit the news earlier this week when it was revealed that his late girlfriend never existed, with Te’o claiming he was a victim of an elaborate hoax.

Now, Funny or Die has uploaded a video with Te'o (Eugene Cordero) gushing about his relationship with Lennay Kekua, reports Digital Spy.

“I hate fake people. They’re just so…it’s like they’re not there when you’re talking to them. But it’s different with Lennay,” says Eugene Cordero portraying Te’o, as the camera cuts to a two shot of him and an empty seat on the couch, according to EW.com.

You can watch the video below.

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