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Designing a Composter You Won't Want to Hide

For those of you lucky enough to live in a city with an official composting program—say, San Francisco—recycling food trash is as easy as putting it in the right bin. For the rest of us, it's a little harder.

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With the Billion Euro House, an Irish Artist Protests While Recycling

Shredded cash becomes the ultimate symbol of the economic crisis.

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Irish Students Design Software to Make Drivers Safer

More than  3,000 people die every day because of traffic accidents, and that number is on the rise. The problem's so bad that the World Health...

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Irish Big Wigs Denounce New York's Gay-Unfriendly Parade

New York City's St. Patrick's Day parade excludes LGBT groups, and (some) Irish leaders aren't having it.

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Image of the Day: NASA's Gorgeous Cloud-Free View of Ireland

Getting this clear a shot of Ireland is actually something of a feat.

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Harlem School Teaches Kids Real Irish Jig (and Cultural Understanding)

Closing the achievement gap isn't just about test scores. Harlem Academy is teaching kids how to appreciate a diverse world.

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Google Doesn't Pay Taxes

Using legal and accounting maneuvering, Google has effectively kept some $3.1 billion dollars from the government since 2007. Is that a good thing?

Transparency: The Most Homicidal Countries

With Halloween around the corner, the idea of being stabbed by a deranged murderer is at the front of our minds. Our latest...

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Dublin Gets a Bike Share Program

In case you missed it last week: Dublin now has a new bike share system called dublinbikes. Dubliners can get a "subscription" to the service for...