Read more Dublin stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9437/dublin.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:23:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/62657/celtic-tiger-hangover-pounds-dublin-bars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnce the poor man of Europe, Ireland rode a breathtaking economic boom that transformed Dublin into one of the region's swankiest capitals. But now that the Celtic Tiger has gone bust, the ambitious restaurants and exclusive lounges of the new Dublin are closing their doors. Cash and credit have dried...http://www.newser.com/story/62657/celtic-tiger-hangover-pounds-dublin-bars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Jun 2009 7:50:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50217/crisis-pounds-ireland-and-its-beer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf there's a sure sign that Ireland's vaunted Celtic Tiger economy has been reduced to a mewling kitten, it's Guinness' sudden cold feet on its planned $1 billion "superbrewery," reports the Wall Street Journal. Once the black-gold proof of Ireland's boom, the premium beer brand has been hit especially hard...http://www.newser.com/story/50217/crisis-pounds-ireland-and-its-beer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Feb 2009 9:02:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41495/sorry-bono-economy-shelves-u2-tower.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNot even Bono is immune to the gloomy economy. Plans for a record-breaking Dublin skyscraper partly financed by the band U2 are on hold thanks to the global crisis, AFP reports. The U2 Tower, designed by architect Norman Foster, would be the tallest in Ireland and house a studio for...http://www.newser.com/story/41495/sorry-bono-economy-shelves-u2-tower.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Nov 2008 14:20:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32265/guinness-sales-flat-in-ireland.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIreland still drinks a lot of beer—only the Czechs down more—and continues to chug a lot of Guinness. But in a cultural shift in the newly vibrant nation, sales of the national drink have steadily declined in recent years, as harried white-collar workers skip the pub on the...http://www.newser.com/story/32265/guinness-sales-flat-in-ireland.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 12 Jul 2008 16:46:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19838/leap-day-cocktails-lost-to-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFeb. 29 still comes once every four years, but celebratory cocktails marking the bissextile have gone out of fashion—along with a leap-year tradition that requires plenty of liquid courage, Eric Felten notes in the Wall Street Journal . Women who proposed marriage during the leap year could not be denied;...http://www.newser.com/story/19838/leap-day-cocktails-lost-to-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 Feb 2008 11:27:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/17865/jetblue-teams-with-irish-airline.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJetBlue will team up with Irish airline Aer Lingus in the spring so both carriers can expand their overseas offerings, the Wall Street Journal reports. The move is unusual because both are low-budget airlines, the Journal notes, and these kinds of partnerships are often expensive to maintain. But the carriers...http://www.newser.com/story/17865/jetblue-teams-with-irish-airline.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 31 Jan 2008 17:26:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/12880/manhunt-on-tap-after-massive-guinness-heist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTaking the "My Goodness My Guinness" slogan quite literally, a thief stole 450 kegs from the landmark Dublin brewery today, the AP reports. Irish police say the thief entered by truck and took off with a trailer packed with kegs, the biggest theft in Guinness history. The kegs contained Guinness,...http://www.newser.com/story/12880/manhunt-on-tap-after-massive-guinness-heist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Nov 2007 17:26:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/5920/danes-apologize-for-viking-raids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore than 12 centuries after Viking raiders began pillaging settlements in Ireland, the Danish government has apologized for their behavior. The country's culture minister offered the collective mea culpa yesterday in Dublin, where he marked the arrival of the Havhingsten, a replica Viking longboat, after a 1,000-mile journey across...http://www.newser.com/story/5920/danes-apologize-for-viking-raids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Aug 2007 8:59:28 CDT