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Who is Santa Claus? WATCH: 'The Live Mike' broadcast #OnThisDay in 1979 https://t.co/qQNTkZDgX8
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Children share their views on Santa Claus, what he looks like, where he comes from and what he does.
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Morning! Santa Surprise In Sligo, Winter Solstice, Christmas Cribs, Planxty and Border Bombings among our Top 10 stories. Discover more from RTÉ Archives https://t.co/VWDc2Z8PK2
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𝗢𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟱: 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 Check out @Corktod's report on Big Jack's departure with a @Quinner61 cameo via @RTEArchives | #RTEsoccer
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Republic of Ireland soccer manager Jack Charlton resigns after nine and a half years.
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The story of the nativity often gets sidelined when the Christmas shopping chaos descends. WATCH: RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay in 2005 https://t.co/gdS9NUSZjD
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Santa is stopped and searched by a British soldier in Belfast. WATCH: RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay in 1975 https://t.co/fpOL7VhDVP
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Rubberbandits in the race for the Christmas Number 1 slot with their single 'Horse Outside'. WATCH: RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay in 2010 https://t.co/z4NviC9Tkc
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The shortest day of the year, the winter solstice, at Newgrange. WATCH: RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay in 1998 https://t.co/vmB0J5Tgly
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People gather at the Newgrange monument to witness the winter solstice sunrise.
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A visit to the Lambert Puppet Theatre in Monkstown, Dublin. WATCH: 'Tangents' broadcast #OnThisDay in 1972 https://t.co/LVH5GE7y3B
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A visit to the recently opened Lambert Puppet Theatre in Monkstown, Dublin, the first of its kind in Ireland.
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Cinderfella, a panto in a pub in Dublin. WATCH: 'Cope' broadcast #OnThisDay in 1974 https://t.co/tl6XJfLw3H
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The panto 'Cinderfella' was performed in Gullivers Inn, New Street, Dublin and featured Eileen Reid.
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Christmas at Brown Thomas on Grafton Street, Dublin WATCH: 'Discovery: The Private Life of Santa Claus' broadcast #OnThisDay in 1985 https://t.co/3MmuE1SbLm
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Christmas in the toy department of the Brown Thomas store in Dublin.
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Big business takes on the Dublin City street traders WATCH: 'The Women's Programme' broadcast #OnThisDay in 1985 https://t.co/0lZtrxXi0U
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Some business in Dublin city centre disapprove of the casual traders who have been operating around Henry Street for generations.
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The long running rural soap 'The Riordans' is to be axed. WATCH: RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay in 1978 https://t.co/Mt1gAGOseM
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The cast of The Riordans are told that the long running rural soap opera is to end.
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"It has been billed as the sale of the century." Council houses offered for sale to tenants at less than half of their market value. WATCH: RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay in 1988 https://t.co/NoJP6gYsdq
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Tenants in council houses across the country are being given the opportunity to buy their homes at half the market value.
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Shopping around for the best buys at Christmas. WATCH: RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay in 1984 https://t.co/YsIXRHop29
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In Dublin, Waterford, Galway and Cork people are shopping with care, however traders are expecting to do well in the run up to Christmas.
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The blessing of 41 new homes on City Quay in Dublin. WATCH: RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay in 1980 https://t.co/Z36d4qRzWi
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Archbishop Dermot Ryan blesses new houses on City Quay in Dublin.
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What's on offer at Funderland this year? WATCH: RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay in 2000 https://t.co/XRsdNJlLGf
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A special preview of the attractions on offer at the annual Funderland fairground after Christmas.
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Break dancing is growing in popularity in Limerick. WATCH: RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay in 1984 https://t.co/Zsh0YsfZjV
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Breakdancing may have originated in America but is popular on the streets of Limerick.
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Memories of Christmas WATCH: 'Late Late Extra' broadcast #OnThisDay in 1986 https://t.co/buVhNeOnKy
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Diddley clubs, wallpaper, early Mass and planking the Holly Bough. Women from Dublin and Cork share their Christmas memories.
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Festive preparations are in full swing in Belfast and Dublin. WATCH: RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay in 1972 https://t.co/TsZrYssNtP
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Shoppers make purchases in Belfast and Dublin and the post office is busy with mail ahead of Christmas.
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The fair in Donnybrook was established in 1204 by the Normans to thank the citizens of Dublin for their help in building the walls of the city. WATCH: 'The Humours of Donnybrook' broadcast #OnThisDay in 1978 https://t.co/GAhxPEWXzL
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A song about a fair with a reputation for brawling and carousing held at Donnybrook in Dublin.
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