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Today's top 5: Ireland's minion problem goes worldwide; problems identifying Ireland on the map

POLL: Do you plan on paying your next Irish Water bill? We asked if you plan on paying your next ...
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Today's top 5: Ireland's minion problem goes worldwide; problems identifying Ireland on the map

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POLL: Do you plan on paying your next Irish Water bill?

We asked if you plan on paying your next Irish Water bill - and the results were pretty definitive.

Currently, more than 91% of the people who responded to our poll say they do not intend to pay.

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Our poll is still open if you'd like to have your say.

Can you name a symptom of pancreatic cancer? Almost 75% of people can't

A study's found almost three-quarters of people can't name a symptom of pancreatic cancer.

The disease is expected to overtake breast cancer as the fourth deadliest cancer in the UK by the year 2030.

However signs of it - which include itchy skin, weight loss and stomach pain - can be hard to spot.

WATCH: Americans try to identify Ireland and the UK on a map

It's a common stereotype that Americans don't known geography. Whether it's due to the US education system, or that most Americans don't travel abroad, it seems to have stuck.

And if you expected a video to bust that myth wide open, this isn't it.

WATCH: Man abuses cyclist and gets just deserts

Unfortunately for both parties, neither motorists nor cyclists have figured out yet how to co-exist peacefully.

For the most part things are okay, but occasionally someone comes along to mess up the balance.

Enter angry British motorist. This nightmare driver cuts too close to a cyclist, and gets incredibly abusive when the cyclist berates him at a traffic light.

And it all kicks off from there, before ending with some nice poetic justice

How the world reacted to Dublin's minion invasion

No one would have guessed yesterday morning that a picture of Santry would feature across the world, but that was before an enormous inflatable minion broke loose from its moorings and blocked an entire road.

With minion fever at an all-time high - 'Minions' has already grossed over $850 million worldwide - it wasn't too surprising that the image went viral, with media reporting the incident everywhere from Germany to India. 

 


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