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AobabaAddress: 46a Capel Street, Dublin 1Telephone: n/aCuisine: VietnameseCost: €Ordering the fresh noodles at Aobaba, a Vietnamese restaurant on Capel Street in Dublin, proves to be not just a good choice but also the source of an interesting backstory. They are the only handmade Vietnamese-style noodles in Ireland, and, as...

His sympathy for his peers is tempered by his own restless energy to improve things. Even in such tough times, he says, “I would find a way . I wouldn’t just sit there groaning and feeling sorry for myself.” He rhapsodises about a “warm, chocolate-filled bao” – a soft,...

Pension funds have found themselves embroiled in a byzantine world of exotic financial trading that many of them appear to have badly misunderstood.On Tuesday, a third rescue mission in little more than a fortnight was announced by the Bank of England, which is reprising its role in the 2008...

Some of the best yarns have been told after a few scoops, and the new owners of The Southern Star on High Street have first-hand knowledge of one of the most ingenious betting stings in horse-racing history as one of them is the son of the late Cork developer...

Russia has quietly amassed a fleet of more than 100 ageing tankers to help circumvent western restrictions on Russian oil sales following its invasion of Ukraine, according to shipping brokers and analysts.Shipping broker Braemar estimates Moscow, which relies heavily on foreign tankers to transport its crude, has added more...

Covid may be on the brink of flaring up again, leading experts claimed today amid signs that the virus has already bounced back in parts of England.Official figures released today showed the nation's outbreak is smaller than it has been for nearly a year, with just 705,000 people in...

The Federal Reserve announced another sharp hike in interest rates on Wednesday as the central bank struggles to rein in runaway inflation.The Fed raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.75 percentage points, the third such outsized rate increase in a row, bringing the Fed rate to 3%-3.25% and increasing...

Sainsbury’s is giving its lowest-paid shop workers a second pay rise in a year as well as extra discounts and free food during their shifts in a £25m package to help them cope with rising living costs this winter.Next month the retailer’s 127,000 hourly paid workers will get a...

MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis says households will still pay hundreds this year even if they choose not to use electricity or gas.With the energy price cap going up by 80 per cent on 1 October, everyone will owe their energy supplier money even if they opt not to switch...

Two weeks after taking over Twitter, Elon Musk has finally addressed the company’s remaining staff and the message was bleak. Speaking at an all-hands meeting, Musk said that Twitter is losing so much money that “bankruptcy is not out of the question,” The Information and Platformer reported. Twitter hasn’t turned...