What is the deal with the Wild’s new home in New Jersey?
HOHO — As soon as it was announced, the Wild fans were all over Twitter and Facebook, and even the official Wild Facebook page had its own hashtag: #WildNation.That was enough for some people to wonder if the team had given up on New Jersey and was going to...
Canada’s biggest gem, an ‘inspirational’ diamond from the 1960s, sold for $6.6 million
The Canadian gem company that built the iconic Diamond Nose Jewelry Tree, a massive gemstone that sits atop the Grand Hotel in downtown Vancouver, is selling its most famous piece for $7.1 million.The gem, a 17-carat gold chain that dates to the 1960’s, sold on Tuesday for $9.8 million.It...
When the Irish wear black, you wear it right?
The new season of Irish TV drama The Irish is one of the biggest shows in Irish cinema history, and its success has sparked a new generation of Irish fans to wear black. The new series, called Black & White, has been in development for several years, and the show’s...
Irish woman jailed for ‘bizarre’ diamond necklace
A 23-year-old woman has been jailed for “bizarre” diamond necklacing.The woman, from Londonderry, was given an 18-month sentence at County Court in Galway on Friday.She had been arrested at a jewelry store in Galveston on January 30.She was arrested by gardai on suspicion of selling and importing an imitation...
‘I don’t know how I’d live without the jewellery’: A young woman shares her story
A woman in her 20s, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “I used to live in a house full of jewellery and I’d always think ‘how can I live without it?’.”But now I’m at a time where I have enough to eat and to pay for my rent, I...