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Review: Is Lollipop the best version of Android yet?

The new update sports a fresh look and a plethora of new features, but what is it like in practice?

OS UPDATES ARE strange things. Coming around practically every year, each one promises to be better than before while not delivering much.

This is a little bit different and there are some very good reasons as to why so many Android users eagerly awaited for Lollipop to arrive. Sporting a fresh look and a large number of new features, it certainly looked like it was a step forward on first glance, but what’s it like in practice?

(Note: For this review, we’re testing out Lollipop on the Nexus 5)

Look and feel

The first thing that will strike you is that it’s more vibrant. The darker colours that were used for KitKat and previous versions have been replaced with a brighter design.

The style that’s pushing Lollipop forward is one called Material Design, and if you have been using Android recently, it’s very likely that you’ve seen this style emerge through Google’s own apps.

The design is Google’s stylistic change making graphics appear flatter, like paper and ink, and the use of bold colours as well as shadows and depth, while subtle, does make cards and other features pop out and more noticeable.

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That approach also extends to the animations and actions. Sliding cards looks like you’re sliding physical paper (visually, that is) away from the screen, and it’s more satisfying. 

The end result is a delight to go through and it certainly feels more alive and fun to use in comparison to previous versions of Android. Even the animations have improved like when you hold down your finger on a card, tap an option or even bring up an app menu. Everything is smooth and simple to manage, and when you combine them all, it results in a playful interface that’s just fun to use.

That extends to the three main buttons: back, home, and overview. They’ve been replaced with shapes instead of icons, which does remind you of the control scheme you get for the Playstation, but more importantly, it fits in with the simple and visual ethos that Lollipop brings.

Lock & Home screen

The lock screen has been redesigned so that notifications are also displayed on the home screen – that in itself a welcome change since it was always annoying that you had to unlock to view them – and are actionable as well by double tapping them. The trade-off is you can no longer place widgets on the lock screen, but for the most part, it’s worth it.

While on the subject, drop-down notifications have been redesigned with the purpose of not interrupting what you’re doing, and allowing you to take quick actions.

If you’re busy writing an email or playing a game and get a call, it doesn’t take over the screen, but alerts you to it. And you can modify it so you only get specific notification settings or turn them off entirely if necessary, the latter is incredibly handy for games that bombard you with reminders. Inversely, you can give certain ones priority so they appear at the top of the notification list or whitelist them when you’re in Do Not Disturb mode (more on that later).

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The usual swipe down notification centre has been redesigned as well. Instead of changing menu by tapping a button, it’s done by two swipes, the first to bring notifications and the second to bring options. It’s a small but useful change which makes it a lot easier and faster to access what you want.

So too are elements like emergency calls and camera access, although activating them does take a bit of getting used to. Instead of swiping sideways to unlock, you have to swipe up, but for calls or camera access, you have to swipe left (or right) to centre. There’s no signposting for this, and it’s likely new users will go through a trial and error process before realising how they’re activated (on a side note, the camera bootup time is great and only takes a second to get ready).

Other problems emerge with the change of Overview, which now open apps with Chrome tabs. While this is handy in a sense, it can become easily cluttered even if you’re not switching between apps often. It also comes at the price of switching between tabs in Chrome itself, which is more annoying. Hopefully, a future update to Chrome will fix that but for now, it’s something you will just have to live with.

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Speed & Battery Power

In general, the performance of Lollipop has been greatly improved, and there’s a lot more zip to it. That in itself was expected but surprisingly, it doesn’t seem to have come at the price of battery life, instead the trade-off is that apps now take up a little more space than usual to accommodate.

Even with heavy use, there’s very little change between KitKat and Lollipop, which will be a relief for those with older devices. When you’re charging, it will tell you how long it will take to reach a full charge, which is a nice touch.

Content and Apps

One of the main aims of Lollipop was to not only simplify Android for all users, but also get rid of the unnecessary clutter with certain services.

In some cases like Google Now, there’s a greater difference made, but other areas will leave you scratching your head like the Overview tab mentioned earlier.

For one, Android now has Hangouts and Messenger, two apps which effectively serve the same purpose (the latter dealing solely with SMS/MMS) and this extends to other apps like Calendar only present what you have scheduled, presented either as a list, day planner or in five-day segments, instead of the actual calendar.

Month view is presented as a drop-down screen, but only shows you have something scheduled by using a circle. It was probably too much to include some form of colour-coding here to give you an idea of the type of event coming up, but what it means is you’re only going to be thinking a week ahead at best.

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Features

To be honest, there are far too many additions and changes to list here but we’ll quickly go through the most noticeable ones.

Multiple users is a positive step in the right direction. Granted it would have more use for a tablet than a smartphone, but at the very least, you can lend your phone to someone and ensure that everything is kept private. There’s also a guest mode should you have to lend it to someone very quickly and don’t have time to create a new profile for them.

Security has also seen an improvement, most of which are backend improvements such as automatic encryption for new devices – Those who own a Nexus 5 or 7 will have to do it manually but it’s easier to find this time – but there are some for the use like Smart Lock, which uses a trusted Bluetooth device (which can be anything really) to unlock your phone. When you’re within its vicinity, you won’t need to put in a PIN or password to unlock and really comes into play if you have a device like a smartwatch.

As mentioned earlier, Lollipop has its own Do Not Disturb mode, which is called Interruptions here. Basically activated once you hit the volume button, you can set a recurring schedule, how long you want it to last, decide what calls or notifications to allow. There’s an impressive level of customisation available here and it will certainly come in useful for a number of areas.

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Summary

Make no mistake, Lollipop is a fantastic update. While previous updates worked on functionality and performance, then Lollipop is the moment it comes of age.

Probably the biggest pity about this is while it will be rolled out to other devices eventually, they won’t get to experience Android in its purest form, and how these versions of Android turn out will be anyone’s guess, but at the core of it, you can see that the Android team has put much thought into not only how it works for the user, but what happens behind the scenes.

The rollout is going to take a bit of time depending on what device you have, but when it does arrive, definitely upgrade when you get the chance. You won’t be disappointed.

Pros
- Better performance without sacrificing battery life
- Great redesign
- Smart security features like multiple users/Smart Lock

Cons
- Some features can be confusing to use
- No lock screen widgets
- Overview gets crowded very quickly

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    Mute Adrian De Cleir
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    May 13th 2014, 7:38 AM

    Even if I was a trillionaire I’d have no interest in things being gold plated, I love the rest of it though

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    May 13th 2014, 8:24 AM

    Everything about the man is fake, including his gold plated plane. You know his daddy left him almost 200 million and casinos, all of which he destroyed and blew in bad investments. He is technically broke apparently, owning billions but at that level of debt you are better off owing billions than thousands like the rest of us. Why do beautiful young girls throw themselves at him I wonder, because of his hair?

    Sometimes I think the world would be a much better place without religion in it. The animals who abducted these beautiful girls don’t deserve life. Actually no, they are not animals, animals are more caring and intelligent.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdzuMo321JE

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    May 13th 2014, 8:28 AM

    Errrrr ok….

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    May 13th 2014, 8:29 AM

    And sneaky topic switch of the week goes to…

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    May 13th 2014, 8:35 AM

    Is the dolly bird gold plated i wonder? (i mean the girl in the video not Helena)

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    May 13th 2014, 8:54 AM

    Wtf has religion to do with Trump’s appalling lack of taste? But as you have switched topic… Have you seen what some animals do to their young? Treating Boko Haram like animals or calling them that is a mistake. They are human beings and their behaviour should be a reminder to all that we are all just a few steps away from inhumanity, whether through ideological extremism or rage or lust or pride or greed etc etc Personally I reckon northern Nigeria should be sterilized with enough radiation to make it uninhabitable for 200 years. Bring on the tactical nuclear weapons.

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    Mute Helena Marie Ryan
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    May 13th 2014, 9:57 AM

    Oops…sorry people. I inadvertently copy and pasted a previous comment I left on another piece about the kids kidnapped in Nigeria….sheesh, tough crowd.

    @Inigo I’m more of a silver girl, cheap and cheerful…like myself

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    May 13th 2014, 10:15 AM

    @Helena do you have a silver tongue?

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    May 13th 2014, 8:29 AM

    The fawning, sycophantic, red carpet welcome, at 8.00AM on a cool Monday morning at Shannon Airport, complete with dirges, harp and fiddle was tasteless, ugly and embarrassing. Could they not have conjured something more subtle, discreet and nuanced than a gauche gypsy circus?

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    May 13th 2014, 9:27 AM

    And Myles Duffy has just announced that he will create hundreds of jobs in Clare.

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    May 13th 2014, 10:22 AM

    I’d say Trump specifically requested them.

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    May 13th 2014, 11:23 AM

    “…tasteless, ugly and embarrassing.” Trump in a nutshell.

    As for all those jobs, Tom… Check Jobbridge, Trump’s advertising there already.

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    May 13th 2014, 1:43 PM

    Hundreds of jobs.. yeah. Well, they’re off to a great start

    http://bit.ly/1jcej0e

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    May 13th 2014, 8:31 AM

    Luxurious private jet, gold plated seat belts, billions of dollars and he’s trying to hire staff through JobBridge for his new resort in Co Clare…..disgraceful!!

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    May 13th 2014, 9:28 AM

    If you are so offended here’s a whacky idea: don’t apply for the job. Problem solved.

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    May 13th 2014, 10:40 AM

    I have a job Tom so I’m ok…..
    You probably think it’s perfectly fine for this billionaire to hire people who will receive their social welfare along with €50 a week from Mr Trump…..it’s disgraceful, hire people and pay them a decent wage….it’s not like he hasn’t got it!!
    Go Tom the capitalist w*#@&$r……

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    May 13th 2014, 10:56 AM

    Better than doing absolutely nothing with life.

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    May 13th 2014, 11:01 AM

    Yeah Danny because that’s the attitude we should have….lets make all jobs part of the JobBridge scheme to make the rich richer…..sure why would anybody want to get a job with a dexent wage??

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    May 13th 2014, 11:04 AM

    *decent

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    May 13th 2014, 11:26 AM

    Trump won’t be paying them a red cent! The €50 top up comes from taxpayers which means Trump’s getting free bar staff and cleaners under the insulting guise of an “internship”.

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    May 13th 2014, 11:43 AM

    Do you really think he has any involvement in the HR practices I his country.

    Just like any legal immigrant, any foreign investor will take advantage of every scheme they can find when setting up in Ireland.

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    May 13th 2014, 11:44 AM

    Mick,

    Nobody’s suggesting making all jobs a part of jobbridge scheme and obviously everyone would like to get a job for a decent wage. I don’t quite get that argument of yours

    Unemployed and those that are not on fas training now have an additional OPTION (Yes it’s an option) of getting some extra experience on the top of the trainings they already completed and their current experience.

    Let the unemployed chose for themselves.

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    May 13th 2014, 11:50 AM

    @Daisy, You’re right. Theres not a single reason why a taxpayer would have to pay that additional €50. Let the new employer pay that and perhaps paying half of the sw payment wouldn’t harm them either.

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    May 13th 2014, 11:57 AM

    Well Danny, I believe that a better option for the unemployed would be to have jobs available that pay a decent wage rather than exploit the unemployed with a JobBridge scheme…..

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    May 13th 2014, 11:59 AM

    And by the way Danny, that was sarcasm…not an argument….

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    May 13th 2014, 12:11 PM

    Mick, those are beautiful slogans but the problem is that there is no jobs…. an option of plenty of well paid jobs does not exist. We need options for unemployed that can be provided today, any suggestions?

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    May 13th 2014, 12:23 PM

    If there are no jobs than how are all these people getting employed through jobsbridge Danny? Do you thing the countless employers offering internships are doing so merely to up skill the unemployed? The fact is business need this work to be done and plenty of jobs have been downgraded from actual jobs to jobsbridge internships to save employers paying a full weeks wage. How anyone can stand over this is shocking to me and I’m sure if you personally were in the position where looking for work you’d be outraged as well.

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    May 13th 2014, 12:30 PM

    There obviously are jobs if they are already advertised…..the problem is they are being run under the JobBridge scheme…..now don’t get me wrong, I know it is not feasible to pay a barman, cleaner, waiting staff etc.. 50k a year but I do believe that €9 – €12 per hour for these jobs depending on the job would aid us on our road to recovery a lot more efficiently than through JobBridge…..it would also give those who get the jobs a better standard of living….
    I just do not agree with a foreign billionaire who has bought a “resort” for pittence (compared to the evaluation last year) getting staff for free effectively when he has the finances to pay a decent wage and help the economy….

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    May 13th 2014, 12:45 PM

    @Robert – Spot on, I totally agree!!

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    May 13th 2014, 12:54 PM

    Actually no. By purchasing the hotel and resort he is keeping a huge amount of people employed in employment plus a large amount of local suppliers to the hotel in business. Why don’t you ask these people what they think instead of assuming you already know. Their delighted someone has invested and it hasn’t gone empty like so many other hotels have in the country. Such pontificating from people who don’t even know the situation on the ground.

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    May 13th 2014, 1:23 PM

    Mick I take it you have never been to Doonbeg! The golf links has created 100′s of jobs in the area – from working there, supplying the club & tourism in the area. Lahinch GC has benefitted from Doonbeg as has the whole area!

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    May 13th 2014, 11:33 PM

    Meanwhile, down in Mississippi, plantation owner Festus Calhoun is explaining to his new slaves the value of gaining “experience” cleaning his house and picking his cotton.
    Unfortunately for Festus, he still has to clothe, feed and house his slaves. Jobsbridge makes no such demands on their slaveholders. Jobsbridge participants have to do all that themselves.

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    May 13th 2014, 7:53 AM

    All the billions he has and he still hasn’t sorted his wig out……
    “Your fired”

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    May 13th 2014, 7:58 AM

    Gold plated Billionaire and still manages to look like a Healy Rae !

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    May 13th 2014, 8:58 AM

    “You’re”

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    May 13th 2014, 7:40 AM

    Please stop giving this eejit so much airtime!

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    May 13th 2014, 7:34 AM

    Bet ya still can’t smoke in the jacks though…nice bit of equipment all the same.

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    May 13th 2014, 7:37 AM

    The plane’s not too shabby either

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    May 13th 2014, 8:00 AM

    Meanwhile back in the real world, 21,000 people die of hunger every single day.

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    May 13th 2014, 8:23 AM

    Well that is capitalism for you the rich get richer and the poor get poorer .

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    May 13th 2014, 11:45 AM

    Who cares? People die every day. It’s the way of the world. Get over yourself.

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    May 13th 2014, 12:46 PM

    That’s from over population, not capitalism. Take it up with the Vatican who continuously promote no contraception usage in some of the poorest countries in the world. In the Philippines the average family has 4 kids, in a country where you’d be lucky enough to be able to feed 1 and the church tells its millions of followers that they’ll burn in hell if they use a condom.

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    May 13th 2014, 2:13 PM

    Well if they don’t buy food what do you expect?

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    May 13th 2014, 7:47 AM

    Great example of the 1%,s lifestyle.

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    May 13th 2014, 7:54 AM

    She’s nice looking entertainment alright

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    May 13th 2014, 7:40 AM

    Please stop giving this eejit so much airtime!

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    May 13th 2014, 7:50 AM

    Lannister, I bet he s**ts gold.

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    May 13th 2014, 9:07 AM

    Is it true that Michael Noonan offered to dance suggestively for Trump yesterday???

    - Such fawning and scurrying from our political rats, too sad to be comical.

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    May 13th 2014, 9:30 AM

    And how many jobs have you created?

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    May 13th 2014, 10:01 AM

    Tom pull up your pants. You’re embarrassing yourself.

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    May 13th 2014, 8:27 AM

    I for one welcome our new overlord.

    Welcome Donald, Welcome !

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    May 13th 2014, 11:35 PM

    Proudly serving our corporate masters!

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    May 13th 2014, 7:37 AM

    We’ll he can’t take it with him, no pockets in a habbit ;-)

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    May 13th 2014, 7:42 AM

    Why the red carpet for this man. Here you go again , tipping the forelock to developers and speculators . Nothing changes in this country.

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    May 13th 2014, 8:22 AM

    Shroud no? I think nuns have pockets.

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    May 13th 2014, 8:45 AM

    Is a habbit something hobbits wear?

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    May 13th 2014, 9:04 AM

    I agree with scald bag it is all too embarrassing and pathetic the way politicians have rolled out the red carpet in a meet and greet. Ever since the fantastic Queen Elizabeth visit this government is gone mad on clapping themselves on their hospitality and the chance of a camera shot . Mr trump is way too extravagant and flashy to make his visions for Dun beg make any financial sense or have any high chance of success.We simply don’t have the population size or footfall to make it work at the level he will need to operate at to try and turn A profit. Yet again the government is looking for the developers easy money . The Americans must be laughing at us as he can walk away if the whole thing bellies up with our cap doffing government subsidising his investment . We meanwhile would get left with another gold plated trump business . I hope before money changes hands in subsidies that his business success V failure rates are looked at. Fine if he takes a risk himself but not us again especially not the gold plated type.if I was a dragon I would be out at this stage .

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    May 13th 2014, 8:10 AM

    Beware of Greeks bearing gifts……

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    May 13th 2014, 8:08 AM

    Poor aul DOB only has a Gulfstream maybe FG could give him more business/money to up grade to a B757.

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    May 13th 2014, 8:36 AM

    Have a look at properties over £10m on the web. All of them decked out in gold. Seriously bad taste and lack of class and imagination.

    Yer wan is cute though….

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    May 13th 2014, 7:42 AM

    Cheap looking..A billionaire shame no one told his accent

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    May 13th 2014, 7:44 AM

    Huh?

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    May 13th 2014, 7:46 AM

    Look up BBC panoramma about his carry on in Scotland. .well worth a look

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    May 13th 2014, 8:25 AM

    Just goes to show that money can’t buy you class…. and no I’m not jealous (much)!

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    May 13th 2014, 10:17 AM

    This country should be ashamed of itself, I thought we might have grown up but we’re still just forelock tugging, hand wringing peasants.
    Embarrassing.

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    May 13th 2014, 9:10 AM

    Tony Stark has more class.

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    May 13th 2014, 9:55 AM

    Imagine having your own personal little screen for your seat when flying across the Atlantic. We can but dream …

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    May 13th 2014, 10:19 AM

    Typical Irish attitude here. Everyone’s jealous of his success haha

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    May 13th 2014, 8:14 AM

    He’s so classy, in the worst sense of the word.

    I do hope he gets into a spat with one of our favourite Irish billionaires though, would be very entertaining to see two men with incongruous hairdos going head to head.

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    May 13th 2014, 11:39 AM

    Hey look! A pretty nice entertainment system…and a large LCD screen in the back ground… ;)
    On a serious note, the welcome festivity was pure cringe. The leprechauns were missing…

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    May 13th 2014, 11:44 AM

    Guys you are all jealous, he’s a billionaire, he can do whatever he wants and wear whatever he wants and have a shit ass hair do too! For sure, all of us ejits talking shite on this arnt going to bother a billionaire. I’d probably hold plate everything too, I’d have the air hostess’s gold plated.

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    Mute phunkyboy
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    May 13th 2014, 10:20 AM

    When I came of the plane from Boston all I was just greeted with was a Westlife poster.

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    Mute mickm
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    May 13th 2014, 12:50 PM

    shane filan would appear in person for a €5 theses days if you’d asked.

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    May 13th 2014, 12:50 PM

    shane filan would appear in person for a €5 these days if you’d asked.

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    Mute Darren Byrne
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    May 13th 2014, 9:02 AM

    You’re…. a plonker

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    Mute Kenneth Bambrick
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    May 13th 2014, 11:40 AM

    What harm is he doing? Let him on spend his money as he sees fit.
    If people get employment from jobs bridge so be it. How many jobs do any of you create?

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    Mute seamus mcdermott
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    May 13th 2014, 11:37 PM

    How many jobs has Trump created?

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    May 13th 2014, 10:06 AM

    Who cares if he has no class, worth billions etc… is he not creating a few jobs in this country? Still lots of people out of work so a chance for a few people to get back working. Can only be a good thing.

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    Mute Daisy Chainsaw
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    May 13th 2014, 11:29 AM

    Not so far. He’s created a Jobbridge “internship” that won’t cost him a penny. It’s scams like this that keep Shredded Wheat Headed Trump in gold plated toilet paper.

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    Mute Seamus Mcfinnigan O Reily
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    May 13th 2014, 12:32 PM

    some focking laugh if it crashed

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    Mute Kelvin Farrell
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    May 13th 2014, 11:41 AM

    Well, he’s got all the money in the world, but there’s one thing he can’t buy… … …a dinosaur!

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    Mute Piotrek Król
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    May 13th 2014, 9:40 AM

    Charming. I bet you won’t find a Vertigo angustior in that gold plated bathroom.

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    Mute Fiona Byrne
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    May 13th 2014, 8:57 AM

    Same taste in decor as in hair

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    Mute Johnner!
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    May 13th 2014, 10:06 AM

    This is good example if where our country is at right now…. 1845….evening squire!

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    Mute Andy
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    May 13th 2014, 1:31 PM

    Get a job ye bums!

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    May 13th 2014, 10:55 AM

    Should keep the name Doonbeg …..

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    Mute Seamus Mcfinnigan O Reily
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    May 13th 2014, 12:29 PM

    keep them out away from your lovely island . you regreat it.

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    May 13th 2014, 12:56 PM

    Meh!! Compared to the SaudI kings 747 ,ol Don is really slumming it and picked that plane up on the cheap at Lidils.

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    Mute John B. Reid
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    May 13th 2014, 8:29 PM

    Donald Trump has got class and style, I’ll give him that.

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    Mute seamus mcdermott
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    May 13th 2014, 11:36 PM

    CLASS warfare and a bad hair STYLE!

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    May 13th 2014, 6:52 PM

    From the previous comments I take them as proof that the Irish are a nation of begrudgers

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    May 13th 2014, 5:15 PM
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    May 14th 2014, 6:35 AM

    Does the young one come with it?

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    Mute Goodie
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    May 13th 2014, 11:45 AM

    Gold*

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