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The Old Moore's Almanac can be scarily accurate...

But, then again, we probably could have predicted some of this stuff.

THE LATEST EDITION of the Old Moore’s Almanac is on the presses and the people behind Ireland’s longest-running publication sent us a sneak preview of their predictions for 2015 yesterday.

They also showed us what from their 2014 pages had come true. Check out 15 of their prophecies that came through. Clairvoyant mastery.

1. Prediction: The phrase ‘oil crash’ will be all over the news.

What they say now: The price of oil has crashed, and is getting worse.

2. Prediction: Disturbed weather patterns in the USA

What they say now: The Polar Vortex froze the northern parts of the USA.

Niagara Falls Polar Vortex The Niagra Falls, frozen, on 10 January 2014 AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

3. Prediction: Amelia Earhart will be in the news more and more.

What they say now: Parts of her plane were found this year.

4. Prediction: Scots will say no.

What they say now: They did.

5. Prediction: Bono to watch his health

What they say now: He had a terrible bike accident recently.

6. Prediction: Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick marriage trouble

What they say now: Already separated.

7. Prediction: Another baby for Robbie Williams

What they say now: Yes and he made an idiot of himself during his wife’s labour.

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8. Prediction: Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk will make moves to colonise Mars.

What they say now: This has been in the news all year. He is in a race with Dutch company Mars One to do the same.

9. Prediction: Gwyneth Paltrow’s marriage in jeopardy.

What they say now: They “consciously uncoupled”.

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10. Prediction: Pregnancies for both Blake Lively and Jessica Biel

What they say now: Both pregnant!

11. Prediction: A Chinese company will give Apple and Samsung a run for their money in the mobile phone market.

What they say now: Chinese startup Xiaomi was the No. 1 smartphone maker in China in the second quarter of the year,  beating Apple and Samsung.

12. Prediction: Michael O’Leary has some sort of epiphany and decides to make Ryan Air a much more palatable experience for customers.

What they say now: Yes O’Leary has been telling everyone all year that he’s going to be a better person.

13. Prediction: A probe will be landed on an asteroid

What they say now: The Rosetta probe landed successfully on a comet.

14. Prediction: A one-man attack on the White House.

What they say now: Yep. And he got a fair way in too.

15. Prediction: There will also be a plane mishap in Ireland, but not too serious.

What they say now: Two Ryanair jets collided in 2014, and their wing tips were mashed. No injuries. Phew.

Here’s everything that’s going to happen in 2015…

2013: 30 prophecies for next year from the pages of Old Moore’s Almanac

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    Mute Gareth (The Chimichurri)
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    Mar 3rd 2021, 11:34 PM

    The variety in these products is just an example of how diverse this market is and why there should be the correct legislation on cannabis in order to kick start our post covid recovery… Legalise, tax and regulate, it’s high time!

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    Mar 3rd 2021, 11:48 PM

    @Gareth (The Chimichurri): a handful of posters on here don’t agree so therefore that shouldn’t happen!

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    Mute Gareth (The Chimichurri)
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    Mar 4th 2021, 12:15 AM

    @Ross: Alas, journal-bubble syndrome!

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    Mar 4th 2021, 8:09 AM

    @Ross: can’t see the government legalising gateway drugs anytime soon

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    Mar 4th 2021, 10:20 AM

    @Mattress Dick: what about mattresses? The government should seek to outlaw them. A complete scourge on society. Nothing good can come from them. There’s a direct correlation between sleepy lazy people, lying down and mattresses. A gateway to societal breakdown. We need a minister for mattresses to curb this horrible infliction on future generations.

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    Mute pbp Bernard Wallace
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    Mar 4th 2021, 10:45 AM

    @Mattress Dick: There is no such thing as a gateway drug. This “theory has been proven false many decades ago. Do keep up

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    Mar 4th 2021, 10:57 AM

    @Mattress Dick: a “gateway” drug, eh? Okay Mrs. Reagan

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    Mar 6th 2021, 12:21 AM

    @Mattress Dick: the low number of likes should tell you how inaccurate your statement is. besides,alcohol is legal.

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    Mute Kevin
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    Mar 7th 2021, 7:17 PM

    @Mattress Dick:

    The biggest gateway drug (alcohol) has been legal in Ireland since forever. And it is THE NUMERO UNO so called “gateway” drug. Every opiate / Coke /etc addict would have started out on the Devil’s buttermilk (& probably tobacco too).

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    Mar 3rd 2021, 11:28 PM

    Dopes trying to bring it in. Hope they can weed out anyone else at it….and give them a hash sentence. People might use the number above to grass on them…..things gone to pot altogether!

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    Mar 3rd 2021, 11:37 PM

    @Joe Kennedy: that’s really funny and gave me a laugh. Thank you.

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    Mar 4th 2021, 1:01 PM

    @Joe Kennedy: Ha! very good sir.

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    Mute ⚡ Seánie ⚡
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    Mar 3rd 2021, 11:26 PM

    Hopefully they put the money towards some decent Revenue signs….

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    Mute Gareth (The Chimichurri)
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    Mar 3rd 2021, 11:36 PM

    @⚡ Seánie ⚡: what money? The money they get from selling it back to gangs?

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    Mar 3rd 2021, 10:51 PM

    Wouldn’t they just grow it?

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    Mar 3rd 2021, 10:55 PM

    @Vonvonic: and wait 4 to 6 months ?, it’s the best way but not everyone has green fingers.

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    Mar 4th 2021, 1:03 PM

    @Vonvonic: Automated self grow units are still a little expensive. next few years we’ll see the market become more ‘domesticated’ like the ‘Leaf’ refrigerator, etc.

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    Mar 3rd 2021, 11:34 PM

    I hope the Garda call to the address the drug’s are being delivered to. Before the journal tells them.

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    Mar 4th 2021, 12:11 AM

    @Michael: drugs

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    Mar 4th 2021, 1:48 PM

    @Michael: would that make you happy? You must be fun at parties

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    Mar 4th 2021, 8:00 AM

    How annoyed would you be, you order a load of coffee pods and this arrives, they would not get a 5 star rating I’ll tell you that.

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    Mar 3rd 2021, 11:49 PM

    Liked and shared

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    Mar 4th 2021, 4:14 AM

    @Ann Mc Shane: …lifetime subscription here;)

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    Mar 4th 2021, 8:30 AM

    Mmmmmmm coffee….

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    Mar 4th 2021, 10:56 AM

    Luckily cannabis grows right out of the ground so, big deal.

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