Alan Loughnane

Big news this afternoon… The Scottish Government is to intervene against the UK’s appeal to the Supreme Court over the triggering of Article 50. This follows on from the High Court ruling last week that MPs must vote on whether or not the UK can begin the process of exiting from the European Union. The […]

10 years ago

What a set of wheels… The UFC is making its long awaited debut in New York this week following the recent lifting of the ban on MMA in the state. We saw yesterday the kind of meals that Conor McGregor is eating in order to make his weight cut down to 155 pounds, and recently, […]

10 years ago

Voting takes place today… After what has seemed like a lifetime of build-up, the day of reckoning is here as the American public takes to the polls to decide which direction they want to take their country in the future, the left, or the right. The news in the final polls ahead of the election […]

10 years ago

Now you know… The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November every four years is always the date of the US Presidential Election, in what is a ritual that has been running since 1845, following a congressional decree. But as that day approaches tomorrow, why did they choose such a withdrawn day in November […]

10 years ago

Is there any originality out there? WhatsApp could be the latest in a long list of social media platforms to poach an idea from Snapchat and add it to their own app. Recently we saw that Instagram had embraced the use of Instagram stories, a feature remarkably similar to Snapchat stories, and Facebook were testing […]

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Really? Following yesterday’s landmark high court ruling that any exit from the EU will require parliament approval, it was always going to be a field day for some of the front pages of the UK press. And they didn’t disappoint with a suitable overreaction to the news… The Daily Mail The Daily Express The opening paragraphs […]

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Big news… Minister for Health Simon Harris today announced that he wants to review Ireland’s policy on the use of cannabis for medicinal use. As part of the the review of the policy, the Minister has asked the HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority) to provide expert scientific advice on the subject. Speaking on the review, […]

10 years ago

Stop doing it… Like the majority of people, I arrange the items in my fridge in such a way that it nearly always culminates  in the milk being placed on the door of the fridge. Space permitting of course, but it also eliminates the risk of the milk leaking from the carton unbeknownst to you […]

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Good news on the jobs front… Minister for Education Richard Bruton has announced the creation of 430 new resource teacher jobs in Ireland. A resource teacher is an additional post allocated to assist a school or cluster of schools in providing an education which meets the needs of children assessed as having disabilities. According to the […]

10 years ago

Stunning… We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, we live in the most beautiful country in the world. About a year ago, we brought you an amazing video showcasing the beauty of Carauntoohil in Kerry. The video was made by James Alexander and now, he has created another one. The video was shot […]

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Will we see soldiers in the streets? Public Expenditure Minster Pascal Donohue has not rule out the possibility of soldiers being placed on the streets during the planned strikes by Gardaí this Friday. Speaking on RTÉ’s This Week, Donohue declined to say the army would not be called in, although he did say that there will be contingencies in […]

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That’s an odd way to frame it… In the run up to the Brexit vote in the UK, a number of publications took an editorial stance, with the Daily Mail backing the Leave campaign to the extent that they plastered it all over their front page. Wednesday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/RGgtIfR9Wo — Mail+ (@DailyMailUK) June 21, 2016 The […]

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The trash talk continues… We’re not far away from UFC 205 in MSG, New York and the clash of Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight championship. The event is already breaking records according to UFC President Dana White. The trash talk had already begun in earnest ever since the first press conference between […]

10 years ago

Worth tuning into… It’s a bank holiday weekend so you have have indulged in a few jars of the wobbly water last night and are feeling a little worse for wear today. If you’re not feeling like venturing out and about again tonight, then you’ll probably want to turn over to Channel 4 where they […]

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A nice touch from Ulster… Munster snatched an unlikely victory in the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast last night as they came from 14 points down to defeat Ulster by 15-14. Ulster were 14-5 up at half time thanks to tries from Charles Piutau and Rob Little, both of which were converted by Paddy Jackson. Rory Scannell […]

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