Alan Loughnane

Well, that’s it settled… Old Moore’s Almanac is an almanac which has been published for nearly two and a half centuries and has been consistently inconsistent when it comes to its predictions. Although at times, it has been creepily accurate predicting that Kate Middleton would have a baby girl and call her Charlotte or Margaret and […]

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The bill is due to be debated in the Dáil on Thursday… Minister for Health Simon Harris has announced that the government will not oppose the medicinal cannabis bill put forward by People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny. The bill, which will be debated in the Dáil on Thursday, provides for the regulation of cannabis for medicinal […]

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That came out of nowhere… In a shock move, the Six Nations Council have announced the the introduction of a bonus points system in the RBS 6 Nations, The Women’s Six Nations and the Under 20s Six Nations Championships. The system will be implemented on trial basis in all three championships in 2017 and will be […]

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The boom is back… oh, wait. News broke last night that the Fianna Fáil Dublin Central constituency organisation had unanimously passed a motion calling for a letter to be written to Bertie Ahern asking the former Taoiseach to rejoin the party. The chair of the constituency organisation said it is now up to Ahern whether or […]

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Well, that’s embarrassing. The Social Democrats were left red-faced yesterday when they blocked former member Stephen Donnelly on Twitter after his high-profile exit from the party earlier this year. In 2015, Donnelly formed the party alongside Róisín Shorthall and Catherine Murphy before quitting in September this year citing difficulty in working with his party members. […]

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Your daily dose of, ‘what the hell?’ It’s been almost six months since Britain voted to opt out of the European union in a historic referendum. The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) were one of the main promoters of the Leave side with Nigel Farage at the helm. Today, during the Welsh Assembly, a UKIP […]

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“When are people going to learn, democracy doesn’t work,” – Homer Simpson. Over the past two days, two former British Prime Ministers have voiced their belief that another referendum could be held on whether or not Britain should leave the European Union. Former Labour leader Tony Blair recently argued that Brexit could be reversed if […]

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He made the comments at a fundraiser… Britain’s impending exit from the European Union has raised a lot of questions about how Ireland’s relationship with the UK is going to change, specifically in terms of trade, travel and the border between the north and south of the country. The return of a hard border between […]

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We’re a curious bunch… A lot has happened over the past month in the world and it can all get a little bit confusing, so sometimes a nice little Google search can save yourself a lot of pondering. While these are not the most Googled things over the last month, they are the subjects which […]

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Surprised? Ireland has one of the highest levels of cocaine use in Europe, according to a new report about health in the EU. The report, Health at a Glance: Europe 2016, was created by The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and European Commission. It reveals that the country in Europe with the highest level of […]

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Very creative… Your first job out of college is rarely your dream job and with the way the economy has gone in recent years, it will likely be some kind of internship you start with. But there’s a lot of competition for these jobs, and young people must find a way to stand out from […]

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It took mere hours… Green Party candidate Jill Stein recently launched a campaign to recount several key swing states in the American presidential election. Stein set an initial target of $2.5m, hoping to reach the figure by Friday afternoon but reached it within hours. The money will be used to review voting results in Wisconsin, but even […]

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That’s an end to that chapter… Possible spoilers lie ahead. Game of Thrones is still some way away from making a return to our screens and we’re all feeling the effects of the withdrawals at this stage. There’s only so many times we can rewatch those last two brilliant episodes… and like the moment your […]

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It would be a lucrative move for him. There seems to be constant rumours that Conor McGregor is set to jump ship and try his hand at a different career, whether that be boxing Floyd Mayweather, acting in movies or that he may join the WWE. While links with the wrestling organistion are nothing new […]

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The news was announced this afternoon. The Central Bank will remove the €220,000 cap on mortgage lending for first-time buyers. The rule requiring first-time buyers to have a deposit of 20% on properties above a certain value will be scrapped. This means that first time buyers will be able to borrow up to 90% of […]

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Big news. Taoiseach Enda Kenny will meet with Pope Francis in the Vatican on Monday, November 28. The meeting comes in the wake of the Conference of Irish Bishops’ decision to formally invite Pope Francis to attend the World Meeting of Families in Dublin in 2019. At the meeting on Monday, the Taoiseach is expected […]

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A lot of watching to be done… Christmas is the time of year when all your family come together and basically spend the entire time complaining that there’s “awful shite” on the telly this year. That has become less of a problem in recent years with the emergence of Netflix and other streaming sites which […]

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A nice gesture from the star… Earlier this year, Rory McIlroy won the the Fed Ex Cup and claimed the cash prize in excess of €10 million. McIlroy had looked like he may come up short before a superb 64 final round set up a play-off which he won on the fourth hole. This is the […]

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Breaking news. An earthquake with a provisional magnitude of 7.2 has struck off the coast of Japan leading to a tsunami warning. The warning has been issued for much of the country’s northern coast. According to the Japanese Meteorological Agency, the epicenter of earthquake was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of about […]

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Sit down son… No matter how much shit you put up with in your job, we don’t think you’ll ever be subjected to anything on this scale. NFL sound operator Bernie Beaudry was minding his own business. It was a day like any other for him. He passed in front of the tunnel on his way […]

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We can’t wait to watch this… Plot’s it all about?  Barry presents a look at Barack Obama’s days as a college student in New York City and recounts his struggles with his parents a peers. Barry is the story of a young man grappling with the issues of a nation as he tries to maintain […]

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Recognise any of these? We’re sure you, like us, love all of your co-workers equally and absolutely nothing about them irritates you in the slightest… OK, there’s a few little things that can get under our skins sometimes, but we’re not alone. In a new survey by office suppliers, Viking, they investigated the most irritating personalities […]

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The saga continues… Theresa May has thrown the Brexit saga into disarray by suggesting that it may be delayed while the UK government seeks out a transitional deal. May’s government originally said that Article 50 would be triggered by the end of March 2017, which would begin the three-year withdrawal process from the European Union […]

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