Alan Loughnane

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  • VIDEO: Country music star Nathan Carter had a music duel on the London underground today

    VIDEO: Country music star Nathan Carter had a music duel on the London underground today

    Just your standard day on the London underground we guess… Nathan Carter has become a common name in households around Ireland as the country music star continues to go from strength to strength after the success of his single ‘Wagonwheel’. Carter, who hails from Liverpool, was playing at Trafalgar Square as London celebrated St Patrick’s […]

    11 years ago

  • VIDEO: Basketball player hilariously can’t keep his eyes off interviewer

    VIDEO: Basketball player hilariously can’t keep his eyes off interviewer

    The poor lad was caught rotten… He may have just won a state championship but he may have to work on his interviewing skills if he wants to make a career out of it. Samm Jones of DeLaSalle High School, Minnesota (not Waterford) was interviewed along with his coach following their win and he seemed […]

    11 years ago

  • PIC: John Legend just shut down Donald Trump Jnr on Twitter

    PIC: John Legend just shut down Donald Trump Jnr on Twitter

    Fair play to him… Donald Trump’s campaign postponed a rally in Chicago yesterday following clashes between supporters and demonstrators, the campaign team had concerns that the streets and environment at the rally were no longer safe. Just take a look at some of the scenes in the University of Illinois after it was announced that the […]

    11 years ago

  • Sinn Féin to call for vote on a united Ireland if the UK backs Brexit

    Sinn Féin to call for vote on a united Ireland if the UK backs Brexit

    This would be huge… If Britain depart from the EU, it should lead to a border poll on a united Ireland according to deputy first minister of Northern Ireland, Martin McGuinness. The former Irish presidential nominee has said that if Britain voted to leave the EU, it would be a “democratic imperative” to allow the […]

    11 years ago

  • TWEETS: Ireland ran over Italy in the Six Nations today and here’s the reaction

    TWEETS: Ireland ran over Italy in the Six Nations today and here’s the reaction

    It was never really in doubt after a great first half showing… Ireland overcame Italy in the Aviva Stadium today in a result which will go some way towards alleviating the negativity surrounding Ireland’s 2016 Six Nations. Tries from… well a lot of Irish players paved the way for a comprehensive 58-15 victory over a […]

    11 years ago

  • TWEETS: All the reaction to Ireland’s impressive first half against Italy

    TWEETS: All the reaction to Ireland’s impressive first half against Italy

    It’s difficult to know if Ireland are playing well, or if Italy are just dire… It’s not been the easiest Six Nations for Ireland with two losses and a draw all we have to look at after three games. But thankfully, half way through the fourth game, it looks like we’ll get a win on […]

    11 years ago

  • VIDEO: BBC presenter gets hit with a football live on air, responds like a boss

    VIDEO: BBC presenter gets hit with a football live on air, responds like a boss

    The perils of live television… Live TV always has the slight risk that something may go wrong and you’ll end up red-faced, although most of the time, you should be safe enough. BBC presenter Chris Mitchell was reporting over the weekend when he received a rather unceremonious belt of a football on the back of […]

    11 years ago

  • VIDEO: Cork has never looked as beautiful as it does in this majestic drone footage

    VIDEO: Cork has never looked as beautiful as it does in this majestic drone footage

    We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, we live in the most beautiful country in the world… We’ve seen some excellent footage of Ireland over the years whether it’s breathtaking views of Carrauntoohil in Kerry, or the snow covered Wicklow mountains. The good folks down at AirCam Ireland have managed to create a stunning […]

    11 years ago

  • PIC: Young woman taken to hospital after being struck by election poster

    PIC: Young woman taken to hospital after being struck by election poster

    Thankfully, she wasn’t seriously injured… A young woman was taken to hospital today after she was struck by an election poster in Dublin today. Maria, who wishes to remain anonymous, from Clondalkin was walking along Firehouse Road when she was stuck by the poster which hadn’t been secured properly. She was taken by ambulance to […]

    11 years ago

  • VIDEO: Wheel of Fortune contestant really needs to work on his geography

    VIDEO: Wheel of Fortune contestant really needs to work on his geography

    This is just painful to watch… On the famous TV show Wheel of Fortune, an American man won a trip to Venice, but when asked what country he thought it was in, he answered “Paris”. All we know about the contestant is his name is David, he won a tidy $60,432 and a trip to Venice […]

    11 years ago

  • You may soon be getting ads on your Facebook Messenger

    You may soon be getting ads on your Facebook Messenger

    Ads are about to get a whole lot more intrusive… Advertising will be making its way from your Facebook newsfeed into your private messages if a new report by Tech Crunch is true. Facebook is reportedly introducing a way for business to send advertising messages to people who have messaged with them previously. Facebook introduced Messenger for Business […]

    11 years ago

  • VIDEO: Look at the size of the crowd in Dublin for the anti-water charges protest today

    VIDEO: Look at the size of the crowd in Dublin for the anti-water charges protest today

    A pre-election protest organised by The Right2Water / Right2Change group has taken place in Dublin today. The large protest took place between Parnell Square and Dame Street causing traffic delays and road closures in the Capital. Thousands of people descended on the streets joined by some election candidates who oppose the water charges, including Sinn Féin’s Gerry Adams […]

    11 years ago

  • VIDEO: Kimbo Slice won one of the worst MMA fights ever last night

    VIDEO: Kimbo Slice won one of the worst MMA fights ever last night

    Just take a look at the finish to the fight… Bellator MMA are a rising fighting organisation in the MMA world but they still lag a long way behind the UFC in terms of fighter quality and viewership. One of the ways they’ve been trying to garner some attention to the organisation is by producing […]

    11 years ago