It’s Tuesday. We got through Monday with only a modicum of trouble and we’re now faced with wet, windy and exceedingly dull Tuesday. But hey, at least we’ve got some brand new things on Disney+ to check out to pass the time. However, some of you are traditionalists and have no interest in that streaming […]

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You could probably tell from looking out the window. Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow wind warning for the entirety of Ireland. The warning came into effect at 6am on Tuesday and remains in place until 9pm on Tuesday night. The forecaster said south to southwest winds will reach mean wind speeds of 50 […]

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Anyone with information on the incident is urged to come forward. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision in Kerry on Sunday. The collision occurred around 2.10pm between a motorbike and a car on the N71 between Muckross House and Torc Waterfall in Killarney. The motorcyclist, a man aged in his […]

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By the time the restrictions are reviewed again, Ireland will have been in lockdown for over three months. The Cabinet sub-committee on Covid-19 has advised that Level 5 restrictions should remain in place in Ireland until early April. The sub-committee met at Government Buildings on Monday night to agree a recommendation that the measures should […]

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Anyone with information is urged to come forward. Gardaí in Gorey are appealing for witnesses following an aggravated burglary that took place in Camolin in Wexford on Sunday, 21 February. Around 8.30pm, three masked men entered a house and demanded money. One of the men produced a knife during the incident and small quantity of […]

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Time is running out. The National Lottery has appealed for Galway Lotto players to check their tickets from December as the deadline to claim a €46,234 prize is fast approaching. The Lotto Match 5 + Bonus prize was won by two separate tickets in the draw on Saturday, 12 December, but only one of the […]

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Ugh. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has said its Advice Line handled 2,772 consumer complaints in 2020. The FSAI said 34% of the complaints related to unfit food while a further 30% were about poor hygiene standards. The number of complaints received in 2020 did decrease from 3,460 in 2019, although the FSAI largely […]

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It comes as Denmark said it hopes to have its entire population vaccinated by the middle of June. 100,000 vaccinations will take place in Ireland this week and there will be 250,000 vaccinations each week from April, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said. In a tweet on Sunday night, Varadkar said “summer should be better” as […]

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There are currently 69 in service and 59 in storage. Dozens of Boeing 777 aircraft have been grounded in the US and Japan following an incident over the weekend which saw an engine fail during a flight and scatter debris across a Colorado suburb. United Airlines, Korean Air and Japan’s two main airlines confirmed they […]

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Some wind and rain on the way. Met Éireann has issued two separate weather warnings which will affect 15 counties in Ireland. A Status Yellow wind warning has been issued for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Sligo and the entirety of Munster. The warning comes into effect at 9pm on Monday night and remains […]

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It’s Friday. Have you done the JOE Friday Pub Quiz yet? There’s not a whole lot else to do these days so you might as well, and it looks like there’s going to be even less in the immediate future. But yes it is Friday and despite all the doom and gloom in the world, […]

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Wet and windy. It’s a miserable day outside, with wind and rain hitting many areas of the country on Friday morning and set to continue into the afternoon. Two weather warnings are in effect for four counties in the south of Ireland as Met Éireann warned of heavy rain and strong winds, especially in coastal […]

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The bank said there will be no immediate changes for customers. Ulster Bank has confirmed a “phased withdrawal” from the Republic of Ireland market over the coming years. The third biggest lender in the state, Ulster Bank is owned by UK lender NatWest and has 1.1 million customers here along with 2,800 staff. It’s understood […]

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The banking service has over one million users in Ireland. Revolut is to introduce new fees in Ireland from 23 April this year, the app-based banking service has confirmed. Holders of free standard accounts will now be limited to five no-fee ATM withdrawals each month, while the €200 per month limit on no-fee withdrawals will […]

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Sigh. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said heavy restrictions will likely remain in place until at least the end of April. In an interview with the Irish Mirror, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said there will only be a “modest” easing of restrictions over the next few weeks and we’re looking at “severe restrictions” right into April. “It […]

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This has the potential to avert numerous heated exchanges. There’s no denying that for many people, assembling and disassembling IKEA furniture is an arduous task in the extreme. While there are already instructions to “help” you put the furniture together in a safe and only mildly frustrating way, until this point, if you wanted to […]

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Some new jobs coming to Dublin. BT Group has announced 70 new jobs for its new subsidiary which is headquartered in Dublin. BT Sourced is a new, standalone procurement group within the BT Group and the company said it will focus on simplifying processes and introducing new technology to aid BT’s work with suppliers and […]

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It’s Thursday. It’s another day and that means a number of things, one of them being more movies on TV. There aren’t any on Irish TV, however, so once more we’ve been forced to look further afield for our movie choices. But if you’re not happy with the choices, we’ve got a ton of selections for […]

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It’s understood briquettes, smokeless coal, and dry wood will still be allowed. The Government is looking at a ban on the sale of smoky coal and restrictions on the type of wood sold for burning as part of new regulations on solid fuels. There had originally been plans for a nationwide ban on smoky coal to […]

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Good news. Irish takeaway restaurant chain Camile Thai has confirmed that it will create 220 new jobs in Ireland in 2021. The chain, which currently has 35 outlets in Ireland and the UK, also intends to open 15 more across the two countries, with an additional 80 jobs being created in the UK. The company […]

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Wet and windy. Met Éireann has issued two separate weather warnings affecting counties along the south and southeast of Ireland. A Status Yellow rainfall warning has been issued for Cork, Kerry and Waterford. The warning comes into effect at 9pm on Thursday night and expires at 4pm on Friday afternoon. Met Éireann said heavy rain […]

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“Although we have made great progress, the situation remains precarious.” The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been notified of 57 additional deaths related to Covid-19. 34 of these deaths occurred in February, 21 in January, one in December and one in November. The median age of those who died was 82 years and the age […]

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One viewer complained RTÉ had shown bias by calling Joe Biden the ‘President Elect’. The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has rejected a complaint made regarding RTÉ’s coverage of Donald Trump and the aftermath of the US Presidential Election. Complaints are assessed at Executive level in the BAI by the Executive Complaints Forum. The complaint was […]

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82 people attended the controversial dinner in Clifden last August. Four people are to face prosecution over alleged breaches of Covid-19 regulations at the Oireachtas Golf Society’s dinner in Galway last August. A file in relation to the political controversy was forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions last month by An Garda Síochána. Gardaí […]

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“The level of abuse day in and day out for nine years, anybody would have a breaking point.” James McClean has said the level of abuse he receives is “mind-blowing” and the sustained targeting of him and his family over the past nine years has been hugely difficult to cope with. The Republic of Ireland […]

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The vaccine could be approved for use by the middle of next month. The Europeans Medicines Agency has announced that pharmaceutical firm Janssen has applied for conditional authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine. The regulator said it had received a request for a conditional marketing authorisation which would be processed on an “accelerated timetable”. It said a […]

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The age range of those who died was 42-105 years. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has reported 33 additional deaths related to Covid-19. 31 of these deaths occurred in February and two occurred in January. The median age of those who died was 81 years and the age range was 42-105 years. The HPSC has […]

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It’s Tuesday. We are about 67% certain that today is, in fact, Tuesday. Once again, the week is getting away from us and the days are melding together without distinction. The only thing that will bring us back on track is a hefty helping of movies. Luckily, we’ve got a ton of selections for you […]

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Take note. Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow wind warning for three counties along the west and northwest of Ireland. The warning comes into effect at midnight on Tuesday and covers Galway, Mayo and Donegal. Met Éireann said southwesterly winds tonight will reach mean speeds of 50 to 65km/h and gusts of 80 to […]

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Take note. Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow wind warning for four counties along the west of Ireland. The warning, which comes into effect at 9pm on Monday night, covers Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Donegal. Met Éireann said southwesterly winds will reach mean speeds of 50 to 65km/h and gusts of 90 to 110km/h, […]

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“In our workplaces and our colleges especially, we need to take care to stay safe until we are all protected by a vaccine.” The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has confirmed there are no new reported Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. The HPSC has been notified of an additional 821 new cases in Ireland. 333 of […]

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This article serves as either a reminder to tune in or a warning to avoid it, depending on your current living situation. Claire Byrne Live will turn its eye to the topic of OnlyFans in tonight’s episode on RTÉ One. As part of the show, Claire will chat to a Wicklow barber known online as […]

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What do you think? Anne Robinson – yes, the Anne Robinson – has been confirmed as the new host of Countdown on Channel 4. The show boasts mathematician Rachel Riley on numbers, since she replaced Carol Vorderman in 2009, and lexicographer Susie Dent in dictionary corner. Robinson, best known for hosting The Weakest Link on the […]

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There is at least one in every county. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed that 37 vaccination centre locations have been selected in Ireland. The 37 centres will see at least one in each county with the goal of supporting the vaccination of the general population in a “safe and efficient manner”. While vaccines are […]

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The annual visit is unlikely to go ahead. Taoiseach Micheál Martin will not travel to the White House for St Patrick’s Day celebrations this year. It is thought the occasion will be marked by some kind of virtual meeting between Martin and US President Joe Biden, although no details have been confirmed yet. On Thursday […]

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“The rate of transmission of the disease is still extremely high.” The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 23 additional deaths related to Covid-19. 21 of these deaths occurred in February and two occurred in January. The median age of those who died was 84 years and the age range was 57 […]

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“It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get…” you know the rest. We’re about to step into another weekend and in this climate that means multiple walks within your 5km and liberal amounts of TV viewing. There are actually a lot of good films on TV this evening and here’s the pick of the bunch. City Slickers – […]

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Basically, windy and cold. Met Éireann has issued a slew of weather warnings for this weekend ahead of what is set to be a wet, windy and cold few days. The first is a Status Yellow wind warning issued at noon on Friday for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Waterford. The […]

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The dentists have claimed that people have asked for a confirmation email and then failed to show up for their bookings. Irish people travelling to Tenerife on holidays have been booking appointments at dentists on the island and then failing to show up, according to dentists on the island. A new trend in recent weeks […]

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The value of the metals used in catalytic converters has risen sharply in recent years. Gardaí have seized 110 catalytic converters and a large sum of cash during a search operation in Meath on Thursday morning (11 February 2021). Around 10am, Gardaí attached to the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) North Divisional Crime Task Force searched […]

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Anyone with information is urged to come forward. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after following a cash robbery at a post office in Crumlin in Dublin on Thursday (11, February). Around 11.40am, a cash-in-transit employee entered the post office with a cash box. An unidentified man dressed in a full An Post uniform approached the […]

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“We are cautiously optimistic about the epidemiological situation across the country.” The Department of Health has been notified of a further 52 deaths related to Covid-19 in Ireland. 33 of these deaths occurred in February, 12 occurred in January, six in December or earlier and one is still under investigation. 866 new cases of the […]

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Friday night viewing. The Late Late Show returns to our screens this Friday night and usually at this time of the year we’d be looking forward to hiding behind our couch in horror at the cringefest that is the Valentine’s Special. Things are a little different this year, but how we wish we could go […]

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The parents had a special thank you for the frontline staff who helped them in their time of need. Last week, parents John Feane and Naomi Galvin got an early surprise on the way to the Coombe Hospital in Dublin when their baby arrived sooner than expected. The pair pulled into the forecourt of an […]

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It’s Thursday. We’re waist deep in the working week and waiting for the weekend. But boy, have we had a week to remember so far. First of all, who in their right mind serves Weetabix with beans? Why should bread have all the fun, when there's Weetabix? Serving up @HeinzUK Beanz on bix for breakfast […]

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Some win. One Lotto player in Limerick is €8,530,884 richer today after they picked up their winning Lotto jackpot prize. The winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, bought the ticket online for the 27 January draw and said they are still in shock at the win. “Once I found out that I had won the […]

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It’s Wednesday. Days come and go but we can always rely on some movies to pass the long – but noticeably getting shorter – evenings. Gone are the days when we could expect a midweek movie on RTÉ; in fact, there’s no movies on Irish channels at all tonight. A damn shame. But… we shall […]

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Good news. Virgin Mobile has announced that it will give unlimited data to all customers on any of its plans. The provider said all customers who have a data limit on their current plan will now become unlimited and those on unlimited plans will have the 80GB fair usage policy removed. 2020 saw customers increase their […]

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‘Tis chilly. Met Éireann has extended its Status Yellow snow and ice warning on Wednesday morning to include 10 counties. The warning, issued at 8am on Wednesday, covers Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow, Westmeath, Meath, Cavan, Monaghan and Waterford. Valid from 8am, the warning remains in place until 9pm on Wednesday night. Met Éireann said […]

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“Outbreaks arising out of household transmission is starting to become a worrying trend across the Mid-West.” The University of Limerick has announced it will facilitate Covid-19 testing on campus for students to prevent further transmission among the student population. This comes following a spike in cases in the Castletroy area of Limerick, believed to be […]

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