“We cannot continue to ignore the potential risk being posed to funeral directors who are currently not considered a priority for vaccination.” The Irish Association of Funeral Directors has appealed to the government to make the 2,500 people working in the funeral industry a vaccination priority. The IAFD said now that nursing home and hospital […]

5 years ago

Very sad news. Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to a serious road traffic collision that occurred in Tipperary on the evening of 18 March this year. The single vehicle collision occurred on the N74 in Kilfeacle. Three occupants of the car were taken to Limerick Regional Hospital and one of them, a man in his […]

5 years ago

May she rest in peace. Jessica Walter, the award-winning actress best known for portraying Lucille Bluth in Arrested Development, has died aged 80. She passed away in her sleep at home in New York City. “It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of my beloved mom Jessica,” her daughter, Fox TV […]

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Cases remain stubbornly highly. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of three additional deaths related to Covid-19. Of the deaths reported today, three occurred in March and one in February. The HPSC has been notified of 606 confirmed cases of Covid-19. 249 of the cases are in Dublin, 57 in Donegal, 39 […]

5 years ago

Very sad news. A man in his 60s has died following a road traffic collision which occurred in Kilkenny on Thursday morning, 25 March. The collision involving a lorry and a pedestrian occurred around 7.15am outside a business premises in Carbury. The pedestrian, a man aged in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene […]

5 years ago

It’s Thursday. We’ve almost made it to another weekend and that in itself is cause for celebration in 2021. At this point, it’s OK to just simply manage and if you’re finding things tough, here’s a list of numbers which may be of use to you or others. Samaritans: 116 123 Aware: 1800 804 848 […]

5 years ago

“We’re not out of the woods yet.” Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said it’s unlikely the government will provide a plan or timeline for reopening the country over the coming months at its announcement next Tuesday. The government is set to provide an update on the current restrictions on Tuesday, with a six week outline plan […]

5 years ago

This is very sad. A significant portion of people in Ireland are feeling the financial pinch of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. According to RED C research commissioned by the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP), many people are experiencing pressures such as loss of income, increased household expenditure on basics, erosion of savings and […]

5 years ago

It’s… Wednesday. At least we think it’s Wednesday, although in truth it does get rather difficult to distinguish one weekday from the other during these Covid times. While you may be in the mood to check out some TV series tonight – we hear Disney+ have plenty to offer in that regard – there’s also […]

5 years ago

It’s been called a “game changer” by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan. Ireland’s newest Greenway along the Royal Canal has officially opened today. It will be the longest Greenway in Ireland stretching 130km along the historic canal and will take travellers through Kildare, Meath, Westmeath and Longford. The project cost €12 million to complete and follows […]

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Take note. If you’ve been experiencing some difficulties on your Android phone over the past day or so, you’re not alone. Android users have been reporting crashes while using apps, with these occurring in apps which use a specific feature of the Android ecosystem. Those with Samsung phones appear to have been disproportionally affected by […]

5 years ago

For a good cause. If you spoke to anyone at the start of 2020, it’s unlikely that a huge percentage would have named Dublin duo John and Edward – together they are Jedward – as their heroes. But 2020 was a strange year and after months of positive messages on social media, including Twitter DMs […]

5 years ago

Great news. Intel is to create 1,600 high-tech jobs in Ireland as well as more than double its current manufacturing space here, once it has completed the construction of a new chip manufacturing plant at its campus in Kildare. The US multinational unveiled plans for its expansion on Tuesday night and said it had invested […]

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No arrests have been made at this time. One person has been hospitalised following a clash between a large number of youths on the Samuel Beckett Bridge in Dublin. The incident occurred on Monday evening, 22 March, with Gardaí arriving on the scene around 7.30pm. Units from Store Street and Pearse Street Garda stations responded […]

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“We simply can’t stand over somebody name calling a person who isn’t here to defend themselves and I hope you understand that.” Joe Brolly was taken off air during a Claire Byrne Live debate about a United Ireland on Monday night following comments he made regarding the DUP. Appearing via video link, the barrister and […]

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A Garda was struck by the vehicle as it fled the scene. Gardaí are investigating an incident of Dangerous Driving which resulted in several road traffic collisions in Longford on Monday, 22 March. Around 4pm, Gardaí received reports of a vehicle driving erratically and conducted a stop on the the Ballinalee Road. When a Garda […]

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It’s Monday. Monday = one day. Yes, a new working week is upon us and we’re now in that horrible place where our ‘one year ago today’ reminders are showing us moments from our first lockdown. It was a novelty then. How naive we were… Here are the best movies on TV this evening. WarGames […]

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Men get a lot more penalty points than women… Over the past ten years, female motorists in Ireland received half the number of penalty points of their male counterparts, figures have shown. This trend continued through the first four months of 2020 with CSO figures showing men receiving a total of 34,431 points from January […]

5 years ago

The flight landed in Shannon on Sunday after crew declared a medical emergency. A woman has died in hospital in Limerick after the transatlantic flight on which she was travelling diverted to Shannon Airport early on Sunday morning. Bild reported Karin Strenz, an MP in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the German Bundestag, lost […]

5 years ago

Good news. 400 new jobs are to be created in Dublin as US cloud-based finance and human resources software developer, Workday, expands its European headquarters. The majority of the 400 new roles will span product and technology development, which includes software engineering, with additional opportunities in sales, customer operations, and other functions. The company first […]

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A number of items were seized, including six kegs. Gardaí in Limerick have shut down a shebeen on a private premises in the county. As part of Operation Navigation, Gardaí in Henry Street searched a private premises in Limerick on Saturday, 20 March in relation to alleged breaches of liquor licensing legislation in support of […]

5 years ago

The fifth person to win the top prize. There have been six winners of the top prize on the UK version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. We’ve already put together the list of questions that Irish man Pat Gibson answered on the way to his win, and we’ve also got Judith Keppel and […]

5 years ago

There have been 43 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 10 additional deaths related to Covid-19. Nine of the deaths occurred in March and one is under investigation. The median age of those who died was 75 years and the age range was 45 […]

5 years ago

“The vast majority of people are complying with the public health regulations. Thank you and please keep it up.” Gardaí have appealed to the public to remain at home and not attend social gatherings or attend house parties over the weekend. While the vast majority of people are compliant with the regulations, Gardaí said that […]

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The incident occurred on Thursday. A man has been arrested following a public order incident in Dublin city. Gardaí were called to the scene of the public order incident in Dublin 8 on Thursday night, 18 March. The suspect resisted arrest and attempted to flee the scene on foot. After a short pursuit, the man […]

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Cahill is not teaching any classes this term. The UCD Students’ Union has called on college authorities to investigate the comments made by Professor Dolores Cahill at an event in Herbert Park in Dublin this week. Cahill, a faculty member at the UCD school of medicine and the chair of the Irish Freedom Party, was […]

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Take note. Gardaí have warned the public to be alert for scams and blackmailers on dating apps and websites. It comes following multiple reports of attempted blackmail on dating apps over the past number of months. Speaking this morning to Patricia Messinger on C103’s Cork Today Show, Sergeant John Kelly of Fermoy Garda Station said […]

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It’s thought the explosive was not viable. Police in Armagh are appealing for information following a security alert in Keady. On 12 March, police received a report of ‘a bang’ in the Castleblaney Road area and checks were conducted. A beer keg was subsequently removed for examination. A second search was carried out on 17 […]

5 years ago

The show has been a huge success for ITV. The Chase’s popular spin-off Beat The Chasers will return for a third season of the show, with not one but two celebrity specials. However, it will do so without the services of chaser Paul Sinha who was forced to miss this season due to illness. Writing […]

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Awful. Former NBA centre Shawn Bradley has suffered a traumatic spinal cord injury that has left him paralysed, according to a statement released on his behalf by his former team the Dallas Mavericks. Bradley, who played 12 NBA seasons and was one of the league’s tallest players in history, suffered a traumatic spinal cord injury […]

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A number of events took place in Dublin on Wednesday. Twenty-one people were arrested on Wednesday in connection with public order offences and breaches of Covid-19 legislation in Dublin. The arrests consisted of 17 men and four women. Fourteen people appeared before a sitting of Dublin District Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice on […]

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All those in attendance will be issued with Fixed Penalty Notices. Bar equipment and a small quantity of suspected cocaine was seized by Gardaí after a search of a private premises in Dún Laoghaire on Saturday, 13 March. Gardaí investigating alleged breaches of liquor licencing legislation in support of current public health measures received reports of […]

5 years ago

He has a bright future ahead of him. It’s been a year since Ireland introduced restrictions to combat the spread of Covid-19 and it’s safe to say life has not been like anyone expected over the past 12 months. Despite learning most of what we knew about pandemics from films like Contagion and Outbreak prior […]

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355 Covid-19 patients are currently hospitalised. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 18 additional deaths related to Covid-19. 17 deaths occurred in March and one occurred in February. The median age of those who died was 78 years and the age range was 55 – 102 years. The HPSC has been […]

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“At present, there is no indication that vaccination has caused these conditions.” The Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said there is “no indication” the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has caused blood clot incidents. Speaking at a virtual briefing on Tuesday afternoon, Emer Cooke said she remained “firmly convinced” the benefits of the […]

5 years ago

“You don’t need a licence to have a bit of cop on.” Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan, has urged people to “drown the shamrock with water” on St Patrick’s Day instead of alcohol. Speaking on Today with Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio One, the Minister of State at the Office of Public Works said curbs […]

5 years ago

“I will accept the consequences.” A hairdresser in Limerick has vowed to give free “essential” haircuts to certain clients at his hair salon this week. Niall Colgan runs a studio on O’Callaghan Strand in Limerick city and said he caters for a number of clients who have serious health conditions, and as a result, need […]

5 years ago

“We must not lose sight of the danger that Covid-19 continues to pose.” There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. The HPSC has been notified of an additional 575 cases of Covid-19. As of 8am today, 360 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 85 are in ICU. There […]

5 years ago

An employee at the firm claimed over €1 million in expenses. A man in his 30s has been arrested following allegations of theft at an accountancy firm. Gardaí attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) arrested the man on Monday, 15 March. The arrest was made as part of an investigation after an […]

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Three people invested money after seeing a newspaper article outlining a “guaranteed return within 24 months”. Gardaí in Kerry have arrested and charged a man in relation to suspected investment fraud totalling €125,000. Three people contacted Gardaí in 2018 who believed they were victims of investment fraud between 2010 and 2012. All three had seen […]

5 years ago

She called his leaking of the GP contract “the worst of stroke politics”. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said Tánaiste Leo Varadkar “should have been sacked” over the leaking of a GP contract to a friend over two years ago. Over the weekend, Gardaí confirmed an investigation is underway into the circumstances surrounding […]

5 years ago

OK, before you start giving me shit, just hear me out. Hi, my name is Alan. I’m 27 years old. And I microwave my coffee when it gets too cool to enjoyably drink. I always thought I was the normal one. The average JOE, if you will. Until one day, someone I once believed was […]

5 years ago

Top marks? No chance, mate. “If you have straight teeth, click that skip button because this is not for you…” – The ad for every YouTube video over the past six months. We’re in a world where advertising hits us from all sides and companies pay through the teeth in order to get their message […]

5 years ago

The median age of those who died was 67 years. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 10 additional deaths related to Covid-19. Four of the deaths occurred in March, one in February, one in January and four are under investigation. The median age of those who died was 67 years and […]

5 years ago

Gardaí have called on the public to comply with public health restrictions. Gardaí investigating alleged breaches of liquor licensing legislation in support of current public health measures carried out a search on a private premises in Loch Gowna in Cavan. As part of Operation Navigation, the premises was searched under warrant by local Gardaí attached […]

5 years ago

It’s been a year since the first death related to Covid-19 in Ireland. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been notified that 10 more people with Covid-19 have died in Ireland. The HPSC has also been notified of an additional 592 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland. 253 of the cases are in Dublin, 52 […]

5 years ago

Very sad news. A man in his 30s has died following a road traffic collision in Donegal. Gardaí in Ballyshannon are appealing for witnesses to the collision that occurred at Ballymagroarty in Ballintra on the N15, around 8am on Thursday morning. The driver of the car was removed to Sligo University Hospital with critical injuries […]

5 years ago

Bizarre. Gardaí in Cork are investigating after a series of road signs were cut cut down using an angle grinder. The incidents were reported in the Macroom and Crookstown areas in Cork and Gardaí from Skibbereen are investigating the incident. Sergeant Triona O’Mahony of Skibbereen Garda Station described it as a “completely needless act of […]

5 years ago

The Taoiseach confirmed to the Dáil that the government would facilitate her maternity leave. Minister for Justice Helen McEntee will take six months paid maternity leave beginning on 30 April, the Dáil has been told. Speaking on Thursday, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said McEntee would remain a member of government without a portfolio and Heather Humphreys […]

5 years ago

Know anyone that fits the bill? Deliveroo is on the lookout for some food savvy individuals to test out different takeaways on its app and then write reviews on the experience. The company said it’s on the hunt for a food ‘Rooviewer’ from Ireland who will be given a year’s worth of free credit to […]

5 years ago