PIC: Liverpool’s Divock Origi got the Valentine’s Day shift today when he went to celebrate with the crowd
For the day that’s in it… Divock Origi was only the pitch for about a minute before he bagged Liverpool’s fourth goal of the day against an abject Aston Villa side, but he got a lot more than he bargained for when he ran to celebrate with the away fans. Given how bad how bad […]
11 years ago
Read Connacht’s statement confirming that Robbie Henshaw will leave at the end of the season
That settles that. Connacht centre and Ireland international Robbie Henshaw will leave Connacht at the end of the season, the club has confirmed in a statement posted online. Henshaw, who is 22, had yet to sign a new contract with the club amid rumours that he would prefer a switch to Leinster. The club’s official […]
11 years ago
“He was just too exotic for me” – we talk to Amanda from the Late Late Show about Deano
Ireland’s favourite couple… Amanda and Deano came to the nation’s attention on Friday night’s Valentine’s Day edition of The Late Late Show, after she picked the much-memed young man as part of Blind Date game hosted by Ryan Tubridy. Our new national treasure. #LateLateShow #Deano pic.twitter.com/cvSgeUIPTL — Paddy McKenna (@PaddyMcKenna) February 12, 2016 Deano wowed […]
11 years ago
Irish musicians pay tribute to British band Viola Beach who were killed in a road accident today
Truly awful news. All four members of Warrington-based band Viola Beach are dead after the vehicle they were travelling through Sweden in careened off a highway bridge into the canal below. The young men, who were embarking on their first international tour, were Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe and Jack Dakin. They played a gig […]
11 years ago
Two men have pleaded guilty to stealing £20,000… worth of biscuits
More Jammy Dodgers than Artful Dodger. Two Liverpudlian men have admitted in court to stealing no less than £20,000 worth of biscuits from Burton’s Biscuits in Wales last summer. The two men were apprehended after an abandoned trailer packed with Chocolate Fingers and Jammy Dodgers was found in Warrington. The two men, aged 25 and […]
11 years ago
Facebook Messenger is getting a new feature just for Valentine’s Day
Have you noticed a new button on your Messenger app? Facebook is getting into the Valentine’s Day spirit by adding a Valentine’s Day button to the Messenger app. The way it works is you click the heart with an arrow through it above the thumb button, and type your message to whoever you’re chatting to. […]
11 years ago
PICS: The Ireland-France ref REALLY looks like a character from one our favourite TV shows
Criminal refereeing today from Jaco Peyper… A lot of people are holding the South African ref responsible for Ireland’s one-point loss to France this afternoon, so much so that he’s starting to look an awful lot more like the evil Doug Stamper from House of Cards. Stamper, played by actor Michael Kelly, is Frank Underwood’s […]
11 years ago
PIC: English-speakers will be cracking up at this name of the new French rugby magazine
You’d think we’d be more mature than this… But you would be absolutely, positively, 100% in the wrong. If you were to put together a rugby magazine in Ireland, chances are you might call it something like “Try” or “Scrum” or “Tackle.” Whoever set up France’s latest rugby mag used exactly that kind of rationale… […]
11 years ago
Loads of Irish men are signing up to be mail-order husbands on this website
Well, it’s something different. Irish men love to indulge in the idea that we are viewed the world over as exotic, Celtic gods of love thanks in equal parts to our accents and the false perception created by handsome Hollywood actors like Colin Farrell and Jamie Dornan. But it turns out there is a market for […]
11 years ago