Carl Kinsella

What on earth were they thinking? Anti-refugee sentiment is on the rise throughout Europe with several subsections of society claiming that the influx of refugees from the Middle East is responsible for an increase in crime. Polish magazine wSieci’s cover today depicts a pale-skinned, blonde woman draped in an EU flag which is being torn […]

11 years ago

This shouldn’t be allowed. The word ‘croissant’ is French for the word crescent. You know, the shape of the moon when you can’t see most of it, or the Cheshire Cat’s smile. Well, Tesco don’t seem to care about that, because they’re about to implement a huge change in their pastry policy: they’re only going […]

11 years ago

Time to catch up. In case you became a hermit throughout the months of December and January, then you heard all about Netflix docuseries Making a Murderer. We know you did, because we wrote like three articles a day about it. Ireland was captivated by the story of Steven Avery to the extent that his […]

11 years ago

Come on, Nicky Byrne. The Eurovision posted a video to their YouTube channel today explaining the big changes they are making to the voting system (which, for many of us, is the far more entertaining part of the night). Up until now, votes by the country’s jury panel and the country’s public have been presented […]

11 years ago

Quiet everyone, the archbishops have something to say! The clergy might not dominate the politics of Ireland as much as they did in the days of Father John Charles McQuaid, but it’s safe to say that the people of the cloth still have a lot of sway with many Irish voters. Ireland’s four archbishops today released […]

11 years ago

It doesn’t exactly look like a lot of thought went into this. Labour came under criticism before the election campaign even started when a potential Labour ad depicting Gerry Adams and Micheál Martin getting married was leaked. They’re not going to win themselves any new fans with their latest ad, which takes up half a […]

11 years ago

The Luas strike’s back. Luas staff are still in dispute over their salaries, meaning that the 90,000 commuters who use Dublin’s red and green tram lines daily are going to be struggling to make it into work on time. But there is a silver lining for Luas-riders, as the Spinis from Spin 1038 will be […]

11 years ago

A cautionary tale It says a lot about our relationship with smartphones that most of us don’t like them to be out of arm’s reach, even when we’re asleep. But it turns out, keeping your phone beneath your pillow at night can have very dire consequences. The New York Police Department shared a picture on […]

11 years ago

Ah, The Life of Pablo. Kanye’s latest album has been shrouded in a mist composed of equal parts mystery and controversy. He’s renamed it a billion times, he’s punctuated press releases by claiming the innocence of alleged rapist Bill Cosby and he’s been Twitter beefing to beat the band. There has also been shifts in […]

11 years ago

Is this some kind of printing error? At this stage, we’ve seen some bizarre election posters – including one for Derek Zoolander – but this down in Dublin Bay South really takes the biscuit. Eoin Tierney is standing for election as part of Equal Ireland. We’re not entirely sure of all their policies, but judging […]

11 years ago

Coldplay really love to headline Glastonbury.. Fresh from their Superbowl half-time show alongside Beyoncé, Coldplay will be headlining Glastonbury’s Sunday night for a record fourth time. Chris Martin and co. have previously been at the top of the Glastonbury bill in 2002, 2005 and 2011 – with that last performance being voted the top Glastonbury […]

11 years ago

Things are heating up in the race to the Dáil. Seven of Ireland’s party leaders took to the stage yesterday to debate issues such as healthcare, policing and economic recovery. The debate was a rare opportunity for minor party leaders such as Lucinda Creighton of Renua, Stephen Donnelly of the Social Democrats and Richard Boyd […]

11 years ago

Heed our warning. There had been a rumour going around the internet that changing the date on your iPhone to 1970 would unlock a cool, retro Apple logo but it turns out the reality is far more sinister. It turns out that if you try to travel back in time with your iPhone, you will […]

11 years ago

We’re outside right now, banging on the door… Two weeks ago we brought you the news that a Creme Egg pop-up cafe was coming to the city of Dublin just in time for Lent (because it’s not like anybody gives up chocolate or anything). We’ve caught our first sight of the café this morning on […]

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