Carl Kinsella

Introducing State Lights. There’s a fair bit of hype around the lads from Longford, and after listening to their latest release we can see why. Love Is In Your Eyes is a toe-tapping, head-bobbing slice of disco-rock with a vocal melody that’s guaranteed to burrow into your brain and set itself to repeat for the […]

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Lawyers for ex-convict Michaella McCollum have released a statement today confirming that she will be taking legal action against an Irish daily newspaper. McCollum claims that staff of the newspaper harassed her and intimidated her as she made her way to a taxi on Sunday evening, according to Newstalk. The newspaper was not named in […]

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Ruth Coppinger is set to make history tomorrow as the first woman TD ever to be nominated to the office of Taoiseach. The Anti-Austerity Alliance/People Before Profit party is expected to nominate the Dublin West TD tomorrow. The party have chosen to nominate someone for Taoiseach as an alternative the relatively centrist policies of Fianna […]

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How fast can you shear a sheep? Ivan Scott from Co. Donegal has sheared his way into the Guinness Book of World Records and the evidence was seen tonight on RTÉ’s opening episode of Big Week on the Farm. The Donegal man, who is 33, also holds the World Record for ‘number of sheep sheared’ […]

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This particular prank has a long history… It seems like people have been interrupting live features on news broadcasts all over the world with the phrase ‘f*ck her right in the p*ssy’ since the dawn of the internet, and the latest instalment occurred on this evening’s RTÉ Six One News. One newsreader was delivering a […]

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James McClean is no stranger to getting a bit of abuse online. The vast majority of the stick he gets, however, is usually from the fans of other teams rather than the players themselves. Sunderland centre-half Lamine Koné, disappointed with the weekend’s result against West Brom, took to Twitter to express his frustration – but […]

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A Northern Ireland woman who took abortion pills she had procured online in order to terminate her pregnancy has been given a three-month sentence, suspended for two years. The woman, who has not been named in the media, was 19-years old at the time of her actions. She terminated her pregnancy between 10-12 weeks. Her […]

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Penalty points will soon apply to drivers whose tyres are defective or non-roadworthy. A report released today, entitled ‘Pre-Crash Report on Vehicle Factors in Fatal Collisions’ found that defective tyres played the biggest role in fatal accidents, being a factor in two-thirds of the collisions studied. As a result, current Minister for Transport Paschal Donohoe […]

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New figures released by the Central Statistics Office today show how crime affected Ireland in 2015. Homicide fell drastically when compared to 2014 – with 57 deaths by homicide in 2015, compared to 80 in 2014. Burglaries also fell by 5% when compared to the previous year. However, it’s not all good news from the […]

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And they say we’ve become desensitised. You know the drill, you’re on a plane, looking to enjoy a holiday in Cairo… All of a sudden, your plane is hijacked by a guy with a suicide belt! What do you do? There’s only one answer here, and that answer is make the most of this photo […]

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The Donald Trump campaign sinks to another low. While the rest of the world watches through its fingers, Donald Trump continues to lead the charge towards the Republican party nomination for president – despite doing his level best to offend every vulnerable subsection of society in process. His campaign has sunk to a new low […]

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Irish Water could be here to stay no matter who forms the next government. In the run-up to February’s general election many parties, Fianna Fáil chief amongst them, campaigned on a platform on reversing the contentious water charges that have spawned mass protests across the country. It has emerged today that EU laws may render […]

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The Cypriot Minister for Foreign Affairs has confirmed that the hostage situation in Larnaca has come to an end. The world breathes a sigh of relief as the hijacker who had been holding several people hostage on board an intra-Egypt flight that he had ordered be flown to Cyprus has been arrested. Images have emerged […]

11 years ago

Reports had suggested that one of the four foreign passengers kept aboard this morning hijacked EgyptAir flight is Irish. As we pointed out earlier, reports that there was an Irish hostage had not been confirmed by Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs. EgyptAir have now made it clear that it will not be disclosing either the […]

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“Anyway, here’s Wonderwall.” Ah Wonderwall, the leaning post for buskers everywhere. The four-chord crutch, if you will. We’re only messing. In all seriousness, Wonderwall is an undeniably brilliant song that has thoroughly earned its popularity since its release… We’re just not so sure it’s Oasis’ best song. Radio X in Britain received over 50,000 votes […]

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A gunman is in custody after an incident at Capitol Hill in Washington DC this evening, according to reports. There were multiple reports of shots being fired at Capitol Hill this evening, also known as the US House of Congress – where many US representatives are based. It has also been reported that the shooter […]

11 years ago

How can all of these things be happening at once? Welcome to Ireland, where you can meet a million different personalities in one day even if the only person that you’ve met is the weather. Despite living here all our lives, Irish people are famously unable to come to terms with the reality of our […]

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We can’t be that pissed off though… All across the world, news outlets have turned their eye to Ireland this weekend to cover our celebrations and commemorations of one the most crucial moments in our journey towards independence. With all of that media focus on the commemorative events taking place this weekend, there was bound […]

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What a statement this would be. From the very beginning, Rory O’Neill and his alter-ego Panti Bliss were at the forefront of the Marriage Equality movement. Bliss campaigned tirelessly, led rallies and after winning – she hosted some of the most intense and magnificent celebrations in her PantiBar on Capel Street. She has become an […]

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