What’s the verdict? It’s not long now until the new iPhone arrives and, as has been the case with every model so far, there’s plenty of excitement and anticipation ahead of its release. There’s been loads of speculation about what the new iPhone will look like and if a video that leaked online at the […]

10 years ago

The lowcosttravelgroup went into administration last Friday. The Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) have advised holidaymakers who booked holidays with lowcostholidays.ie (lowcostholidays Spain S.L.) to contact the Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR). The lowcosttravel group went into administration on Friday evening, affecting the travel plans of thousands of Irish holidaymakers in the process. Details on […]

10 years ago

Thankfully, nobody was hurt. A car crashed in through the window of a café in Ballymount on Monday morning. The accident, believed to be caused by an accelerator fault, happened at approximately 10am, when a car containing an elderly couple mounted a kerb and crashed through the window of Rogers Café in the M50 Business […]

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Minister for Housing Simon Coveney is due to announce an action plan for housing on Tuesday. First-time buyers could receive tax relief and state top-ups of mortgage deposit savings as part of a scheme currently being examined by the Government. According to the Irish Times, details about the Help to Buy scheme will not be […]

10 years ago

Sound familiar? A lack of promotion opportunities is the main reason Irish professionals have left their previous employer according to LinkedIn’s annual Talent Trends study. 45% of survey participants highlighted a lack of career advancement opportunities as the main reason they left their previous employer, while 33% cited dissatisfaction with their work culture or environment […]

10 years ago

Where their loyalties lie we’re not quite sure but it certainly isn’t Dublin. Sunday’s provincial finals didn’t contain quite as much excitement as we might have hoped, but with only 12 teams left and a knockout format from now on, the All-Ireland Football Championship could be about to take flight. Dublin, of course, are the […]

10 years ago

South Africa Gaels abú! A couple of years’ back, you might remember a GAA team from South Africa coming to Ireland to tour the country and raise awareness of the first ever all-African GAA team. They met up with the likes of Bernard Brogan and Michael Darragh McCauley, played some ball, sang some songs and […]

10 years ago

Two heavyweights collide, but only one can come out on top. The football Championship of 2016 has been waiting for a real clash of the titans to kick it into gear and it couldn’t have asked for a better one than what’s coming in Clones on Sunday. With three of the last five provincial titles […]

10 years ago

This is heartbreaking. Reports suggest that as many as 73 people have been killed and over 100 have been injured after a truck was purposely driven into a crowd of innocent revellers who were celebrating Bastille Day in the southern French city of Nice. The incident took place on the Promenade des Anglais during a firework […]

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Thankfully, both men survived. Two men have been rescued after falling off a cliff while playing the wildly popular Pokemon Go game in San Diego. According to The San Diego Union Tribune, one man fell approximately 50 feet from the cliff and another fell 90 foot onto a beach in Encinitas on Thursday afternoon. Encinitas […]

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Wow. Shortly after the Olympic Games comes to an end, the 15th edition of the Summer Paralympics will take place in Rio de Janiero from 7-18 September. As the UK’s Paralympic Broadcaster, Channel 4 will be providing live coverage of the events from Brazil and their ad to preview the games is so good it […]

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Craft beer aficionados, this could be the perfect event for you. If you’re a fan of craft beer and at a loose end next weekend, then you could do worse than check out a craft beer festival being held by the White Hag Brewery in Ballymote in Sligo. The White Hag is celebrating its second […]

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“Fu**in’ Australia!” Oliver Brereton, originally from Rathcabbin in Tipperary, turned 70 years old on Wednesday and his family wanted to get him something extra special to mark the occasion. Oliver’s two sisters have lived in Australia for decades having moved there at an early age and though he’s always dreamed of paying them a visit, […]

10 years ago

Come at James Blunt and you best not miss. His music isn’t universally popular, but James Blunt has made a more than decent career out of what some would describe as ‘high-pitched wailing’ and he makes no apologies for it either. Blunt regularly attracts criticism for his music on Twitter, but if you’re going to […]

10 years ago

They’re not short a few bob. As dramatic understatements go, that’s up with the best of them because the amount of money earned by some of the best-known people in the world this year is nothing short of staggering. The list of the highest-earning celebrities is one of a number put together by Forbes in […]

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Eh, come again? When applying for a job, an applicant often has to display an enthusiasm to go the extra mile and to occasionally go beyond the call of duty, but there’s only so far a man or woman can go. Bar staff, for example, might have to work a little overtime or come in […]

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There was a decline in the population in just three counties in Ireland. The preliminary results of the 2016 Census were released on Thursday morning, revealing that Ireland’s population has jumped by just under 170,000 to approximately 4.75 million. Shove over and make some room there, will ye? A more detailed breakdown of the Census […]

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Fantastic news. If you grew up in the ‘80s, then there’s a good chance that the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) will have played an integral role in your childhood. Though video gaming has come on in leaps and bounds since then, there are many who will claim that it never got better than the simple […]

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“Nigel Farage, you’re an embarrassment to the human race.” We’re going to go out on a limb and say that former UKIP leader Nigel Farage is no stranger to being heckled, but we doubt he’s ever been heckled as spectacularly as he was in an interview on Sky News. Speaking to Kay Burley outside Westminster […]

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Sad to see. Irish people over a certain age will immediately identify with Mosney, a holiday camp in Meath that was the venue for many a family’s summer holidays and played host to the Community Games on an annual basis. In the year 2000, Mosney was turned into a home for asylum seekers, but footage […]

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Safe to say it’s kind of a big deal. We’re assuming you’ve probably heard of Pokemon Go in the last number of weeks (it’s been nigh on impossible not to), but if you haven’t, you’re probably part of an ever-decreasing minority. The new app has taken the world by storm and, as it turns out, […]

10 years ago

Never has such a pleasant greeting sounded so aggressive. We never need an excuse to express our admiration for Sheamus on these pages, but he keeps providing us with them in any case. He was sound as a bell when we met him ahead of the release of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie a […]

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You can probably guess who made the cut. Forbes released their annual list of the 50 most valuable sports teams in the world on Wednesday and, as if it was needed, it was a firm reminder of the ridiculous amount of money floating around professional sport. It is mostly American franchises that dominate the top […]

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There’s always one… Theresa May was officially appointed as the British Prime Minister on Wednesday evening. Her appointment was an inevitable one, but it’s not every day that a new resident moves into 10 Downing Street and, understandably, it was all over the TV stations across the pond. Knowing full well that millions of people […]

10 years ago

If you thought Liam Neeson sounded scary in Taken you should see this… Plot’s it all about: Based on a Patrick Ness novel of the same name, A Monster Calls documents the fantastical tale of a young boy, struggling to deal with his mother’s battle with cancer, who is repeatedly visited in the middle of […]

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The skull was found in a back garden of a premises in Firhouse on Tuesday evening. Gardaí are investigating the discovery of a human skull in the back garden of a premises in the Killakee area, Firhouse, County Dublin. The matter was reported to Gardaí on the evening of Tuesday, 12 July, following the discovery […]

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Heroes the pair of them. A teenage boy and girl from Wexford and Dublin respectively have been hailed for saving the life of a young boy who was drowning in Turkey earlier this week. According to the 6th Wexford Tuskar Sea Scouts, Sean Thompson of the 6th Wexford Sea Scouts dived in and pulled a […]

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Any of these ring a bell? It being the middle of July, many of you have probably taken your summer holidays or palpably excited about going on them in the near future. Whatever camp you fall into, there’s a decent chance you’ve showcased some of the habits of Irish holidaymakers uncovered in a recent survey […]

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Plenty to look forward to for everyone heading to Stradbally in September. Huxley, Nicky Siano and Horse Meat Disco are just some of the fantastic acts that will perform at the CASA BACARDÍ stage at Electric Picnic in September. A stellar line-up of DJs will take to the stage over the weekend, with Huxley headlining […]

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How many of these have you seen? In an era where its stars are more carefully managed and live more sheltered lives than ever before, some of the coverage surrounding sport on TV can be bland, predictable and formulaic. Thankfully, those adjectives rarely apply to the genre of sports documentaries, which offer insights into the […]

10 years ago

Eight Irish colleges made a list of the best 1,000 universities in the world. Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, University College Cork, NUI Galway, the Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin City University, NUI Maynooth and University College Limerick have all been included in a list of the best 1,000 universities in the world. Queens […]

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You’ll be able to hear it all the way to Iceland. Slight exaggeration that may be, but we’re sure it’s going to be pretty loud down at the Docks in Galway on Monday afternoon. The judging panel for the 2020 European Capital of Culture are currently in the City of the Tribes and a co-ordinated […]

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Leadsom confirmed her withdrawal on Monday afternoon. Andrea Leadsom has confirmed that she has withdrawn from the race to become the leader of the Conservative Party and the next British Prime Minister. Leadsom made the announcement on Monday afternoon after a weekend in which she was the subject of much controversy for claiming that being […]

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The promotion was announced on Monday and will apply between July 25 and August 7. All Child Leap Card holders (aged between 4 and 18) can travel free on any Leap Card service for a fortnight from Monday July 25, announced Transport, Tourism and Sport Minister Shane Ross TD on Monday, with Anne Graham, CEO […]

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Still got it. Martin O’Neill’s playing days came to an end a long time ago, but the Ireland boss is still well able to play a bit if footage from the TV3 studios last night is anything to go by. The Republic of Ireland boss was appearing as a pundit for the station’s coverage of […]

10 years ago

Number 16 is our favourite. Despite our ongoing efforts to get to know the opposite sex better, there are still things that men will never understand about women and vice versa. The lists as far as both sexes are concerned are probably endless, but online market researchers in the UK, OnePoll, commissioned research to try […]

10 years ago

We were already a little fragile after the Johnny Giles tributes and now this… If you’re feeling a little blue at the start of another week then spare a thought for French fans this morning. Having thought they’d be waking up celebrating another major tournament success on home soil, French fans instead have to deal […]

10 years ago

A campaign run by the Gardaí and the Road Safety Authority will last until the end of August. An Garda Síochána are to step up their efforts to catch out drink drivers in the months of July and August following an increase in the number of deaths on Irish roads in 2016. Launched in conjunction […]

10 years ago

As well-timed as one of Keane’s trademark (legal) tackles. While on punditry duty with his former Manchester United team-mate for Wales’ defeat to Portugal last week, Ryan Giggs was brave enough to have a cheeky dig at Roy Keane and Ireland ahead of the qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup. We knew Roy wasn’t […]

10 years ago

A lovely moment. He’s not always everyone’s cup of tea, but there were a lot of people more than happy to see Cristiano Ronaldo lift the European Championships trophy following their extra-time victory over France on Sunday night. Ronaldo’s contribution to the match itself was limited after he was withdrawn from the fray with an […]

10 years ago

We think there’s something in our eye. On Sunday night, RTÉ bade farewell to Johnny Giles after three decades of punditry from one of the all-time greats and true gentlemen of Irish football. Giles himself made a fitting and dignified speech about how much he’s enjoyed his time on air and what it’s meant to […]

10 years ago

What a fantastic moment. It seems like an age ago at this stage, but the highlight from the Euros from an Irish perspective for many an Irish fan was the fantastic and hugely emotional moment Robbie Brady shared with his brothers and girlfriend following Ireland’s victory over Italy. Brady, of course, went on to score […]

10 years ago

It will be the first recruitment campaign for the Irish Prison Service since 2008. The Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD, announced the opening of a recruitment campaign for new Recruit Prison Officers for the Irish Prison Service on Friday morning. The Prison Service is expected to appoint up to 120 […]

10 years ago

Ross Browne has some pair of balls on him. After ringing up The Jeremy Kyle Show pretending to be a prime candidate for its unique brand of crisis management, Browne decided to throw his hat into the ring for the Top Gear gig following Chris Evans’ resignation. Browne, AKA Packie, found the BBC folks harder […]

10 years ago

It just doesn’t work. For a while during Euro 2016 you couldn’t turn on a TV without hearing the ‘Will Grigg’s on fire’ song or one of its many variations; the Shane Long version, for example, proved wildly popular with Irish fans. It’s died down a bit since Ireland, Northern Ireland and England exited the […]

10 years ago

Jimmy was once winning matches in Philly, back in the summer of ’99. Arguably Donegal’s most famous son was one of the legions of inter-county players that headed Stateside in the late ‘90s and where else would he go, but to one of the biggest clubs carrying the Donegal name in the U S of […]

10 years ago

Renovations to Dublin Airport are expected to affect almost 2,000 flights a month. Thousands of flights leaving and arriving at Dublin Airport will be diverted over south Dublin late at night and in the early hours of the morning every month for more than a year from this September onwards. According to the Irish Times, […]

10 years ago

“It was time to worship the one main Buddha man of them all, the original Croc-meister himself, Jimmy Nail.” Satirical and far out it may be, but there’s so much messed up sh*t going on in the world right now that the weekly dollop of news delivered by The Viper often makes more sense than […]

10 years ago

As you do. Anyone who uses public transport on a regular basis will know that approximately 99% of passengers spend the majority of their time buried in their smartphones. Some are genuinely sending texts, using social media or keeping on top of the news, while others are staring blankly at their screens to avoid having […]

10 years ago

We’d love to be telling you it’s good news. Alas, it looks as if rain will be the order of the next few days, particularly on Saturday and Sunday, worth bearing in mind if you’ve any outdoor activities planned for the weekend. According to Met Éireann, Friday will be a decent enough day as bright […]

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