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  • These six leading Irish hotels were recognised with honours at the World Travel Awards

    These six leading Irish hotels were recognised with honours at the World Travel Awards

    How many of these have you stayed in? The World Travel Awards took place in Sardinia over the weekend, where the great and the good of the tourism industry throughout the world were recognised at a gala ceremony. Awards were handed out across a range of different categories, including Europe’s leading tourist attraction, which went […]

    10 years ago

  • PIC: Look at the size of the queue to view this rental house in Dublin

    PIC: Look at the size of the queue to view this rental house in Dublin

    Demand is sky high. Last month, we posted two images that showed the extent of the rental crisis in Dublin at the moment. The images, which showed dozens of people queuing to view a house in Tallaght, illustrated the extent of the demand for accommodation in the capital and the crisis doesn’t look as if […]

    10 years ago

  • The average cost of running a family car for a year in Ireland has been revealed

    The average cost of running a family car for a year in Ireland has been revealed

    The increase in insurance premiums has burned a hole in motorists’ pockets. Running a family car in Ireland costs just under €11,000 a year, according to the AA’s annual survey of motoring costs. The survey revealed the annual cost of running a family car in Ireland in 2016 to be €10,849.92, a big increase of […]

    10 years ago

  • Dublin Bus announce details of upcoming strikes this week

    Dublin Bus announce details of upcoming strikes this week

    Commuters, start making alternative plans. Dublin Bus have advised customers that it is likely there will be industrial action by all employees on Thursday (8 September) and Friday (9 September) of this week, meaning that Dublin Bus services will be unavailable from Wednesday night onwards. With trade unions confirming that action will take place from […]

    10 years ago

  • PIC: This restaurant in Mayo had the best response to the boil water notice

    PIC: This restaurant in Mayo had the best response to the boil water notice

    Well played. Approximately 50,000 people in Mayo have been inconvenienced by a boil water notice that was issued following the detection of the parasite, Cryptosporidium, in the Lough Mask Regional Public Water Supply. Consumers have been advised to boil water before drinking, preparing food, brushing teeth and making ice due to the presence of cryptosporidium, […]

    10 years ago

  • The most dangerous drives in Ireland have been revealed

    The most dangerous drives in Ireland have been revealed

    Ever taken a spin on any of these? Away from the motorways, dual carriageways and national routes in Ireland, there are roads in nearly every county that would test the motoring skills and the nerves of the most accomplished of drivers. Some roads are just plain bad, but others are genuinely frightening due to the […]

    10 years ago

  • Titanic Belfast has been named as Europe’s leading tourist attraction

    Titanic Belfast has been named as Europe’s leading tourist attraction

    Well deserved. Titanic Belfast has been named as Europe’s leading tourist attraction at the prestigious World Travel Awards in Sardinia. It is the second year in a row that a tourist attraction on the island of Ireland has been given such a prestigious honour after the Guinness Storehouse – which was nominated once again this […]

    10 years ago

  • Tickets for Electric Picnic 2017 go on sale this week

    Tickets for Electric Picnic 2017 go on sale this week

    Don’t miss out. Thousands of people across the country will be experiencing a severe dose of post-Electric Picnic fear on Monday morning; it takes time to recover from a weekend like that. If you’re one of those people or if you’re in the camp that regrets not making the trip down to Stradbally, there’s always […]

    10 years ago

  • Commuters hit with delays of up to three hours on chaotic night for Irish Rail

    Commuters hit with delays of up to three hours on chaotic night for Irish Rail

    A failed train at the Sallins station caused havoc for commuters on Sunday night. Irish Rail passengers on a number of different routes were affected by delays of up to three hours on Sunday night due to mechanical difficulties experienced by a train on the Heuston/Tralee line. 17:00 Galway Heuston running 65mins late due to […]

    10 years ago

  • Temperatures “several degrees above normal” promised for next week

    Temperatures “several degrees above normal” promised for next week

    Typical back to school weather. We may not be able to guarantee a good summer in Ireland, but you can almost set your watch by fine conditions arriving in time for the start of the Leaving Cert and for students going back to school and college. There doesn’t appear to be any sign of the […]

    10 years ago

  • PIC: “No one does it like the Irish.” Noel Gallagher hails fans after Electric Picnic gig

    PIC: “No one does it like the Irish.” Noel Gallagher hails fans after Electric Picnic gig

    Not even a fu**ed up ‘Champagne Supernova’ could put a dampener on Noel’s performance. Things didn’t go entirely according to plan for Noel Gallagher and the High Flying Birds during their performance on the main stage at Electric Picnic on Saturday night. Noel will admit himself that he’s performed better versions of ‘Champagne Supernova’ but […]

    10 years ago

  • Here’s why LCD Soundsystem didn’t feature on RTÉ’s Electric Picnic coverage

    Here’s why LCD Soundsystem didn’t feature on RTÉ’s Electric Picnic coverage

    It got a lot of people talking. LCD Soundsystem’s first appearance at the festival since 2010 was one of the big highlights on Day Two of Electric Picnic; indeed, the presence of James Murphy and company was the primary reason for many people making the trek to Stradbally this year. . @lcdsoundsystem bringing day two […]

    10 years ago

  • PICS: The Buckfast mojito has arrived and you can get it in a pub in Galway

    PICS: The Buckfast mojito has arrived and you can get it in a pub in Galway

    *Drools* There are more expensive and arguably more sophisticated wines on the market, but there’s no doubt that Buckfast has a special place in the hearts of the people of Ireland. Particularly popular with college students, a bottle of ‘Bucky’ is a staple ingredient in many an Irish person’s social life and though many would […]

    10 years ago

  • PIC: Chrissy Teigen has been expressing her love for Kerrygold on Snapchat

    PIC: Chrissy Teigen has been expressing her love for Kerrygold on Snapchat

    The best advertisement for Kerrygold since ‘Who’s taking the horse to France?’ Major celebrities can make an awful lot of money for promoting a brand with a single post on social media, so the folks at Kerrygold are no doubt delighted to have got some free advertising from a bona-fide A-lister this weekend. Model, TV […]

    10 years ago

  • PIC: Mario Balotelli hits out at Jamie Carragher with ‘hater’ insult on Twitter

    PIC: Mario Balotelli hits out at Jamie Carragher with ‘hater’ insult on Twitter

    Zing! A mere three days after Jamie Carragher publicly hit out at Mario Balotelli following his move to Nice on transfer deadline day, the Italian striker has responded with a brief but cutting retort. Balotelli left Liverpool to join the Ligue 1 side on Wednesday on a free transfer, but despite a £16 million loss […]

    10 years ago

  • Up to 50,000 people affected by contaminated water supply in Mayo

    Up to 50,000 people affected by contaminated water supply in Mayo

    Mayo County Council has warned that a public water supply is contaminated with Cryptosporidium. Up to 50,000 people in Mayo have been affected by a boil water notice after the parasite cryptosporidium was detected in the Lough Mask Regional Public Water Supply. Mayo County Council and Irish Water have issued a boil water notice to […]

    10 years ago

  • Conor McGregor is going to be in the new Call of Duty game out later this year

    Conor McGregor is going to be in the new Call of Duty game out later this year

    More money in the bank. Conor McGregor has confirmed that he will be the first ever MMA fighter to feature in a Call of Duty game when Call of Duty: Inifinite Warfare goes on release in November. On Friday, Activision confirmed McGregor’s role in the latest offering from the Call of Duty series, one of […]

    10 years ago

  • The Chemical Brothers blew it out of the park at Electric Picnic on Friday night

    The Chemical Brothers blew it out of the park at Electric Picnic on Friday night

    If you’re having serious Electric Picnic FOMO right now, then this is not going to help. After what seemed like an interminable wait, Electric Picnic finally got underway on Friday and by all accounts, it got off to a cracking start. Super Furry Animals, the 1975 and the 2FM collaboration with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra […]

    10 years ago

  • PICS: Ireland’s Olympic heroes hit Copper Face Jacks after the Late Late Show

    PICS: Ireland’s Olympic heroes hit Copper Face Jacks after the Late Late Show

    Did the O’Donovans “pull like dogs” in Harcourt Street’s most famous nightspot? We’ll get our coats. The fun didn’t stop in Montrose for Ireland’s Olympic heroes after what was a thoroughly enjoyable first outing of the season for the Late Late Show on Friday night. The nation took the very stylish O’Donovan brothers to their […]

    10 years ago

  • Chris Brown involved in bizarre stand-off with police at his home in LA

    Chris Brown involved in bizarre stand-off with police at his home in LA

    Brown is accused of threatening a woman with a gun at his home in Los Angeles. Singer Chris Brown became involved in a stand-off with police at his home in LA on Tuesday in relation to claims he threatened a woman with a gun in the early hours of Tuesday morning. According to the Los […]

    10 years ago

  • Another all-night rave planned for Mayo in the coming weeks

    Another all-night rave planned for Mayo in the coming weeks

    They’re even coming from Gdansk France to be a part of it. Organisers of all-night raves that took place in Castlebar at the weekend are already planning another one for a couple of weeks’ time, according to The Mayo News. Gardai were called to an all-night rave that took place in the Kilkenny Cross area […]

    10 years ago

  • Jack Reynor signs on for new sci-fi movie alongside James Franco and Dennis Quaid

    Jack Reynor signs on for new sci-fi movie alongside James Franco and Dennis Quaid

    The Dubliner’s star continues to rise. Jack Reynor will star alongside James Franco, Dennis Quaid and Zoe Kravitz in a sci-fi action thriller called Kin that is due to start shooting in October of this year. According to Deadline, Kin will be based on a short film called Bag Man, directed by Jonathan and Josh […]

    10 years ago

  • Zach Braff is returning to television with a new comedy series

    Zach Braff is returning to television with a new comedy series

    Great news for fans of Scrubs. Zach Braff is set to make a return to television as the star and executive producer of a new comedy series titled Start Up. According to Deadline, Braff, who played John ‘JD’ Dorian in Scrubs for the best part of a decade, will play the lead role in a […]

    10 years ago

  • PICS: Plane makes emergency landing after passenger spots burst tyre mid-flight

    PICS: Plane makes emergency landing after passenger spots burst tyre mid-flight

    This can’t have been the most reassuring sight. A plane flying from Amsterdam to Manchester was forced to make an emergency landing in Birmingham Airport after a passenger spotted that a tyre had burst on take-off. Sahibzada Suhail Ahmed Qadri was one of 76 passengers on board the Flybe flight and told the BBC that […]

    10 years ago

  • The most popular supermarket in Ireland has been revealed

    The most popular supermarket in Ireland has been revealed

    The margins are pretty tight at the top. SuperValu has once again been named as the most popular supermarket after a study conducted over 12 weeks ending 14 August by Kantar Worldpanel, a global expert in shoppers’ behaviour who regularly conduct studies of this kind in Ireland. SuperValu commanded 22.6% of the grocery market share […]

    10 years ago

  • Three new Camile Thai branches to open in Ireland with 100 jobs to be created

    Three new Camile Thai branches to open in Ireland with 100 jobs to be created

    Good news for Camile Thai fans. Thai food restaurant delivery business Camile Thai have announced that they will open three new branches in Ireland before the end of this year, creating 100 jobs in the process. The new branches will open in Stillorgan and Artane in Dublin and in Sligo, adding to the existing branches […]

    10 years ago