Planes, trains and soon to be plenty of automobiles too. If the sight of a Boeing 767 plane in the middle of a field in a small town in Enniscrone wasn’t already strange enough, it’s now been joined by three train carriages as the Quirky Glamping campsite begins to take shape. After the three carriages […]

10 years ago

An investigation into the incident is still ongoing. Donald Trump has blamed “animals representing Hillary Clinton and Dems (democrats)” for an incident involving arson and graffiti at the Orange County Republic headquarters in Hillsborough, North Carolina on Saturday night. Flammable material was thrown through the front window of the building on Saturday night and ignited […]

10 years ago

Winter is coming. Low temperatures will lead to frost throughout the country on nearly every night of the coming week, which sounds like it could be a decent one on the weather front. According to the Met Éireann forecast, there will be scattered showers throughout the country on Monday, turning into heavier showers in the […]

10 years ago

“As things sit at the moment we are going to suffer big time.” Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness are united on the need for Northern Ireland to seek a change in its status within the European Union in an effort to avoid what McGuinness describes as “a disaster […]

10 years ago

“Sleep well Axel.” The sporting community in Ireland and beyond is still coming to terms with the loss of Munster Rugby head coach Anthony Foley, who passed away in Paris on Saturday night. Just 42 years of old, news of Foley’s death came as a massive shock when it emerged on Sunday afternoon and a […]

10 years ago

Well deserved. Davitt Walsh, the man whose bravery saved the life of a four-month old baby during the horrific Buncrana tragedy earlier this year, was awarded a gold medal for bravery at sea at a ceremony in Farmleigh House in Dublin today. Walsh was presented with the medal by Minister for Transport Shane Ross after […]

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The winner will be announced at the World Travel Awards Grand Final on December 2. Dublin’s Guinness Storehouse and Titanic Belfast have been nominated in the World’s Leading Tourist attraction category at the World Travel Awards, which will take place in the Maldives in December. Titanic Belfast was named as Europe’s leading tourist attraction at […]

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That’s not a very good defence, Donald. Donald Trump responded to claims of sexual assault against him by two women by going on the offensive at an event in North Carolina on Friday. Trump was this week accused of sexual assault by two women in an article in the New York Times, an article which […]

10 years ago

“The sense of injustice amongst all teachers is palpable.” Secondary schools throughout the country face closure on seven days over the next two months after the ASTI announced plans for industrial action on Friday. The announcement comes after ASTI members voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action over lower pay for recently qualified teachers and […]

10 years ago

Worth keeping in mind for your next weekend away. We might not get the weather to best utilise them that often, but Ireland is home to some fantastic beaches and some wonderful property in close proximity to them. One of those wonderful properties is Thatcher’s Rest Cottage in Bettystown in Meath, which this week had […]

10 years ago

Go on my Son. J-League Chaos reigned in the J-League in the last weekend of Premier League action before the international break, with only one member of the top five managing to hold on to their places amongst the league’s elite. The casualties included the leaders, Padraic Flesk’s Dyslexia Untied, who dropped out of the […]

10 years ago

This is big. Very big. Netflix is reportedly considering an offline option and it could be introduced before Christmas. Excited? Yeah, we are too. According to The Next Web, an offline mode for Netflix could well be available on desktop and mobile by the end of the year, thereby hugely increasing accessibility for its millions […]

10 years ago

Warning: This is not for the faint of heart. A diver escaped unharmed after a great white shark broke into his cage in an incident off the coast of Mexico. Footage of the incident was posted on YouTube this week and shows the great white approaching bait (tuna on a rope) located near the cage […]

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Only seven months to go… The door has barely been closed on this year’s All-Ireland Championships, but we’re already looking forward to what’s around the corner in 2017. Sure, there are some folk who feel that a more opportune time than a Thursday in the middle of October would better maximise interest in the GAA’s […]

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We won’t lie, the forecast does not look good. Met Éireann have issued a weather warning for Cork and Kerry, with anything between 25-40mm of rain expected during downpours between Thursday evening and Saturday morning. The worst rainfall is expected in west Cork and in Kerry, where a weather station recently recorded the highest amount […]

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It’s being described as the New York Times’ ‘Come at me, bro’ moment. A lawyer representing the New York Times, David McCraw, has issued a firm response to a letter from Donald Trump’s legal team ordering a retraction of an article published this week. The article contained accusations from two women that Trump had touched […]

10 years ago

Together at last. Arrested Development, which followed the fortunes and more often, follies, of the fictitious Bluth family, is one of the best comedy series of the last 20 years or so. If you haven’t yet seen it, do yourself a favour and try and do as soon as possible. Those of you who have […]

10 years ago

Secondary schools throughout Ireland could face closures next month. Members of the Associated Secondary School Teachers of Ireland (ASTI) voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action over lower pay for recently qualified teachers and what they claim are worsening terms and conditions for ASTI members. In a ballot on recently qualified teachers’ pay, 80% of […]

10 years ago

We’re not talking about Walter White here, this actually happened. Bryan Cranston is famous for playing one of the most notoriously ruthless bastards in the history of the small screen, but from all of the evidence we’ve seen to date, he seems like a thoroughly decent bloke in real life. Although he might look like […]

10 years ago

Maleek Lawal suffered a suspected heart attack last Friday. McDonald’s Restaurants of Ireland have extended their “deepest sympathies” to the family of Maleek Lawal following his tragic death in Dublin last weekend. Maleek, who was just nine years old, was reported to have suffered a cardiac arrest while in the company of his mother at […]

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And they could be coming to a house party at your college real soon. Limerick-based band Hermitage Green barely need an introduction. One of the biggest bands in the country, they’ve performed to sold-out venues throughout Ireland and the UK and after six years together, they released their debut album, Save Your Soul, in March […]

10 years ago

Brewing up a storm. We’re all for the introduction of new technology that makes our lives even easier and lazier than they already are, but at some point, you have to shout stop. After all, does the process of boiling a kettle – simply adding water to a container, flicking a switch and waiting – […]

10 years ago

Fantastic news. Irish actress and comedian Aisling Bea has landed a major role as team captain on a new series of popular UK TV show, 8 out of 10 Cats. The topical series hasn’t aired on television since December 2014, but Channel 4 have announced that a 19th series of the show will soon be […]

10 years ago

An excellent comeback and Noonan certainly enjoyed delivering it. Tuesday night’s Prime Time was always going to make for must-watch television following the delivery of Budget 2017 earlier in the day. Despite reports earlier in the day that he had pulled out of the debate, Finance Minister Michael Noonan eventually appeared on a panel to […]

10 years ago

This is the type of art we could get on board with. Residents of Perth could soon find themselves in possession of a brand new pair of Nike Air Max sneakers as part of an art project taking place in the Australian city over the next two weeks. According to WA Today, Perth City Council […]

10 years ago

This wasn’t supposed to happen. Norway eventually emerged comfortable 4-1 winners against San Marino in their World Cup qualifying clash on Tuesday evening, but that one goal for their opponents shouldn’t be underestimated. It was their first goal in over a year, their first away goal in a World Cup qualifier in 15 years and […]

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Did you get lucky? Some say that €166 million is too much for one person to win, but we’re sure that if there is a winner of tonight’s gigantic Euromillions jackpot, they’d beg to differ. 5, 12, 20, 24 and 37 (Lucky Stars 4 and 11) were the numbers that came out in Tuesday night’s […]

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Nostalgia overload. The name won’t mean anything to Irish readers under the age of 25, but many of us grew up in an era when Fraggle Rock was a staple of our children’s TV diet. The Jim Henson live-action puppet show aired on Irish screens during the ‘90s, when audiences warmed to the lives of […]

10 years ago

It’s a pretty impressive list to be fair. Putting together a ‘best of all time’ list in any field or category is an often thankless exercise because it is guaranteed to attract controversy, criticism and in many cases, ridicule. The best thing about such lists, however, is the debate that is created as a result […]

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The show will soon return for a tenth series. RTÉ’s Operation Transformation is on the lookout for five new leaders to lead the nation on the Operation Transformation health and fitness plan for a tenth series of the show. Five famous faces – Katherine Lynch, Karl Spain, Gerald Kean, Elaine Crowley and Brenda Donohue – […]

10 years ago

The solution is literally staring you in the face. You probably thought you had enough of numbers on the day that Budget 2017 was announced, but if you’re still in need of a little mental stimulation then this might be right up your street. A puzzle posted on Bright Side has been posing quite the […]

10 years ago

“Motorists cannot be expected to feel grateful just because things did not get worse.” The AA has blasted the coalition government’s first budget, labelling it as “timid” and criticising the lack of measures taken to tackle the rising cost of motor insurance in this country. Though there was no rise in the cost of fuel […]

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The reaction of Enda Kenny is gold. Considering that it affects all of us on a day-to-day basis, the budget is no laughing matter. That said, there was still time for a light-hearted moment or two during the announcement in Dáil Éireann on Tuesday. While announcing the increased €107 million in funding for the Rural […]

10 years ago

No better place to enjoy some FREEEEEEDOM. You may well be aware that one of the biggest movie stars on the planet, Mel Gibson, is currently in our midst, filming The Professor and the Madman, an adaptation of Simon Winchester’s 1998 bestseller, The Surgeon of Crowthorne. Gibson, who is due to spend approximately eight weeks […]

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The Sigur Rós soundtrack puts the icing on the cake. At 90 years young, Sir David Attenborough shows no signs of slowing down and his dulcet tones will be making a welcome return in Planet Earth II, which will be coming to the BBC in the near future. The original series, Planet Earth, really is […]

10 years ago

Seems a bit harsh. Conor McGregor has been hit with a $150,000 fine and ordered to do 50 hours of community service following an incident during a press conference before his victory over Nate Diaz at UFC 202. In what was a heated and pretty chaotic gathering before the fight in August, McGregor traded insults […]

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It was a little bit hairy there for a while at the start of the second half. The 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign has been far from perfect to date, but somehow we’ve found ourselves joint top of Group D after victory in Moldova this evening. The 3-1 scoreline might have been made look comfortable […]

10 years ago

Eamon Dunphy (not on the RTÉ panel tonight) must have been loving it. It hasn’t been a great 45 minutes for Ireland in Chișinău this evening, but despite a late first-half equaliser from the hosts, there has been at least one positive for Irish fans. With Jeff Hendrick suspended and Robbie Brady injured, Martin O’Neill restored […]

10 years ago

We always wondered where Lucas’ parents were. Stranger Things on Netflix was one of the biggest TV hits of 2016 and anticipation is already rife about what’s coming in the second season. We’re not going to give away too many spoilers here, but fans of the show should check out what creators Matt and Ross […]

10 years ago

Good enough to get three points? It hasn’t been pretty so far, but Ireland are unbeaten in the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign so far and they’ll be looking to maintain that status in Chișinău this evening. Martin O’Neill’s side go up against a Moldovan side who have yet to pick up a point in […]

10 years ago

Only in the GAA could something like this happen. Mighty stuff. It’s been a great few years to be involved with Sean O’Mahony’s GAA club in Louth. In 2014, they captured the Louth and Leinster Intermediate titles and last Sunday, they won their first ever Louth senior title with a two-point victory over St. Mary’s. […]

10 years ago

Congratulations Lisa Berney! Kildare woman Lisa Berney was celebrating Down Under on Sunday night after winning a title at the Australian Women’s National Body Sculpting Finals. Lisa was named as the WNBF (World National Bodybuilding Federation) Pro Champion at the Australian finals in Brisbane on Sunday and has now been invited to participate at the […]

10 years ago

Just under 400 Special Needs Assistant (SNA) and just under 300 teaching vetting applications are still pending. A little under 700 positions in Irish schools are currently unfilled in Ireland due to a backlog in the Garda vetting process. According to RTÉ, some children with disabilities have been asked to remain at home and others […]

10 years ago

How did your college fare? Trinity College once again ranked at the top of the University League Table in the Sunday Times university rankings, published in the Sunday Times today. While Trinity (pictured below) retained top spot in the table, as was revealed yesterday, University College Cork was named as the Sunday Times University of […]

10 years ago

One driver was captured by the Fermoy Traffic Unit doing 172kph in heavy traffic. A number of drivers throughout Ireland were caught driving at high speeds on what was a busy weekend on the roads for An Garda Síochána. The Gardaí posted a series of pictures on the @GardaTraffic account of motorists caught driving well […]

10 years ago

Niall Boylan of Classic Hits 4FM made the claims in a Facebook post on Saturday. Well-known and often controversial radio DJ Niall Boylan has claimed that he was bullied by “very prominent” DJs at the PPI awards in Kilkenny on Friday night. Boylan, who hosts the Niall Boylan talk show on Classic Hits 4FM, shared […]

10 years ago

What. A. Strike. Had Paul ‘Papa’ Durcan been in Ireland this year then the former All-Star ‘keeper would no doubt have had a big role to play in Donegal’s march to the All-Ireland quarter-final. Work commitments mean that Durcan is currently living in Qatar, but he’s been keeping himself ticking over as far as the […]

10 years ago

Good news for UCC. University College Cork (UCC) has been named as the Sunday Times University of the Year for the second year in succession, the first time in the 15-year history of the guide that a university has retained its title. Trinity College Dublin was named as the runner-up. It is the fifth time […]

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The final takes place in Brisbane on Sunday. Kildare woman Lisa Berney will be going toe to toe with some of the fittest women in Australia when she competes in the finals of the Australian Women’s National Body Sculpting Competition on Sunday. Having claimed first place in all of her classes (Novice Fitness Short, over […]

10 years ago

He’ll be hearing about this one from the missus ‘til kingdom come. Tickets for Coldplay’s gig at Croke Park went on sale on Friday morning and as you’d expect, there was the usual mix of delight from fans lucky enough to get some and frustration from those who weren’t so lucky. If you were one […]

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