“In a colony of nearly a quarter of a million, there are plenty more fish in the sea.” A National Geographic video of a vicious battle between two male penguins fighting over a female partner has gone massively viral in recent days. The video, which documents a 200,000-strong Penguin colony, where the penguins “have come […]

10 years ago

There’s a sentence we thought we’d never write. It’s pretty fair to say that John Spillane and The Sugar Hill Gang come from opposite ends of the musical spectrum, but they say that opposites attract and that proved to be the case in the most surreal way on Friday night. Securing the group behind the […]

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He is reported to have been one of five suicide bombers to detonate a suicide truck on Friday. An Irishman is reported to have been one of five suicide bombers to have detonated a suicide truck fighting for Islamic State near the Iraqi city of Mosul on Friday. According to Al-Masdar News, Islamic State claimed […]

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If it’s even nearly as good as the original we’re in for a treat. In 2014, The Lego Movie was one of the biggest hits of the year. Clever, thoughtful, funny both for kids and adults without trying too hard and with plenty of heart, watching it was as satisfying an experience as actually completing […]

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It could be something special. Stargazers are in for a massive treat a little later this month, when the biggest supermoon of the 21st century, and certainly the biggest most people will ever see, appears in the sky on November 14. The supermoon is one of three supermoons to arrive at the tail end of […]

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City looking slicker. J-League Two teams managed to break the 90-point barrier in the J-League in Gameweek 10, but it’s still Christy O’Neill’s The Klopp End who reign supreme at the top of the table. With an 88-point haul, Christy managed to increase his lead to 27 points, with Christopher Dooley’s The Jolly Ollocks now […]

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This week, Ryan is the boss. Or at least he’ll be chatting with The Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen, as the Late Late Show leaves Ireland for the first time in 30 years. You can find out more about that interview here and see the line-ups of both shows in full below. The Late Late Show […]

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The move comes after FIFA were accused of double standards by a British MP. FIFA have reportedly opened disciplinary proceedings against the FAI over a 1916 commemorative jersey worn in a friendly against Switzerland in March of this year. It starts: FIFA charge Republic of Ireland for using Easter Rising commemoration on their shirts in […]

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Very well played, Newsnight. Brexit is currently dominating the news agenda across the pond in the United Kingdom; if you were any doubt about that, all you need to do is check out some of the, eh, interesting front pages on Friday morning. Calling for a symbolic gesture to mark Britain’s impending exit from the […]

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The Garda strike might not be going ahead, but this offer is… The scheduled Garda strike for this Friday was postponed after last gasp, late night negotiations on Thursday, with the recommendations of the Labour Court set to be put to a vote amongst members of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) and […]

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No doubt they’re all listening to Exit Music (For a Film) as we speak. Tickets for Radiohead’s concert at the 3 Arena in June 2017 went on sale on Friday morning and, as you might expect, demand for tickets was quite high (and dry as it turns out). The band haven’t played in Ireland since […]

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It will be the pub chain’s first hotel venture in Ireland. Dublin City Council has granted permission to UK pub chain JD Wetherspoon to open a hotel and bar complex on Camden Street. Plans were submitted to open a 98 bar and hotel room complex on the site of the old Camden Hall Hostel earlier […]

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Our capital has come a long way since 2012. Dublin has jumped two places to 20th in the list of the most reputable cities in the world, a list published annually by the Reputations Agency and the Reputation Institute’s 2016 City RepTrak®, the world’s largest annual survey of city reputations. The survey, based on more […]

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Very welcome news for anyone who uses the M50 on a regular basis. Delays brought on by traffic collisions on the M50 might not be as severe as they have been in the past due to the identification of emergency relief routes aimed at mitigating the impact of incidents on one of the busiest roads […]

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Four changes from the official team announced on Thursday morning. The announcement of the Football All-Star team is usually the trigger for a full-scale and often angry debate amongst the GAA community, but that doesn’t seem to be the case in 2016. David Clarke getting the nod in goals despite his exclusion from the team […]

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Sharenting? Jesus wept. Sharenting, defined as “the habitual use of social media to share news, images, etc. of one’s children” is just one of the words that we were previously unaware of, but has somehow made its way into Collins Dictionary’s top 10 words of the year. More familiar terms such as ‘mic drop’, ‘throw […]

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Excellent news for regular air travellers. Aer Lingus passengers will have Wi-Fi access on short-haul flights from sometime in 2017 onwards after an announcement by International Airlines Group (IAG) on Wednesday. IAG announced that it will introduce high speed Wi-Fi across its airlines short-haul fleets after reaching an agreement with Inmarsat to be the launch […]

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Rumours a detective known as Rex Banner has been drafted into help have yet to be substantiated. Gardaí in Kilkenny are on the lookout for the person, or people, responsible for the theft of nine beer kegs from outside a pub on High Street in Kilkenny City earlier this week. According to the Kilkenny People, […]

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The end of an era that was exhilarating for some and terrifying for others. Princess Juliana International Airport, located on the Caribbean island of Saint Maarten, might not ring a bell with many travellers. Anyone who has ever flown into it isn’t likely to have forgotten it in a hurry, however, home as it to […]

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Crazy speed. Having sought to clamp down on dangerous driving on National Slow Down Day last month and over the Bank Holiday weekend, the Gardaí are continuing to do so on roads throughout Ireland this week. On Wednesday morning, they posted on Twitter about arresting the driver of an Audi who was doing 216 km/h […]

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A big day for the Airtricity League Champions. Dundalk duo Daryl Horgan and Andy Boyle have been included in the provisional Republic of Ireland squad for the World Cup qualifier with Austria this month. The form of Horgan in particular this season has prompted calls for his inclusion in the national squad and both he […]

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It will affect students who have previously completed their Leaving Cert as well as students doing it next year. A new system, due to be announced later this week, will award CAO points to students who achieve an ‘E’ grade in a higher level Leaving Certificate exam. According to a report in the Irish Times, […]

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Messi reportedly had to be calmed down by his compatriot Sergio Aguero. Unconfirmed reports from Spain suggest that Lionel Messi was involved in a confrontation with an unnamed Manchester City player following Barcelona’s Champions League defeat to the hosts at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night. Marca, Mundo Deportivo and Spanish radio station Cadena Ser […]

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New information was published in a report by Australian investigators on Wednesday. A report published on Wednesday about the MH370 plane that disappeared with 239 passengers and crew in March 2014 suggests that nobody was in control of the aircraft when it crashed into the Indian Ocean. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which was en route […]

10 years ago

Because only foreign drivers are guilty of using their phones while driving after all. Gary Lineker was just one of a number people who criticised the Daily Mail for a sensationalist front page on Wednesday morning, a front page that features images of 17 foreign truck drivers spotted illegally using their mobile phones while driving […]

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And the vast majority of it was positive. In 2015, author Louise O’Neill published a novel titled Asking For It, which tackled the complexities around sexual consent and the clash between traditional Irish attitudes to rape and the modern world of social media. O’Neill elaborated upon the issue in a documentary of the same name […]

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A huge, huge result. They were taught a lesson at the Nou Camp last month, but Manchester City responded in some style on their home turf on Tuesday evening. Under the cosh for most of the opening half and having gone behind to a breath-taking breakaway goal from Lionel Messi, Pep Guardiola’s side levelled through […]

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Cá bhfuil Caitlín? Anyone tuning into TG4 on Halloween night on Monday night was in for a proper fright as weather presenter Caitlín Nic Aoidh appeared to be struck by lightning live on air. As a creative and a visual feat, it was spectacular and the subject of much deserved kudos and it earned a […]

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It wouldn’t quite be the same without her. Fans of Stranger Things will be glad to know that Eleven, played by Millie Bobby Brown, is set to return for the second season of the hugely successful Netflix show next year. As everyone up to date with the show will know, mystery surrounded the fate of […]

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Gardaí were called to the scene shortly after 3pm this afternoon. The bodies of a man and a woman were found in a house in Irishtown in Mayo, a village located a short distance from Ballindine. The bodies of the man, believed to be in his 70s and the woman, believed to be in her […]

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All Garda members have been directed to report for duty this Friday. Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan has written a letter to all members of An Garda Síochána directing them to report for duty this Friday, November 4. This Friday was supposed to be the first of four days of strike action proposed by the Garda […]

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The crowd will be ‘mad for it’ after listening to these choons. The atmosphere hasn’t always been sizzling at the Etihad Stadium for Manchester City’s Champions League matches, but that shouldn’t be a problem when Barcelona come to town tonight. In an effort to make absolutely sure that the fans are in good voice, the […]

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Martin Ferris was due to undergo surgery on Tuesday morning. Irish jump jockey Martin Ferris has posted an image on Twitter showing the extent of the injuries he suffered to his left leg following a fall in Galway on Monday. Ferris fell from his horse, Golden Rebel, during the Ennis Lifts Handicap Chase and was […]

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Finally… It’s barely been a wet week since Apple unveiled the iPhone 7, but given how impatient we are and how fast technology moves these days, it’s probably no surprise that there’s already anticipation about the newest model to arrive next year. Rumours are already doing the rounds about what we can look forward to […]

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You go girl. U2 frontman Bono has made history by becoming the first ever man to feature in Glamour Magazine’s annual Women of the Year list. Bono will be the only man amongst a host of renowned names to be honoured at a ceremony in Los Angeles on November 14, along with the likes of […]

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No injuries occurred as a result and the Gardaí are currently investigating the incident. A man escaped an attempt on his life on Friday evening, emerging unharmed after shots were fired while he was sitting in his car in Swords in County Dublin. According to the Gardaí, a number of shots were fired at a […]

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Stay safe on the roads this Bank Holiday weekend. While road safety is paramount at all times, there is a particular onus on preaching the need to stay safe on Bank Holiday weekends, which often prove to be the most dangerous when it comes to fatalities on Irish roads. According to the Road Safety Authority […]

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“The FBI has learned of the existence of emails that appear to be pertinent to the investigation.” The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is to resume an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server after learning “of the existence of emails that appear to be pertinent to the investigation,” an investigation that had been previously […]

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If this doesn’t bring a smile to your face we don’t know what will. If you’re out and about this weekend you’ll come across Halloween costumes that have drawn inspiration from a range of different sources. As well as the classics (witches, Draculas etc.) there’ll be plenty of topical costumes based on hit TV shows […]

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Did your motor get a mention? The Mercedes-Benz E-Class was named as the Irish car of the year at a ceremony in the Powerscourt Hotel in Enniskerry on Thursday night. The gala black tie event turned out to be a good night all round for Mercedes, with the C-Class Coupé also winning in the medium […]

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“There’s no ‘I’ in ‘team’ but there is a ‘U’ in ‘You are an idiot’”. Danny Dyer might not be everyone’s cup of tea and the personality traits that made him such a star during his heyday in the mid-2000s appear slightly dated, loud, obnoxious and pretty offensive these days. That said, he still maintains […]

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Make sure to check in advance that your journey isn’t affected. Irish Rail have warned customers that, due to engineering works, there will be disruptions on several routes over the Bank Holiday weekend. Customers have been urged to check if their route is affected and to book in advance if possible, with a number of […]

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Electric Phil. J-League Pickings were fairly slim in the upper echelons of the J-League this week, where none of the top five managed a score in excess of 60 points. Having had to share top spot with two other managers last week, Christy O’Neill’s The Klopp End claimed the lead outright once again after a […]

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Did your local get a mention? 32 pubs in Ireland and Northern Ireland have been listed in the Michelin Eating Out in Pubs Guide 2017, which was published on Friday. 500 pubs across Great Britain and Ireland have been recommended in the guide, all of which have been chosen by a full-time team of anonymous […]

10 years ago

New York isn’t going to know what hit it. The countdown is very much on to UFC 205, with just over a fortnight to go until Conor McGregor faces off with Eddie Alvarez in Madison Square Garden in New York City. Rightly described as the most iconic venue in all of combat sports, ‘The Garden’ […]

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Don’t worry, the name of the college itself isn’t about to change anytime soon. Parts of the campus in Trinity College Dublin could be renamed in a deal that potentially worth €1 million to the university over a five-year period. According to a report in The Irish Times, consultants will be appointed by Trinity College […]

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Will you be making a purchase? Apple officially launched the first MacBook Pro in 18 months on Thursday and as is always the case with big Apple launches, there was much anticipation about what new features will be coming with their latest piece of kit. The biggest development was in relation to the new keyboard, […]

10 years ago

Rest in peace Vine, you’ll be sorely missed. You may have heard the news today (oh boy) that Twitter will be discontinuing short-form video app Vine as part of a major restructuring that will also lead to the loss of 9 per cent of its worldwide workforce. Born in January 2013, Vine proved to be […]

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The official team will be announced early next month, but who do you think should make the cut? It is a team likely to be dominated by All-Ireland finalists Dublin and Mayo, each of whom have 11 nominees apiece, including Footballer of the Year nominees Brian Fenton, Ciaran Kilkenny and Lee Keegan. There was no […]

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That headline might be a slight exaggeration but this is spectacular. He showed countless of times throughout his rugby career what a fierce competitor he was and even in retirement, the great Paul O’Connell hasn’t lost that competitive edge. Appearing alongside Captain Phil Tuffnell and AP McCoy on a Question of Sport on Wednesday night, […]

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