Conor Heneghan

Police responded to a “fear for welfare incident” at an address at Stevenage on Friday night. Paedophile football coach Barry Bennell, the man at the centre of the child sex abuse scandal that has come to light this month, has been taken to hospital after he was found unconscious at an address in Stevenage on […]

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Taoiseach Enda Kenny has confirmed that Pope Francis will visit Ireland in 2018. Kenny held talks with the Pope at a meeting in the Vatican on Monday morning after Pope Francis was formally invited to attend the World Meeting of Families in Dublin in 2018 by the Conference of Irish Catholic Bishops. Pope Francis has […]

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Original plans to impose a more severe tax on working holiday visitors may or may not have been described as a “bloody outrage”. The Australian government has agreed to support a 15% tax rate on working holiday visitors travelling to the country. The move comes after plans to introduce a prohibitive tax of 32.5% met […]

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Just what commuters wanted to hear of a Monday morning. Commuters making their way into Dublin have been warned of major traffic delays after a bus broke down on Bachelor’s Walk on the North Quays early on Monday morning. DUBLIN: A bus has broken down on the North Quays at Bachelors Walk in the right […]

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Spent time in many of these places? Singapore is the most expensive city in which to live in the world, according to the Worldwide Cost of Living 2016 report by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The report, which ranks 140 cities around the world based on how expensive they are to live in, ranked Singapore at […]

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Pity the poor owner waking up to this sight. We haven’t a notion who first executed it, but the old ‘cover a car in shrink wrap’ prank has existed for as long as we can remember and has proved quite popular over the years. The wrap itself doesn’t (or at least shouldn’t) cause any damage […]

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For a short while at least. Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York, one of the most recognisable buildings in the world, was briefly given a new name on Google Maps on Saturday, much to the amusement of many and the disgust of supporters of US President elect Donald Trump. For approximately nine hours, […]

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And all for a great cause. Adults are as interested in the Late Late Toy Show as children are, so the usual attendances in pubs on a Friday evening might be down a little next Friday or at least until it’s all over around 11.30pm or so. Residents of Galway who are over 18 and […]

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There’s a deep respect for The Notorious within the Irish dressing room. Outgoing Irish rugby team manager Mick Kearney has revealed that Conor McGregor is the Irish sportsman the Irish players would most like to deliver a motivational speech. Today’s clash with Australia is Kearney’s last as team manager after four years in the role, […]

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Tom Hanks, once again, proves that he’s an absolute champ. You’d think that one the biggest movie stars on the planet might have the slightest flaw in his personality but after years and years of mainstream exposure, we can’t detect any reason to dislike him. Not one. He might just be the most likeable man […]

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“Out here, it’s survival of the fittest. Only the law of the jungle applies.” That line certainly felt appropriate for Ireland’s bruising encounter with New Zealand last weekend, a match that felt more like a battle than an actual sporting contest at times. Australia being Australia, little is likely to change when Joe Schmidt goes […]

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Castro’s death was announced on state television by his brother, President Raul Castro. Fidel Castro, former President of Cuba and leader of the communist revolution in the country, has died aged 90. His death was announced on state television by his brother, President Raul Castro, on Friday night. “The commander in chief of the Cuban […]

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Diego, woah-oh-oh. J-League Not surprisingly, it was not a good week at the top of the J-League, with a rather mediocre 46 points representing the highest score amongst the teams in the top five. Christy O’Neill will hardly care all that much, however, as his charges, The Klopp End, remain in first place with 15 […]

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For the time being at least. The houseboat that washed up on the shores of north Mayo looks set to remain in the area for the foreseeable future after efforts to track down its owner have proved fruitless. The houseboat, which is believed to have drifted all the way from Newfoundland in Canada to Cross […]

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Thinking of working Down Under for a while? This might make up your mind. Young travellers from Ireland with an urge to experience life Down Under can now do so at a very reasonable price thanks to a new global youth campaign from Tourism Australia. Tourism Australia have joined up with travel companies in a […]

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Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary says it could happen in “the next five to ten years”. Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has spoken of the possibility of passengers flying with Ryanair for free “in the next five to ten years”. The airline is already renowned for offering cheap air fares and O’Leary says he can envisage a […]

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We think there’s something in our eye. Barack Obama has a little under two months to go until his term as President of the United States comes to an end and the reality begins to dawn on the world that Donald Trump will succeed him as the most powerful man of the planet. On Tuesday, […]

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There’s no title as of yet, but it’s going to be about Dick Cheney. Oscar winner Adam McKay, the director of classic comedies such as Anchorman and Step Brothers, as well as the 2015 hit, The Big Short, is to direct a drama about former US Vice President Dick Cheney next year. According to Deadline, […]

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It’s going to be Baltic. Met Éireann have issued a weather warning for the midland counties in Ireland, where air temperatures are set to drop to as low as -4 degrees overnight. While midland counties will be the worst affected as far as the below freezing temperatures are concerned, the rest of the country won’t […]

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Faith in humanity restored. Acts of generosity are a welcome sight at all times, but particularly so in the run-up to Christmas, which can prove to be a tough time for some but also has a habit of bringing out the best in people. An Irish worker in the US found that out first hand […]

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Say what you like about Ronaldo, but this is hugely admirable stuff. He had plenty of doubters earlier in his career, but it’s now pretty much undisputed that Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the top two footballers in the world right now and one of the best the world has ever seen. While his greatness […]

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How many of these airlines have you flown with? Qatar Airways is the best airline in the world to fly with, according to a survey by AirHelp. AirHelp, a company that seeks to compare the merits of various airlines in the best interests of passengers, ranked 77 airlines based on three separate criteria and deemed […]

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After more than 34,000 entries in 20 categories, here are the winners. Many of you might not know this, but Instagram is not only a place to share pictures of the food you’re eating in the fanciest places in town, although, don’t get us wrong, it is absolutely fit for that purpose too. We’re joking, […]

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Trust us, this is brilliant. Plenty of sports stars have become experts in the art of avoiding difficult questions they’d rather not have to answer these days, but how could you say no to a nine-year old kid? Rory McIlroy became the latest man in the hot seat as part of the European Tour’s ‘BIG […]

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