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  • Mrs. Brown to host her own chat show on the BBC this year

    Mrs. Brown to host her own chat show on the BBC this year

    Will you be tuning in? Few TV shows divide opinion like Brendan O’Carroll’s Mrs. Brown’s Boys. Some absolutely love it and others positively loathe it but what is certainly not in doubt is that it brings in the viewers on a consistent basis. It was the most-watched programme on RTÉ over Christmas with an average […]

    10 years ago

  • Incidents on the M50 likely to cause traffic mayhem for commuters this evening

    Incidents on the M50 likely to cause traffic mayhem for commuters this evening

    You’ve been warned. Commuters using the M50 in Dublin face likely delays on Monday evening after tailbacks caused by separate incidents near Blanchardstown and Tallaght on Monday afternoon. At one point, the M50 northbound was down to one lane due to debris between Junction 7 Lucan and Junction 6 Blanchardstown, which caused tailbacks as far […]

    10 years ago

  • These Irish food businesses were served with food closure orders in December

    These Irish food businesses were served with food closure orders in December

    Two prosecution orders were also carried out on two businesses in Meath. Four food businesses in Ireland were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation during the month of December, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. The businesses served with closure orders are located in Roscommon, Dublin, Galway and Limerick […]

    10 years ago

  • GoCar seek public suggestions for new car locations in Dublin in 2017

    GoCar seek public suggestions for new car locations in Dublin in 2017

    The hourly rental car company plan to double the number of cars and vans in Dublin this year. Hourly rental car company GoCar is seeking suggestions from the public as to where to set up new locations in Dublin in 2017. GoCar announced plans on Monday to double the number of cars and vans available […]

    10 years ago

  • New technology to catch speeding drivers in the Port Tunnel to go live very soon

    New technology to catch speeding drivers in the Port Tunnel to go live very soon

    The technology is set to be activated in the coming weeks. New technology aimed at preventing speeding in the Port Tunnel in Dublin will be activated in the next few weeks. The introduction of Ireland’s first average speed camera enforcement system was announced by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and An Garda Síochána last summer in […]

    10 years ago

  • WATCH: John Connors’ new RTÉ documentary about race in America looks fascinating

    WATCH: John Connors’ new RTÉ documentary about race in America looks fascinating

    The documentary will air on RTÉ 2 later this month. John Connors, who made the highly acclaimed documentary I am Traveller on RTÉ last year, will return to RTÉ later this month in a two-part series examining racism in the United States. Titled America: Race Matters, the documentary sees Connors travel to the United States […]

    10 years ago

  • Aer Lingus named in the top ten safest low-cost airlines in the world

    Aer Lingus named in the top ten safest low-cost airlines in the world

    Qantas, as it has been every year since the introduction of the ratings, finished in the number one spot overall. Aer Lingus has been named amongst the top ten safest low-cost airlines to fly with in the world, according to airlineratings.com. The website has been ranking airlines around the world in terms of safety since […]

    10 years ago

  • PIC: Thanks to one typo, Yahoo accidentally tweeted out a racist slur last night

    PIC: Thanks to one typo, Yahoo accidentally tweeted out a racist slur last night

    The tweet was deleted and Yahoo issued an apology shortly afterwards. When you’re in the publishing business, whether online or print, typos are an occupational hazard; we know that here as well as anyone. Despite extreme care and vigilance, however, one or two mistakes are likely to slip through the cracks every now and again […]

    10 years ago

  • The first episode of the Tommy Tiernan show got a fantastic reception from viewers

    The first episode of the Tommy Tiernan show got a fantastic reception from viewers

    Praise was in plentiful supply. Hosting a chat show in Ireland can prove to be a tricky business. Despite its longevity and a consistently massive audience, criticising the Late Late Show is something of a national pastime, while everyone from Ray D’Arcy to Miriam O’Callaghan to Brendan O’Connor have found that it’s not always easy […]

    10 years ago

  • Here’s how the weather is shaping up for this weekend

    Here’s how the weather is shaping up for this weekend

    It’s going to be a fair bit warmer than it was this week. The first weekend of 2017 will bring with it a change from the rather chilly conditions we’ve experienced in recent days, with mild and mostly dry weather expected over the weekend. According to Met Éireann, Friday is expected to get off to […]

    10 years ago

  • Ed Sheeran had a really cool way of releasing his new music on Snapchat

    Ed Sheeran had a really cool way of releasing his new music on Snapchat

    Is this the way of the future? Having taken most of 2016 off, Ed Sheeran is very much back at the front and centre of attention in the music world after dropping not one, but two new singles at 5am on Friday morning, fulfilling a promise made on New Year’s Day. You can listen to […]

    10 years ago

  • These were the ten most illegally downloaded movies of 2016

    These were the ten most illegally downloaded movies of 2016

    Did you contribute? In this day and age it’s hardly a revelation to say that there are as many people watching new movie releases in the comfort of their own homes as there are actually going to watch them in the cinema. Thankfully, the box office earnings would suggest that plenty of people are still […]

    10 years ago

  • Foo Fighters’ ‘hiatus’ to come to an end with new material planned in 2017

    Foo Fighters’ ‘hiatus’ to come to an end with new material planned in 2017

    Excellent news. New material from the Foo Fighters is set to arrive before the end of 2017 after it was revealed that the band will spend the majority of the coming year recording material for what will be their ninth studio album. Dave Grohl and company were recently confirmed as headliners alongside Tom Petty and […]

    10 years ago

  • Irishman charged by police in Canada after driving car through the front door of a bank

    Irishman charged by police in Canada after driving car through the front door of a bank

    The man has been charged with breaking and entering, resisting arrest and two counts of assaulting a police officer. A 29-year old Irishman has been charged by police in Regina, the capital of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, after driving a car through the front door of the Scotiabank in the town’s Cathedral neighbourhood. According […]

    10 years ago

  • Non-league footballer sacked by club for sickening tweets about Harry Arter’s stillborn daughter

    Non-league footballer sacked by club for sickening tweets about Harry Arter’s stillborn daughter

    Proper order. Non-league side Hitchin Town have terminated the contract of Alfie Barker following sickening tweets aimed at Bournemouth and Irish international midfielder Harry Arter on Tuesday night. Barker sent two tweets directly to Arter following Bournemouth’s 3-3 draw with Arsenal on Tuesday night, disgracefully taking aim at Arter’s daughter Renee, who was stillborn in […]

    10 years ago

  • Here’s why you shouldn’t use cotton buds to clean your ears

    Here’s why you shouldn’t use cotton buds to clean your ears

    Car keys or hair ties don’t work very well either, as it turns out. The sight of the gigantic candles made out Father Jack’s earwax in Father Ted would move anyone to clean them as often and as thoroughly as possible, but if you practise one of the most common methods of doing so, you […]

    10 years ago

  • RSA proposal suggests significant steps to clamp down on disqualified drivers

    RSA proposal suggests significant steps to clamp down on disqualified drivers

    There was a 15% increase in deaths on Irish roads in 2016. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has suggested that a formal database of disqualified drivers should be established following the rise in the number of deaths on Irish roads in 2016. Recent figures released by the RSA revealed that a total of 187 people […]

    10 years ago

  • You’ll want to go to Coachella in April once you see this year’s line-up

    You’ll want to go to Coachella in April once you see this year’s line-up

    Who’s coming with us? Coachella, a music festival spread over two weekends in California in April of each year, is a festival on many music fan’s bucket lists and this year is as good a year to tick that box as any. On many people’s first day of work in 2017, festival organisers gave everyone […]

    10 years ago

  • Dermot and Dave to move to mid-morning slot on Today FM

    Dermot and Dave to move to mid-morning slot on Today FM

    The award-winning duo will now broadcast in the slot vacated by Anton Savage in December. The Dermot and Dave show on Today FM will be moved from its 12pm-2.30pm slot to the 9am-12pm slot vacated by Anton Savage following his departure from the station last month. Today FM announced on Tuesday that the show, hosted […]

    10 years ago

  • Here are all the new titles coming to Netflix this January

    Here are all the new titles coming to Netflix this January

    Perfect viewing material for those cold nights in front of the fire. Chances are you’re going to spending a lot more nights in the house in January than you did in December, so you might be glad of some new material to watch on the box. Have a look at a whole host of new […]

    10 years ago

  • WATCH: Ridiculous 40-lane traffic jam in China puts the M50 in the shade

    WATCH: Ridiculous 40-lane traffic jam in China puts the M50 in the shade

    Thought your commute to work this morning was bad? Trust us, it was nothing on this. Thousands upon thousands of people returned to work on Tuesday after some time off after Christmas, many of whom no doubt encountered heavy traffic on their way into their place of business. Bad and all as it might have […]

    10 years ago

  • These were the top five biggest-selling models of new cars in Ireland in 2016

    These were the top five biggest-selling models of new cars in Ireland in 2016

    Do you drive any of these? New car sales reached their highest level in eight years in 2016, having gone up by a whopping 17.4% in the last 12 months. According to figures released by motorcheck.ie, 146,385 new cars were sold in 2016, with the increase of 17.4% last year following on from two consecutive […]

    10 years ago

  • You can watch the first episode of the new season of Homeland online now

    You can watch the first episode of the new season of Homeland online now

    The new season doesn’t air on TV until the middle of January. After taking a break in 2016, Homeland is back with a bang in 2017 and you don’t have to wait a minute longer if you’re already anxiously awaiting the first episode of Season Six. The show doesn’t return to Showtime until January 15 […]

    10 years ago

  • Will and Grace is apparently making a comeback in 2017

    Will and Grace is apparently making a comeback in 2017

    Over a decade after its original run ended, Will and Grace is coming back. The popular NBC sitcom was one of the first to have gay characters in lead roles and won a raft of Emmy awards during an eight-year, eight-season run from 1998 to 2006. The cast reunited for a 10-minute special episode last […]

    10 years ago

  • Temperatures set to plummet as 2017 begins with a cold snap

    Temperatures set to plummet as 2017 begins with a cold snap

    If you’re heading out on New Year’s Day, be sure to wrap up well. Temperatures will plunge to as low as -3 degrees in parts of Ireland on the first day of 2017 as the recent spell of mild weather comes to an end. Met Éireann have forecast a very cold night on Sunday, with […]

    10 years ago

  • Drunk pilot arrested after passing out in cockpit shortly before take-off

    Drunk pilot arrested after passing out in cockpit shortly before take-off

    The pilot had been due to fly a plane from Calgary to Cancun. A 37-year old male pilot was arrested on Saturday after passing out in the cockpit shortly before take-off on a flight from Calgary in Canada to Cancun in Mexico. According to the Telegraph, the pilot, who was the captain on the Sunwing […]

    10 years ago