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 […]

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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 […]

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What a way to start 2017. People’s pockets are rarely as empty as they are immediately after Christmas and all that goes with it, but one Paddy Power punter in Dublin won’t (or at least shouldn’t) have to worry about empty pockets again for quite some time. On Saturday night, a punter in south Dublin […]

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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 […]

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The same Meryl Streep who has been nominated for more Academy Awards than anyone in the movie business. The 74th annual Golden Globes took place in Beverly Hills on Sunday night and of the many standout moments from the ceremony, Meryl Streep’s speech was the one everyone was talking about afterwards. After receiving the Cecil […]

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Sibling rivalry lives on. U2 brightened up many people’s Monday mornings with the news that they will be coming to Croke Park on July 22 as part of the Joshua Tree Tour 2017, celebrating the 30th anniversary of arguably the most celebrated album in the band’s history. If news of Bono and company playing a […]

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Warning: This is not for the squeamish. Sunday marked the first weekend of action of 2017 in the Tipperary Southern and District League and it proved to be a particularly painful return to action for Steve McGrath of Kilsheelan United. Within the first minute of Kilsheelan’s clash away to Rosegreen, Steve suffered a very-painful looking […]

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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 […]

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“Bowie was the one we chose to raise us in our rooms, when we first closed the door on our parents and the world.” Today marks the 70th birthday of the iconic David Bowie and among all the wonderful tributes that were paid to The Thin White Duke this year, Glen Hansard’s is one of our favourites. Following […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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The tagline, ‘I want to get cancer’ was the subject of plenty of controversy. The Irish Cancer Society’s controversial new awareness campaign has already had the desired effect, with a surge in demand for information and support services following the launch of the campaign on Wednesday. The campaign was launched with a 40-second video on […]

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Settle in. First weekend after the Christmas season. Dry January. New Year’s resolutions. Taking into account those factors and more, we reckon there’s a strong chance a lot of people will decide to stay in this Friday night. If you’re one of them, here’s what you have to look forward to on the box. The […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Donald Trump should really think about hiring this person. If anyone thought that winning the election would change the way Donald Trump conducts himself on Twitter, events since then have shown that they are sadly mistaken. His reaction to the death of Fidel Castro, his bitter New Year’s message to his rivals and a tweet […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Would you look at him there? Dublin Zoo is celebrating the birth of a male scimitar-horned oryx, a species classified as extinct in the wild by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The new arrival was welcomed into the world on December 8 and brings the total number of the species currently residing […]

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Including Florence and the Machine, Iggy Pop, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and more. Michael Fassbender and Ryan Gosling will appear alongside a host of huge names from the music business in a Terence Malick drama due for release later this year. According to IndieWire, the drama, which originally had the name Weightless, will now […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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The resemblance is, well, see for yourself… Saint Anthony, the patron saint of lost things, is something of a revered figure in Ireland and various items bearing his appearance would be a common sight in households across the country. St. Anthony is also a popular figure in Brazil, a country with one of the largest […]

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Four people have been arrested in relation to the attack. Two male and two female teenagers, all 18 years old, have been arrested in relation to a brutal attack on an 18-year old man with special needs that was broadcast on Facebook live. According to CNN, the video, which has since been pulled from one […]

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Just the thing to get you in the mood for Trainspotting 2 later this month. The original Trainspotting movie will return to selected cinemas in Ireland ahead of the release of the much anticipated sequel later this month. Clip via Sony Pictures Releasing UK The original movie, which was released in 1996 and documented the […]

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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 […]

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If it wasn’t for George Michael, Carpool Karaoke would never have happened. Tributes poured in from all over the music world following the passing of George Michael on Christmas Day and a late tribute paid by James Corden might be one of the most moving yet. On his return to the Late Late Show on […]

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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 […]

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Doesn’t quite roll off the tongue like Brexit, does it? Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage has suggested that Ireland could follow in the footsteps of Britain and leave the European Union if there is evidence in the near future that Britain is better off for having done so. Speaking on Today with Sean O’Rourke on […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Dare we say it, it’s adorable. We hardly need to elaborate upon our admiration and fondness for Tom Hardy. One of the finest actors of his generation, he’s one of the reasons we love the likes of Inception, Warrior, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant and Peaky Blinders, all of which have cemented the ‘tough […]

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You probably have a fair idea what it is. Nearly two decades after they stopped making it, Irish people continue to use quotes from Father Ted in everyday life and it continues to make an impact far beyond our shores. To illustrate that point, the sitcom created by Graham Linehan and Arthur Matthews has been […]

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What are the chances? The possibility of any sequence of six numbers coming out of a lotto draw is a very slim one; it’s why very few people win any variation of them, including local GAA club lotto draws. That said, there’s something hilarious about the fact that the winning numbers in the last lotto […]

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The struggle is real… Today probably felt like the longest day in history for thousands of Irish people returning to work after the Christmas break; at least you can take solace in the fact that it’s over and done with (for most of you) at this stage. Everything will eventually return to normal within a […]

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We don’t think the boat, nor any boat for that matter, is capable of such speeds. In the last few weeks, especially if you’re from Cork or have any interest in life at sea, you may have heard of a boat called ‘Thunder Child’. The boat, a 60-foot, high speed search and rescue vessel which […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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“Can I have your jersey after the match?” The result didn’t quite go the way he would have wanted, but it’s safe to say seven-year old Cian Moran from Ballyhaunis in Mayo will remember Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Sunderland for the rest of his life. Cian, a big Reds fan, travels to a number of […]

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One for the traditionalists. Some will say that the Predator is the most iconic of all of the great football boots adidas have released over the years, but if you’re a traditionalist, there’s one boot that has an even loftier status. That boot, of course, is the World Cup or its moulded-stud equivalent, the Copa […]

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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 […]

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A reminder that there are plenty of good people out there. 2016 was full of so many crap stories that it’s worth starting the New Year with a good one. Two days ago, Lorraine Kelly of Main Street Barbers in Cavan town became aware of a well-known young couple in the town having lost a […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Wow. It’s no secret that it’s not a live recording, but Jools’ Annual Hootenanny is an annual highlight for people who prefer to spend New Year’s Eve on the couch in front of a TV rather than out on the town. Every year, Jools secures some of the most prominent talents in the music business […]

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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 […]

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