There’s a nip in the air that’s for sure. Motorists have been warned to beware of black ice on untreated roads as temperatures are set to plummet to below freezing on Saturday and Sunday night. Met Éireann have predicted a cloudy and misty weekend overall, with temperatures set to rise to no higher than 8 […]

9 years ago

That had to hurt. Given the toxic atmosphere that prevailed on the campaign trail during the election, it was somewhat inevitable that there were going to be scenes of unrest during Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday. On the streets of Washington, Richard Spencer, a white nationalist well known for his controversial views on issues such […]

9 years ago

“There’s not going to be a President Donald Trump.” The man who said that, one George Clooney, was one of many, many people eating their words yesterday when Donald J. Trump was officially inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States. Though we’ve known since November that it was going to happen, the official […]

9 years ago

Wow. If you grew up in a household in Ireland where singing was a regular occurrence, then you’re probably familiar with the song ‘The Green Fields of France,’ which is sometimes referred to simply as ‘Willie McBride’. A song about the death of a young soldier in World War I, it was a hit for […]

9 years ago

Thankfully, the driver escaped uninjured. Remember the car that Ted and Dougal won in the raffle in Father Ted? Remember what it looked like after Ted’s ill-advised attempt to fix it? Clip via Edgey That’s an image that may well spring to mind when you catch sight of a car in New Ross in Wexford […]

9 years ago

The strain of bird flu was found in a whooper swan in Tipperary. The Department of Agriculture has confirmed a third case of bird flu in Ireland, after the H5N8 strain of avian influenza was detected in a whooper swan in Borrisokane in Tipperary. It is the third confirmed case of bird flu in Ireland […]

9 years ago

The lifetime ban was issued in relation to an incident that occurred in November 2015. A Kildare man has been issued with a lifetime ban from keeping any animals following an incident involving two large dogs and a sow pig in November 2015. Seamus Duffy was issued with the lifetime ban in Naas District Court […]

9 years ago

Tickets to U2’s Croke Park gig sold out within minutes earlier this week. A petition has been launched to outline ticket touting in Ireland following anger over the sale of U2 tickets for exorbitant prices earlier this week. Not surprisingly, tickets for the Croke Park leg of U2’s Joshua Tree tour on July 22 sold […]

9 years ago

It may not surprise you to learn that Dublin ranks high on the list of the most expensive cities in the world to relocate to. Dublin is ranked 24th on the list of the most expensive cities in the world to relocate to, according to the 2017 Relocation Price Index by online relocation company Movinga. […]

9 years ago

Safe to say it divided opinion. Brexit was front and centre of the news agenda on Tuesday, when British Prime Minister Theresa May outlined the approach she’d be taking in the upcoming negotiations about Britain’s departure from the European Union. To say that the speech divided opinion depending on the political allegiances of the audience […]

9 years ago

Obama made the decision to commute Manning’s sentence three days before his term as president comes to an end. Outgoing US president Barack Obama has commuted the majority of Chelsea Manning’s 35-year prison sentence, with the former US soldier now set to walk free from prison in May. Manning was sentenced to 35 years in […]

9 years ago

The scam was the subject of a BBC radio documentary broadcast on Tuesday evening. Thousands of people are reportedly paying up to £25,000 (approximately €29,000) as part of a scam to create ‘fake lives’ in Ireland in order to gain access to the United Kingdom. The scam was the subject of a BBC Radio 4 […]

9 years ago

The warning follows the death of a 16-year old boy, believed to be drug-related, in Cork earlier this week. A public health message has been issued by the HSE about a potentially deadly drug believed to be in circulation in Cork city. The message was issued to people who use illicit drugs in the Cork […]

9 years ago

We defy you to watch this and not be moved. Remember the short film Just Saying? Released in late 2012, it featured a man (Emmet Kirwan) roaming the streets of Dublin at night eloquently describing aspects of everyday life in Ireland that struck a chord with the hundreds of thousands of people who watched it. […]

9 years ago

Four offenders, all under the age of 18, are due to be sentenced on February 3. A 77-year old woman suffered a fractured skull after stones were thrown through the window of a taxi in which she was a passenger. The woman suffered the injury in an incident that occurred in Birmingham in May, 2016; […]

9 years ago

Don’t try this at home. We’re not in the habit of removing wasp nests from areas where the inhabitants of said nests might cause damage to humans, but we’re pretty sure this method wouldn’t appear in any manual on the subject. The clip which you’re about to see below (if you can stomach it) involves […]

9 years ago

What a day for Westmeath. Already one of the most popular shows on the BBC, the appeal of Pointless is likely to soar even higher for viewers with the appearance of a legendary Irish music duo in the near future. According to the Westmeath Examiner, Foster and Allen, stalwarts of the Irish music scene since […]

9 years ago

“I’m doing it not for the gold or the glory. Far from it. It’s just for the challenge.” If you were to handpick a famous television and movie star to feature in a documentary about kickboxing, then Idris Elba would be close to the top of most lists. As well as being something of a […]

9 years ago

Breathtaking. Tourism in Ireland is very much on the way up and the success of the Wild Atlantic Way has had a huge part to play in the increase in visitors. Stretching all along the west coast of Ireland and containing scenery on a par with anywhere in the world, it has even featured in […]

10 years ago

If you have one of these, you should probably change it. Like, immediately. Hacking might seem like an extremely sophisticated pursuit to the average man or woman on the street, but judging by the most common passwords used on the Internet last year, it might be a lot more straightforward than one would think. Password […]

10 years ago

Quite the achievement. UFC star Conor McGregor is one of number of Irish faces to feature in Forbes’ 300-strong 30 under 30 Europe list for 2017. As arguably the biggest star in the history of the UFC, ‘The Notorious’ was an obvious choice for the prestigious list, which celebrates 300 of Europe’s boldest young entrepreneurs […]

10 years ago

Finding today a bit tough? You’re probably not the only one. We don’t want to make your Monday any tougher than it needs to be, but you may well be aware of the fact that today, the third Monday in January, is Blue Monday, regarded as the most depressing day in the calendar year in […]

10 years ago

The eight richest men in the world own the same wealth as half of the world’s population, according to a new report by Oxfam. The report, titled ‘An economy for the 99 percent,’ details the massive gap between rich and poor and calls for “a fundamental change in the way we manage our economies so […]

10 years ago

Despite their best attempts online this morning, U2 fans still haven’t found what they’re looking for. When it was confirmed earlier this month that U2 would be taking the Joshua Tree Tour to Croke Park on July 22, it was inevitable that demand would be sky-high for arguably the most anticipated gig of 2017. As […]

10 years ago

Is it the end? It seems like it was only getting started, but Season 4 of Sherlock came to an end with a thrilling, edge-of-the-seat finale on Sunday night, with viewers now wondering if there will be anything more to come from the brilliant BBC series. Unlike previous seasons, the Season 4 finale, which had […]

10 years ago

All roads lead to Rome… with a few stops along the way. On February 2, 200 students from Dublin City University (DCU) will set off on a trip to Rome for the 2017 edition of an annual adventure that will raise thousands for a worthy cause. The students, split into 100 teams of two, will […]

10 years ago

Dele Alli is really earning his Spurs. J-League As you’d expect, there was plenty of change in the J-League over the festive period with only one team, Declan Rynne’s Sweeper System?, maintaining their place in the top five. Declan’s charges had top spot taken off them by Ogie Nolan’s Tulig Panthers, who came from nowhere […]

10 years ago

Annie Dunne from Tipperary was involved in a horrific workplace accident in November 2015. A labour hire company in Australia has been fined AUD$60,000 (approximately €42,200) following a horrific accident in which an Irish backpacker had her scalp torn and her ear torn from her head. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, T&R Contracting Shepparton […]

10 years ago

Graham is very hard to compete with this evening. Staying in tonight? Here’s what’s on offer on the chat show circuit. The Late Late Show Bernard Lucas Four months on from the tragic death of his wife Catríona last year, Bernard Lucas will talk to Ryan about the devastating impact of the loss of the […]

10 years ago

The new features keep on coming. Resting on its laurels is not something that Snapchat can ever be accused of, with the app constantly coming up with new features and innovations to keep its millions of users around the world interested. The app is going to get something of a makeover in the very near […]

10 years ago

Ulster Bank is currently investigating the issue. An Ulster Bank investigation is currently underway after a significant number of the bank’s customers reported that wages had not been paid into their accounts on Friday morning. The Ulster Bank Help Twitter account was busy fielding inquiries from Ulster Bank customers on Friday morning, most of whom […]

10 years ago

Gardaí have warned anyone driving this morning to “exercise extreme caution” on the roads. Snow, ice and cold temperatures have led to treacherous conditions on roads throughout Ireland this morning. AA Roadwatch have been busy issuing updates about roads where conditions are particularly treacherous, with roads in Limerick, Leitrim, Donegal, Monaghan and Cavan amongst the […]

10 years ago

Fast becoming one of the TV highlights of the week. We’re only two weeks into the new series of the Tommy Tiernan show on RTÉ 2 and it’s already being hailed as one of the best things the national broadcaster has done in ages. There was a brilliant reception for the first episode of the […]

10 years ago

Careful now. Wintry weather across the country overnight has led to treacherous road conditions on Friday morning, particularly in counties in the north and northwest. AA Roadwatch have issued updates about a number of roads in Donegal, Monaghan, Cavan and Leitrim that are either impassable or require extreme caution due to snow and ice from […]

10 years ago

A chance for you to have an input into the redevelopment of one of Dublin’s best-known areas. Members of the public have been invited to submit their views and ideas on the development of a new Civic Plaza at College Green. With Luas operations due to commence in 2017, major traffic management changes will be […]

10 years ago

This is quite something. EJ Menswear in Sligo have developed something of a reputation for the lengths they go to in an effort to promote various in-store sales and their latest effort certainly doesn’t disappoint. Despite the freezing weather we’ve had in recent days, EJ representatives clad themselves in outfits from a bygone era and […]

10 years ago

Very sad news. Former England manager Graham Taylor has passed away aged 72 of a suspected heart attack. A family statement released on Thursday morning read: “With the greatest sadness, we have to announce that Graham passed away at his home early this morning of a suspected heart attack. “The family are devastated by this […]

10 years ago

If you don’t ask… Going on holiday after the Leaving Cert is a rite of passage for many Irish students and has been for years. At the end of one of the most stressful years in a person’s young life, surely they’re entitled to let off some steam, right? Some save assiduously for that purpose, […]

10 years ago

Ormonde Street in Kilkenny has since reopened after emergency services extinguished the blaze. Ormonde Street in the centre of Kilkenny was closed for a brief period on Thursday morning after a car caught fire across the road from Colaiste Pobail Osrai. KILKENNY: Ormonde Rd in Kilkenny City is closed due to a car on fire. […]

10 years ago

Is it snowing where you are this morning? We’ve been given plenty of warning all week and the forecast has proved spot on as many parts of Ireland woke up to some lovely, lovely snow falling from the skies on Thursday morning. As had been predicted by Met Éireann, the northern counties were the first […]

10 years ago

He’s ALIIIIIIVE! Eight years after its original run finished, Prison Break is returning to TV screens later this year and if that on its own wasn’t the cause for enough excitement, a brand new trailer confirms the Lazarus-like return of the show’s principal character. Seeing as it happened years and years ago, it’s not exactly […]

10 years ago

Gyms everywhere are packed full of all sorts of characters at this time of year, but which description suits you best? Take our sure-fire quiz to find out.

10 years ago

Home Sweet Home say that eight residents have been forced to return to Apollo House due to the poor standard of alternative accommodation offered. Eight residents of Apollo House have been forced to return to the building after refusing to stay in alternative accommodation offered to them to the government. Home Sweet Home released a […]

10 years ago

The game is afoot… Following Sunday night’s gripping episode and a thrilling finale promised for this weekend, there’s plenty of excitement surrounding the current season of Sherlock at the moment. The BBC decided to capitalise on the level of interest by allowing ‘Sherlock’ to take over the BBC One Twitter account on Tuesday evening to […]

10 years ago

The two of them are in decent shape, to be fair. Baywatch fans will return to the heady days of the mid-90s when a new movie version of the TV show is released in May of this year. Old regulars such as David ‘The Hoff’ Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson will feature in cameo roles, but […]

10 years ago

As if you needed another excuse to visit Kerry… Not only does the Kingdom have some of the most stunning scenery, some of the warmest hospitality and some of the best Gaelic footballers in Ireland, it’s also home to its highest peak. That peak, of course, is Carrauntoohil, part of the Macgillycuddy’s Reeks and it […]

10 years ago

Can’t they just be let do their jobs? There’s something inexplicable about the sight of a TV camera that makes some people act in a way that they never normally would under any other circumstance, a fact of life that was illustrated once again on RTÉ News on Tuesday evening. Just three days after RTÉ’s […]

10 years ago

The light aircraft crashed near Agnes Water in Queensland on Tuesday. An Irish woman in her 20s is in critical condition following a plane crash on Australia’s east coast on Wednesday. According to Queensland Police, an incident involving a private aircraft occurred at around 11am on Tuesday morning on the eastern side of Middle Island […]

10 years ago

It’s going to get chilly. Met Éireann have issued two weather warnings as Ireland braces itself for a spell of wintry weather from Wednesday until the weekend. A status yellow wind warning, valid from 10pm on Tuesday to 10am on Wednesday morning has been issued for Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo, with gusts of up […]

10 years ago

Imagine the amount of effort that went into this? Golf, pool or snooker may not be your thing, but even if they aren’t, we implore you to spend two minutes of your life watching what might be the greatest trick shot we’ve ever seen. Performed and filmed in the Allstars Sports Bar in Bristol, it […]

10 years ago