The list includes a mix of common occupations and others for which applications from Irish workers are extremely rare. Irish Visa experts VisaFirst.com have urged Irish people thinking of travelling to live and work in Australia not to panic following an announcement by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull that the 457 visa – which brings […]

9 years ago

Gronk! Sean Spicer’s eventful start to his role as White House press secretary continued on Wednesday, although for once, it wasn’t his fault that he was the centre of worldwide attention. The New England Patriots were in the White House on Wednesday (minus a few players who decided to skip the visit) following their Superbowl […]

9 years ago

It might not make a huge difference now, but it could make a massive impact on your earnings in the future. Irish investment and insurance intermediary Clear Financial have warned that Irish workers – particularly those in their 30s – who started their career at the beginning of the recession in Ireland might have halved […]

9 years ago

High praise for the capital and the *cough* ‘real capital’. Cork and Dublin have both been included in a list of the top 100 cities in the world for millennials, according to online housing and relocation platform Nestpick. Thousands of cities around the world were studied by Nestpick in an effort to compile the ultimate […]

9 years ago

Does your Eircode fall into either category? To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Dublin is home to the ten most expensive Eircode areas for household dwelling purchases, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Wednesday. In the year to February, Dublin 6 proved to be the most expensive Eircode area in […]

9 years ago

It will be the closest this particular asteroid has come to Earth for at least the last 400 years. Thanks to Armageddon and numerous other doomsday movies over the years, the mere mention of the word ‘asteroid’ is enough to make many of us think the world is on the verge of ending, unless you […]

9 years ago

And you thought you had a good long weekend. Checking one’s bank balance is something that many people go out of their way to avoid after a long weekend (particularly a four-day long weekend) but one punter in Athlone had reason to feel pretty good about himself after Easter. Last Thursday, the punter in question […]

9 years ago

Plenty in there for fans of all sports to enjoy. Following the acclaim generated by Les Bleus – Une autre histoire de France, 1996-2016 after it was released on Netflix recently, we decided to have a look at some of the other sporting offerings on the streaming service. Before you get too angry about the […]

9 years ago

The hashtags #BoycottSnapchat and #UninstallSnapchat have featured prominently on Twitter this week. Snapchat have denied claims from a former Snapchat employee that CEO Evan Spiegel made disparaging remarks about India and Spain during the course of a meeting two years ago. According to Variety, former employee Anthony Pompliano, who had just been hired from Facebook […]

9 years ago

This should help prevent the unseemly scenes on a United Airlines flight last weekend. Customers on Delta Airlines flights will be entitled to up to a little under $10,000 in compensation for giving up seats on overbooked flights after a change in policy following the controversy caused by the removal of a passenger from a […]

9 years ago

“What are you doing for the game tonight?” “Getting drunk.” They say that wherever you go in the world, you’ll always see someone in an inter-county GAA jersey of some description and so it proved in Edmonton in Canada on Saturday night. Jimmy Higgins, who was born in Leitrim, moved to Longford when he was […]

9 years ago

Not surprisingly, a speech made by Spicer earlier this week featured prominently in the sketch. Donald Trump has only been president of the United States for a few months, but already his press secretary, Sean Spicer, has become more prominent than any White House press secretary in recent memory. Spicer himself has been largely responsible […]

9 years ago

Have you ever herd the likes of it? Southern Rail trains between Oxted and Uckfield in the UK were subject to delays on Saturday afternoon due to the presence of a herd of about 60 cows on the platform at Hever (not Heifer) Station in Kent. Pictures of the herd of cows seemingly waiting patiently […]

9 years ago

A tale that will break your heart and lift your spirit all in one. Ed Sheeran was the name on all Irish people’s lips last week as he performed two sold-out gigs at the 3 Arena, recorded the music video for his single, ‘Galway Girl’ in Galway and appeared on various Irish radio stations in […]

9 years ago

The test launch came on the day after North Korea’s military arsenal was displayed at a parade in Pyongyang. An attempt to launch a missile on the east coast of North Korea failed within seconds on Saturday, according to military officials from South Korea and the United States. The test launch of a ballistic missile […]

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Emma Morano is thought to have been the last person left in the world to have been born in the 19th century. Emma Morano, the oldest person in the world, has died at the age of 117. According to the BBC, Morano died at her home in her home in the city of Verbania in […]

9 years ago

How much time have you spent on the highways and byways of Ireland? If you’ve travelled the length and breadth of the country, chances are you’ll be familiar with the majority of the towns and villages listed below. After Neil Delamare was one of a few people to correctly name the county of all 20 […]

9 years ago

A great day for the parish. Maximum Media, Ireland’s number one digital publishing company and the home of JOE, Her, SportsJOE and HerFamily has been named as one of the fastest growing websites in Europe. Maximum Media ranked at number 250 in a report by the Financial Times on the 1,000 fastest growing companies in Europe, which highlighted the innovative […]

9 years ago

How many of these have you stayed in? 18 hotels in Ireland have been ranked amongst the 2,500 best hotels in the world, according to reviews by users of hotels.com, one of the biggest online accommodation booking websites in the world. 2,500 hotels across 87 countries were recognised as truly outstanding in the Hotels.com Loved […]

9 years ago

Crawford was found unconscious in the northern quarter of Manchester in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Greater Manchester Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to in relation to the death of Dylan Crawford, who was found dead in the early hours of Wednesday morning. It was reported to […]

9 years ago

Installation of the suicide deterrent will begin in mid-2018. A suicide deterrent system is to be installed on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, one of the most iconic bridges in the world. On Thursday, politicians, community advocates, transportation agencies and families who have lost loved ones attended a ceremony commemorating the beginning of […]

9 years ago

“Gone are the days of your antics at the shifting wall and thinking you got away with it.” One of the most popular nightspots in the capital and indeed, the country, Copper Face Jacks is not exactly renowned as an establishment where one would go for a couple of quiet pints. The crowds are usually […]

9 years ago

“We’re prepared to respond to an all-out war with an all-out war.” North Korea has raised the terrifying prospect of nuclear war amid recent developments that have seen the US Navy send a strike group into the Korean peninsula to boost defences and provide a more physical presence in the area. According to the BBC, […]

9 years ago

The news comes immediately after SIPTU members in Dublin Bus voted in favour of taking industrial action in support of their colleagues at Bus Éireann. Striking Bus Éireann drivers are to lift pickets immediately, following the issuing of a Labour Court recommendation in the wake of deliberations at the Workplace Relations Commission on Wednesday night. […]

9 years ago

Excuse us while we go and drool uncontrollably for a moment. For the strong-willed amongst you who have managed to refrain from eating chocolate for the last six weeks or so, the end is very much in sight. Just three more days. You can do it people. If you’re struggling to get through the last […]

9 years ago

Both sexes, it would seem, are in no huge rush. That’s what figures released in a report on Marriages and Civil Partnerships in 2016 by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Thursday suggest, with the average age of both brides and grooms in Ireland having increased in the last 12 months. The average age for […]

9 years ago

Nearly 40 million followers on Instagram between them. If you’re into keeping fit, chances are you pay attention to some of the most influential fitness voices across social media. Sure, you may not have their rock-hard abs or might not be able to replicate their perfect technique, but the messages and pictures they post across […]

9 years ago

That’s the long weekend sorted. With many of you facing into the delightful prospect of a four-day weekend, no doubt there are plenty of social activities on the agenda between Good Friday and Easter Monday. With no pubs to go to on Good Friday, however and with the weather shaping up to be something of […]

9 years ago

Who’s your money on to win the top awards? The nominees for the Player and Young Player of the Year were announced by the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) on Thursday morning and surprises are few and far between. Chelsea lead the way with two nominees for the Player of the Year award in Eden Hazard […]

9 years ago

The footage was recorded by a woman sitting directly behind the passenger forcibly removed from United Express flight 3411. New footage has emerged showing the lead-up to the removal of passenger David Dao from a United Airlines flight earlier this week. The footage, recorded by passenger Joya Griffin Cummings, who was sat directly behind Dao […]

9 years ago

A bit of a mixed bag. Those of you hoping for a repeat of the gorgeous weather of last weekend over the next few days are going to be a little disappointed, but it’s not all bad all the same. According to Met Éireann, Holy Thursday and Good Friday are set to be as dull […]

9 years ago

United’s efforts to save face continue following the disturbing scenes on board flight 3411 earlier this week. United Airlines have announced that all passengers on board flight 3411, from which a passenger was forcibly removed on Sunday, will have their tickets refunded. Footage of a man – later identified as 69-year old David Dao, a […]

9 years ago

You’ll go a long way to find a GAA club with a better name than this. In fact, you’ll go a long way to even find Coastal Breakers Gaelic Football club in the first place, located as it is a short distance from Perth city centre at the south-western tip of a bloody great big […]

9 years ago

Things are really starting to… heat up. Supermac’s has asked the EU regulator to cancel the use of the Big Mac trademark registered by McDonald’s under certain classes in the latest episode in the ongoing dispute between the fast food restaurants. In a strongly worded statement, Supermac’s revealed that it has formally submitted the request […]

9 years ago

Give the person responsible for this headline the rest of the week off. Last week, as you may recall, the figures for the 2016 Census were released and included the population details for every county in the Republic of Ireland. The breakdown of the figures included details such as the average age, religious beliefs, gender […]

9 years ago

“Oh no, did I just defend Hitler? Hitler?” Not for the first time in his brief tenure as White House press secretary, Sean Spicer attracted attention for all the wrong reasons on Tuesday. In a press briefing discussing the recent chemical attacks in Syria, Spicer – completely unprompted – brought up Adolf Hitler, claiming that […]

9 years ago

He’s come a long way in the time since. Galway is no stranger to famous visitors, but there was still plenty of commotion and excitement when Ed Sheeran came to the west on Tuesday evening. Ed was in town – in O’Connor’s pub in Salthill to be more precise – to film the music video […]

9 years ago

A man’s gotta eat. If you’re a keen student of the Internet, there’s a good chance you’ve heard about one man’s desperate plea to American fast food restaurant Wendy’s for chicken nuggets that viral in the last week. In case you’re unaware, Twitter user Carter Wilkinson asked Wendy’s how many retweets it would require for […]

9 years ago

Borussia Dortmund’s Champions League clash with Monaco was postponed on Tuesday evening. Police in Germany are investigating a letter found near the Borussia Dortmund team bus that allegedly claims responsibility for what has been described as a ‘targeted attack’ on Tuesday evening. Borussia Dortmund defender Marc Bartra was taken to hospital and the club’s Champions […]

9 years ago

The White House press secretary made the comments while discussing recent chemical attacks in Syria. White House press secretary Sean Spicer has come in for huge criticism after claiming that Adolf Hitler “didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons” while discussing recent chemical weapons attacks in Syria that prompted a response from the United States […]

9 years ago

“I want you to know that we take full responsibility and we will work to make it right.” United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz has issued a statement offering his deep apologies to the customer that was forcibly removed from United Express flight 3411. Footage of the passenger being removed from the flight and suffering injury […]

9 years ago

One can only guess what song the music video might be for… It hardly needs repeating that Ed Sheeran is a BIG deal in Ireland and he seems to have a particular affinity, as a lot of us do to be fair, with Galway. Like many a wannabe singer-songwriter, Ed used to busk on Shop […]

9 years ago

It would be very fast and very convenient. Making your way from the biggest city to the second biggest city in Ireland has become a lot easier since the improvements to the M8 motorway in the 2000s, but it could become even faster and more convenient in the not too distant future. It’s only a […]

9 years ago

We reckon Homer Simpson would want to be a damn sight better at his job to earn this kind of money. Homer, as fans of The Simpsons won’t need reminding, has had many jobs throughout the long history of the show, but his most stable source of income has been through his role as safety […]

9 years ago

A new way to enjoy one of the biggest TV shows in the world, right on our doorstep. Although we didn’t need some of the biggest TV shows and movies in the world to prove our appeal as a tourist destination, Ireland has definitely benefitted from the exposure gained through the likes of Star Wars […]

9 years ago

Men of Ireland, the bar has been raised. Last week, you may have read about one of the most romantic engagement proposals we’ve certainly ever seen or heard of, when Galway man Shane McInerney asked the love of his life, Julia Gordon, to marry him on a beach in Florida. We didn’t think it would […]

9 years ago

Bear this in mind when heading home from work this evening. Lengthy tailbacks have been reported on major routes around Dublin following collisions on the M1 and the M50 on Friday afternoon. A multi-vehicle collision on the M50 near junction 7 Lucan has been the source of major delays, with commuters complaining of lengthy tailbacks […]

9 years ago

Knowing me, knowing you… Zaha! The J-League There’s no change in the identity of the teams making up the top five since our last update two gameweeks ago, but there has been some shuffling in the pack. Ogie Nolan’s Tullig Panthers** remain in top spot with a healthy-ish 23 points lead, with Alan Duggan’s Klippity […]

9 years ago

It was all free, so why not? Best laid plans, they say, often go to waste and no matter how much preparation goes into a group holiday, especially for a group as large as 10, there’s always a possibility that someone will pull out at the last minute. So it went for a group of […]

9 years ago

Just like old times. It’s a tradition that younger readers might not be aware of, but there was a time in Ireland when pubs used to close between the hours of 2-4pm on Sunday afternoons. Dubbed the ‘Holy Hour’, Irish pubs were required by law to close during those hours, but in true Irish fashion, […]

9 years ago