For all the budding Jim Gavins out there. Board games might not be as popular as they used to be once upon a time, but as long as the formula is right, the very best of them will never go out of fashion. Timed to coincide with the football championship really kicking into gear, next […]

9 years ago

Find yourself regularly staring at the ceiling in the middle of the night? If you do, you’re far from the only one and there are all sorts of reasons why, try as you might, you just can’t fall into a nice, deep slumber. For Irish people, stress is the main cause of a disrupted nights’ […]

9 years ago

It did not go down well.

9 years ago

A mixed bag.

9 years ago

Crazy behaviour.

9 years ago

A great speech, with a zinger thrown in at the end.

9 years ago

Very worrying figures.

9 years ago

They can play a bit too. Walk down the street on an average day in Limerick city and you could come across scenes that you might not expect to encounter on an average day anywhere else. In recent months, for example, visitors the city may have come across a man befriending a swan stranded on […]

9 years ago

It could be the biggest Carpool Karaoke yet.

9 years ago

You’re probably going to have to act fast.

9 years ago

Good news for Irish motorists.

9 years ago

Don’t fall for it. An Garda Síochána have warned members of the public to beware of an ongoing phishing email currently in circulation that seeks to glean the personal details of its recipients. The phishing email, Gardaí say, requests recipients of the email to click on a link to authorise or decline a payment request […]

9 years ago

Maybe that ‘covfefe’ tweet wasn’t as innocent as we all thought it was.

9 years ago

The plane was airborne for just 14 minutes.

9 years ago

Winning in the Windy City. The sheer number of clubs in countries all over the world is a testament to the extent to which the influence of the GAA is spreading and the rate of the progress made is nothing short of phenomenal. Fully indigenous GAA clubs are now becoming something of a common occurrence […]

9 years ago

The city is safe.

9 years ago

20 towns. Five minutes. Go!

9 years ago

Zero points all round.

9 years ago

A car was found on fire at Clonliffe Avenue, a short distance away.

9 years ago

Advice for a less stressful airport experience.

9 years ago

Holy mackerel!

9 years ago

Did you manage to win a few quid?

9 years ago

The cyclist collided with a 4 x 4 at the Gap of Dunloe.

9 years ago

This makes us very happy.

9 years ago

One in five women experience domestic abuse in their lifetime.

9 years ago

Some serious shade thrown here.

9 years ago

It’s almost time. With exams over and no college until the autumn (apart from those unfortunate to have to repeat exams), thousands of Irish students will head stateside on J1 visas in the coming days and weeks. Thoughts of fine weather, meeting new people, a hectic social life, earning a few quid and doing a […]

9 years ago

“Just about everybody will be able to beat the congestion by using the bus rather than a car.”

9 years ago

You won’t be able to watch this without laughing. We promise.

9 years ago

We’re liking the look of this.

9 years ago

The proposal has the full support of St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group.

9 years ago

We’ve all been there… sort of.

9 years ago

The speed limit will change from midnight on Tuesday.

9 years ago

Already a contender for the most viral Irish picture of 2017.

9 years ago

Where are Tyrone at?

9 years ago

The 2017 figures are in.

9 years ago

Slow down, folks.

9 years ago

Sounds a little like Breaking Bad, which is no bad thing.

9 years ago

One experience could be enough to trigger an addiction, the study warned. A Canadian study has warned cocaine users that becoming addicted to the drug could be far easier than they might have thought. The study, Cocaine Cue-Induced Dopamine Release in Recreational Cocaine Users, published in the medical journal Scientific Reports, found that visual cues […]

9 years ago

It’s still going to be hot this weekend, but it’s going to be wet too. The recent glorious spell of weather many parts of Ireland have been enjoying in recent days will come to an inevitable end this weekend. As far as the temperatures are concerned, it will still feel like summer, but the warm […]

9 years ago

Enjoy the fine weather while it lasts, but be careful out there. Ireland is in the midst of a quite glorious heatwave this week, with today, Thursday, marking the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures of up to 25 degrees in places. Glorious and welcome though the weather undoubtedly is, weather like […]

9 years ago

More than enough to get you through the month. Fingers crossed the weather will encourage us to spend a lot of the month outdoors, but we know fine well that there will be plenty of rainy days in June when we’ll be thanking our lucky stars for our Netflix subscription. There’s plenty to look forward […]

9 years ago

In case you ever get a notion to go on a really, really long pub crawl. Ireland may be a small country but it is home to an awful lot of pubs. It’s home to 7,193 of them, in fact, as well as 3,161 off-licences, 2,406 restaurants and 983 hotels, according to a new report […]

9 years ago

“I am disappointed that Qantas has become an active promoter for same-sex marriage.” Australian tennis legend Margaret Court has vowed to stop flying, “where possible”, with Australia’s biggest airline, Qantas, due to its stance on marriage equality. Court, who has won more Grand Slam singles title than any player in history, serves as a Christian […]

9 years ago

So much to see, so much to do

9 years ago

When the Boss speaks, you listen. There aren’t many people in the music business who have had such a high-profile for such a long time as Bono and U2 have, but Bruce Springsteen is certainly one of them. As you might expect of two acts with such longevity, they’ve got to know each other pretty […]

9 years ago

6,000 seats from three Irish airports available for the next ten days. Irish people seeking to visit the United States this summer can do so for as little as €99 one-way after Norwegian Air announced details of a special offer that includes 6,000 seats at €99 on routes from Cork, Shannon and Dublin to various […]

9 years ago

A man in his 50s has since been arrested in connection with the investigation. A man in his late 50s has died following an alleged assault in Limerick city centre on Wednesday afternoon. Gardaí are currently investigating the incident, which occurred on Roches Row, between Thomas St and Roches Street in Limerick city centre, at […]

9 years ago

“His real claim to fame was recording an incredible nine sick days in December 2015, none of them consecutive.” The man who that claim belongs to is none other than Kevin Mateer, corner back with Celtic Cowboys GAA, a man who, according to his clubmate Rob Jaskula, could have forged an inter-county career were it […]

9 years ago

No sign of anywhere in Ireland, unfortunately. Lonely Planet hasn’t been afraid to shower love and praise on Ireland as a tourist destination in the past, but there is no room for any Irish locations in their annual ‘Best of Europe’ list for 2017. That’s not to take away from the ten hotspots that did […]

9 years ago