Game of Thrones, Brexit, The 1975 and much more… Halfway through the first month of the year, many people’s commitment to Dry January will no doubt be tested to the limit this weekend, but if you are staying in, here’s who’s on both couches tonight. The Late Late Show kicks off on RTÉ One at […]

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Supermac’s has won its long running case against the fast food giant, McDonald’s, to have the use of the iconic Big Mac trademark cancelled. In a landmark judgement by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) on Tuesday, the office said that McDonald’s had not proven genuine use of the contested trademark as a burger […]

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Tragic news. A 19-year-old woman has died following a single vehicle road collision in Tipperary on Tuesday morning. Gardaí in Cahir are investigating the fatal collision, which occurred on the N24 at Ballydrehid, Cahir on Tuesday morning (15 January) at 8.30am. The female driver was fatally injured when the car she was driving collided with […]

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The motorist was arrested and taken to Tralee Garda station. A motorist failed a roadside drugs test for cocaine and benzodiazepines after they were spotted performing a “dangerous” overtaking manoeuvre in Kerry. Having been spotted performing the dangerous manoeuvre by the Kerry Roads Policing Unit, the motorist in question was found to have cocaine and […]

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Did Gift Grub foresee the biggest saga in the history of Irish sport? It certainly sounds like it. It may be 17 years since Roy Keane’s exit from the Irish squad on the eve of the 2002 World Cup, but it remains fresh in the collective memories of Irish people to this day. People remember […]

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Have you been affected? A number of Bank of Ireland customers have been restricted from using their debit cards due to restrictions imposed by the bank over fraud concerns. Affected customers have been unable to use their cards for online or contactless payments, although Bank of Ireland has said that the cards can still be […]

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Instead of drinkin’, shmokin’ and fightin’, they’ll be walking, jogging and running. Three members of The Hardy Bucks, a TV series based in the west of Ireland which attracted a significant cult following in recent years – and has just been released on Netflix worldwide – will embark on an epic journey across Ireland for […]

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A man arrested on Thursday appeared in court on Friday morning. An Garda Síochána have arrested a second man as part of an investigation into an eviction dispute in Roscommon in December. A man in his 50s was arrested following a search conducted in Donegal. The man was arrested under the provisions of Section 30 […]

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“She’s always stuck in there.” Davy Fitzgerald says that Sharon O’Loughlin, his partner of 13 years, has “stuck in there” with him for over a decade amongst the inevitable “ups and downs” a couple will go through over such a long period of time. To put the length of their relationship into context, it had […]

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Nine food businesses in Ireland were served with closure orders last month. The presence of a dead rodent underneath a sink unit, mice activity in the wash up area of a kitchen and profuse black mould growth on internal surfaces of a refrigerator were amongst the reasons for closure orders being served on nine Irish […]

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Fancy a Galway getaway this month? If you do and you’re looking for something to cure the January blues, then you might be interested in a special offer from a hotel in Galway city running for the duration of this month. From Sunday to Thursday for the entire month, Nox Hotel, located on the Liosban […]

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A man in his 20s has been arrested. Gardaí are investigating the circumstances of the death of a woman in her 20s on Friday morning at Forest Park, Killygordan, Co. Donegal. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The Office of the State Pathologist has been notified and the body remains at the scene […]

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“The craic used to be 90 in the house with all that kind of stuff, it would be brilliant.” World Champion boxer Kellie Harrington says that playful sparring sessions with her father at home came to an end when she started to become stronger as she grew older. Speaking to Dion Fanning on this week’s […]

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Frances and Patrick Connolly woke up a hell of a lot richer on Friday morning. A couple from County Down who won £114.9 million (approximately €127.5 million) in the Euromillions have been named as Frances and Patrick Connolly. On Thursday, it was revealed that the winning jackpot had been claimed in Northern Ireland, the fourth […]

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Academy representatives have indicated that they are keen for Hart to host the ceremony in February. Actor and comedian Kevin Hart says he is “evaluating” his recent decision to step down as host of the 2019 Academy Awards ceremony. In December, Hart announced that he would be withdrawing from the Oscars only days after he […]

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“I feel we’ll have to move to Ireland to give my children the life I want them to have.” A caller to a UK TV show became emotional on Thursday when describing the impact that Brexit has had on her family and the wider implications it has had in Britain and beyond. The caller in […]

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Familiar with any of these places? Nine Irish businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation in December, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). The affected businesses are located in Meath, Cavan, Dublin, Louth, Cork and Westmeath. The food businesses were issued with closure orders for breaches of […]

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Potential reinforcements are deemed necessary to deal with the possibility of disorder in the event of a hard border being restored in Ireland. Up to 1,000 police officers from England and Scotland are set to begin training for deployment in Northern Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit later this year. According to a […]

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If you can get more than 10 without the aid of Google, then you can count yourself as a true Father Ted fan. Even though it’s more than 20 years old and you’ve probably seen it one hundred times already, the Father Ted Christmas special remains a must-watch piece of television over the festive period. […]

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Spoiled for choice. It’s the last Friday before Christmas, meaning we’ve officially entered a phase where movies will dominate the TV schedule more than at any time of the year. And we’re all for it. Tonight’s selections are an eclectic mix, with plenty of laughs, no shortage of action and a bit of tomfoolery from […]

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The ideal tonic for the post-Christmas blues. Aer Lingus has announced flights to the US for under €200 and up to 50% off some European routes as part of its 2019 January seat sale. Three million discounted seats will be up for grabs, including fares to New York JFK, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, […]

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If you’re staying in, by no means a given considering the weekend that’s in it, here’s who will be on with Ryan and Graham tonight. The Late Late Show The great Colin Farrell will be in studio representing DEBRA Ireland, a charity providing support to patients and families living with the debilitating skin condition Epidermolysis […]

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Josepha Madigan, Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, said that the discoveries will “transform our understanding of Brú na Bóinne”. Details of archaeological discoveries described as “stunning” and “remarkable” at the World Heritage Site of Brú na Bóinne at Newgrange have been released to mark the annual winter solstice. In an interim report released […]

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“There is something that people actually ignore and that is that emotion called fear.” Melatu Uche Okorie says fear is one of the reasons why some people spend long periods of time living in direct provision in Ireland. The Nigerian author arrived in Ireland 12 years ago seeking asylum, and spent eight-and-a-half years living in […]

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The Trip to Tipp is making a comeback. Wednesday morning delivered an early Christmas present for ‘90s music fans in Ireland as it was confirmed that the Féile Classical festival will return to Tipperary in 2019. Better known as the ‘Trip to Tipp’, the festival returned to Thurles in 2018, two decades after its mid-‘90s […]

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Having revealed it by accident on Tuesday night, the club confirmed the appointment on Wednesday morning. Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjær as caretaker manager until the end of this season. The club appeared to accidentally confirm the appointment of club legend Solskjær as caretaker manager on their club website on […]

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Leas-Ceann Comhairle Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher struggled to maintain order during the exchange. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty had a heated exchange in the Dáil on Tuesday, during which Varadkar made the claim that “when it comes to Sinn Féin and the rule of law… it doesn’t take very long for […]

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Dublin Airport has apologised to passengers whose travel plans have been affected. UPDATE: 18 December, 2.40pm Dublin Airport have confirmed that the main runway has been reopened and operations have been resumed. Our main runway has reopened and flight operations have resumed as the disabled aircraft has been safely towed. — Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) December […]

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The assault occurred in early hours of Sunday morning, 9 December. Gardaí in Irishtown in Dublin are renewing their appeal for witnesses in relation to an investigation of an alleged sexual assault on a woman in the early hours of Sunday morning, 9 December. The victim was brought from Serpentine Avenue through the city centre […]

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“We are targeting intoxicated drivers 24/7.” Well over 400 motorists have been arrested on suspicion of intoxicated driving in Ireland in the last 18 days as An Garda Síochána continue their crackdown throughout the country. On Monday (17 December), An Garda Síochána revealed that there have been 445 arrests on suspicion of intoxicated driving since […]

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Do you have this much money to spend on a weekly basis? The average weekly disposable income for an individual in Ireland was €472.81 in 2017, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Monday. The CSO published the results from the Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) for 2017 and […]

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Some humdingers in here to look forward to. Liverpool v Bayern Munich, Manchester United v PSG and Atletico Madrid v Juventus are just some of the incredibly tasty ties thrown up by the draw for the last 16 of the Champions League, which took place in Nyon on Monday morning. Aside from those ties, Manchester […]

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It’s pretty grim out there. With every single county in the Republic of Ireland subject to some sort of weather warning as of Monday morning, Met Éireann has issued another warning for 15 counties, effective as of Monday evening. On Monday morning, a status yellow rainfall warning was issued for all five counties in Connacht, […]

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Speaking on Morning Ireland on Monday, Garda Inspector Brian Downey said that it is not a criminal investigation. An Garda Síochána and the Master of the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin have appealed to the mother of the baby found on a beach in Balbriggan in Dublin over the weekend to come forward. Speaking on […]

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“I think Michael McIntyre would have been a good name to use.” Tommy Tiernan has revealed that the only thing he’d do if he was starting his career all over again would be to change his stage name. Hard as it might be to picture him with a name other than Tommy Tiernan, one of […]

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They’re practically queuing up to offer us an apology at this stage. Following in the footsteps of his party colleague Anna Soubry, Conservative MP Phillip Lee has apologised for the behaviour of the party towards Ireland during the Brexit negotiations. Phillip Lee, the former Justice Minister who resigned his post earlier this year over the […]

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Now, this is a big deal. Irish music lovers have been spoiled for choice with the sheer volume of gigs already announced for next summer, but Peter Aiken of Aiken Promotions confirmed arguably the biggest one of all on Thursday morning. Speaking on Morning Ireland, the promoter confirmed that two bona fide music legends, Bob […]

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The crash occurred at approximately 6.30am local time on Thursday morning. Seven people have been killed and over 40 injured as a result of a high-speed train crash in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Thursday morning. According to the AFP News Agency, the local governor said that the death toll had increased to seven […]

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Get checking those numbers. Christmas has come early for one lucky punter in Ireland after a jackpot of €1 million was claimed by just one winner in Wednesday night’s Lotto Plus 1 draw. While there was no winner of the main jackpot of €2 million, one punter did strike it lucky in the Lotto Plus […]

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Recent trips back to his hometown have been bittersweet for the popular comedian. Tommy Tiernan has revealed how spending time in his hometown of Navan recently has made him realise that he did not have a happy childhood. Tiernan is our guest on Ireland Unfiltered this week and during a conversation with host Dion Fanning, […]

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The misery continues. Met Éireann has issued a status yellow rainfall warning for Cork, Kerry and Waterford ahead of potential spot flooding in those counties in the coming days. The warning, issued at 8am on Wednesday morning, comes into effect at 6pm on Wednesday evening and will remain in place until 6pm on Thursday. https://twitter.com/MetEire_Warning/status/1072776836709605376 […]

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Only one item on the agenda… A spokesperson for An Taoiseach has confirmed that UK Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Dublin to meet with Leo Varadkar on Wednesday. May will travel to Dublin after meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday – a trip that wasn’t without […]

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The person responsible is accused of trying to deceive people into handing over deposits on properties. An Garda Síochána have warned the public to beware of unsolicited emails from an individual claiming to be a member of the Garda National Crime Bureau as part of a rental scam. It has come to the attention of […]

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If the weather plays ball, this will be a spectacular sight. If you’ve glanced skyward in Ireland in the last few weeks, chances are all you’ve been greeted with is a blanket of cloud and probably a few raindrops in the face to go with it. Clear skies, unfortunately, have been something of a rarity, […]

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Aisling Franciosi has been turning a lot of heads in recent years, and for good reason. Irish actress Aisling Franciosi has been selected as a European Shooting Star at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), one of 10 up-and-coming talents from right across Europe identified as stars in the making. Franciosi, a classically trained singer […]

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A true collossus of the animal kingdom has sadly departed. In recent years, if you’ve been paying attention to the Internet, you may have come across Roger the ripped Kangaroo, the Ronseal-style nickname (does exactly what it says on the tin) barely doing justice to his frankly phenomenal physique. Think we’re exaggerating? Have a look […]

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Speculation has emerged that a vote scheduled to take place on Tuesday has been cancelled. UK Prime Minister Theresa May is set to cancel a vote on a proposed Brexit deal in the House of Commons on Tuesday, having been warned that it will suffer a crushing defeat. News of the cancellation of the vote […]

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Irish drinkers under the age of 25 engaged in an average of 28 binge drinking sessions in the last year. Just over 20% of the Irish drinking population have been classified as ‘hazardous drinkers’ in a new ground-breaking, risk-based configuration of Irish drinkers by DrinkAware. Launched this week, the DrinkAware Index has identified two key […]

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Tickets go on sale on Thursday. Big fan favourites this side of the water, Elbow will be returning to Dublin next summer for the 2019 Forbidden Fruit Festival on the June Bank Holiday weekend. The British rockers were amongst the first acts confirmed for the festival on Monday, alongside the likes of Skepta, Danny Brown […]

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The perfect Christmas present for the Snow Patrol fan in your life. Snow Patrol have confirmed that they will play an open-air show in Malahide Castle in Dublin next summer. The band will be performing in Dublin’s 3 Arena this Tuesday (11 December), a gig which, not surprisingly, sold out, but fans who missed out […]

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