Over 25,000 customers were left without power and Irish Rail services were affected. Updated: 9am, 23 February  Shortly before 9am on Friday morning, ESB reported that affected customers had their power fully restored. Customers affected by the earlier outage in #Dublin should now have their power fully restored apologises again #Staysafe — ESB Networks (@ESBNetworks) […]

8 years ago

Will this Winter ever end? A few overdue days of decent weather might have given you the impression that spring had finally arrived in Ireland, but we all best get ready for winter to return with a vengeance. For the best part of the next week, temperatures will rarely, if ever, rise to double figures […]

8 years ago

Staying in tonight? If you are and if you’re a regular viewer of the Friday night chat shows, here’s who’s on with Ryan and Graham tonight. The Late Late Show Declan Carty – At an inquest this week, Declan Carty described the terrible moment when he found his wife Lorna’s body on the beach after […]

8 years ago

Approximately 2,800 people were affected. The Department of Employment Affairs & Social Protection has launched an investigation after almost 3,000 recipients of carer’s benefit failed to receive their weekly payment on Thursday morning. The department said it is investigating why recipients did not receive the payment as normal on Thursday and apologised to some 2,800 […]

8 years ago

Good enough to win the big one on Saturday? Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has made five changes to the side that defeated Italy for Ireland’s crucial Six Nations encounter against Wales this Saturday. With injury ruling out Lions trio Tadgh Furlong, Robbie Henshaw and Iain Henderson, Cian Healy and Andrew Porter will replace Jack McGrath […]

8 years ago

“The best light tasting lager our brewers have ever created.” Brewers at the famous St. James’s Gate Brewery in Dublin have unveiled a new lager known as ‘Rockshore,’ a beer inspired by the “rugged refreshing experience of the west coast of Ireland”. Rockshore Irish lager has an ABV (alcohol by volume) of 4%, contains 106 […]

8 years ago

The aim of the packaging is to decrease the appeal of cigarettes and you have to say that this does the job. Tobacco products bearing the new standard packaging are now available in some Irish retail outlets ahead of a nationwide rollout in September of this year. From September on, all cigarettes and all other […]

8 years ago

Yes, such a hairstyle apparently exists. A school in the United Kingdom has taken the fairly extreme measure of banning ‘extreme hairstyles’ on male students. A letter issued to parents of students attending Great Yarmouth Charter Academy in Norfolk lists six hairstyles deemed “unacceptable” and states that pupils whose hair had “not been restyled appropriately” […]

8 years ago

Did your company make the list? A little under 100 companies in Ireland were named amongst the best places to work in the country at the annual Great Places to Work awards ceremony at the Clayton Hotel on Burlington Road in Dublin on Wednesday. 83 companies in total were honoured in three separate categories – […]

8 years ago

Trump held a listening session with survivors of the Florida shooting massacre at the White House on Wednesday. A photograph taken at the White House on Wednesday revealed a number of handwritten points for reference for President Donald Trump during a listening session with survivors of the Stoneman Douglas massacre in Florida. A picture taken […]

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“I think a lot of people are going to be opposed to it, I think a lot of people are going to like it.” Donald Trump has proposed arming school teachers with guns in an effort to prevent school shootings in the United States in the wake of the most recent incident in Florida last […]

8 years ago

Potentially bad news for Irish Ryanair customers during a traditionally busy week on the travel front. Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has warned of a potential Ryanair strike in Ireland during Easter week, traditionally a busy time for Irish holidaymakers during the school holidays. Speaking at a news conference in Lisbon on Wednesday, O’Leary, according to Reuters, […]

8 years ago

We’re calling it; you’re not going to get 10/10 here. JOE’s weekly General Knowledge quiz with a twist is here, once again asking readers to try and beat the clock to answer 10 questions, with the next question not appearing on screen until the previous one has been answered correctly. This week, the theme is […]

8 years ago

But she’s not telling anyone… apart from her Mum. Game of Thrones fans are going to have to wait a long time to find out how one of the biggest TV series in history is going to end, but over a year before the final season airs, the cast already know how it’s going to […]

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Shane Ross announced the introduction of the new measures on Wednesday. Emigrants returning to Ireland will find it easier to obtain an Irish driving licence in the future following the introduction of new measures designed to speed up the process for returning emigrants and people taking up residence in Ireland. Under the new measures, people […]

8 years ago

The terrible weather had led to a massive increase in the number of pests in Ireland. Irish householders and business owners have been advised to take measures to protect against silverfish, which have been thriving in Ireland due to damp weather conditions throughout the country since the turn of the year. Rentokil has reported an […]

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And there’s a new entry at number one. We might not get weather that lends itself to regular trips to the seaside, but Ireland is still home to some of the most beautiful beaches around. Most of them – at least according to TripAdvisor, who have revealed their annual travellers’ choice list of the best […]

8 years ago

Let’s see what you’re made of. It’s time for JOE’s weekly General Knowledge quiz with a twist, where readers have to try and beat the clock to answer 10 questions, but can’t see the next question until the previous one has been answered correctly. This week, the theme is Ireland in The Movies and as […]

8 years ago

This could have a major impact on public transport in the capital. Business group Dublin Chamber has expressed “deep concern” over suggestions that an underground public transport system linking all DART, rail and Luas services in the capital won’t be given the go-ahead. Dublin Chamber was responding to suggestions that the DART Underground project will […]

8 years ago

The difference in prices between the least expensive and most expensive areas is quite staggering. In news that will come as a surprise to absolutely nobody, Dublin 4 was the most expensive area in which to buy a house in Ireland in 2017. Determined by Eircode area in figures released by the CSO on Wednesday, […]

8 years ago

There’s more eating in a cloud than there is in that. We all know Taoiseach Leo Varadkar likes to keep in shape. He turns up to important meetings still wearing his gym gear, goes running with fellow world leaders in the Phoenix Park and he even has ‘fitness fan’ as part of his Twitter bio. […]

8 years ago

Not your typical Valentine’s Day fare, but well worth a look. Romantic comedies, not surprisingly, dominate the schedule when it comes to the movie selections on offer on Valentine’s Day, but there’s something a whole lot different (and, most likely, a lot more interesting) on RTÉ One this evening. Condemned to Remember, released in 2017, […]

8 years ago

Somebody must have been watching the over-75s indoor football episode of Father Ted recently. Two men have been detained at Lisbon Airport after the discovery of a “considerable amount of cocaine” by a foreign citizen, who was concealing the drugs using a fake arse. Portuguese Criminal Police (Polícia Judiciária) revealed that a foreign citizen from […]

8 years ago

Over 300 stadiums, statues, museums and towers, all over the world. St. Patrick’s Day is a little over a month away and as is the case every year, people all over the world will be joining in the celebrations on our national holiday. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, but few national […]

8 years ago

This is like something straight out of a Black Mirror episode. Technology is advancing at a furious rate these days and don’t get us wrong, we’re all for that. While progress is great and everything, sometimes something comes along that makes you think that maybe we’re moving a little too fast. On Monday, Boston Dynamics […]

8 years ago

Summer trip Stateside, anyone? Aer Lingus customers can avail of €100 off round trips to North America as part of a flash sale announced by the airline to celebrate Pancake Tuesday. Fares to destinations such as New York, Boston, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Toronto, from Dublin and Shannon, are available from €159 […]

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There’s also a football referee, a Harry Potter superfan and a guy so good-looking his date can’t concentrate. A pansexual and a transgender woman will be amongst the couples looking to strike up a connection on a special Valentine’s Eve special of First Dates Ireland on Tuesday night. 19-year-old pansexual (a person capable of a […]

8 years ago

No time to hang around. Seven Topaz stations throughout Ireland will be selling fuel for under €1 per litre on the second day of a special fuel giveaway running all this week. 33 stations in total will be taking part in the giveaway, with Topaz revealing the participating stations giving away petrol and diesel at […]

8 years ago

Not surprisingly, Snapchat wants people to adapt to the app’s controversial new look. Snapchat has warned that users who use unofficial methods to change Snapchat back to the way it worked before its controversial new redesign may be permanently locked out of their account or lose memories they had stored on the app. To say […]

8 years ago

Rents in Dublin are now almost €380 a month higher than the previous peak at the height of the Celtic Tiger. The cost of renting in Ireland rose by an average of just over 10% by the end of December 2017, the seventh quarter in a row that a new all-time high has been set, […]

8 years ago

Don’t worry, the Meath venue will be back hosting big gigs in 2019. Lord Henry Mountcharles has confirmed that there will be no concerts at Slane Castle in Meath in 2018. https://twitter.com/slanecastle/status/963012886074482688 Concerts featuring some of the biggest names in the music business – including Bruce Springsteen, U2 and The Rolling Stones to name a […]

8 years ago

Another spell of freezing weather awaits. After a bitterly cold weekend and after the weather playing havoc for commuters all over the country on Monday morning, Met Éireann have issued yet another snow-ice warning for Ireland. The status yellow snow-ice warning has been issued ahead of air temperatures dropping to freezing or below on Monday […]

8 years ago

The French squad had been due to leave Edinburgh Airport on Monday morning. Several members of the French rugby squad are being questioned by police in relation to allegations that they were involved in a fight in a bar in Edinburgh on Sunday. France suffered their second defeat of the Six Nations against the Scots […]

8 years ago

“You can’t change this. No. No. There’s no point coming up here and throwing good money after bad… Listen here, gee whizz.” Daniel O’Donnell might have a reputation as one of the friendliest and most gentle people in Ireland, but he’s about to show another side of himself to the nation this weekend. And with […]

8 years ago

If you don’t have a ‘work wife’ in Ireland, you’re in a very tiny minority. That’s according to new research by Subway just in time for Valentine’s Day, research that reveals that a whopping 96% of Irish employees have what’s known as a ‘work wife’. The term hardly needs explanation, but in case you don’t […]

8 years ago

The Nokia 2 will be available to Irish customers by the end of the month. Most smartphone owners will admit to being lucky if a single battery charge will last them for an entire day; in fact, in many cases, considering we’re barely off our phones these days, it’s considerably shorter than that. If battery […]

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You’ll have to be quick. Over 1,000 motorists in Ireland will benefit from fuel at a significantly reduced price on Monday as part of a Topaz fuel giveaway running all this week. 33 stations in total will be taking part in the giveaway, with Topaz revealing the participating stations giving away petrol and diesel at […]

8 years ago

The incident occurred at approximately 5.30pm on Sunday. Gardaí are investigating a fatal road traffic collision at Townparks, Ardee, Co. Louth at 5.30pm on Sunday, 11 February. A man in his 50s was fatally injured when his car left the road and struck a tree. There was no other vehicle involved and the man was […]

8 years ago

Motorists have been advised to avoid certain roads, while bus and rail services have been cancelled or delayed due to poor weather. Commuters throughout the country are facing delays or are having to make alternative travel plans due to the presence of snow and ice on Monday morning. AA Roadwatch have advised motorists to avoid […]

8 years ago

Approximately 16,000 passengers are set to be affected. 15 flights to and from Dublin Airport to London City Airport have been cancelled following the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb in the River Thames on Sunday. All flights to and from London City Airport have been cancelled and the airport remains closed on […]

8 years ago

33 stations will take part in the promotional offer over the course of five days. Topaz has announced that it will provide fuel at a cost of 99c per litre at 33 participating stations in Ireland as part of a fuel giveaway this month. Motorists will have the chance to fill up their tanks with […]

8 years ago

As if we hadn’t had enough snow and ice, now there’s wind and rain on the way. If you had any high hopes for this weekend being a pleasant one, then we’re sorry to tell you that you may as well discount them straight away. On Friday afternoon, Met Éireann issued their latest batch of […]

8 years ago

Spread the love and save a few quid while you’re at it. The most romantic day of the year falls next Wednesday (yep, it’s only a few days away, so get yourself sorted), but one of the most popular bars and restaurants in Galway wants to make that lovin’ feeling to last for the entire […]

8 years ago

The priest has taken measures to “support the necessity of participation in Sunday Mass”. A parish priest in Wexford has called a public meeting to discuss the absence of a majority of confirmation parents and children from Sunday Eucharist since the start of the current school year. Father Patrick Banville of St. Senan’s parish in […]

8 years ago

Goosebumps all over again. Thursday was a sad day for the Irish football community as we bid farewell to one of the greatest and probably most underappreciated talents the country has seen for many a year. At the age of 35, Wes Hoolahan confirmed that he was retiring from international football after a somewhat turbulent […]

8 years ago

“Today I call on the Irish Mixed Martial Arts Association (IMMAA) to do the right thing.” Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, has accused leading figures in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in Ireland of “deliberately dragging their feet” on the establishment of appropriate governance and safety standards in the sport. Ross’ comments come in […]

8 years ago

What a powerful ending to one of the best TV series to come out of Ireland in years. It was with a touch of sadness that the many fans of Derry Girls watched the final episode of the first season of the show last night, knowing that it’s going to be some time before it […]

8 years ago

Expect hormones. Lots and lots of hormones. Next Wednesday, as all you lovers out there should know, is Valentine’s Day, which means that the Late Late Show Valentine’s Special goes out tonight, always a recipe for chaos in the RTÉ studios. It’s been a riot the last couple of years and with 200 single men […]

8 years ago

Passengers on board the flight denied tampering with the door before the plane came to a stop after landing. Nigerian airline Dana Air has blamed a passenger after an emergency door fell off one of its aircraft while it was taxing on the ground after landing in Abuja. In a strongly-worded statement, Dana Air refuted […]

8 years ago

The Cornell University fraternity has been placed on probationary recognition for a period of two years. A fraternity at Cornell University, located in Ithica in the state of New York in the United States, has been placed on probationary recognition for two years following multiple reports of misconduct during 2017. An investigation that concluded last […]

8 years ago