We did say it was going to get worse before it gets better. Met Éireann have issued two status yellow weather warnings ahead of pretty miserable conditions throughout the country at the start of this week. A status yellow rainfall warning was issued on Sunday afternoon for eight counties ahead of the possibility of localised spot […]

8 years ago

That’s quite a long list of offences. Gardaí on patrol in Tipperary on Saturday arrested a driver who was detected exceeding the speed limit, suspected of drink-driving and driving a car that had no tax, no insurance and contained cannabis with an estimated street value of €38,000. The Garda unit, operating on the M8 in […]

8 years ago

It will make for a great day out for Irish Liverpool fans. Liverpool will take on Italian giants Napoli in a pre-season friendly at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin in August, almost a year to the day that they faced Athletic Bilbao at the same venue in 2017. The fixture was revealed by Napoli President […]

8 years ago

Never has the phrase “warm and mainly dry with sunny spells” sounded so good. Even by Ireland’s standards, the weather in 2018 so far has been particularly miserable and, quite frankly, we could all use a break from it. Thankfully, and not before time, a long overdue spell of pleasant weather is set to arrive […]

8 years ago

“Your story is bollocks.” Ed Sheeran has hit out a journalist from The Sun newspaper over a story that claimed he had submitted plans for railings to be built outside his home in London “to keep out homeless people”. An article in The Sun claimed that Sheeran has submitted plans for five foot railings outside […]

8 years ago

“You know the expression ‘it’s nice to be important, it’s more important to be nice’? That’s Paul McGrath.” He’s had plenty of ups and downs in his life, but few figures in Ireland command the same near-universal admiration amongst the population than the one and only Paul McGrath. As well as his talent on the […]

8 years ago

A proposal to impose 30 km/h speed limits in over 31 zones in Dublin will be heard this week. Officials in Dublin City Council are proposing the expansion of a 30 km/h speed limit in over 31 zones in Dublin City and the surrounding areas. Dublin City Council officials will meet at City Hall to […]

8 years ago

Well, he did cause the flight to be delayed so it was the least he could do. It wouldn’t be stretching things to say that, as an airline, Ryanair don’t often give things away for free, but there was good reason for customers on board a flight to Dublin from Liverpool to receive a little […]

8 years ago

The motorist will appear in court after being arrested for dangerous driving. An 18-year-old learner driver was arrested by An Garda Síochána after he was caught driving at a speed of 181 km/h on the M9 on Saturday morning. https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/985077304337600512?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet The motorist was arrested for dangerous driving and will face a court appearance in the […]

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The incident occurred at approximately 4am on Saturday morning. A 17-year-old girl was seriously injured following a suspected hit and run collision in Kilcoole in Wicklow in the early hours of Saturday morning. Gardaí at Bray are investigating the road traffic collision, which occurred at approximately 4am on Saturday on Main Street in Kilcoole. The […]

8 years ago

Jackson said he was “deeply disappointed” with the outcome. Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding have released statements after Ulster Rugby and the IRFU confirmed that their contracts had been revoked on Saturday morning. Both players issued statements to the Press Association that were released almost immediately after news that their contracts had been revoked was […]

8 years ago

Ulster Rugby and the IRFU released a joint statement on Saturday morning. Ulster Rugby and the IRFU have confirmed that Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding have had their contracts revoked with immediate effect. IRFU & @UlsterRugby Statement On Paddy Jackson & Stuart Olding https://t.co/OqStihS2wl pic.twitter.com/vEokvhvS5P — Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) April 14, 2018 A joint statement […]

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Ed does have a special affinity with the place after all. Galway city, where Ed Sheeran once busked on the streets and penned a song with its name in the title, will host a festival in honour of the singer-songwriter next month. Ed will be performing in Pearse Stadium in Galway on 12 and 13 May […]

8 years ago

“I’m not throwing in the towel. Even though I have incurable cancer, I’m not throwing in the towel… I have a life to live and I’ve craic to be had so that’s what I’m going to do.” Clare native Laura Brennan was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2016 and after initially receiving the all-clear from […]

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The incident occurred between 5.30pm and 6.15pm on Friday. Gardaí at Rosslare are investigating an alleged fatal assault at Rosslare Europort on Friday and are appealing for information from anyone who may have witnessed an incident involving two articulated trucks. A man in his 50s was pronounced dead at the scene and another man in […]

8 years ago

Ulster Rugby are expected to confirm the departure of both players in the coming days. Ulster Rugby will confirm the departure of Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding from the club in the coming days following the pair’s involvement in a rape trial in Belfast last month. The Press Association reported on Friday night that Jackson […]

8 years ago

“Even to say that he’s put MMA on the map. Look, I’d be quite happy if I never heard of it. It’s appalling. I wouldn’t even call it a sport.” A debate about whether or not Conor McGregor is a ‘thug’ took place on RTÉ’s Cutting Edge on Wednesday night in the wake of his […]

8 years ago

The parents of the child died in a car crash in 2013. A baby boy has been born in China to a surrogate mother more than four years after the death of his parents in a car crash. Although the baby boy was born in December, news of the birth is only being reported in […]

8 years ago

All signs are pointing towards a few extra quid in the pocket for Irish workers. The Central Bank of Ireland has forecast increases in wages for Irish workers during this year and next year, which it forecasts will translate into higher real incomes and an ability to get a foot on the property ladder. In […]

8 years ago

“We do not expect an answer to this letter, but we do expect them to play.” A group of over 100 Ulster Rugby supporters have taken out a full-page ad in the Belfast Telegraph calling for Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding to be reinstated to the Ulster and Irish rugby teams in the wake of […]

8 years ago

The online petition has gathered over 3,000 signatures in two days. Over 3,000 people have signed an online petition to ‘get Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding back playing for Ulster Rugby’ in the space of two days after it was set up on the website change.org over the weekend. The petition calls for Jackson and […]

8 years ago

A good night for Ronda Rousey, not so good for Finn Bálor. If you thought that the weekend’s sporting action ended with Patrick Reed claiming the US Masters title at Augusta on Sunday evening, then you were sorely mistaken… Later that night, the biggest event of the year for wrestling fans all over the world […]

8 years ago

Conor McKenna of Essendon Football Club has been referred directly to the AFL tribunal for “serious misconduct”. Tyrone native Conor McKenna is likely to be cited by an AFL tribunal after allegedly biting an opponent during a clash between Essendon and Western Bulldogs on Sunday. The AFL confirmed on Monday that McKenna has been referred […]

8 years ago

Graham is back. Joe Brolly or Kylie Minogue? A tough choice but it’s yours to make when the Late Late Show and The Graham Norton show air at the usual times of 9.35pm and 10.35pm on RTÉ One and BBC One respectively. Here’s who’s on both couches tonight. The Late Late Show Ruby, Katie and […]

8 years ago

10 counties will be affected by three weather warnings until at least 3pm on Friday. Met Éireann issued a status yellow wind warning for Galway, Mayo, Clare and Kerry early on Friday morning, warning of gusts of up to 95 km/h throughout the day. Issued at 6am, the warning comes into effect at 10am and […]

8 years ago

UFC President Dana White described Thursday’s events as the “most disgusting thing that’s ever happened in the history of this company”. Conor McGregor is in custody in New York after turning himself into police following an incident at the UFC 223 media day at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday. The New York Police […]

8 years ago

It’s back by very, very popular demand. Irish summers tend to be brief (if they even exist at all), but the arrival of the sun and the slightest rise in temperatures leads to a dramatic increase in our appetite for ice-cream. With that in mind, you’ll be glad to know that one of the all-time […]

8 years ago

Tell us what you really think, Conor. Conor McGregor has responded in typically no-nonsense style to the news that he is to be stripped of his UFC lightweight title. On Wednesday, in a press conference ahead of UFC 223 this weekend, UFC President Dana White revealed that the winner of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Max Holloway […]

8 years ago

Patrick Kielty was just 16 when his father was murdered by paramilitary gunmen in Northern Ireland. Liverpool’s spectacular Champions League victory over Manchester City would have been the main event on TV screens throughout Ireland on Wednesday night, but there was a fascinating documentary on the BBC that’s well worth catching up on if you […]

8 years ago

Tragic news. A 53-year-old man has died as a result of a road collision in Sligo on Wednesday night. Gardaí in Sligo are investigating a fatal road traffic collision which occurred on the N15 main Sligo/Donegal Rd in the townland of Lisalurg at approximately 11.05pm on Wednesday. A 53-year-old male pedestrian was struck by a […]

8 years ago

Couldn’t log on to Tinder last night? You weren’t the only one. Tinder users around the globe were sent into a state of mild panic on Wednesday night after being prevented from logging on to the ridiculously popular dating app. Late on Wednesday night, a Tinder post on Twitter revealed that a technical issue was […]

8 years ago

Gilroy will not be available to play for Ulster this weekend as he is subject to an internal review by Ulster Rugby and the IRFU. Ulster and Ireland winger Craig Gilroy has issued a statement to “apologise unreservedly” for a WhatsApp message sent in July 2016 that was revealed in evidence in the rape trial […]

8 years ago

Police confirmed that there was an active shooter and urged the public to stay away from the area. Updated 3 April, 10.45pm Police say that the shooter, a woman, died after a self-inflicted gunshot and that four other people were wounded as a result of the incident. BREAKING: Police say woman believed to be shooter […]

8 years ago

Even by his standards, this was out of this world. In the era of Messi and Ronaldo, football fans often forget how spoiled we all are to witness the exploits of two of the greatest of all time, to the point where we take their excellence for granted. Every now and again, however, they pull […]

8 years ago

Safe to say Munster fans will be ‘Racing’ to snap these up as soon as they can. Ryanair has announced that, following huge demand, it has scheduled two extra flights ahead of Munster’s Champions Cup semi-final later this month. Thanks in no small part to a sensational late try by Andrew Conway, Munster secured their […]

8 years ago

A tax-free salary and a monthly housing allowance come as part of the package. Emirates, one of the largest airlines in the world, is searching for the “finest male and female pilots” in Ireland as part of a recruitment roadshow that will be landing in Dublin next week. Three roadshows will take place over two days […]

8 years ago

Gilroy will not be available for selection for Ulster’s clash with Edinburgh this weekend. Ulster have confirmed that Craig Gilroy will not be available for the Guinness Pro14 clash with Edinburgh this Friday after the winger was linked to controversial WhatsApp messages used as evidence in the rape trial that concluded in Belfast last week. Gilroy’s […]

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Laois GAA disassociated themselves from comments made by Walsh, who subsequently apologised earlier this week. Laois footballer Gary Walsh has been dropped from the panel for this weekend’s Division Four league final with Carlow after posting a controversial tweet following the delivery of the verdict in the Belfast rape trial this week. A report in […]

8 years ago

There will be some dry and sunny spells, but they’re not going to last. The ‘four seasons in a day’ climate that regularly affects Ireland will once again be in evidence over what is going to be a pretty changeable weekend on the weather front. After issuing a nationwide weather warning on Thursday night, Met […]

8 years ago

The breach occurred last month, but it only became apparent earlier this week. Approximately 150 million users of a popular fitness app associated with the major sports brand Under Armour were affected by a data breach that occurred last month. MyFitnessPal, which describes itself as “the leading resource in nutrition tracking” and is powered by […]

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An early start to a historic day. Considering that today is the first Good Friday in 91 years that pubs are allowed to open in Ireland, it’s understandable that folks will want to make the most of the day that’s in it. In a couple of places in Dublin, they weren’t long getting the pints […]

8 years ago

Several major companies have pulled advertisements from Laura Ingraham’s Fox News show as a result. Laura Ingraham, host of The Ingraham Angle on Fox News, has apologised after mocking a survivor of the Parkland school shooting on Twitter earlier this week. On Wednesday, Ingraham posted a link to an article about teenager David Hogg (pictured […]

8 years ago

If you can resist the lure of your local being open for the first time ever on Good Friday, here’s who’s on the Late Late Show tonight. Bob Geldof – There’s never a dull moment when Bob is around and on tonight’s show, he’ll be discussing his decision to hand back the freedom of Dublin, […]

8 years ago

Sawyer had worked for Sky for 18 years. Long-serving and popular presenter Natalie Sawyer will no longer appear on Sky Sports News, having departed the station after 18 years. According to The Sun, for whom Sawyer writes as a columnist for SunSport, Sawyer completed her final shift at the station on Wednesday and no comment was […]

8 years ago

No time to waste if you want to take advantage. Aer Lingus has launched an Easter sale with fares to multiple locations in the US and Canada, with prices starting at €159 one-way (including taxes, charges and fees). Aer Lingus passengers can avail of what the airline describes as its “lowest ever” Saver Fares to […]

8 years ago

O’Connell Street was closed as a result. A sizeable crowd attended a rally at The Spire on O’Connell Street in Dublin on Thursday afternoon, a rally organised after not guilty verdicts were delivered at the trial of four men in Belfast on Wednesday. Those in attendance shouted slogans such as ‘We stand together, ‘I stand […]

8 years ago

“As soon as I put my key in and opened the front door I realised that something was wrong…” A man who shot an intruder to his father’s home in north Dublin says that the intruder had threatened to kill him before the shooting took place. Graham Lowndes shot and injured an intruder to his […]

8 years ago

Somebody call Mulder and Scully… Two commercial airline pilots reported a UFO sighting in the same location in Arizona last month, according to audio released by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the US this week. Audio of conversations with regional air traffic controllers in Albuquerque released by the FAA indicates that a pilot of […]

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59 people have been killed or seriously injured in incidents that took place on the Easter Bank Holiday weekend in the last five years. An Garda Síochána will mount Mandatory Intoxicant Testing (MIT) checkpoints all over Ireland which will see drivers tested for the presence of alcohol and drugs this Bank Holiday weekend. Drink and […]

8 years ago

You did know Ireland were playing this evening, right? Seamus Coleman returns to captain Ireland against Turkey in a friendly this evening in his first appearance in a green jersey since sustaining a horrific leg injury against Wales last year. Almost a year to the day since Neil Taylor’s horror tackle, the Everton defender captains […]

8 years ago