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  • Juvenile male arrested in connection with Anastasia Kriegel murder investigation

    Juvenile male arrested in connection with Anastasia Kriegel murder investigation

    He is due to appear in court later this morning. Gardaí have confirmed that a juvenile male has been arrested in connection with an investigation into the death of Anastasia Kriegel, who was found dead in a disused used home in Dublin in May. A juvenile male was arrested on Thursday morning and is expected […]

    8 years ago

  • Richard Swift of The Black Keys and The Shins has died, aged 41

    Richard Swift of The Black Keys and The Shins has died, aged 41

    Very sad news. Richard Swift, a musician who has performed with bands such as The Shins and The Black Keys, has died at the age of 41. Dan Auerbach, guitarist and lead singer with The Black Keys, paid tribute to Swift on Twitter on Tuesday, saying: “Today the world lost one of the most talented […]

    8 years ago

  • Mayo GAA release statement on tickets for Kildare clash in Newbridge

    Mayo GAA release statement on tickets for Kildare clash in Newbridge

    Now that we know it’s in Newbridge, there are lots of other issues to sort out. Mayo GAA have issued a statement in response to the news that their All-Ireland Qualifier clash will go ahead in Newbridge this Saturday. A stand-off ensued between Kildare GAA and the GAA after the CCCC fixed the clash as […]

    8 years ago

  • Kildare v Mayo to go ahead in Newbridge this Saturday

    Kildare v Mayo to go ahead in Newbridge this Saturday

    Kildare stood their ground and it has paid off in a big way. Kildare’s All-Ireland Round Three qualifier with Mayo will go ahead in Newbridge this Saturday. The Lilywhites refused to countenance the prospect of playing the game in Croke Park after the CCCC fixed the game for GAA HQ as a double header alongside […]

    8 years ago

  • Bank of Ireland apologises after customers experience ATM and debit card difficulties

    Bank of Ireland apologises after customers experience ATM and debit card difficulties

    Have you been experiencing any issues? Bank of Ireland issued an apology to customers on Thursday afternoon after numerous customers reported experiencing difficulties with debit cards for ATM and point of sale transactions. A number of customers contacted the bank on Twitter to report that their cards had been declined when trying to use them […]

    8 years ago

  • Remember Dirty Sanchez? They’re coming to Dublin later this year

    Remember Dirty Sanchez? They’re coming to Dublin later this year

    This brings back memories… painful, wince-inducing memories. The exploits of Dirty Sanchez will probably be lost on anyone under the age of 25, but plenty of people of a certain generation will remember them well. To be fair, what made them famous was pretty hard to forget. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KGduYudDgc Clip via Savage Feed A group of […]

    8 years ago

  • Over €6 million worth of tools were stolen from construction sites in Ireland last year

    Over €6 million worth of tools were stolen from construction sites in Ireland last year

    Construction sites in Cork and Limerick were hit particularly hard. Approximately €7.8 million worth of items, including €6.3 million worth of tools, were stolen from construction sites in Ireland from January to October last year, according to An Garda Síochána. Those figures represented a 35% increase in construction crime throughout the country, with an increase […]

    8 years ago

  • Man dies, man and 10-year-old boy injured following two-vehicle collision in Cork

    Man dies, man and 10-year-old boy injured following two-vehicle collision in Cork

    Very sad news. An 80-year-old man has died following a road traffic collision in Cork on Thursday night. Gardaí in Bantry are investigating a fatal road traffic collision that occurred on the N71 at Bawnshanaclogh, Ballydehob at approximately 9.50pm. The 80-year-old man was fatally injured and his 10-year-old male passenger was injured after the vehicle […]

    8 years ago

  • Woman dies, man injured following two-car collision in Mayo

    Woman dies, man injured following two-car collision in Mayo

    The collision occurred on the N5 outside Castlebar on Thursday morning. A woman in her mid-60s has died and a man in his mid-30s has been injured as a result of a two-car collision in Mayo. Gardaí in Castlebar are investigating a fatal road traffic collision that occurred on the Westport Road (N5) outside Castlebar […]

    8 years ago

  • Man dies, woman seriously injured following road collision in Cork

    Man dies, woman seriously injured following road collision in Cork

    The collision occurred in Mayfield in Cork on Thursday morning. A man in his late 70s has died and a woman in her late 70s has been seriously injured following a road collision in Cork on Thursday morning. Gardaí are investigating a single vehicle fatal road traffic collision that occurred on the Ballyhooley Road at […]

    8 years ago

  • Fallen trees from Storm Hector are affecting traffic all over Ireland this morning

    Fallen trees from Storm Hector are affecting traffic all over Ireland this morning

    Stay safe out there folks. Several roads throughout Ireland have been affected by fallen trees as a result of Storm Hector, which made its presence felt on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. According to AA Roadwatch, the N56 is impassable at Stragraddy in Termon in Donegal, while fallen trees have also affected routes in Monaghan, […]

    8 years ago

  • Behind the wheel of a Tesla Model S on one of the most scenic routes in Ireland

    Behind the wheel of a Tesla Model S on one of the most scenic routes in Ireland

    JOE’s Conor Heneghan took a spin in a Tesla Model S on a trip to Ashford Castle and he was suitably impressed. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk made headlines recently with some eye-catching responses to investors during a conference call, specifically the line: “Next. Boring bonehead questions are not cool. Next?” Boring? Not cool? Musk […]

    8 years ago

  • Snake rescued by the ISPCA after going on the loose in Tipperary

    Snake rescued by the ISPCA after going on the loose in Tipperary

    The snake, named Albert, is believed to have escaped from its previous owner. A snake named Albert was recently rescued by an ISPCA inspector after going on the loose in south Tipperary. The snake, a corn snake, is believed to have escaped from his previous owner and is currently quarantined to monitor him for diseases […]

    8 years ago

  • Tony O’Brien hits out at Public Accounts Committee following resignation from the HSE

    Tony O’Brien hits out at Public Accounts Committee following resignation from the HSE

    “I sometimes look across the room and hope their children will never see and hear how they behave.” Tony O’Brien has hit out at the conduct of the Public Accounts Committee that met to discuss the implications of the CervicalCheck revelations on Thursday. O’Brien confirmed his resignation as Director General of the HSE on Thursday […]

    8 years ago

  • Baptism barrier to be lifted in “historic” reform of primary schools in Ireland

    Baptism barrier to be lifted in “historic” reform of primary schools in Ireland

    Primary schools in Ireland will not be allowed discriminate on the basis of religion from now on. The role of religion will be removed in school admissions in virtually all primary schools in Ireland as part of a “historic” reform of school admissions in this country. Approved by the Government on Tuesday, the Amendment to […]

    8 years ago

  • The worst counties in Ireland for rat infestations have been revealed

    The worst counties in Ireland for rat infestations have been revealed

    It’s not a list any county wants to be top of. Rentokil, Ireland’s leading pest control provider, has reiterated a warning to home and business owners to proof their homes and premises and has also revealed the counties where rat infestations are most prevalent in Ireland. Not surprisingly given the population in the capital, Dublin […]

    8 years ago

  • Aer Lingus is offering €100 off direct flights to North America this summer

    Aer Lingus is offering €100 off direct flights to North America this summer

    You have three days to take advantage. Aer Lingus customers can avail of €100 off direct flights to a host of destinations in the United States and Canada this summer in a sale launched by the airline for the Bank Holiday weekend. New direct routes to Philadelphia and Seattle (beginning in May) are included amongst […]

    8 years ago

  • Here’s who’s on the Late Late and the Graham Norton Show tonight

    Here’s who’s on the Late Late and the Graham Norton Show tonight

    Things could get heated in the Late Late studio tonight. Ryan Tubridy will be hosting the first major TV debate ahead of the abortion referendum next month, while Graham is joined by a couple of big hitters and the UK’s 2018 Eurovision contestant. The Late Late kicks off as usual at 9.35pm on RTÉ One, […]

    8 years ago

  • George RR Martin confirms a new Game of Thrones book will be released this year

    George RR Martin confirms a new Game of Thrones book will be released this year

    It’s not the one fans might be expecting, but it’s likely to be ridiculously popular all the same. George RR Martin has confirmed that a new Game of Thrones book will be released later in 2018, although it won’t be a continuation of a series that has already delivered five books to date. In a […]

    8 years ago

  • RTE have announced the replacement for Ryle Nugent as Head of Sport

    RTE have announced the replacement for Ryle Nugent as Head of Sport

    RTE announced the news on Tuesday following an internal competition. RTÉ have confirmed that Declan McBennett has been appointed as Ryle Nugent’s replacement as the station’s Group Head of Sport. McBennett currently holds the position of Managing Editor of Live and Continuous News and has experience across RTÉ News and RTÉ Sport, including positions as […]

    8 years ago

  • Emergency services attend scene of crash on Dublin quays

    Emergency services attend scene of crash on Dublin quays

    Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a crash that occurred on the quays in Dublin on Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred outside the Clarence Hotel on Wellington Quay and the scene was attended by Gardaí and emergency services shortly afterwards, where a taxi driver and the driver of a BMW involved in the […]

    8 years ago

  • A must-watch documentary on one of Ireland’s biggest vices is on the box tonight

    A must-watch documentary on one of Ireland’s biggest vices is on the box tonight

    Only Australia and Singapore reported worse gambling losses than Ireland in 2017. Earlier this year, a report in The Economist revealed that Ireland had the third highest per capita rate of gambling losses in the world in 2017. Ireland reported gambling losses of close to $500 per resident adult, with most of those losses coming […]

    8 years ago

  • Inevitably, the recent good weather is about to take a turn for the worse

    Inevitably, the recent good weather is about to take a turn for the worse

    Well, it was nice while it lasted. After basking in a few days of glorious and long overdue sunshine last week, Ireland is set to be hit with conditions that all too sadly resemble the norm in the coming days. ‘Showers’ is the word that stands out a mile in Met Éireann’s national forecast for […]

    8 years ago

  • New poll reveals majority in favour of repealing the Eighth Amendment in Ireland

    New poll reveals majority in favour of repealing the Eighth Amendment in Ireland

    Despite a slip in support since January, a new poll suggests a majority of Irish people are set to vote ‘Yes’ in the upcoming abortion referendum. An Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll published on Friday suggests that just under half of Irish people will vote to repeal the eighth amendment in the upcoming abortion referendum. […]

    8 years ago

  • Here’s who’s on Graham Norton and a special edition of the Late Late Show tonight

    Here’s who’s on Graham Norton and a special edition of the Late Late Show tonight

    Staying in tonight? If you are, there’s a typically star-studded line-up on the couch with Graham, while tonight’s Late Late Show is all about one thing and one thing only. The Late Late Show Following the sad passing of Big Tom earlier this week, some of Ireland’s biggest country music stars and those close to […]

    8 years ago

  • UK plans for Irish border subjected to “a systematic and forensic annihilation”

    UK plans for Irish border subjected to “a systematic and forensic annihilation”

    Looks like it’s back to the drawing board for Theresa May and company. Proposals from the UK government aimed at avoiding a hard border in Northern Ireland were subjected to “a systematic and forensic annihilation” by senior EU officials in Brussels this week. According to the Daily Telegraph, Theresa May’s plan to avoid a hard […]

    8 years ago

  • Study reveals the professions which take the most sick days per year in Ireland

    Study reveals the professions which take the most sick days per year in Ireland

    The research included data from national surveys conducted over the course of 13 years. Five sectors of the Irish workforce accounted for over 40% of employment and 56% of work-related injury in 2014, according to new research by the ESRI and the Health and Safety Authority. Workers in the health, construction, transport and storage, industry […]

    8 years ago

  • The man believed to be the oldest man in the world has died aged 121

    The man believed to be the oldest man in the world has died aged 121

    He turned 121 in July of last year. The man believed to be the oldest man in the world, Chilean native Celino Villanueva Jaramillo, passed away at the age of 121 on Wednesday. According to the Guardian, who interviewed Jaramillo as recently as last year, he died in hospital in the town of San José […]

    8 years ago

  • You can now watch nearly all of the Monty Python back catalogue on Netflix

    You can now watch nearly all of the Monty Python back catalogue on Netflix

    In case you’re looking for something completely different. Fans of Monty Python with a few hours or even a few whole days to spare can now relive some of the funniest and most memorable TV shows and movies ever made as nearly all of the comedy group’s back catalogue has been added to Netflix. Movies […]

    8 years ago