It’s inevitable that the weather forecast will signal a return to more miserable conditions eventually, but no sign of it yet. Weather conditions throughout Ireland are set to be warm and humid for this weekend, according to the latest weather forecast from Met Éireann, with temperatures regularly hitting the mid-20s in the coming days. Friday, […]

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This will come in handy. Many people will claim that only they can tell exactly how much sleep they require to function the following day, yet loads of us find ourselves feeling tired and lethargic a lot of the time so maybe we could do with some advice on the matter. That’s where a website […]

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These are going to be in high demand. In case you didn’t already know it, it’s safe to say that the impending visit of Pope Francis to Ireland next month is kind of a big deal. All 500,000 tickets for his visit to Dublin and all 45,000 tickets for his visit to Knock sold out […]

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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 […]

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An investigation has been launched into the incident. Gardaí have launched an investigation into an incident in Dublin city centre on Tuesday, when a fully loaded submachine gun was discovered by a member of the public after falling out of a Garda patrol car from the emergency response unit (ERU). The machine gun, which was […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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“F**k all the suits sittin’ up in Croke Park, the money-grabbing bastards, where do ya start?” What started as a run-of-the-mill All-Ireland Football Qualifier draw on Monday morning has become the GAA story of the summer, as Kildare GAA have stood up to the top brass and refused to face Mayo in Croke Park this […]

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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 […]

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Thought it was hot earlier this month? It’s about to get even hotter. Ireland is about to experience the “warmest weather so far this year” and “an extended settled spell” according to the latest forecast from Met Éireann. In news that will bring a smile to the face to all who enjoyed the long overdue […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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The average refund is $550 (NZ), which works out at well over €300. Are you one of the 40,000 or so Irish people that travelled all the way to New Zealand in recent years, particularly during the height of the recession? If so, and if you have since returned to Ireland, you could be due […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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High praise and thoroughly deserved too. Adare Manor is one of just five hotels around the globe shortlisted for the title of ‘Hotel of the Year’ in the ‘Best of the Best Awards 2018’ by Virtuoso, a network of the best luxury travel agencies worldwide. The Limerick hotel, which was reopened in November 2017 after […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Four Irish nationals and a Romanian national were arrested in Spain last Sunday. Five people were arrested in Spain last weekend after cannabis herb valued at €3.4 million was discovered amongst pallets of lettuce in a lorry destined for Ireland. Following a lengthy coordinated investigation by the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) […]

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“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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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The statue near the Grand Canal in Dublin was given a new look on Thursday night. Supporters of the Repeal movement added their own take to one of Dublin’s most iconic statues on Thursday ahead of the referendum on the Eighth Amendment later this month. On Thursday night, a projection appeared on the side of […]

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A request from Cliftonville FC has been rejected ahead of Saturday’s final. The Irish Football Association (IFA) has rejected a request from Cliftonville FC not to play ‘God Save the Queen’ ahead of the Irish Cup Final between Cliftonville and Coleraine on Saturday. Ahead of the encounter at Windsor Park, Cliftonville made a written request […]

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It made for an often tough but very important watch. All of this week, RTÉ have been shining a light on the issue of mental health in Ireland, particularly amongst young people in this country. The issue has been highlighted in a number of ways by the state broadcaster in recent days, from a 60-foot […]

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A moment 65 years in the making. History was made on Friday when Kim Jong-un became the first North Korean leader to cross into South Korea since the end of the Korean War in 1953, 65 years ago. At approximately 9.30am on Friday morning, Kim Jong-un met South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Military […]

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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, […]

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300 jobs will be created when it opens next summer. Development work will start on a new Wetherspoons pub and hotel in Dublin city centre early next month, a project that will cost €18.5 million in total. A row of derelict properties in Camden Street Upper and Camden Street Lower will be converted as part […]

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A Brexodus is coming and it’s set to have a big impact on the jobs market in Ireland. With just under a year until the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union becomes official, the number of workers seeking to leave Britain has returned to highs not seen since the days immediately following the Brexit […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Andy Lee and Gordon D’Arcy were amongst those to lend their support. A number of well-known sporting and TV personalities have lent their support to a campaign urging men to vote ‘Yes’ in the abortion referendum next month. Former Irish rugby international Gordon D’Arcy, recently retired boxer Andy Lee and current RTÉ football pundit Richie […]

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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 […]

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Proof, as if it was needed, that Ireland is home to some of the most spectacular waves in the world. Surfing enthusiasts in Ireland will recognise the name immediately, but people outside the sport might not be familiar with the name Gearoid McDaid despite his burgeoning reputation in international circles. The young Sligo native is, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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It’s a bit of an upgrade on a hotel break for two or a voucher for your local supermarket. A GAA club in Louth is offering up what must be the most prestigious top prize in the history of GAA club fundraising raffles in a draw that will take place later this year. Last week, St. […]

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What’s the verdict? Kanye West is only back on Twitter a matter of days after a hiatus that lasted for the best part of a year, but he’s been making up for lost time in a big way this week. On Thursday evening, he revealed the forthcoming release of not just one, but two new […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Hardly a huge surprise. Irish people were given a welcome break from what seems like about six months of winter on Wednesday, when dare we say pleasant conditions were welcomed throughout the country. It was mild enough to even venture outdoors in a t-shirt, while, even though there was a stiff enough breeze in the […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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