Let’s hope Christmas week is more pleasant than this one is shaping up to be… Met Éireann has issued a status yellow wind warning to nine counties ahead of anticipated gusts of up to 100 km/h later this week. The warning has been issued to Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford […]

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Further restrictions could be on the way after Christmas. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has indicated that further restrictions to combat the spread of Covid-19 could be introduced in Ireland in January should the number of cases rise between now and then. Speaking on Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio One on Monday, Martin said the situation was […]

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A person convicted for being a ‘money mule’ can be sentenced to up to 14 years in prison and be placed on terrorist watch lists. Gardaí have identified six Money Mule recruiters and made 71 arrests as a result of 200 investigations in a worldwide operation targeting Money Mule schemes. The EMMA 6 operation, led […]

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A voluntary severance programme for AIB employees will be opened in 2021. AIB is to cut 1,500 jobs, close several branches in Ireland and merge a number of others in the next two years. Details of cost-cutting measures were announced on Wednesday following the conclusion of a strategic review which AIB says was shaped by […]

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Two things that would have proved baffling at the start of 2020, but make perfect sense now. It’s still a raw subject for many Irish people, but one of the biggest stories of 2020 – and yes, we say that with confidence in the year of a global pandemic and a US presidential election – […]

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The recall affects certain Kuga PHEV passenger vehicles. Approximately 336 vehicles in the Republic Ireland have been affected by a Ford recall of certain Kuga PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) models. Details of the voluntary recall in Ireland were confirmed by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) after a safety issue was identified that […]

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As castles go, it’s not bad, in fairness. Property agents Savills has confirmed the sale of a luxury castle in Kerry for €4.5 million. The castle, known as An Culu, is a 9,000 square foot property situated on the edge of Kenmare Bay, a little under 10km from the town of Kenmare. It sits on […]

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Big news on the Covid-19 vaccine front. A Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech will be rolled out across the UK from next week after it was officially authorised by the UK government. In a statement on Wednesday morning, the government said the vaccine will be made available from next week and that the […]

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As of tomorrow, Level 5 restrictions will have lifted in Ireland, with the country moving to Level 3 (with exceptions). The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has reported that one more person has died and that there have been 306 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland on Monday (30 November). Of the cases reported […]

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Over 300,000 people currently in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment will also receive the bonus this year. Over 1.6 million recipients of social welfare and the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) will receive Christmas bonuses worth a total of €390 million next week, from Monday, 7 December. Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, announced […]

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Coveney said that it was “another case, unfortunately, of the mask slipping”. Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has described a tweet posted by Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley about historical IRA operations as “really insensitive and stupid”. Coveney was responding to a now deleted tweet by Stanley on Saturday, which mentioned IRA operations in […]

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Set record on this, it begins on RTÉ tonight. A comprehensive guide to one of the most defining events in Irish history will begin tonight with the broadcast of The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine on RTÉ One. Narrated by Liam Neeson, the landmark two-part series will tell the definitive story of the […]

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One of the shebeens featured a pool table, a dart board, arcade games and an 80 inch flat screen television. Gardaí are investigating a suspected ‘shebeen’ in Monaghan for alleged breaches of liquor licencing legislation in support of current public health measures. As part of Operation Navigation, a private premises was searched by Gardaí in […]

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Should festivals be allowed take place in 2021, the Longitude line-up is looking quite decent. Kendrick Lamar has been announced as one of the headliners for Longitude 2021 after the first acts were announced for next summer’s festival on Friday. Lamar had been due to headline this year’s edition of the festival before it was […]

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The service will run each way between Rosslare and Dunkirk six times a week. A new ferry service from Rosslare to Dunkirk in northern France will commence in January and will give Irish industry what has been described as a “vital post-Brexit connection” to the European continent. Operated by DFDS, the service will begin on […]

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Congratulations to Saba To Go in Rathmines, winner of the Best Takeaway in Ireland. The Thai and Vietnamese takeaway in Dublin 6 was the big winner in this year’s edition of the Just Eat National Takeaway awards, the results of which were announced on Friday. It’s the second year in a row Saba To Go […]

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It appears unlikely that wet pubs will be allowed to open for the remainder of 2020. The government must take the responsibility for any move which will see wet pubs remain closed and restaurants and gastropubs allowed to reopen next month. That’s the message from the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA), who says that the government […]

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Trump continued to claim there was “massive fraud” in the recent election and refused to confirm he would attend Joe Biden’s inauguration as US president. Donald Trump has said he will leave the White House if Joe Biden’s victory is certified by the US Electoral College next month. Trump’s admission was yet another signal he […]

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The government is set to go against the advice of NPHET on certain aspects of reopening the country from next week. Restaurants and gastropubs are set to be given the go-ahead to reopen and travel between counties over Christmas is likely to be permitted when the government announces plans to lift Level 5 restrictions in […]

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Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan is believed to have briefed Health Minister Stephen Donnelly on NPHET’s concerns. The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) is believed to be strongly opposed to certain aspects of the government’s plans to exit Level 5 restrictions next week. The entire country has been under Level 5 restrictions since late […]

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All aboard… Assessments of two new Metro routes in south Dublin and a rail line to Navan will form part of a review of a transport strategy for the Greater Dublin Area in the coming years. On Thursday, the National Transport Authority (NTA) published an Issues Paper as an initial part of the statutory review […]

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Including one of the most anticipated movies of 2020. We’re nearly there folks, we’ve nearly made it through 2020. There’s just one more month to go and with Level 5 restrictions due to be lifted on the first day of the month and Christmas only around the corner, the finale to this sh*tshow of a […]

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“It’s difficult to overstate how angry publicans are right now.” The Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) has hit out at speculation surrounding the possible reopening of pubs next month, saying it is “further proof that Government and its NPHET partners will stop at nothing to grind our sector into the ground”. Reports on Wednesday suggested […]

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The principal did say, however, that PE day at the school was “becoming more of a fashion show”. The principal of Presentation College in Carlow has denied claims that female students at the school were asked not to wear tight leggings to PE classes. The principal did admit, however, that female students were spoken to […]

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Did your favourite make the list? 77 restaurants throughout Ireland have been shortlisted for the 2020 edition of the annual Just Eat Takeaway Awards. With restrictions on eating out in place for large parts of 2020, takeaway services have been more important than ever in Ireland this year, a fact reflected in a record number […]

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All round to Mrs. Brown’s for Christmas. If there’s been a TV show as divisive as Mrs. Brown’s Boys since the turn of the millennium, then we haven’t heard of it. It’s famously not to everyone’s tastes, but then again, it regularly tops the most-watched lists in Ireland and the UK. 574,000 people tuned in […]

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Virtual staff Christmas pints, anyone? Just over two in five workplaces in Ireland will have no Christmas party this year, with a further one in 10 saying that theirs will be postponed until Covid-19 restrictions are lifted. With Level 5 restrictions in place nationwide until 1 December and employees in non-essential jobs urged to work […]

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The risks found in over 51,000 toys ranged from potential choke hazards to chemical issues. Over 51,000 children’s toys have been destroyed in Ireland, having been found to be “unsafe” or “non-compliant”. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has revealed that it has destroyed approximately 51,392 potentially unsafe children’s toys ahead of a warning […]

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Trump has told his team “to do what needs to be done”. Donald Trump seems finally set to concede defeat in the US presidential election, having given the go-ahead for the transition of power to president-elect Joe Biden. As part of his apparent refusal to accept that he had lost the election, Trump had previously […]

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A little under 130 of the cases reported are in Dublin. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has reported that four more people have died and that there have been 344 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland on Saturday (21 November). Of the cases reported on Saturday, there were: 127 in Dublin 46 in […]

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Positively spoiled for choice. TV channels tend to up their game at the weekend when it comes to the selection of movies on offer and even more so when Christmas is in sight. That’s certainly the case this evening, with two flicks with ratings of over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes included in our selection of […]

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Wrap up warm, it’s going to be nippy out. While the weather so far this month hasn’t exactly been pleasant, the wind and rain have been accompanied by relatively mild temperatures to date. That’s about to change today and tomorrow, however, due to the arrival of a “cold polar maritime air-mass” that will result in […]

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Some are obvious, some more obscure, but how well do you know the show everyone’s talking about? Whether you’re an ardent monarchist, have a passing interest in The Royal Family or couldn’t think of anything you could care less about, chances are you’re aware that the fourth season of The Crown has just been released […]

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The entire haul was seized at a premises in Tallaght on Friday night. Gardaí have seized suspected ecstasy and MDMA believed to be worth €5 million following the search of a premises in Tallaght in Dublin on Friday night (20 November). As a result of information received by Gardaí on Friday afternoon, a search warrant […]

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A man entered a residence in Dundalk armed with a hammer early on Friday morning. A man in his 20s has been arrested and charged in an investigation into an aggravated burglary in Dundalk that occurred early on Friday morning (20 November). At approximately 6:30am on Friday, the man is reported to have entered a […]

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“I’ve let you all down and I’m sorry.” RTÉ News presenters David McCullagh and Eileen Dunne both issued on-air apologies on Friday evening for their attendance at a retirement function on the RTÉ campus last week. Photographs of a gathering to mark the retirement of RTÉ staff member Phil Collins appeared in The Irish Sun […]

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“It could change the situation significantly for the better.” Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that a vaccine for Covid-19 could be approved in Ireland before Christmas with a view to rolling it out in early part of 2021. Vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech and Moderna have both been shown to have efficacy levels in excess […]

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The secretary of the NUJ said the incident has the capacity to undermine trust in RTÉ staff who have held public figures to account for their actions. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has requested an urgent review of all of the circumstances surrounding a retirement function in RTÉ earlier this month, at which it […]

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The same man is suspected of using a trolley to smash a supermarket window in the early hours of Thursday morning. A man in his 40s has been arrested and charged by Gardaí in relation to two burglaries and an incident of criminal damage in Tipperary. The man was arrested shortly after 5am on Thursday […]

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Bryan Dobson, Miriam O’Callaghan and David McCullagh were amongst those to attend an “impromptu” gathering for an RTÉ staff member. High-profile RTÉ staff members have apologised for their attendance at an “impromptu” gathering to mark the departure of a colleague earlier this month. A report in The Irish Sun on Friday shows pictures of RTÉ […]

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“People will tell you stories about car parks are full, canteens are full in workplace settings… so people are really not listening to this message.” Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan says that some people “are really not listening” to the message to work from home unless it is not possible to do so amid a […]

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Ireland currently has the lowest number of public holidays of all EU member states. Irish trade union Fórsa has called on employers in Ireland to pursue pilot projects that would explore the feasibility of introducing a four-day week, without loss of pay or productivity. Fórsa, which has over 80,000 members, urged both public and private […]

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An edited version of the song will be played on the station instead, while the original version will still be played on BBC Radio 2. BBC Radio 1 has confirmed that it will not play the original version of ‘Fairytale of New York’, a Christmas song by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl, on air this […]

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“A brilliant facility that is loved by young and old – we can all look forward to being back there when this is over.” Taoiseach Micheál Martin has promised that Dublin Zoo “will get the help it needs” to prevent it from closing for good after fears were raised about its ability to remain operational […]

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16 counties in total will be affected by weather warnings stretching into the early hours of Thursday morning. Met Éireann and the UK Met Office have between them issued four separate weather warnings affecting 10 different counties ahead of a wild Wednesday evening ahead. Met Éireann has issued three separate status yellow wind warnings, one […]

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Footage of the incident was widely shared on social media. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to scenes of “unruly and offensive behaviour” towards other passengers by a group of individuals not wearing face coverings on the Luas Red line. The incident under investigation by Gardaí at Kevin Street in Dublin took place on the Luas […]

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) said it would be “a significant and much needed boost to the morale of all concerned”. The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has called for “serious consideration” to be given to closing schools four days earlier for Christmas this year. The TUI, which represents over 19,000 teachers and lecturers […]

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The woman stole a little under €30,000 over seven years. A woman in her 50s in Roscommon has been charged by Gardaí in relation to a total of 80 incidents of theft by deception between 2011 and 2018. The suspect is believed to have stolen in excess of €28,500 in dozens of incidents over a […]

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Well over 650,000 employees in Ireland have benefitted from the scheme to date. Ireland is set to benefit from €2.5 billion in funding to help the scheme to subsidise employee wages in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. On Monday (16 November), a proposal was presented to the European Council for a decision to grant […]

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A further promising development in the fight against Covid-19. US pharmaceutical company Moderna has announced that its Covid-19 vaccine was found to be 94.5% effective in analysis of Phase 3 clinical trials. The news comes a week to the day after Pfizer announced that a Covid-19 vaccine it had manufactured with BioNTech was over 90% […]

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