Dave Hanratty

Listen up. Spotify has made a bold move in the battle for streaming supremacy with the “strategic acquisitions” of two media companies that focus exclusively on podcasting. Following a very public power play, the Swedish giant now has Gimlet Media Inc. and Anchor under its green-and-black umbrella. The former is a podcast network and digital […]

8 years ago

It is Wednesday, my dudes. The midweek slump. The midweek bump? Wherever you land on the whole affair, we have a handful of movies on the television tonight – Wednesday 6 February – for your viewing pleasure, and they look like this… The Fault in Our Stars – Film 4 – 6.25pm Ansel Elgort and […]

8 years ago

Jessica Reid has been missing since Tuesday. UPDATE – Wednesday 6 February, 7.30am Jessica Reid has been located safe and well in Dublin, according to Gardaí. UPDATE ENDS Gardaí are appealing to the public for help in tracing the whereabouts of 16-year-old Jessica Reid, who has been missing from the Tallaght area since Tuesday night. […]

8 years ago

The device was discovered on Sunday evening. Gardaí have attended the scene following reports of the discovery of a suspect device in north Dublin. A Garda spokesperson confirmed that members of An Garda Síochána are on scene at Springdale Road in Edenmore, Raheny as of Sunday evening. The suspect device was reported at approximately 5pm. […]

8 years ago

“We are the children of the peace process. We are united.” A group of young activists in Northern Ireland has made an impassioned case to both Theresa May and Leo Varadkar as the threat of a hard border looms large. The Taoiseach is set to travel to Brussels on Wednesday for a series of Brexit-related […]

8 years ago

Should end well, this. Vladimir Putin has moved to suspend Russia’s involvement in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) and will now begin the process of developing new missiles. Putin’s stance follows a similar decision taken by the United States of America on Friday when the Trump administration announced that it was suspending its participation […]

8 years ago

It’s the first day of spring. Or is it? Brace yourselves not just for some cold and harsh weather but for people arguing en masse that spring doesn’t actually begin until the middle of March. Everything we learned in school was wrong. Or was it? Perhaps you’re a spring truther type and today marks the […]

8 years ago

Where to even begin with this? In an alternate universe, Donald Trump would be a tremendous comedy character. A biting satirical critique on what happens when people fail spectacularly upwards and find themselves in positions of unreasonable power, he could be one of the true greats. As it stands, the 45th President of the United […]

8 years ago

Stay safe out there. Met Éireann has issued a status yellow wind warning for 13 counties as particularly powerful conditions get set to hit the country. Issued on Friday morning, the warning concerns Dublin, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Waterford. The warning is valid from Saturday 26 January […]

8 years ago

Yep, it’s still January. Really feels like it now, huh? What with the cold and the frost and the never-ending aspect of a month that operates under its own strange and cruel rules. Let’s shake off all that grim stuff with some movies on the television, shall we? Here are your options on this Wednesday […]

8 years ago

Blue Monday. The most depressing day of the year, supposedly. It’s a new week, with new possibilities, so we’re going to beat this thing. Perhaps one method of battling the blues might come in the form of relaxing with a movie or two. We can’t guarantee that tonight’s selection will put a smile on your […]

8 years ago

The incident took place shortly after midday on Thursday. A woman in her 60s has died following a single vehicle road collision that occurred in Leitrim on Thursday afternoon. The fatal crash took place on the Castlecara Road in Carrick-on-Shannon shortly after midday. A female driver was fatally injured when the car she was driving […]

8 years ago