The weather for the weekend looks very grim altogether thanks to Storm Jorge
Wrap up warm and stay inside, basically… February is drawing to a close. March is around the corner. Time for things to rapidly improve on the weather front, right? Eh, maybe not. With a grand total of four separate warnings – two yellow and two orange – issued for the weekend, the outlook is pretty […]
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“This is not a time for fear” – WHO urges calm as coronavirus outbreak spreads
“The most important thing is to calm down and do the right things to fight this very dangerous virus.” The World Health Organisation has moved to allay mounting fears over the spread of coronavirus, noting that it is providing the tools to support every affected country accordingly. On Thursday evening, the first case of coronavirus […]
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The Pope wants you to put the phone away for Lent and stop trolling people
@Pontifex has spoken… Lent is upon us. You may be giving up chocolate or cigarettes or alcohol or, if you’re a particular bastion of willpower, all three. If you’re getting involved, best of luck. If not, it’s business as usual, really. One man very much settling in for the long haul is Pope Francis, head […]
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Met Éireann issues snow/ice warning for three counties
It follows two status yellow weather warnings already in place… With two separate status yellow weather warnings already in place as of Tuesday evening, Met Éireann has issued a new snow/ice warning for three counties. This warning, also status yellow, affects Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo and is valid from Wednesday morning (26 February) at 9am until midday on […]
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Here are the 7 best movies on TV this Tuesday
It’s not quite Monday… …it’s Tuesday. It’s not quite Wednesday, either. But sure look, we’ll deal with what’s in front of us. Speaking of, there’s a handful of movie options on your television on this Tuesday 25 February, so let’s get to it… Hulk – Film 4 – 6.20pm Ang Lee/Eric Bana edition. X-Men: Apocalypse […]
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Here are the 20 best movies on TV this Saturday
Spoiled for choice of a Saturday… Yes, it’s Saturday. A day that is traditionally above average when it comes to an assembly of films on your television screen. Let’s see how the standard bears out today, shall we? Spartacus – ITV4 – 6.15pm Vintage swords-and-sandals epic. Shrek the Third – RTÉ One – 6.35pm The […]
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Met Éireann issues rainfall warning for all of Ireland
Grab the brolly. You’re going to need it. With a nationwide weather advisory set to kick in from 3am on Saturday (15 February) until 12pm on Monday, Storm Dennis is set to make an impact. Before that, we have a new status yellow rainfall warning to contend with. Issued by Met Éireann on Friday morning, […]
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The weekend weather forecast does not make for pretty reading
G R I M. It hasn’t been great on the old weather front lately, has it? We braved Storm Ciara at the weekend and now there’s the impending arrival of Storm Dennis to deal with. It never rains, etc. As of Thursday, the weekend is looking fairly rough. But we’ll start with today, sure. Thursday (13 […]
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