Summer is coming. Or at least, spring is, and hey, that’s something, right? It would indeed appear as if the worst of the winter weather is well and truly behind us, and thank God for that. With the sun comes promise, longer days, and the ability to sit anywhere that isn’t our own homes. And […]

5 years ago

“These documentarians had no interest in the truth.” Woody Allen has dubbed a new HBO documentary about Dylan and Mia Farrow’s allegations against him a “shoddy hit piece.” The Annie Hall director has said the high profile documentary, Allen v. Farrow, is “riddled with falsehoods,” and that it is “unsurprising” that his ex wife Mia […]

5 years ago

YES, Idris. Idris Elba has confirmed that filming on the Luther movie will begin this year. The actor, who played DCI John Luther in the incredibly popular BBC show, said this month that after much delay, filming on the project will officially begin later this year. Chatting with MistaJam at the All-New Capital Weekender, Idris […]

5 years ago

There is so much more to learn from all of the information that is so readily available. Another Madeleine McCann documentary has been made, this time about the prime suspect in the case, Christian B. Christian Brückner, a German man, was announced as the prime suspect in the disappearance case last year, 13 years after […]

5 years ago

“It doesn’t actually seem real.” The trailer for Channel 4’s Caroline Flack documentary is here. Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death will explore the presenter’s early years, her steady rise to fame and her tragic death at the height of her celebrity. The intimate film will feature interviews from those closest to the star, including […]

5 years ago

We’re far from out of the woods yet. There will no large gatherings in Ireland for at least six more months, the deputy Chief Medical Officer has predicted. Doctor Ronan Glynn has said that the country will most likely not be in a position to encourage crowded areas until at least well into the summer […]

5 years ago

The name of the hotel might ring a bell if you’ve watched a certain Netflix documentary series recently. If you did anything over the weekend, you probably watched an episode of two of Netflix’s latest true crime offering, The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel. Unnerving, creepy, and at least two and half hours longer than […]

5 years ago

“We all have so many different bright beautiful lives!” she said. Britney Spears has said she is taking time to “be a normal person” following the debut of a new documentary about her life. The New York Times’ Framing Britney Spears was released on Hulu over the weekend, spurring a renewed interest in the singer’s […]

5 years ago

Some good news. Just when you thought 2021 couldn’t possibly be saved, Westlife have come and dropped news of their “biggest ever” world tour, and even some dates in the US. The lads broke the news last night, sharing to social media that they had split from their record label EMI and were excited to […]

5 years ago

Beast from the East 2.0, anyone? Met Éireann has said it is on “high alert” for snow and icy conditions expected to arrive in Ireland next week. Head of Forecasting Evelyn Cusack told RTÉ’s News at One on Thursday that the country is likely to experience some heavy snow from Sunday following the arrival of […]

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We’re in for a cold one, folks. Siberian weather is set to bring snow and ice to Ireland this weekend as the international weather front arrives to chill the country. The weather, which will come in the form of a freezing wind, will come from the east and north-east on Saturday and will remain until […]

5 years ago

People have been flocking to the UAE for the past few months. Dubai is being blamed for a surge in Covid-19 cases after opening up to tourists over the New Year. The United Arab Emirates has experienced a spike in cases, particularly in its ultra-modern shopping and partying city over the past few months. Now, […]

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Anger greeted the arrival of holidaymakers back to Dublin airport this week. Nearly half of people arriving in Ireland this week were returning from their holidays, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. Speaking at a parliamentary party meeting on Wednesday night, as reported by RTÉ News, the Taoiseach said that of the 800 people who came […]

5 years ago

“I could not believe it.” A woman in Spain mistakenly believed to have died from Covid-19 has returned to her care home nine days after being “buried.” The family of Rogelia Blanco, an 85-year-old woman from Xove, northern Spain, were incorrectly told that the woman had passed away after contracting coronavirus on 13 January. Blanco’s […]

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Cases are “still too high”. Ireland’s current Covid-19 restrictions will last “well in February,” Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said. Coveney told the Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting on Wednesday night that Level 5 measures will be extended past the end of this month and will remain in place “for future weeks”. Deputy […]

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“We’ve spent the last week talking about Mother and Baby Homes…” Josepha Madigan has compared the issue around schools reopening amid the Covid-19 pandemic to the institutional abuse suffered by those living in Ireland’s Mother and Baby Homes. The Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion mentioned the Mother and Baby Homes today when […]

5 years ago

The long-awaited report was released today. There was an “appalling” level of infant death at the Mother and Baby Homes, a new report has found. The Commission of Investigation has found that approximately 56,000 women and 57,000 children were admitted to the mother and baby homes in Ireland between 1922 and 1998. 9,000 children, or […]

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New figures were released yesterday. Ireland officially has the highest daily Covid-19 rate in the world. New data released by the Our World in Data organisation has shown that Ireland currently has the highest number of new Covid cases per million people, surpassing the UK, US, and Portugal. The seven day rolling average for new […]

5 years ago

He was admitted to hospital on Monday. Dr Dre has said he is “doing great” after suffering a brain aneurysm. The rapper and producer was taken to Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Monday, according to TMZ. Dre, real name Andre Romelle Young, attended the centre’s intensive care unit for treatment. He has since taken […]

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The teenager died while on holiday with her family last year. No one else was involved in the death of Nóra Quoirin, a Malaysian inquest has found. According to a coroner, the Irish teenager, who disappeared near the Dusun Rainforest resort in Malaysia, where she had been staying with her family, died of “misadventure”. 15-year-old […]

5 years ago

“Everything’s alright so long as I have myself and the bird.” A man in Australia was saved from a house fire thanks to his pet parrot. Anton Nguyen was sleeping in his Brisbane home late at night when he was awoken to the sound of his parrot, Eric, calling his name. Nguyen’s home was alight […]

5 years ago

High society doesn’t know what hit it. The first trailer for Bridgerton, the new Netflix series dubbed the Gossip Girl of the 19th century, is here. The series, starring Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls), Phoebe Dynevor (Waterloo Road) and Regé-Jean Page, follows Daphne Bridgerton, the eldest daughter of the powerful Bridgerton family, as she makes her […]

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“This is bigger than anything I’ve done before.” George Clooney was admitted to hospital with “severe” pain after losing weight for an upcoming film. Clooney, who is starring and directing the upcoming film The Midnight Sky, said that he had to stop working for a few weeks due to the effect his diet had on […]

5 years ago

Take note if you’re heading home over the break. Irish Rail has said that only pre-booked ticket holders will be permitted to travel over Christmas. Those travelling home over the festive period have been advised to book their seat in advance from December 18 to January 6, as there will only be 50% capacity on […]

5 years ago

Harry Styles took a swipe at recent comments made by Candace Owens, the conservative political commentator who took issue with the singer’s Vogue cover

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The park reopens this Friday. Tayto Park has announced a retro drive-in Christmas movie weekend for December. The theme park is reopening this week in line with government restrictions and will host a drive-in movie event across two nights in the lead up to Christmas including showings like The Santa Clause and Home Alone. The […]

5 years ago

International travellers could be required to carry a “vaccine passport” when visiting certain countries. Airlines such as Qantas have been discussing how to ensure that passengers have been vaccinated before travelling on their aircrafts. The company’s chief executive Alan Joyce said that they have been discussing the prospect of “vaccine passports” with other airlines – […]

5 years ago

No one better for the job, etc. The Obamas are producing a new Netflix comedy series about the chaos of the Trump administration. Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Production company has teamed up with comedian and writer Adam Conover to create a new part-sketch comedy part-documentary series to pull back the curtain on the US government […]

5 years ago

“With all the uncertainty at the moment, it can be hard to look to the future.” Over half of Irish people are drinking to “cheer up” while dealing with stress, a new report has revealed. Drinkaware has published a new booklet, Alcohol and Your Mental Health, to help people manage their alcohol consumption amid the Covid-19 […]

5 years ago

This sounds magnificent. A new one-off special will celebrate Billy Connolly’s life and career, as the comedian steps away from stand up due to his Parkinson’s diagnosis. The long-time comedian will remember his career along with friends and family in the new ITV documentary, Billy Connolly: It’s Been A Pleasure. Filmed at his Florida home, […]

5 years ago

The product is not currently on sale in the Republic of Ireland. Guinness has recalled its 0.0 alcohol-free cans in the UK over possible contamination concerns. The company made the decision to recall all cans of the new product in the UK as a precautionary measure, as some of the cans may be “unsafe” to […]

5 years ago

Here’s what you need to know. The European Union’s new travel traffic light system has come into effect today (9 November). The system, which provides a universal categorisation of EU countries’ Covid risk levels, will determine each country as either green, orange, or red. Travellers coming from green countries will be permitted to enter Ireland […]

5 years ago

Something to do, anyway. You don’t have major plans this Halloween. Admit it, you don’t. And if you do, they probably involve sitting in your house, eating takeaway, watching a spooky movie, and wishing you were in the nightclub dressed up as the Babadook, or Joe Exotic, or something equally terrifying. Alas, we soldier on. […]

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New measures come into effect from midnight on Wednesday. On Monday night, Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirmed that the entire country will be moving to revised Level 5 restrictions this week to tackle the spread of Covid-19. This lockdown will be similar to Ireland’s first, as tighter measures will lead to the closure of all non-essential […]

5 years ago

“She was a beautiful human.” Two and a Half Men star Conchata Ferrell has passed away, aged 77. The Hollywood actor, who was best known for her role as Berta the housekeeper in the popular sitcom, died on 12 October in California’s Sherman Oaks Hospital following cardiac arrest complications. Deadline reported that she passed away peacefully, […]

5 years ago

A sound move for when it’s safe to travel again. If you’re a teacher, you’ve probably been pretty busy over this past while. Sure, you spent an extended period of time at home over the summer – and before it – but now, schools are open, kids are in them, and you’re back to work […]

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Finally, something to look forward to. In this dark and dreary world, there are few things to keep us going. Sure, the promise of an eventual vaccine to end all of the pain and suffering caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is worth mentioning, but if expert projections are anything to go by, we’ll be waiting […]

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He has since been detained. Jeremiah “Jerry” Harris has been arrested on a production of child sex images charge. The 21-year-old, who starred in Netflix docu-series Cheer, has been accused of “enticing an underage boy to produce sexually explicit videos and photos of himself”. Harris has denied the allegations. CNN reports that a criminal complaint […]

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Finally, some good news. Production on season three of Netflix’s You is due to kick off later this year. According to LADBible, filming on the new series of the show is expected to resume in autumn. A source close to Netflix told the publication that the new schedule is set to commence later on this […]

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It’ll be spooky season, after all. Back in 2018, The Haunting of Hill House dropped onto our screens and redefined the TV horror genre as we know it. It was expertly written, it was deeply upsetting, and it was absolutely terrifying – everything one would possibly want from a Netflix show about death and ghosts. […]

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2020 is not lost, after all. Netflix has confirmed a release date for The Crown season four – and it’s coming on 15 November. The wildly successful award-winning drama returns for its fourth instalment later this year, detailing Queen Elizabeth’s reign in the late 70s and early 80s, the Thatcher years, and the intense divides […]

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An interesting development. I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here will move to a ruined castle in the UK countryside for the 2020 edition of the show. ITV confirmed the news on Friday morning, stating that the popular reality show will be taking place this year despite the Covid-19 pandemic – but in a […]

5 years ago

“It is happening…” Luther the movie is, indeed, happening. At least, it is if Idris Elba has anything to do with it. The star of the BBC psychological thriller has been chatting about the possibility of a Luther film for a while now, but recently, he confirmed that it is actually going to be a […]

5 years ago

“They feel that everybody who works at The Ellen Show is lucky to work there.” The Ellen DeGeneres Show workplace is under investigation following claims that the set is “dominated by fear”. Variety reports that the daytime TV show is currently under internal investigation by WarnerMedia after multiple complaints about problems on the set and […]

6 years ago

”It is not paid to people who go on holidays abroad…” 104 Pandemic Unemployment Payments have been cut following airport checks, the Department of Social Protection has confirmed. The payments, as well as 44 other social welfare payments, including jobseekers and means assessed payments, have also been shut down since the beginning of this month. […]

6 years ago

Sláinte, motherfuckers. It looks like a Derry Girls movie is indeed on the way, putting to rest any of those intense fears we all harboured about its next season being the last we’d see of one of the best sitcoms in years. While it’s still up in the air about what will happen following the […]

6 years ago

“We will not allow you to board the aircraft unless you are wearing a face mask.” Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary has insisted that passengers won’t be “on top of each other” as flights resume across Europe. The budget airline is operating a 40% increased flight schedule from today, 1 July, in a bid to increase air […]

6 years ago

A momentous day. There are significant queues outside Penneys this morning as the fashion retailer reopens its doors for the first time since March. All Irish stores have been closed for almost three months since the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak. Penneys has officially reopened some stores today (June 12) with new social distancing measures […]

6 years ago

Well deserved, in fairness. Chernobyl is leading this year’s BAFTA nominations with an impressive 14 nods. The Sky Atlantic series, dramatising the horrific 1986 disaster in which Chernobyl’s nuclear reactor four exploded, received considerable praise last year following its release. The series has 14 nominations for this year’s BAFTAs including those for best leading actor […]

6 years ago

“It is vital that pub businesses fully grasp the commercial challenges they will face…” Pubs and restaurants in Ireland could see a reduced capacity of 87% upon reopening, according to a new report. All bars and restaurants across the country closed in March in a bid to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus. A […]

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