We’ve got a long day ahead of us. In the next few hours, we’ll finally know who the tenth President of Ireland will be. They’ll be following in the footsteps of Douglas Hyde, Seán T O’Kelly, Éamon de Valera, Erskine Childers, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, Patrick Hillery, Mary Robinson; Mary McAleese and Michael D Higgins. 3.6 […]

5 months ago

Made by the people behind Back to the Future, 48 Hrs and The Warriors, this film needs more love. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 24 October) is Trespass, the 1992 action movie from director Walter Hill (48 Hrs, The Warriors) and writers Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis (the Back to the Future trilogy). […]

5 months ago

BREAKING. The soldier accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday in Derry has been found not guilty of all charges. Soldier F, who was a member of the Parachute Regiment, denied the two murder charges and five counts of attempted murder. The trial began at Belfast Crown Court on September 15. Soldier F was screened […]

5 months ago

BREAKING The Crown Prosecution Service have said that they will appeal against the decision to throw out the terror case against Kneecap’s, Mo Chara. Mo Chara, whose real name is Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, was charged with the alleged display of a flag in support of proscribed terror group Hezbollah at a concert last November, […]

6 months ago

Just awful. A skydiver has tragically died after he became separated from his student during a jump. Police say that the instructor, Justin Fuller, ‘is presumed to have fallen from the sky without a parachute’ during the jump on Saturday, reports BBC News. The 35-year-old appears to have been separated from his client and a […]

6 months ago

The company has more than 300 stores across the Ireland and the UK In the last few months, news emerged that a major fashion accessories retailer was on the verge of collapse, putting over 2000 jobs at risk. Administrators were called into Claire’s Accessories to look to rescue the chain, after the US-based Claire’s group […]

6 months ago

A woman has been arrested. Gardai investigating the death of a man in Tipperary have now upgraded the case to a murder investigation. The man has been named locally as 47-year-old Pavel Javorsky, a Czech national, who had been living in Carrick-on-Suir for a number of years. The case has been upgraded to a murder […]

6 months ago

Sad news just in. The actress, Kimberly Hébert Gregory, has sadly died at the age of just 52. Gregory guest starred on a number of high-profile shows such as Gossip Girl, Law & Order, Grey’s Anatomy, Two and a Half Men, and The Big Bang Theory. She then had a regular role in the HBO […]

6 months ago

BREAKING. In the last few moments, news has emerged that Hamas have agreed to release all of the Israeli hostages under Trump’s Gaza plan. The Palestinian group say that in order to end Israel’s war on Gaza and to ensure a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the enclave, they are ready to release all […]

6 months ago

The prank has been all over TikTok. Over the last few days, a prank has been appearing on TikTok and Instagram which involves texting a friend or family member an AI generated image of an intruder in their house. Now, An Garda Síochána have issued a statement urging people to stop carrying out the prank. […]

6 months ago

The court has ruled. The terror charges against Kneecap rapper, Liam Og O hAnnaidh, cannot continue. The Kneecap member, who performs under the name Mo Chara, was appearing in court for the third time over terror charges. The judge said: “Proceedings against the defendant were instituted unlawfully and are null.” The charges were thrown out […]

6 months ago

BREAKING Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison. The former president was found guilty of criminal conspiracy but has been cleared of all other charges. The court found him guilty of criminal conspiracy but not guilty of passive corruption, illegal campaign financing, and concealing the embezzlement of public funds. […]

6 months ago

Putin has been told it would be a ‘terrible sin’ not to. A close ally of Vladimir Putin and one of Russia’s leading propagandists has urged Putin to drop nuclear bombs on two UK cities. Vladimir Solovyov was speaking to Sergie Karaganov on his state-run TV show when the comments were made. Karaganov was adamant […]

6 months ago

The show will resume tonight. Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, will resume this evening, Disney says. The show was taken off air indefinitely after comments the late-night TV show host made about right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk following his death. Charlie Kirk died on 10 September after he was shot in the neck […]

6 months ago

‘This is one step towards honouring Palestinian demands’ Over 400 artists and labels have blocked and removed their music from Israel in response to the genocide in Gaza. Among them are Fontaines DC, Kneecap, and The Mary Wallopers. Other bands listed include Amyl and The Sniffers, Massive Attack, Black Country New Road, Headache, and Zach […]

6 months ago

“I’m advised that I can no longer safely enter.” Sally Rooney has said that she can no longer ‘safely enter the UK without facing arrest’. The Mayo author, of novels such as Normal People and Intermezzo, made the statement after winning a Sky Arts award and failing to pick up the award from London. Rooney’s […]

6 months ago

‘She was an amazing, brave woman’ Anne Laird-Caffrey, the wife of Colm Hayes, has sadly died. Hayes, who hosts breakfast on Classic Hits, shared the sad news today as he paid tribute to his ‘beautiful wife’ who passed after six years of living with cancer. He paid tribute on Instagram, writing: “My beautiful wife Anne […]

6 months ago

Gardai who are investigating the disappearance of a three-year-old child have discovered skeletal remains in north Co. Dublin. Detectives believe the remains are those of missing child, Daniel Aruebose, who would now be seven years of age. The discovery was made during a Garda search of wasteland on Portrane Road in Donabate. Aruebose is known […]

6 months ago

Spain’s national broadcaster held a vote to decide. Spain have announced that they will not compete in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest should Israel take part. Spain is the latest country to put pressure organisers to exclude Israel amid the ongoing conflict in Palestine. Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Iceland have also said that they […]

6 months ago

Warning: Contains content some may find distressing Twenty-four years ago, the world was changed and changed utterly, when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Centre. As the world, and the world’s media watched the billowing smoke, most pondered that it had to be an accident. Sixteen minutes later, […]

7 months ago

BREAKING. A terminal at Heathrow Airport has been evacuated. Emergency services have responded to the scene which Sky News have reported as a ‘possible hazardous materials incident’. Footage on social media shows numerous ambulances outside of terminal four, perhaps as a precaution. A Heathrow spokesperson said: “Terminal 4 check-in has been closed and evacuated while […]

7 months ago

Audio of the mayday call has been released. A British Airways flight has been forced to make an emergency landing after there were reports of smoke in the cockpit. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner touched down at Sydney Airport at 4pm local time with fiew crews and ambulances rushing to the tarmac. The Singapore-bound flight left […]

7 months ago

No, not that Mark Zuckerberg. A man with the same name as Facebook and Meta billionaire, Mark Zuckerberg, is suing the tech giant. Mark Zuckerberg, who is a US lawyer, is suing Facebook claiming that his account keeps being shut down for ‘impersonating a celebrity’. BBC News report that Mark S Zuckerberg says his account […]

7 months ago

Protests took place yesterday. The Met Police have said that 890 people were arrested yesterday at a protest against the banning of Palestine Action as a terror group. A total of 857 were arrested over alleged terrorism offences, while 17 were arrested on suspicion of assaulting officers. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Claire Smart, who led the […]

7 months ago

Russia has launched its largest drone attack since the war began. Ukraine’s Air Force say that Russia launched 805 drones and 13 missiles overnight. The Ukrainian defence units claim to have took out 751 drone and four missiles, however at least two were killed. So far, the two confirmed to have been killed in the […]

7 months ago

Carlo Acutis was beautified five years ago The first millennial saint has been made. Announced by Pope Leo XIV, the late Carlo Acutis has been canonised this morning almost two decades since passing away from leukaemia aged just 15. Acutis, whose body has been preserved for the last 19 years, was initially set to be […]

7 months ago

Heartbreaking news. Tributes have poured in for a Mayo woman who died after being swarmed by bees. The 73-year-old, who has been named as Kathleen Devine, was from the Knockmore area of Mayo, and had been attending to her and her husband’s bee hives when the tragic incident occurred. The Mayo Beekeepers’ Association have shared […]

7 months ago

Trump held a press briefing this evening. Donald Trump has addressed the nation, and the world, this evening. The White House press conference was due to commence at 2pm local time – however it actually started around 45 minutes later than planned. As a surprise to some, the bulk of Trump’s announcement was in regards […]

7 months ago

He’s expected to speak at 7pm. A major update has been issued ahead of Donald Trump’s surprise statement this evening. In the midst of health rumours after Trump’s CVI diagnosis, the President is set to hold a White House press conference at 2 pm EST today (7 pm BST), further fuelling speculation regarding the US […]

7 months ago

Putin is attending a military parade in China. Putin has responded to claims that Russia is planning to attack Europe. This news comes as the Russian leader attends a military parade in the Chinese capital, Beijing. According to Sky News, when meeting Putin, XI Jinping, the Chinese leader referred to him as an ‘old friend’. […]

7 months ago

“I promise you, I am not making this up.” Father Ted writer, Graham Linehan, has claimed that he was arrested by armed police for writing a series of tweets about trans people on social media. The comedy writer, who also created Black Books and The IT Crowd, says that he was arrested at Heathrow Airport, […]

7 months ago

They want him jailed again. The management of Wilson’s Hospital School want former teacher, Enoch Burke, jailed for the fourth time. The High Court have heard that Burke’s repeated attendance is disrupting the start of the new school year. RTE reports that Burke was back at the school, standing by the gates, posing for pictures […]

7 months ago

Rumours were rife this weekend. Donald Trump has finally broken his silence regarding the rumours that were spreading like wildfire over the weekend suggesting the President of the United States had died. Before we get into what Trump has said, let’s look at why the rumours began. The ‘Donald Trump is dead’ rumour was sparked […]

7 months ago

Awful news. Tributes have poured in for a ‘lovely young man’ who died following a workplace accident in Co. Cavan. Jack McIlroy, 25, from Cluain Beag, Nobber, Co Meath, lost his life in a workplace accident at Paramount Doors Ireland Kingscourt. McIlroy was well known in Leinster League soccer and was the secretary of the […]

7 months ago

“Terror and barbarism.” Vladimir Putin’s propaganda team have issued a terrifying warning to France saying that they are reading to ‘march on Paris’. Over the last few weeks and months, tensions between the two nations have ramped up and the latest threat comes after French President Emmanuel Macron called the Russian leader a ‘predator and […]

7 months ago

‘We’re not like them’ Last night, Kneecap took to social media to explain that a ‘group of Zionists’ attempted to interrupted their gig at a festival in Paris. The trio, who were playing at the Rock en Seine music festival, shared a video of the attempted interruption. The video shows activists being escorted from the […]

7 months ago

They’ve now released a statement. Just yesterday, The Mary Wallopers walked onto the stage at Victorious Festival, only to have their sound cut off mere seconds later. The reasoning? Because they brought a Palestinian flag on stage and chanted Free Palestine before breaking into their first, and eventually only song, of the set. Seconds into […]

7 months ago

Awful news. The assistant director of Emily in Paris has died while filming the fifth series of the show in Venice. Diego Borella, who was 47, is said to have collapsed in front of the crew while preparing to film the final scenes of the latest series. While medics rushed to attend to Borella, they […]

7 months ago

The nicest judge in the world. Legendary judge, Frank Caprio, has sadly died at the age of 88. Caprio, who was well known for his show Caught in Providence, died peacefully following a ‘long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer’. In a lengthy post shared to his Instagram, his death notice reads: “Beloved for his […]

7 months ago

Asian hornets are in Ireland. The National Parks and Wildlife Service have confirmed that an Asian hornet has been sighted and captured in Cork. This significant discovery has sparked a ‘biosecurity alert for Ireland’ RTE report that the Department of Housing and, Local Government and Heritage have said the hornets pose ‘a significant threat to […]

8 months ago

Thousands are expected to descend on the capital. After a full year of waiting, the Oasis weekend is finally coming around. Mayo’s own (by way of Manchester) Liam, Noel, and Bonehead are hitting the stage at Croke Park this weekend. With thousands upon thousands expected to descend upon the capital, Irish Rail have issued some […]

8 months ago

The incident occurred over the weekend. More details have emerged following a ‘serious’ assault on a priest which is being linked to a murder that occurred just hours before. The incidents took place in Downpatrick, Co Down, when a man’s body was discovered shortly before a priest was assaulted with a bottle. The priest, Fr […]

8 months ago

“That’s not going to happen.” Kneecap’s manager has said that Sony told the band to stop talking about Palestine. Manager, Daniel Lambert, said that the incident happened in Manhattan. The hugely successful biopic was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics ahead of its cinematic release across the world. As reported in the Belfast Telegraph, Lambert said: […]

8 months ago

The buffalo launched a fatal attack on the hunter. A millionaire game hunter has been gored to the death by the buffalo he was hunting for. The incident took place in South Africa where Asher Watkins was on a £7,500 hunting safari. Watkins, 52, made his millions trading ranches in the US and was on […]

8 months ago

BREAKING A runway at Birmingham Airport has been shut after an incident involving an aircraft. In a statement, the airport said: “Following an aircraft incident, the runway is temporarily closed. “We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause. “We will keep passengers already at the airport informed, and those due to travel later today are […]

8 months ago

Nine people in total have been kidnapped. An Irish woman has been kidnapped with eight other people from an orphanage in Haiti. The Department of Foreign Affairs say that they are aware of the incident and are providing consular assistance. According to RTE, Gena Heraty, who is from Westport in Mayo, oversees the Sainte-Helene orphanage […]

8 months ago

‘Thank you for your attention’, the President wrote. Donald Trump says that he has ordered two nuclear submarines to be moved following a row with former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. Medvedev, who is now the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, told Trump on Thursday that he must remember Moscow has Soviet-era nuclear strike capabilities […]

8 months ago

The news was read out in court. Riverdance legend, Michael Flatley, has revealed (in an unorthodox way) that he is seeking to run to become Ireland’s president. The Irish-American dancer is set to move back to Ireland in the next few weeks where he “intends to seek nominations to run for president of Ireland”. The […]

8 months ago

Heartbreaking news just in. WWE legend, Hulk Hogan, has died at the age of 71, according to reports. Hogan, who was born Terry Bollea, was found dead in his home in Clearwater, Florida this morning.ho TMZ report that first responders were called to the home after receiving a call about a ‘cardiac arrest’. Just weeks […]

8 months ago

He reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates and performed a farewell tour just weeks ago. Heavy metal star Ozzy Osbourne has sadly died aged 76, just weeks after performing with his Black Sabbath bandmates and performing a massive farewell tour for his fans. His family in a statement said that he died ‘surrounded by love’. […]

8 months ago