This is one of the largest reviews in Irish medical history. On Sunday 17 December, it was discovered that 46,000 scans and X-rays were under review at University Hospital Kerry, after seven people were found to have received a delayed cancer diagnosis over the last five months. The news was distressing for the thousands of […]

8 years ago

At least three fatalities have been reported. An Amtrak train carrying approximately 78 passengers and five crew members has derailed 64km outside Seattle, Washington state. The incident took place at 7.40am Pacific Time, when the train derailed while crossing a bridge over an interstate, which resulted in two carriages crashing into the freeway below. Local […]

8 years ago

New Twitter rules have resulted in a global purge on hate speech. Three major Twitter pages belonging to the English far-right group, Britain First were suspended today. Led by an “anti-hate, pro-diversity” group known as Resisting Hate, the move was carried out as part of a global #TwitterPurge campaign. So far, the “purge” has resulted […]

8 years ago

Sometimes one bet isn’t enough. The first regulated Bitcoin lottery has launched in Ireland, with the draw taking place weekly between Monday and Saturday. Exclusive to Lottoland, the Bitcoin Lottery could see a payout of 1000 BTC, or €14.2m to the top seeded tier of winners. Following the same format as the traditional Spanish national […]

8 years ago

Kieran Creaven was caught in an online vigilante sting back in November. The RTÉ sports producer, Kieran Creavan appears in Leeds Crown Court today (18 December) to face charges of attempted grooming and engaging in sexual activity with a child aged 13. It is reported that Creaven’s lawyer told the high court that his client is […]

8 years ago

Getting bro-mantic for the taxes. Two men who have described themselves as “best friends” for almost 30 years have announced that they will be getting married in January. It would sound pretty mundane a headline were it not for the fact that neither man is gay. They are officially coming together purely for tax purposes. […]

8 years ago

This is the comedian’s first acting gig in 19 years. The trailer for Tommy Tiernan‘s first major acting role since one of the great Father Ted episodes has landed, and it looks funnier than we ever could have expected. Derry Girls is the blackest of black comedies that follows 16-year-old Erin Quinn (played by Saoirse […]

8 years ago

It might reach $20,000 by Sunday. Bitcoin hit another all-time high on Friday (15 December) as its value went past $17,800. With the previous record set a whole three days earlier, when on 12 December the online currency was at $17,631.42, really this week has seemed the sanest for some time as the value has […]

8 years ago

Those are some pretty old sharks. New research into the Greenland shark has found that the species could be as old as 500 years. These sharks, otherwise known as Somniosus Microcephalus, are native to the Arctic and North Atlantic. They are also the longest living vertebrate on Earth, with the latest estimate on their lifespan […]

8 years ago

The greatest battle since Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla is here. The Foreigner has landed on Netflix, at long last. You might remember it better as that film in which Jackie Chan faces off against the IRA and Pierce Brosnan plays a politician whom we can’t call Gerry Adams, even if we all know that it’s Gerry […]

8 years ago

Prett-ay, prett-ay good news. Curb Your Enthusiasm is coming back for a tenth season, the network HBO has announced. After returning from a six year break, Larry David’s painfully awkward sitcom won high praise from viewers and critics alike as it decided to make its ninth season about the Seinfeld-creator receiving a fatwa from the […]

8 years ago

A touching tribute by the ‘Perfect’ singer. Ed Sheeran shared a heartfelt moment with Ryan Tubridy on the Late Late Show this week as he talked about his Irish grandfather. Before performing his song, ‘Nancy Mulligan’ he explained the inspiration behind its lyrics, telling Tubridy, “‘Nancy Mulligan’ is about my grandfather and grandmother. My gradfather […]

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Still better than David Bowie and Bing Crosby’s ‘Little Drummer Boy’. Fianna Fáil’s answer to Calvin Harris, Trevor Gilligan has returned with a brand new Christmas song and boy, is it a stocking filler of a tune. ‘Christmas Kiss’ is the latest from the Clondalkin councillor who was previously described in JOE as both “more […]

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You’ve a month to recover from Christmas dinner. The first national burger festival will be taking place between 22 and 29 January. BurgerFest 2018 is going to “celebrate the humble burger” in over 300 pubs, hotels, restaurants, cafés and fast food joints across Ireland. Promising a number of events, tastings and demonstrations to water mouths […]

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We’ll celebrate with a few G&Ts. Dublin has been named as one of the top 10 gin capitals of the world, a new travel study has found. The Gin Capitals of the World study was carried out by Flash Pack, a travel experience company who analysed over 3,600 uses of the most popular gin hashtags on […]

8 years ago

If Artificial Intelligence can write this good a Harry Potter story, we’re doomed. All seven of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books were fed into a predictive text keyboard in order to see if artificial intelligence could write a story better than anything contained in the original series. Well, we have an answer. Bots write better […]

8 years ago

A different take on the Christmas classic… The Derry-based band, I Am Worship have come out with their own version of the Live Aid Christmas classic, ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ Unlike the original Christmas classic, their performance is much gentler and it reminds listeners to be “mindful” of any person facing challenging times closer […]

8 years ago

Cork people are going to love this. The New York Times sent their travel writer Brendan Spiegel into the heart of Cork as part of their ’36 Hours in…’ series, and those of you from the Rebel County will be very pleased with the results. Trawling through the county’s array of coffee houses and multicultural […]

8 years ago

5 For The Fight is looking for the public to help realise its great ambitions. A new partnership in cancer research is asking the Irish public to donate money in order to help find a cure for the hardest cancers to treat. Breakthrough Cancer Research, an Irish medical research charity, has joined up with the […]

8 years ago

Brexit, booze and banned movies! It’s time once again to prove to us all that you know about everything and anything connected to Ireland. Can you run rings around Wikipedia? Are you the one they’ve christened the Almighty Whizz of the Pub Quiz? If so, let’s see how you do when it comes to whiskey, […]

8 years ago

The Minister for Health says €10 million is to be put into the new Respite Initiative. Updated: 11.10am, 29 November  Family Carers Ireland has welcomed with caution Minister Simon Harris’ announcement that carers receiving Carer’s Allowance will be entitled to a free GP Visit Card and that €10m is to be put into respite care […]

8 years ago

The signs said ‘dismount’ and they did. Cyclists in Dublin held a lunchtime protest against signs advising people on bikes to stop and dismount when approaching the Luas Cross City line. Organised by I BIKE Dublin, the protest saw approximately 35 cyclists wheeling their bikes along the new Luas line, starting at the College Green […]

8 years ago

The juiciness of any future kebabs lies in the hands of the European Commission. After weeks of pitta-ful puns in the press, the fate of the kebab in Europe is about to be decided by a vote at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France on Wednesday, 13 December. The debate surrounds the use of phosphates […]

8 years ago

Choose life, choose a job, choose a ticket. Trainspotting will be hitting the Olympia Theatre, Dublin for one week only in May 2018. Based on the shocking novel by Irvine Welsh, this new theatrical production runs from Tuesday 8 to Saturday 12 May. Adapted from Welsh’s book by Harry Gibson and directed by Tracy Ryan, […]

8 years ago

At last something that actually came from a galaxy far far away. A cigar-shaped interstellar asteroid named “Oumuamua” could be an alien starship, according to researchers in the Seti Institute (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence). First spotted in mid-October by Astronomers at the University of Hawaii, this asteroid is currently twice the distance between the Earth […]

8 years ago

And the award for Most Unlikely Domestic Threat goes to the avocado. If you have not yet encountered the “Avocado Hand”, count yourself lucky. The phenomenon has been grabbing headlines in the US and UK recently after a considerable number of people, including Meryl Streep unwittingly ended in A&E having accidentally cut themselves as the […]

8 years ago

Renting nationwide has worsened in the last two years for people on supplements. A new study called ‘Locked Out of the Market IX’ by the Simon Communities in Ireland has found that 91.5% of homes to rent are “beyond the reach” of people on state housing benefits. Looking at the 538 properties available to rent […]

8 years ago

The nominees for the 75th Golden Globe Awards are out and there are four Irish names in the running. In Bruges director Martin McDonagh’s third film ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ has earned a total of six nominations, including Best Picture (Drama), Best Screenplay and Best Director. Fresh from that Saturday Night Live-Aer Lingus sketch is Saoirse […]

8 years ago

Don’t fear the chain-mail. A hoax is currently doing the rounds on WhatsApp claiming that users of the encrypted messaging service are being sent malicious software. The scam, called ‘Martinelli’ is supposedly capable of hacking into a users phone in under 10 seconds, resulting in irreparable damage. One version of the message claims that the […]

8 years ago

Looks like Storm Ophelia worked out well for some. After letting the world know that 53 people have watched the controversially bland A Christmas Prince every day since it was released in November, Netflix have now revealed some of Ireland’s viewing habits from 2017. It would be fair to say, there are a few odd […]

8 years ago

The groundbreaking project will shelter single homeless people next year. Peter McVerry Trust, the national homeless and housing charity announced on Monday, 11 December that they have received planning permission for the refurbishment of 18 apartments in Dublin City Centre. The apartments are to be created by reusing a Dublin City Council building, located on […]

8 years ago

You’ve been saying it wrong all these years. If you weren’t already in awe at Pope Francis’ ability to move next year’s All-Ireland Football finals forward a week, then get ready, because he is set to change another part of the world we take for granted. Speaking on Italian Television, the Argentinian Pope has suggested […]

8 years ago

Breathe, the threat of an Irish Rail strike is over. For those travelling over Christmas, it should come as a relief after the National Bus and Railworkers Union, Siptu and Unite voted in favour of a 7.5% pay rise over the next three years. Unions agreed to end the threat of any further stoppages following the […]

8 years ago

You’d need to have thick skin being Liam’s brother Not since the producers of the Tom Hardy film ‘Legend’ turned two stars into five for their poster have we seen such great use of bad press. Noel Gallagher though, is a little less subtle here as he took one of the most scathing reviews of […]

8 years ago

Dublin’s favourite folksy brothers hit the road again in March. Hudson Taylor have confirmed that they will be touring across Ireland in March 2018 for five nights, before going out with a bang at Limerick’s The Big Top on 1 April. The Dublin duo, Harry and Alfie Hudson-Taylor will officially kick things off in Elmwood […]

8 years ago

Bring on those thrilling trade talks, I hear you say. The news from Brussels has brought the first phase of the Brexit talks to a “satisfactory conclusion,” Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said this morning, although we should all remain cautious of a few more obstacles. After a troubling Monday, when DUP leader Arlene Foster upset the […]

8 years ago

It’s a good festival for a great cause. Dublin Simon Community will kick off their 6th annual Simon House of Light festival this evening (Thursday, 7 December) at the Powerscourt Townhouse Centre on South William Street. Promising to light up the front of the Centre with a “magical animated, music and light projection show”, the […]

8 years ago

This is going to be the year we all regret not investing in Bitcoin. Remember the good old days, when one Bitcoin wasn’t even $800? How long ago was that? About a year. If you had invested one dollar in it way back in 2010, you would now be a millionaire. The world officially has […]

8 years ago

Even the aliens will be dying for the ‘Wild Atlantic Way’ after this Tourism Ireland have launched a Star Wars billboard approximately 33.3 kilometers into the sky ahead of Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi’s release on 15 December. The billboard, which ended up in the Earth’s stratosphere, was inspired by the latest film’s use […]

8 years ago

Of all possible things, don’t let a dodgy Kylie Jenner cosmetic set ruin Christmas. Counterfeit ‘high end’ beauty products sold online and in certain stores have been found to contain dangerous substances, including arsenic and lead. The issue was raised after the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) and Health Service Executive (HSE) carried out tests […]

8 years ago

The Queen of Ireland’s series is finally being developed with Sky. Currently under the working title PantiBar, the series will be a drama written by and starring gay rights activist and drag queen performer Rory O’Neill, better known as Panti Bliss. Described as a mix between “Queer as Folk and Cheers”, the series will be […]

8 years ago

Cyclists in Dublin say their safety is at risk with the new Luas line. The Luas Cross City is set to open this weekend, but the Dublin Cycling Campaign has warned that the new lanes are dangerous in their current form. They aren’t happy with the solution to the problem either, after temporary signs were […]

8 years ago

The new mandatory retirement age in the public sector will be raised from 65 to 70, says the Minister for Finance This change will primarily affect anyone who has joined the public service before 2004. Speaking on Today with Sean O’Rourke on RTÉ Radio 1, the Minister for Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe […]

8 years ago

2017 was a fine year on YouTube for Conor McGregor tributes, tunes as Gaeilge and bats invading kitchens in Kerry. After the biggest trends on Twitter were unveiled on Tuesday (6th December), YouTube has announced their own annual list of the most popular videos in Ireland with YouTube Rewind 2017, and it looks like we’ve […]

8 years ago

Gardaí warn of bogus Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation fundraisers in Longford. Gardaí and the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation have issued warnings to the general public about donating to the charity organisation this month. It has been reported in the Longford Leader that the foundation notified an Garda Síochána about suspicious activity from a […]

8 years ago

There’s no need for a Zoolander School for Kids Who Can’t Read Good in Ireland. According to a new study, Irish primary school children have the highest reading levels in Europe. The news was announced by Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton when he launched the 2016 PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) […]

8 years ago

Christmas lights being sold in Ireland may be dangerous and misleading. A warning has been issued to Irish consumers by Gabriel Byrne, otherwise known as Mr. Christmas Lighting (not the Usual Suspects star) urging people to think carefully when decorating their house with Christmas lights over December. Byrne, founder of the Dublin store Fantasy Lights, […]

8 years ago

Austria is now the 26th country to legalise same-sex marriage. The ruling was passed on Tuesday morning (5th December) at Austria’s Constitutional Court with same-sex couples being allowed to marry starting in 2019. This came after a complaint was made by two women to the Constitutional Court. The two were already in a civil partnership, […]

8 years ago

It could soon be a criminal offence to spread ‘fake news’ in Ireland. A new bill is to be proposed by Fianna Fáil in the Dáil this week, after the party warned that Ireland may soon find itself being hit by a similar online epidemic that allegedly influenced the US Presidential elections back in November […]

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