Clearly nobody is frightened of the Beast from the East. If there’s anything the last six months has taught us, it’s that despite any status red weather warning, the threat of a possible hurricane or the onset of a blizzard, Irish people love extreme weather. Maybe it’s the lack of rain or the fact that […]

8 years ago

Storm Emma has almost brought public transport to a complete standstill. Luas services were suspended today at midday. Both the Red and Green Line services will not operate again today or Friday 2 March. In a statement, it was stated that a meeting is scheduled for midday on Friday to assess the impact of the […]

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Some flights will still be operational, however, so check with your airline before travelling. Dublin Airport In Dublin Airport, the runways were reopened at 5.20am on Thursday following snow and ice clearance. Aer Lingus has said it planned to operate the majority of its short-haul services all morning, with the aim to operate all scheduled […]

8 years ago

Let them eat ice cream cake. Snow-mageddon has created chaos. Bread is being rationed, flights are being cancelled left, right and centre. The stores are closing early from Thursday until Friday, but for some reason, there are a few people sitting around, eating ice cream. That’s right… We’re experiencing an event so cold that it’s […]

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There’s snow way they could have seen a thing… There is reckless driving and then there is reckless driving, by which we mean driving so bad that it’s almost absurd to put out a public warning, because nobody else could really be that daft. This was the case on Pearse Street, Dublin today as Gardaí were […]

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Just to give the parade that epic touch. Liam Cunningham will officially act as Grand Marshal of this year’s Saint Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin. The Irish actor, who currently plays Davos Seaworth in Game of Thrones, will lead the parade in his home city, which begins at 12 noon on 17 March. Cunningham, who […]

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Before you go out there and crush it, let’s lay down a few ground rules. The snow has come, and you’ve been blessed with that phonecall, which either tells you that school, college or work is off. What do you do now? Stay warm? Hell, no. Your spirit animal is a samurai sword, not a […]

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At last, the question that has kept us up at night all of these years. Ever tried to set off ten minutes’ worth of fireworks in ten seconds? Of course not, you’re currently alive and reading this. Well, have you ever wondered how much effort goes into planning a fireworks show? YouTuber Tom Scott decided […]

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Just because it’s a shelter, doesn’t mean they’re safe. Pet owners have been warned to bring their pets inside as the “Beast From The East” arrives in Ireland. This comes after Cara Rescue Dogs, in Laois announced that the freezing temperatures resulted in the death of one dog, which had been left outside its owner’s […]

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If you can get out to donate, act fast. Irish clinics are urgently calling for blood donations in the lead-up to Storm Emma and freezing temperatures as the stock of O Negative blood is down to its last three days. The Irish Blood Transfusion Service sent out the appeal to Donegal, Cavan, Clare, Dublin and […]

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Next thing you know, the CrossFit and gin socials will be heading down too. The Six One news may have given us the first great news segment of 2018 and surprisingly enough, it’s not involving the weather, just in case we all thought the Beast Of The East had brought us another Teresa Mannion hit. […]

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“We’re all going to heaven lads, wahey!” Ted Fest will be leaving Innishmore and hitting the Big Shmoke from 31 March to 2 April. The festival devoted to the Lord and all things Father Ted is finally re-attaching Craggy Island to the mainland as it makes its debut in Dublin city. Included among the events […]

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In July, Nikki Bradley will attempt to become the first person to scale four Irish mountains in one day on crutches to raise funds for cancer research. “This is possibly too much for me”, Nikki Bradley tells me. “Still, I’m learning that a lot of that doubt comes from myself, because when you actually put […]

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“The BAFTAs were last week.” Gardaí handed out fines to a number of motorists outside Watergrass Hill, in Cork on the M8 motorway on Thursday after an accident involving a lorry attracted a number of spectators to the scene. As Emergency Services were tending to the scene, “some motorists felt compelled to film and photograph […]

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Check the best before dates as soon as you can. IKEA has issued a recall of all 100g packets of GODIS PÅSKKYCKLING Marshmallow candy due to a mice infestation, which was discovered at the production site in Sweden. The affected packs are those with a best before date between 23 October 2018 and 26 January […]

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“I don’t have to wear a bra!” Brendan O’Carroll has done just about everything under the sun, from TV shows and movies to books and plays; probably the only one missing from his list, in fact, was a quiz show. That’s now been checked off the box. The star and the brains behind Mrs. Brown’s Boys is […]

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Every year, Lollipop Day raises vital funds to help fight oesophageal cancer and one survivor tells us why we should support that cause. “I thought there were no symptoms, but it’s only looking now that my daughter said they were all there,” Ann says. She was 56 at the time, and the symptoms were for […]

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While trying to reduce tensions, the council have done the opposite. The upcoming Saint Patrick’s Day parade in Newry has sparked controversy after it was revealed that all Irish flags were banned from the parade. Previously, Newry council had placed a ban on flying the Irish tricolour; however, this year will see the Four Provinces […]

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Another day of denying the very thing he has just said. Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to claim he never said “give teachers guns” after proposing to arm teachers and staff in an effort to clampdown on mass school shootings in the US. The comments come in the wake of the mass shooting at […]

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To say that the new Luas line has had a few teething problems would be a bit of an understatement. Bus journey times in Dublin city centre have more than doubled since the new Luas line was opened in early December 2017. According to council chiefs at an Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism and […]

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The change comes as part of a nationwide shift in campus attitudes towards gender equality. UCD has announced that it will redesignate over 170 toilets across its campus as gender-neutral as part of a new policy to create greater equality for transgender and gender-fluid students and employees. In addition to this news, the Dublin college […]

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It may be congested as hell, but Dubliners sure do love taking the high road. We all know a desperate driver with strong opinions about how terrible all the other motorists are. They’ll pull a muscle ranting about bad parking, tailgating and those Padre Pio stickers, but the moment they’re behind the wheel it’s a […]

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It’s by the folks who painted the Kendrick Lamar and Stormzy murals. Street art collective, SUBSET has unveiled its latest mural, which is a tribute to the late Dubliners singer, Luke Kelly. Titled ‘Rocky Road to Dublin (City Council)’, a dig at Dublin City Council after they demanded that a Stormzy mural in Smithfield be removed over […]

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This sounds very promising. Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg is shooting a new horror movie in Wicklow. The film, which is titled The Turning, began shooting around Kilruddery Estate and will star Black Mirror actress Mackenzie Davis and Finn Wolfhard, who played Mike in Stranger Things. Spielberg is acting as an executive producer, but he is […]

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He’s really pulling out the big guns for this show. Michael Bublé has confirmed that Emeli Sandé will be joining him as special guest at his headline show in Croke Park on Saturday 2 July. The four-time BRIT Award winner, and recently appointed MBE will be performing in promotion of her latest EP, Kingdom Coming, […]

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“What are you proving by doing it?” On tonight’s episode of First Dates Ireland (20 February), one of the latest daters shares his experience of being “queer-bashed” multiple times. Jamie, who appears on a date with Anthony, said that he was assaulted after coming out at the age of 16, although he described telling his […]

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They have already successfully targeted a number of people, so keep on your guard. Gardaí are seeking to warn the public over a new scam which has been tricking people into purchasing iTunes gift cards worth hundreds of euro. The scam has mainly targeted vulnerable older people, including one person in Co. Galway who paid […]

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If you’re going to do something as idiotic as make the case against peace, don’t use real facts. There’s a great line in the movie, The Big Short, in which most of the main characters are torn between believing that the impending financial crash is down to either stupidity or illegal activity. Then, Ryan Gosling’s […]

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It’s safe to assume nobody is planning to torch these just yet. After his third feature film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri picked up five awards at the BAFTAs on Sunday night (18 February), director Martin McDonagh has been honoured with three billboards of his own outside his father’s hometown in Leitir Mealláin, Connemara, County […]

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This great ball of fury in a checkered shirt just made history. The much anticipated return of Dermot Bannon’s home improvement show, Room to Improve has become the most viewed programme of the year so far with 722,000 viewers tuning in. And it’s all because of Daniel O’Donnell. The country star and his wife Majella […]

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The health benefits of alcohol and caffeine however, still don’t justify the existence of Jager Bombs in case you’re wondering. People who drink a moderate amount of alcohol or coffee live longer than people who abstained, a new study has found. The 90+ Study was set up to study the “oldest-old” or people over the […]

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Clearly, being one of Ireland’s greatest actors wasn’t enough, he’s now going to try his hand at singing. You would be forgiven for assuming Brendan Gleeson was only one of Ireland’s most gifted actors. It’s easy to overlook the fact that he also has more than a bit of skill when it comes to Irish […]

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Nothing about the name Huntsman is terrifying at all. When it comes to migrating, a good idea is always to weigh up the pros and cons of leaving Ireland. Let’s use Australia as a good example. Pros: the weather is great, they have Margot Robbie and there’s no shortage when it comes to episodes of […]

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The Irish Language Act angered the Guardian, made a man threaten a sign and could bring direct rule back to Northern Ireland. Irish Twitter users have been calling out British newspaper The Guardian over an editorial in which it was claimed that Northern Irish Gaelic speakers were only using the language “to antagonise unionists.” Reacting to […]

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Okay, this is basically the story of Saint Bridget only with Tweets instead of a blanket. Can we all admit that the updated version of Snapchat was a horrible idea? Great. The app’s recent redesign, which made finding the Stories section much harder sparked such fierce anger that users began uninstall the app en masse […]

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We don’t want to say Project Ireland 2040 covers “life, the universe and everything”, but it definitely comes close. If you have been left scratching your head as to why Leo Varadkar’s cabinet has gone west to Sligo under the banner of Project Ireland 2040, you’re not alone. Since the talks will be affecting how […]

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One of them involves Daniel O’Donnell’s home, oddly enough. You might think the topic of Sinn Féin would be the only story to spark a fierce debate on this week’s Late Late Show, but you’d be wrong. Apparently Daniel O’Donnell’s bedroom and the turret outside his house has proven fairly provocative in the last few days […]

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We know this victory is going to be particularly sweet for anyone engaging in the ‘most pubs in Ireland’ debate. Despite having ranked higher as one of the Gin Capitals of the World, Cork has just got revenge on Dublin by being crowned the county with the most pubs. They didn’t just win by a […]

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‘What a brilliant idea’ said nobody whatsoever. Facebook could be heading in the direction of Bebo and MySpace as its latest effort to remain relevant was met with an enormous shrug. After eMarketer predicted in 2017 that the social network would see a decline of 3.4% in users aged 12 to 17, only to have […]

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They’re looking for more colleges to climb on board. A college in Kerry has started running a food bank where students can help out other students in need. The ‘Take It Or Leave It’ initiative has encouraged students at Kerry College of Further Education to leave any unwanted non-perishable foods on a shelf inside the […]

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A few major upsets here. Mayo is officially the county with the most number of pubs-per-person in Ireland. The latest AIB Pubs Outlook has revealed that the Westerners’ county has one pub for every 323 people, while Dublin has one for every 1,649 people. Add to that the fact that there’s a greater demand for […]

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“God, I love the ‘NET!” If you’ve been gripped by the recent wave of television nostalgia, from Stranger Things to Derry Girls, the arrival of Everything Sucks! is probably going to be right up your street. A coming-of-age dramedy set during the 1990s in Boring, Oregon (yes, it’s an actual place), Everything Sucks! looks at […]

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“Have you ever tried to milk an almond?” The National Dairy Council has hit out at social media influencers for pushing millennials towards almond milk and similar dairy alternatives. Speaking on Newstalk Breakfast with host Kieran Cuddihy, Chief Executive of the Council, Zoe Kavanagh, said that in certain age groups, particularly females between 20 and […]

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He is the seventh born in the last four years. Dublin Zoo is celebrating the birth of an Asian elephant calf, which was born on Saturday (10 February) after a 22-month gestation period. Estimated to weigh approximately 90kg, the male calf is the second from mother, Anak and the seventh born at the zoo in […]

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“Coach” can now predict your future too! If your Valentine’s Day has been going smooth so far, why not stick a wrench in the works ahead of that romantic dinner later? Better yet, why not do it Black Mirror style. After all, what’s the worst thing that could happen? A new mysterious website has surfaced, […]

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Old man shouts at sign. Former UKIP leader and member of the Ulster Unionist Party, David McNarry has declared that he would step over any laws in place to tear down any Gaelic signs erected on his street. Speaking on BBC Radio Ulster, McNarry said: “We don’t need Irish language signs at the bottom of […]

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A fairly good excuse for not paying for the Valentine’s dinner. Two Dublin motorists were handed early Valentine’s gifts by members of Gardaí after they were pulled over while applying make-up. The pair each received a fine, this morning for €80, but it wasn’t all bad. They also got a lovely poem, which was secretly […]

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You could get 643,757 Freddo bars with that haul. A man in Kildare won over €250,000 on a €2 Lotto bet. On Saturday 10 February, Derek Delaney placed two bets on the National Lottery numbers in his local BoyleSports branch in Newbridge. Putting  €2 on the five numbers 8, 9, 27, 32 and 45, while also placing €1 […]

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It’s awful… The absolute worst… You’ll love it! Great news everybody… Lent is back! Forty days of clean living. Forty nights of cravings in your dreams. It sounds like unnecessary pain and that’s because it is. Yet we love it all the same. In fact, some people get nostalgic about it; the feeling of an […]

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Dinner ate your wallet, but you’re covered on the movie front. To celebrate the mid-term, Odeon Cinemas are offering all customers 40% off on the price of their next cinema trip for the next month. The offer encompasses all 11 Odeon locations nationwide and runs from Tuesday 13 February to Thursday 15 March. It will […]

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