One of the funniest movies of all time. Step Brothers is 15 years old this year. And if you’re anything like us, you’ve watched the movie absolutely loads of times. But we feel very confident in saying that you will have no problem with seeing the most laugh-out-loud moments from the movie one more time. […]

2 years ago

You’ve got three minutes. You know all the counties in Ireland. Even if you think you’d struggle to name them all, you definitely do know them all. But when you’re put under pressure, how will you react? How will YOU react? In this quiz, we’re asking you to name all of the counties in Ireland […]

4 years ago

“The photograph shows the most appalling bad taste on the part of Mr Elliott.” Gordon Elliot’s training licence has been suspended for 12 months, and he has been fined €15,000. Six months of Elliot’s punishment have been suspended, while he has agreed not to attend race meetings in that period. This is in relation to […]

5 years ago

The latest Covid figures have been released. Nine additional Covid-19 deaths have been confirmed, as well as 522 new cases. Four of these deaths occurred in March, three occurred in February, one was in January while one remains under investigation. The age of the people who died were aged from 69-94 years, the Department of […]

5 years ago

The figure is a reduced target from the week previous. The Irish Government has set a target of administering 84,166 Covid-19 vaccines for next week (the week beginning 8 March). As part of a briefing on Friday, Cabinet members were told that the goal will be to vaccinate 84,166 people, which will include: 11,500 for […]

5 years ago

Irish Rail shared footage of the incident on its Twitter page. Irish Rail has confirmed that there are delays to train services after a truck crashed through a level crossing barrier in Dublin earlier today. The incident, which occurred at Coolmine Level Crossing, near Blanchardstown, affected services on the Maynooth and Sligo rail lines this […]

5 years ago

Tragic news. A woman in her 20s has died following a road traffic collision in Wexford this morning (Friday, 5 March). Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a fatal road traffic collision that occurred shortly before 6am on the New Line Road (R733) in Wexford. There were two cars involved in this collision. […]

5 years ago

Strangely enough, we predict it will be a hit… Reality shows have always been odd, but it feels as though they’re getting weirder and weirder as time goes on. In the past 12 months alone, we’ve had Love Is Blind (which saw people GET ENGAGED, without having seen each other), and Too Hot To Handle […]

5 years ago

The latest Covid figures have been released. 39 additional Covid-19 deaths have been reported, as well as 462 new cases. This brings the Covid-19 death toll in the Republic of Ireland to 4,396 and the total number of confirmed cases to 221,649. As of this afternoon, there are 460 patients in hospital with Covid, with […]

5 years ago

A worrying update. Stephen Donnelly has told the Dáil he remains “concerned” about AstraZeneca’s ability to deliver vaccine supplies on schedule and at the agreed volumes. Speaking on Thursday, the Minister for Health said that he has concerns, and that the HSE is “uncertain” over supply issues. He said: “The HSE is managing a vaccination […]

5 years ago

This week’s show features an update from our favourite space-obsessed Cork boy. Back in November of 2020, a young boy by the name of Adam King stole the hearts of the nation when he appeared on RTE’s Late Late Toy Show with his virtual hug, and his love of space. And in case you’re wondering […]

5 years ago

Excellent news. The impact the Covid-19 vaccination has had on healthcare workers across Ireland has been “phenomenal”, according to the President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and Infectious Diseases Consultant at Cork University Hospital. Professor Mary Horgan said that the numbers of healthcare workers becoming infected with Covid-19 “just turned off” last […]

5 years ago

The fallout from the large street party in Limerick continues. Gardaí have arrested two more men and seized €17,500 worth of cocaine in College Court, Castletroy on Tuesday night. During ongoing operations in the College Court area, Gardaí were alerted to activities of a number of males and a vehicle in the area. Following a […]

5 years ago

Oh. That’s odd. Last week, we shared the news that director of 2017 hit The Greatest Showman director was working on Robbie Williams biopic. We found it exciting, if not somewhat strange that the movie was in the works, and we are now feeling that sensation times a million. That is because it is being […]

5 years ago

More than 76 million vaccination doses have been administered across America. Joe Biden has said that the United States will have enough vaccines for the whole country by the end of May. This would be two months earlier than anticipated, as he announced that the drugmaker Merck would help produce Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved […]

5 years ago

The decision is believed to be for personal reasons. Presenter Eoghan McDermott is set to leave RTÉ after working with the broadcaster on radio and television for six years, according to reports. A report in The Sunday World claims that an RTÉ source told the paper of McDermott’s impending departure, saying it is for personal […]

5 years ago

Some good news from Paul Reid. Director-General of the HSE Paul Reid has said that there are “reasons to be hopeful”, following the latest Covid-19 figures released today. As of Wednesday morning (3 March), 475 Covid-19 patients are in Irish hospitals, with 112 people in intensive care units. Reid said that on top of these […]

5 years ago

Three men were arrested at the street party. Three people were arrested by Gardaí on Tuesday evening following a street party close to the grounds of the University of Limerick. Two men (20s) were arrested under the Public Order Legislation and one man (20s) was arrested under Misuse of Drugs Legislation after Gardaí in Limerick […]

5 years ago

The latest Covid vaccination figures have been released. As of last Saturday (27 February), 434,983 Covid vaccinations have been given out across the country. According to figures released by the HSE, this figure is made up of 293,638 first doses and 141,345 second doses. 49,809 people aged 85 years and older have received their first […]

5 years ago

Don’t get caught out. A number of drivers (39%) across Ireland say they have been approached by fraudulent ‘ghost brokers’, new research shows. Ghost broking is a practice of fraudsters appearing as insurance brokers and selling forged or invalid insurance policies to unsuspecting consumers. According to new research by Liberty Insurance, one in three motorists (32%) have […]

5 years ago

“2010 called and it wants its lazy, deeply sexist joke back.” Taylor Swift took to social media to call out a Netflix show for a “sexist joke” made at her expense. The pop star tweeted to criticise the joke, which was in the season finale of the comedy-drama Ginny and Georgia. The joke saw one […]

5 years ago

Ireland aims to host the 2030 World Cup alongside the English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish football associations. The FAI has confirmed that Ireland is set to be part of potential 2030 World Cup bid, alongside England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. While the official bidding process will not begin until 2022, the FAI has […]

5 years ago

Large portions of the incident were streamed live on social media. A woman has been arrested after multiple Garda cars pursued her vehicle from Ballymun to Bray and back on Monday evening (1 March). The incident began at 5.55pm when a car failed to stop for Gardaí, with the car making it as far as […]

5 years ago

Stay safe while driving out there. A Status Yellow fog warning has been issued for 13 counties across Ireland. Met Éireann issued the warning on Monday afternoon, which will be in place from just after midnight on Tuesday morning until 10pm on Tuesday night. The counties affected are Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Dublin, Kildare, Longford, Louth, […]

5 years ago

“I mean, who can get more laughs out of one unzipping?” Sacha Baron Cohen thanked Rudy Giuliani in his Golden Globes awards acceptance speech in the early hours of Monday morning. The Borat sequel took home two Golden Globes at this year’s ceremony, one for best actor in a musical or comedy for Cohen, and another for […]

5 years ago

Branches will close in all of the 32 counties in Ireland and Northern Ireland. On Monday morning, Bank of Ireland confirmed that it will close 103 of its branches across Ireland and Northern Ireland. The move comes after the bank agreed a new partnership with An Post, which will offer Bank of Ireland customers banking […]

5 years ago

Taylor Simone Ledward delivered a beautiful speech on behalf of her late husband. Chadwick Boseman’s wife Taylor Simone Ledward accepted a Golden Globe award on his behalf in the early hours of Monday morning. Boseman was given the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture (drama) for his performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. […]

5 years ago

“We’ve now reached a tipping point between online and offline banking.” Bank of Ireland has announced that it will close 103 of its branches across Ireland and Northern Ireland. The branches closing are predominately self-service locations which do not offer a counter service, while the full list of each branch that will close will be […]

5 years ago

Jack was once again the most popular boy’s name in Ireland. For the 13th time in 14 years, Jack was the most popular name for baby boys in Ireland in 2020. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) released the figures for 2020 on Friday morning, which also found that Grace was the most popular baby’s name […]

5 years ago

The two have joined forces in a group called Silk Sonic. Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak have announced a new joint project called Silk Sonic. The talented duo have made a whole album together, featuring Parliament Funkadelic bassist and funk star Bootsy Collins as a “special guest host”, according to a tweet posted by Mars. […]

5 years ago

“That’s actually the real risk.” Mixing at school gates and sharing transport to school causes a higher risk of transmission of Covid-19 than children congregating in a classroom setting, according to the Chief Executive of the HSE. It was announced earlier in the week that schools across the country are due to reopen from 1 […]

5 years ago

After a disappointing 2020, Lesley Roy is back with a bang. Lesley Roy’s Eurovision hopes were dashed with the cancellation of last year’s show, but the Dubliner has bounced back from that heartache with a brand new tune for this year’s competition. With her new song ‘Maps’, she hopes to represent Ireland in “whatever version” […]

5 years ago

Do not approach this vehicle, Gardaí said. Gardaí are “urgently” searching for a red Toyota Corolla van, following the discovery of the bodies of two elderly men in Cork. The vehicle’s registration is 03-WW-1556. It is believed the bodies were found at a house in the Mitchelstown area of Cork in the early hours of Friday […]

5 years ago

A potential game-changer. Twitter has announced that it will launch a brand new ‘super follow’ function that allows users to charge for content. Similarly to Patreon, Substack and OnlyFans, it will enable accounts on Twitter to charge for bonus tweets only viewable to paying members, which would form part of a monthly subscription. Extra content […]

5 years ago

Will you be tuning in this Friday? While The Tommy Tiernan Show is getting a lot of attention this morning (this season has been extended for another six weeks), it’s still The Late Late Show that attracts the biggest stars every week. Here’s who we’re dealing with on this week’s episode. Television royalty Bryan Cranston […]

5 years ago

“We have to reduce right down the volume of people coming in and out of this country.” Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has said that Gardaí are doing checks on the homes of those arriving into the country without a negative Covid test. Speaking on Thursday about attempts that are being made to reduce the […]

5 years ago

It looks like we’re in for a summer of staycations. The Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has offered some advice for those planning on booking staycations in the near future. Leo Varadkar recently said that Ireland’s “summer will be better” than things currently are, so you would be forgiven for having a look at […]

5 years ago

Excellent news. While The Late Late Show remains Ireland’s biggest talk show, lately The Tommy Tiernan Show has been providing some extremely fierce competition. Tiernan seems to have a unique skill where he can bring guests from all different walks of life to the same level – his level – so that the conversation flows […]

5 years ago

It sounds like Happy Gilmore 2 could be on the way. We are living in an age where every successful movie or TV show from the past has the potential to be rebooted or expanded upon. And while there are some projects that we would insist should be left alone, there are also some that […]

5 years ago

The incident occurred on Wednesday night. A teenager has been seriously injured after a shooting in Dublin on Wednesday night (24 February). The incident happened at around 11pm on Eugene Street in Dublin 8. A male youth, aged in his late teens, received a number of gunshot wounds and has been taken St James Hospital […]

5 years ago

This movie is shaping up to be truly incredible. The third Spider-Man movie is one of the most eagerly anticipated movies in ages, and not just because we haven’t been in a cinema in what feels like 10 years. And at long last, we finally have a title and a release date for the third […]

5 years ago

The latest Covid figures have been released. 574 new Covid cases have been confirmed, as well as 56 deaths. 31 of these deaths occurred in February, 13 occurred in January, three were in December or earlier while a further nine are under investigation. One of the deaths confirmed this evening was a teenager aged 16. […]

5 years ago

Some much-needed good news on the vaccine front. The Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine is “safe and effective”, according to findings from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It found that the vaccine was 72% effective, and there were no Covid-related deaths in the vaccinated group. 14 days after receiving the injection, only two […]

5 years ago

Scientists monitored the stability of the virus on different types of material for 72 hours. Covid-19 can survive on clothing for up to 72 hours, a new study has shown. The study, which was conducted by De Montfort University (DMU), found that polyester poses a high risk for transmission with coronavirus still present after three […]

5 years ago

Seven people were then arrested following a demonstration in the area. A woman was arrested on Wednesday morning after reopening her beauty salon, C and N Beauty Rooms in Balbriggan, for the second day in a row. The salon was opened to the public on Tuesday for a brief period before being shut down by […]

5 years ago

“I believe you can do better than this.” Vanessa Bryant has criticised the rapper Meek Mill for an ‘insensitive’ lyric he wrote referencing Kobe Bryant. In his latest song ‘Don’t Worry (RIP Kobe)’, Meek rapped about the late basketball legend, with Vanessa Bryant taking offense to one line in particular. The line in question was […]

5 years ago

This announcement came minutes after it was reported that AstraZeneca would not deliver its contracted supply amount to the EU. 82% of Irish adults will have received their first vaccine dose by the end of June, according to An Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Speaking to the nation on Tuesday evening, Martin cited a number of vaccine […]

5 years ago

Level 5 restrictions will remain in place until 5 April at the earliest, with a few exceptions. Micheál Martin has said that Ireland will remain in Level 5 restrictions, with three exceptions. Schools will reopen from 1 March for Leaving Cert students, and the youngest primary school children. This will be closely monitored, with fifth […]

5 years ago

The latest Covid figures have been released. 45 further Covid-19 deaths have been confirmed, as well as 575 new cases. 41 of these deaths occurred in February, while four were in January. There has now been a total of 4,181 Covid-related deaths in Ireland, while 216,300 people have tested positive for the virus. Of the […]

5 years ago

“It’s this fantastical story, and I want to represent it in its harsh reality all the way to these moments of pure fantasy.” The Greatest Showman was one of the biggest movies of 2017, known for its amazing songs and stunning choreography. And while it was technically a biopic about the life of P.T. Barnum, […]

5 years ago