“Why don’t you go fuck yourself, you tiny brain?” A video of Fox News reporter Tucker Carlson has been leaked online, that shows him lose his temper during an interview. While speaking to historian Rutger Bregman about a speech he gave that went viral, where he urged for billionaires to be taxed at a far higher […]

7 years ago

Flights were temporarily suspended on Thursday morning. On Thursday morning, Dublin Airport announced that all flights would be suspended for safety reasons due to the confirmed sighting of a drone over the airfield. All flight operations have since resumed, although there will also be some knock-on delays to a number of flights. Dublin Airport have since […]

7 years ago

Bust a move. Breakdancing is one of four additional sports expected to be included at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris along with surfing, sport climbing and skateboarding. The International Olympic Committee have until December 2020 to decide whether it will be included, but the four aforementioned sports are all now officially in the running, […]

7 years ago

The bill received cross-party support. A bill that will seek to ensure that hospitality workers in Ireland keep their tips passed the Committee stage on Wednesday evening. The bill will make it illegal for employers to take their workers’ tips and will also ensure that employees are protected by the law. The bill, which was proposed […]

7 years ago

‘Tis the season. A lot of things immediately come to mind when St. Paddy’s Day is brought up. And let’s be honest, for better or for worse, the main thing is probably alcohol. But whatever your drink of choice is, we bet that this new “Shamrock Infused Gin” being released by Aldi will surely go […]

7 years ago

Tragic news. A reported 78 people have died following a fire in Bangladesh, after a blaze that broke out at night in a residential building that had flammable material stored on the ground floor. The fire quickly spread through a district in Bangladesh’s capital city of Dhaka, killing an estimated 78 people. According to the BBC, […]

7 years ago

The Empire star had said he was subjected to a homophobic and racist physical attack by two men in January. Earlier this year, actor and singer Jussie Smollet was said to be the victim of a homophobic and racist attack. Soon after the news of the attack broke, a number of US media outlets reported […]

7 years ago

For some reason, this just makes perfect sense. If you were asked to name five people that come to mind whenever someone mentions the WWE, Hulk Hogan would surely be top of the list or close to it. Whether you love him or hate him, the man played a huge part in the transformation of […]

7 years ago

Have you been tagged yet? If you have been on Instagram at any point in the past week, there is no way you have missed the stories of people sharing images of them playing sports, alongside the caption @HEADstrongfnd. It is also expected that you tag three people after you upload your picture, and they […]

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Where would you even start? As you probably know by now, it’s emerged that an Irish family syndicate from Dublin won a grand total of €175,475,380 in the EuroMillions draw on Tuesday. A family spokesperson, who is married to one of the syndicate, said: “This is unbelievable. It will take us some time to get our […]

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Stuck for something to watch? Here are some of the best Netflix movies as of February 2019. Sometimes Netflix gets a hard time as people often complain that it’s easy to spend more time trying to find the best Netflix movies rather than actually watching something. You may be doing that right now. But this […]

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Your weekend has just got a whole lot better. We understand that living in the world of Netflix means that we have a lot excellent movies at our disposal at all times. If a box office hit comes out in the cinemas, you can be fairly confident that it will make its way to the […]

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Don’t get caught out. An Garda Síochána, in association with FraudSMART, a fraud awareness initiative led by Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI), are advising consumers to be on the alert to a phone scam in which fraudsters claim to be calling from utility companies pretending that there are issues with the customer’s broadband service. […]

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Two massive gigs. Jack Whitehall, the star of the hit TV show A League of Their Own, is bringing his stand-up comedy tour to Dublin’s 3Arena for two nights. Britain’s favourite posh boy will play 26 dates across the UK & Ireland, two of which will be in the 3Arena on 17 and 18 December, […]

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Judging food at Ireland’s biggest festivals? Sounds like a dream job to us. Is it just us or does food always taste better when you’re at a festival? Maybe it’s because you’re on an absolute winner with all your friends, the tunes blaring, or maybe it’s the nature of the outdoor environment you’re in, but […]

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Tragic news. Authorities have said that three children and a woman were found dead of apparent gunshot wounds at a home in western Michigan. According to TIME.com, Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young said that authorities responded on Monday to a call out to a property where someone had discovered the bodies and called 911. LaJoye-Young […]

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Powerful stuff from this young woman. During a segment of Monday night’s episode of Claire Byrne Live, the topic of discussion was Brexit, especially in relation to how it will affect people in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. When the subject of a potential hard border came up, a young woman in the […]

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The best news you’ll read this week. By the looks of it, 2019 is really starting to look like the year of random music reunions. Both Westlife and the Spice Girls are coming to Croke Park this year, and a whole host of TV shows look set to be coming back to our screens. Hell, […]

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Festival season is approaching. By all accounts, 2018’s All Together Now was a massive success. In its debut year, the Waterford-based festival saw acts like Underworld, Róisín Murphy, Fleet Foxes, Villagers, Mura Masa and Mogwai light up the Curraghmore Castle Estate in August. And it looks like 2019’s event is going to be a hit as well, […]

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Honda has confirmed the closure of its factory in England, as well as the loss of 3,500 jobs. On Monday, car manufacturer Honda announced its intention to close its Swindon plant amid unfavourable trading conditions brought about by Brexit. This news has since been confirmed, with the company expected to relocate production to Japan, which […]

7 years ago

Netflix have shared images from the set of Season 2 of YOU. We all did a lot of TV watching over Christmas. Whether it was watching all of the Harry Potter movies over the space of a week, or an entire series in the space of a day, we were all guilty of just bashing […]

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Fitting, given the year that’s in it. Bohemian Rhapsody was undeniably one of the biggest movies of 2018. It has made over $844 million at the box office, and picked up massive wins at the Golden Globes at the BAFTAs. So it’s a fairly reasonable assumption to make that the Queen biopic is going to […]

7 years ago

The number of people attending weekly mass continues to decrease. The Catholic diocese of Waterford and Lismore has said that it had no money to pay its priests’ wages at Christmas, following a result of a major downturn in the amount of funds collected from parishioners every week. Speaking to WLR FM’s Deise Today programme on […]

7 years ago

The Umbrella Academy is going down a treat with fans on Netflix. A new Netflix series starring Robert Sheehan was released over the weekend, and it has gotten the binge-treatment that Netflix subscribers are so good at. The Umbrella Academy is set in the year 1989, and 43 babies have been inexplicably born to random, […]

7 years ago

Becky Lynch stole the show at Elimination Chamber in the early hours of Monday morning. In recent months, Becky Lynch has become one of the biggest stars that the WWE has to offer. Not long ago, the WWE released a documentary where they showcased Lynch’s return from a nasty injury which ruled her out of […]

7 years ago

The land of the free, the home of the brave. An 11-year-old student in Florida refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, and after explaining his reasons, was kicked out of class. He was then eventually arrested for being disruptive and disobeying commands to calm down. According to local news outlet Bay News 9, the boy’s […]

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Taking the term “sibling rivalry” to a new extreme. Oasis fans have been getting really excited about Liam Gallagher’s new documentary, titled As It Was. The documentary looks set to focus on his years with post-Oasis band Beady Eye, as well as his eventual rise as a solo artist. But it looks like there is […]

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Not the fish fingers. Anything but the fish fingers. As each day goes by, we seem to be given another bit of negative news that the world will have to deal with in the event of a no-deal Brexit. As recently as Sunday morning, it was announced that the UK’s richest man was said to […]

7 years ago

We’ve all been there… Come on, admit it. We’ve all been in a pub when a situation arises, whether you’ve had a few drinks to boost the confidence, or you are just in a particularly good mood, you’ve been convinced to hop up and do a bit of a sing-song. Sometimes they can land awkwardly, […]

7 years ago

The cheese was made with milk from a herd in which animals tested positive for tuberculosis. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is urging people who have recently purchased Corleggy Cheese to check the best before date on the products. Corleggy has recalled its Cavanbert and Drumlin raw cows’ milk cheese because they were […]

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Collection baskets may soon become a thing of the past. If you’ve ever had to awkwardly pass an empty collection basket on to the person beside you while sat in mass, you’ll know how uncomfortable it can be. Being viewed by those around you as a cheapskate, when, in reality, you just didn’t remember to […]

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“They were drunks but they could be trusted.” Former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe has released a new book, in which he speaks in detail about what it was like working closely alongside Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions, the former Attorney General of the United States. According to the Washington Post, in the book, titled […]

7 years ago

When we get excited for Paddy’s Day, we’re really getting excited for the return of the Shamrock Shake. You might think that St. Patrick’s Day is all about the parade, the snakes, the pints, or maybe even all of the above. But we can assure you that you’re definitely wrong. What 17 March is really […]

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It is the first time that So Far Gone has been uploaded to a major music streaming service. 10 years after its release, one of Drake’s first ever projects has been made available to listen to on all major streaming platforms. So Far Gone is the project that is widely considered to have put the […]

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The New York Times thinks it can tell you where you’re from based on how you pronounce certain words. Every county in Ireland has its own little bit of individual bit of slang that defines the culture of the place. Hell, every village in Ireland has its own little idiosyncrasies that nowhere else does, and that’s […]

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One lad in particular just hadn’t a clue… If you were put on the spot, how would you describe love? Probably not very well, we’d imagine. The dictionary describes love as “an intense feeling of deep affection”, or “a great interest and pleasure in something”. But it’s not as easy to just come up with […]

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He is almost as terrifying in real life. Almost. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, also known as The Mountain, also known as The Scariest Character From Any Television Show Ever, has just confirmed his status as World’s Strongest Man, again. In a video posted on his own Instagram account, he can be seen lifting what he claims […]

7 years ago

Reports suggest that Simon Cowell is going to get rid of The X Factor after 15 years. The X Factor has given us some great acts over the years. One Direction, James Arthur, Leona Lewis, JLS, Olly Murs and Alexandra Burke are just some of the big names that the reality TV show has produced. […]

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You’d think that they’d have more important things to worry about. Everyone is entitled to celebrate Valentine’s Day, whatever way they please. Be it a romantic dinner, a night on the couch with ice-cream and Netflix, or whatever you see fit. It’s up to you. And the way the MPs in Britain have decided to […]

7 years ago

Gardaí are clamping down on learner drivers who drive unaccompanied. It has been reported that an average of eight vehicles a day have been seized by Gardaí from unaccompanied learner drivers in the past two months. According to RTÉ, between 22 December 2018 and 10 February 2019 a total of 337 vehicles were seized from […]

7 years ago

This could come in handy. Do you have any photos that you absolutely love, but for whatever reason, you could never share it? It could be because there is someone in particular that’s in the picture that ruins it for you, (nine times out of ten it’s probably because the picture is of you and […]

7 years ago

The former UFC fighter Paddy Holohan was unveiled as a candidate on Wednesday. Former UFC fighter Paddy Holohan will be representing Sinn Féin in local elections in the Tallaght South constituency, it has been revealed. Holohan grew up in Jobston, Tallaght, and will be one of five candidates contesting the two Tallaght wards of South and Central […]

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And in case you’re wondering, it’s exactly as strange as it sounds. Ah, Valentine’s Day. A day of love, romance, and bizarre videos from your local politician. That’s right, while you may have been expecting gifts such as chocolates and flowers, we imagine a Valentine’s Day-themed public service announcement from Seanad member Tim Lombard would have […]

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They have even released a Valentine’s Day album. Fair play to them. In case you haven’t heard, today is Valentine’s Day – a day where the world is divided between happy couples and their romantic plans, and single people crying into tubs of ice-cream (oyster flavoured-ice cream, no less.) Okay, that might be a bit […]

7 years ago

Father Dougal in Derry Girls? Talk about a dream come true. Earlier in the week we got our first look at Season 2 of Derry Girls through its first official trailer, and it looks just as brilliant as the first season did. There was hilarious one-liners, the return of some legendary characters, and an excellent […]

7 years ago

The store adopted the motto “Still Choosing to Stand, Just Doing It”, referencing Kapernick’s decision to kneel during the National Anthem. During the summer, Nike revealed that Colin Kaepernick would be the face of one of their biggest campaigns of all time. The NFL player, who controversially chose to kneel during the National Anthem to protest police […]

7 years ago

Amazing news for fans of the hit show. Breaking Bad is definitely one of the best shows of the past decade, and it still very much stands the test of time. A few months ago, it was announced that there was a Breaking Bad movie on the way, and fans were delighted. We don’t know […]

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This is the third American hunter to have paid at least $100,000 in permit fees to hunt in Pakistan in recent weeks. A hunter from the USA has paid a record amount for the chance to kill an extremely rare type of mountain goat, called a markhor, in Pakistan. Bryan Kinsel Harlan paid a reported […]

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The West Ham player released a statement on Wednesday afternoon. Declan Rice has announced that he will play his international football for England, rather than the Republic of Ireland. The 20-year-old played a number of friendlies for Ireland, but was yet to play a competitive game, meaning he could declare for England. He announced the […]

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The sequel to one of the biggest animated movies of all time has got its first trailer. No matter what way you look at it, Frozen was an undeniable success. The songs were amazing – to the point that it produced one of the best-known Disney songs ever, in ‘Let It Go’. It picked up […]

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