Andrew Yang was overwhelmed by a mother’s story of her child’s death. Presidential candidate Andrew Yang was reduced to tears while discussing gun crime at a town hall meeting in Iowa on Saturday. Yang, who is a Democratic candidate, was told a story by a mother who explained how her 4-year-old daughter was killed by a […]

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At least 32 have been killed by the typhoon, while over 20 people remain missing. Officials in China have said that about five million people in the Zhejiang province in China have been affected by a typhoon, that has killed over 30 people. Reports claim that over one million people have been evacuated to safe […]

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The incident occurred on Saturday morning. A 30-year-old man has been arrested by Gardaí investigating the serious assault of a 93-year-old man in Dundalk in Saturday. The man was arrested in the Dundalk area late last night and is currently detained at Dundalk Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. The injured […]

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The pop star is struggling to walk following a snakebite. Mike Posner rose to fame all the way back in 2009 with his song ‘Cooler Than Me’. It was one of those absolute bangers that you couldn’t go 30 minutes without hearing on the radio. Since then he’s had one or two other songs as […]

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Donald Trump has broken his silence following the death of Jeffrey Epstein. On Saturday evening, reports emerged that Jeffrey Epstein, who died by suicide in a New York jail, was not on suicide watch. Epstein had a failed suicide attempt less than two weeks ago. Since then, a number of high profile US politicians have […]

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Trump and the first lady visited the hospital in El Paso on Wednesday. US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania went to a hospital in El Paso, Texas on Wednesday, to visit those who had been injured at the mass shooting that took place at a Walmart last week. Reports from US media suggest […]

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Jean-Claude Juncker reckons the British will lose out the most in the event of a no-deal Brexit. A no-deal Brexit would hurt Britain more than the rest of Europe, outgoing European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said in remarks published on Saturday. Speaking to Austrian newspaper Tiroler Tageszeitung, Juncker said that “If it comes to a hard […]

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The US government has approved the continued use of “cyanide bombs” to kill wild animals. The US government has approved the continued use of “cyanide bombs” to kill pests such as coyotes, foxes and dogs that live in the wild in America. The Trump administration approved the decision, despite thousands of objections to the M-44 devices. […]

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The movie was set to hit cinemas on 27 September. Universal Pictures has canceled the release of its upcoming thriller The Hunt following a number of mass shootings in America. The decision comes days after a temporary halt was put on the marketing for the film. Starring Hillary Swank, Glen Howerton, Betty Gilpin and Emma Roberts, the […]

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Politicians on both sides have demanded answers following the death of Jeffrey Epstein. Reports have emerged that Jeffrey Epstein was not under suicide watch when he took his own life on Saturday morning. The disgraced billionaire had attempted to take his own life two weeks ago, and he died by suicide in a New York jail. […]

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The incident occurred on Saturday. A man in his late 80s has been stabbed in his home in Louth on Saturday afternoon. The man in question has been taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. Gardaí confirmed that they are investigating an assault incident at the house at Sandy Lane, Blackrock, near Dundalk […]

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The decline has been caused by fears of a no-deal Brexit. Reports suggest that the pound is plummeting towards parity with the euro, as the UK braces itself for a potential no-deal Brexit. The sterling has hit a near-ten year low against the euro after the revelation of new data. The pound fell to 92.9p […]

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None other than Hollywood is the latest victim of a Donald Trump Twitter rant. Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to describe Hollywood as “racist” in one of his now infamous rants. On Friday, Trump said that “Liberal Hollywood at the highest level” was racist, seemingly in reference to controversy over The Hunt, a controversial new […]

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News emerged of his death on Saturday. Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has died by suicide in prison ahead of facing trial on sex trafficking charges, according to a number of reports from the US. The New York Times have said that his body was found on Saturday morning. The 66-year-old, who was being held without […]

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The good news is that FIFA Street is back and it’s brilliant. But there’s a small bit of bad news too. Gamers who remember playing FIFA Street will know how incredibly fun the game was. Seeing all of your favourite players playing in the streets of Rio de Janeiro or Tokyo, doing five keepie-uppies before […]

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You can’t beat a good old fashioned career mode on FIFA. Who among us hasn’t taken Accrington Stanley all the way from League 2 to European glory? Or taken over your favourite team and made all of the signings that you’ve been begging them to make for years in real life? You can have a […]

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Two people with extremely interesting stories. FX Networks have announced a new documentary series that will take a deep dive into the life of rapper Tupac Shakur and his mother, Afeni. Tupac’s story has been well documented through his music and a number of movies and documentaries, but his mother’s is somewhat less known. Afeni […]

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You could earn yourself a quick buck for your efforts too. How would you feel about taking part in a new TV show, while also trying to reduce your carbon footprint and do your bit for the environment? New RTÉ series What Planet Are You On? will take the science behind climate change, and using the established […]

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A genuinely incredible reception. It’s less than two weeks since Greg O’Shea won Love Island alongside Amber Gill, winning £50,000 between them, and capturing the hearts of the loyal audience in the process. Since then, the two have been doing the standard press run, and have been described as “couple goals” by everyone who has […]

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“I think it would result in some of the mistakes made 100 years ago… People calling for a united Ireland must realise it would involve a “different state” with a “new constitution”, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said. Speaking in Belfast about whether a vote regarding a united Ireland would be a good idea, Varadkar said that doing […]

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Please not the pizza. Anything but the pizza. A no-deal Brexit is looking increasingly likely as the days pass, especially with Boris Johnson now Prime Minister of the UK. On Tuesday night, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said that he believes that “a no-deal Brexit and the United Kingdom leaving the European Union without a deal […]

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This is horrible to see. A Texas police department has apologised for its treatment of an African-American man, following an incident that saw him pulled by a rope by police officers on horseback. Images were released that saw two mounted officers from the Galveston Police Department escorting a black man with what appears to be a […]

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The people who brought you the excellent OJ Simpson series will look next at the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky saga. The sex scandal involving former US President Bill Clinton and White House intern Monica Lewinsky will be the subject of the new season of the FX series American Crime Story, the TV network announced on Tuesday. Impeachment: […]

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She has not minced her words here. Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has not held back while condemning US president Donald Trump for using the language of “white supremacy”. She said: “When we allude to people as an invasion, as an infestation, we are directly pulling from a language of white supremacy. “So I don’t want […]

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“It’s possible there’s a political agenda here.” Former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Conservative MP Norman Lamont has had his say with regards to the current Brexit situation, and Ireland’s role in the negotiations. Speaking on BBC’s Newsnight on Tuesday night, Lamont criticised Ireland’s tactics, saying that “it’s possible there’s a political agenda here.” Lamont […]

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Very sad news. A 19-year-old man who was hospitalised over the weekend after taking a substance at a Cork music festival has died. The man was believed to have ingested a substance while attending the Indiependence music festival at Mitchelstown in Cork. According to RTÉ, the man, who was from Clonmel in Tipperary, walked into […]

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Tragic news. Gardaí have called off the search for missing woman, journalist and author Kate Holmquist, following the discovery of a body. A body was found at Dollymount Strand on the morning of Monday, 5 August. Holmquist, who was 62 years of age, was last seen at her home on Saturday, 3 August. This is […]

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He also got the name of the city where the attack happened in very wrong. On Monday morning, Donald Trump took to Twitter to discuss the two mass shootings that took place in America over the weekend. He then proceeded to say that Democrats and Republicans must come together and “get strong background checks, perhaps […]

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Not ideal. McDonald’s new paper straws, described as “eco-friendly” by the US fast food giant, cannot be recycled. In 2018, plastic straws were gotten rid of by the restaurant, in favour of paper straws which were said to be more environmentally friendly. But new information has revealed that the new paper straws are not yet “easy […]

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Gardaí are appealing for witnesses. Gardaí are investigating an assault incident that occurred outside a fast food restaurant in the Belgard Road area of Tallaght on Friday, 3 August. At approximately 3am, Gardaí attended the car park of a fast food restaurant following reports of a man in his early 40s having received facial injuries […]

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A controversial statement from the US President. Donald Trump has said that the recent mass shootings that took place in America over the weekend, must result in “desperately needed immigration reform”. In a series of Tweets posted on Monday morning, Trump began by paying tribute to those affected by the shooting, saying: “We cannot let those […]

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A powerful moment. Over the weekend, two separate mass shooting incidents took place in America. 20 people were killed, with 26 left injured by a shooting in El Paso, Texas, while nine people were killed after a gunman opened fire in a bar in the city of Dayton, Ohio. There has since been a clamour for […]

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A 15-year-old girl from London, who is understood to have been travelling on an Irish passport, has gone missing in Malaysia. Nora Quoirin had been on a family holiday at a resort near Kuala Lumpur, when the teenager’s parents reportedly discovered that she was not in her room and that the window of her hotel […]

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It’s going to be a wet one out there folks. Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow rainfall warning for a total of five counties in Ireland. The warning was issued for Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon on Monday morning. The warning will be in place from noon on Monday until 6pm on Tuesday, the next […]

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A major development out of Washington. As of Friday 2 August, a majority of House Democrats are now on record publicly supporting an impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump. This development represents a sign of momentum for pro-impeachment lawmakers, and one that is set to increase the pressure on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic […]

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Take note. Last week, a number of water bottles were recalled by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), as they were found to have arsenic above normal levels. On Friday 2 August, far more water bottles were recalled by the FSAI for the same reason. The types of water bottles included in the recall are […]

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Significant numbers of people took to social media on Friday afternoon to complain about delays getting to the festival. All Together Now have released a statement following the number of complaints made about traffic delays from people trying to get into the festival. This resulted in AA Roadwatch warning people travelling to the festival in […]

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McGuigan was 33 years of age when she died. Actress Danika McGuigan, daughter of former featherweight world champion Barry McGuigan, died on Tuesday 23 July, following a short illness. In a statement, her family said they were devastated by her death “after a brief but brave battle against cancer”. Since then, her father Barry McGuigan has penned […]

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The rapper is making his way back to the United States. A$AP Rocky has been released from a Swedish jail on Friday, after a judge ruled that he and two co-defendants could remain free while they wait for a verdict in two weeks. Rocky was arrested on 2 July of this year, following an altercation in […]

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The news comes just one day before the annual Liffey Swim is due to take place. On Friday, 2 August, the HSE was informed of a significant increase in the amount of bacteria found in the River Liffey. Water samples taken from between Glenaulin Park and East Link Toll Bridge from 31 July and 1 August […]

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A ridiculous amount of ice. Following months of record temperatures, scientists say that Greenland’s ice sheet experienced its biggest melt of the summer on Thursday, losing 11 billion tons of surface ice to the ocean. This is the equivalent of losing 4.4 million Olympic swimming pools worth of ice, in one day. The ice sheet […]

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The R&B singer is currently in jail. In December of 2018, Lifetime aired a docu-series entitled Surviving R. Kelly, which dealt with years of accusations of sexual abuse against R&B star R. Kelly. The series was Emmy-nominated and had real-world consequences, with Kelly being arrested and formally charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. […]

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The search was conducted in Dublin on Friday. A number of electronic devices and 14 false IDs were recovered as part of an investigation into an international organised crime gang As part of an ongoing investigation into the criminal activities of an organised crime gang, a search was conducted by GNECB at a premises in Dublin […]

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The songs had previously not been available on any streaming service. Drake’s work-rate is second to none when it comes to releasing music. He basically has the game rigged so that he can never be out of the charts, and one of the ways he does this is by constantly releasing singles. These singles often […]

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14,000 people will reportedly be hired for the new theme park. Universal Studios have a bit of an interesting situation on their hands, with regards to their theme parks in Orlando. A lot of their main attractions are based on characters from Marvel Studios, which as you may know, has been bought by Disney. However, […]

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Residents of Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire have been told to evacuate the town. Parts of the wall of the Toddbrook Reservoir dam in Derbyshire have collapsed following heavy rainfall, leading police to tell 6,500 residents of the town of Whaley Bridge to gather at a local school, from where they will be evacuated. Police said that […]

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That is, simply put, way more teeth than you’re supposed to have. Have you ever gone to the doctor with what you thought was something small, and ended up being told that you’re in fact quite sick? Well, imagine that, and multiply it by a hundred. A 7-year-old boy in India was complaining of jaw […]

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A recent review has found that there has been a 7% increase in road deaths in 2019. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána have released information from their review of Irish road safety so far this year. The review, which up had information from up until 28 July 2019, found that there has been […]

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The app is set to “revolutionise road traffic policing”. An Garda Síochána have launched a Fixed Charge Penalty app on a trial basis that will be used to improve their efficiency with regards to policing roads in Ireland. The app will aim to detect if cars are untaxed or uninsured and will also be used to […]

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We think FIFA players are going to seriously enjoy these new modes. Every year, Ultimate Team is the most played feature on the latest version of FIFA, and for good reason too. But a major complaint that a number of players have is that having a successful Ultimate Team is almost like having a part-time […]

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