You can watch it via webcam as well. If you’re planning on staying in tonight, and if you happen to have a telescope view, or access to the internet, then you’ll catch a view of an asteroid hurtling past Earth. A huge asteroid up to five times as tall as The Spire in Dublin will […]

7 years ago

Holy shit. Sorry. A solid gold toilet has been stolen from Winston Churchill’s birthplace, Blenheim Palace. The toilet, which is said to be worth over €1 million, is named America (yep), and was stolen during the night on Friday. The toilet is made entirely of 18-carat-gold, and its removal has resulted in significant damage to the […]

7 years ago

A system outage was to blame for the delays. Ryanair passengers were left unable to check in ahead of their flights due to a “systems outage” which resulted in delays at airports across Europe. A number of Ryanair flights arriving at Dublin Airport were delayed this morning, as well other airports across Europe. In a […]

7 years ago

A statement was released on Saturday morning offering an update about the shopping centre. It has been confirmed that Douglas Village Shopping Centre will remain closed until at least the summer of 2020, following the damage caused by a recent fire. In a statement released on Saturday, the shopping centre thanked people for their support and […]

7 years ago

This saga isn’t going to end anytime soon. As we’re sure you’ve heard, Roy Keane and Jonathon Walters have been having a bit of a back and forth lately. It started with Keane speaking at a live event and calling out Walters for his behaviour both as a player, and as a pundit since he […]

7 years ago

The cannabis was found on Friday. Gardaí have shared images of €90,000 worth of cannabis found in Limerick. Gardaí have seized cannabis plants with an estimated street value in excess of €90k (analysis pending) following the discovery of a grow house in Limerick on Friday 13 September. The discovery was made during a planned search […]

7 years ago

Think you can get 12/12? Mother of God… For the past few years, we’ve all been a little bit obsessed with catching bent coppers thanks to Line of Duty. It’s a masterpiece when it comes to shocking endings, surprising twists and just overall exciting television. But it’s a show that rewards fans who pay attention, […]

7 years ago

A really powerful performance from the Dublin man. Christy Dignam was among the guests on Friday night’s episode of The Late Late Show. Host Ryan Tubridy was joined by Dignam, as well as Michael Owen, Vicky Phelan, Dermot Kennedy, Maeve Higgins, Diarmuid Gavin and Dermot Bannon. While sat on the sofa, Dignam performed a lovely […]

7 years ago

“This is everybody’s story”. Vicky Phelan is being widely praised for her powerful performance on Friday night’s episode of The Late Late Show. Phelan came to prominence in Irish public life in 2018 after she exposed the Cervical Check scandal which involved the mishandling of cervical screening results, leading to the discovery that many women […]

7 years ago

Michael Owen hates films. He really hates them. Back in 2014, Michael Owen took to Twitter to complain about watching a movie on a flight, in a manner that suggested he did so against his will. “Must have been bored,” Owen said after watching his eighth ever movie, probably still thinking about that rabbit he […]

7 years ago

Aldi has confirmed that many of their beef and pork products will have to be processed at facilities in the UK. Aldi has said the beef dispute is causing availability issues with produce in its stores. The German producer has said that a full range of Irish beef and pork products will be available in […]

7 years ago

This should be a good’un. It’s safe to say that last week’s Late Late Show, which gathered an audience of over one million people, was an absolute classic. We had a genuinely historic performance from Sinéad O’Connor (now going by the name of Shuhada Sadaqat), as well as the always hilarious Lewis Capaldi. And we won’t […]

7 years ago

Not really what you’d ever expect to see at a graveyard. A woman has complained to RedFM’s Neil Prendeville about an incident wherein she believes that she saw a couple having sexual intercourse in a graveyard. The woman claims she saw a couple having sexual relations at St Michael’s Cemetery in Blackrock, Cork at around 7.15 […]

7 years ago

“It’s like saying just because you haven’t liked something since birth then you can’t like it as an adult. I think that’s silly.” On Monday evening, American comedian Josh Pray said that he was taking a break from posting content about all things Ireland, following hateful comments he had received. Speaking on RTÉ’s Liveline on […]

7 years ago

This sounds like it’s going to be a very fun party. The guys over at Bingo Loco are really pushing the boundaries with regards to nighttime activities. After all, throwing bingo into a nightclub was always going to be a bit of a risky idea. But it paid off, and then some. As anyone who […]

7 years ago

The incident occurred in February of this year. Earlier this year, an airplane was forced to perform an emergency landing to Shannon Airport because the pilot spilled coffee in the cockpit. The flight departed from Frankfurt airport in Germany and was scheduled to fly to Cancun in Mexico, before the incident took place. Coffee was […]

7 years ago

DREAM JOB ALERT! Some people just have a natural knack for dealing with animals. For some reason, they respond better to animals than they do to most people. And if you are this type of person, then this really could be your dream job. Fota Wildlife Park in Cork are hiring a trainee ranger position […]

7 years ago

We’re not exaggerating when we say that this is going to be one of the hottest venues in the country. As we’re sure you saw last week, The Palace is making a comeback very soon. Just a matter of days actually. What you knew as The Palace has been renamed as The Camden, and it’s […]

7 years ago

The figures were released on Wednesday morning. Research has found that Ireland has a significant gender pension gap, with retired women getting an average of  €153 less a week in pensions than men. A new report from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has found that men get €433 on average per week, while women […]

7 years ago

The details of Budget 2020 will be announced on 8 October. The 2020 Budget is expected to be drafted based on the assumption of a no-deal Brexit. Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe will inform his cabinet colleagues on Wednesday that Budget 2020 will be based on the assumption that the UK will leave the EU without […]

7 years ago

Pray said he had received some messages of a negative nature from individuals based in Ireland. American comedian Josh Pray gathered a fairly large audience relatively quickly in recent months after he started posting videos about the GAA on his social channels. He clearly had a passion for the Gaelic games and encouraged all of […]

7 years ago

A few very controversial picks in the top 20, which includes three Liverpool players. When it comes to player ratings in FIFA games, the top two have basically picked themselves for the past 10 years. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have shared the top two spots for ages, similarly to how they have done in […]

7 years ago

A device intended to murder police was left close to a number of houses. The New IRA have been blamed. A bomb found in Strabane in Tyrone at the weekend was targeted at PSNI officers, police have confirmed. A suspicious object which had been placed on a wall close to a number of houses was […]

7 years ago

Six closure orders were served on food businesses in Ireland in the month of August. Six Irish businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation in August, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). Among the reasons for the month’s food closures include a live mouse found in a […]

7 years ago

The Coronas are doing a “world tour of Dublin” this Christmas. It may be too early to start thinking about Christmas, but it’s not too soon to start planning your nights out in December. It never is… And if you’re a fan of The Coronas, well then we bet you’re going to be interested in […]

7 years ago

You’d be doing well to get a match off any of these members of Tinder royalty. For many people, Tinder is just a harmless bit of fun. For others, it’s an ego boost. Just trying have your physical appearance validated. And some people use it in a genuine attempt to find love. But for this […]

7 years ago

This is huge. There are some moments throughout history that prompt the question: “Where were you when… ?” Going back through history, Kennedy’s assassination, the Moon Landing, the fall of the Berlin Wall and 9/11 come to mind. From an Irish perspective, O’Leary’s penalty against Romania. The man who slipped on the ice. All the […]

7 years ago

Robert Keogh was stopped on Friday, 2 August. An Irishman who was found with 60 firearms in his car has admitted gun smuggling after a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation in the UK. 37-year-old Robert Keogh, from Clonee in Dublin, was stopped at 5am on Friday, 2 August by Border Force officers at the port […]

7 years ago

It’s going to be a magical Christmas. We’re going to go out on a limb and say that Elf is the funniest Christmas movie of all time. It might not be the best one, we’ll give that title to Die Hard, but it is definitely the funniest. Will Ferrell puts on an absolute masterclass in […]

7 years ago

Cameron McClements was found safe and well on Friday. Gardaí have confirmed that Cameron McClements has been found safe and well, after a missing person appeal was launched to trace his whereabouts earlier this week. Gardaí appealed to the public for assistance in tracing McClements, who had been last seen at Electric Picnic, where he […]

7 years ago

The situation is ongoing. Irish Rail have announced that there are delays to all services going through Connolly Station on Friday morning, as Gardaí are attending an incident at Drumcondra.  No information has been released regarding the incident, but emergency services are in attendance on the line. Irish Rail have said that the Docklands Station will […]

7 years ago

One of the biggest rappers in the world has announced that she is retiring. Nicki Minaj has taken to Twitter to announce that she has retired from making music. Minaj – real name Onika Tanya Maraj – released her most recent album, Queen, in August of 2018, and is due to release her fifth studio […]

7 years ago

It’s not looking good at all for people who want to see Spider-Man back in the MCU. We’re gonna come out and say it. Spider-Man is the best character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He’s geeky, he’s adorable, and he’d kick the crap out of damn near everyone in the universe. And if he couldn’t, […]

7 years ago

There’s a few good ones in here, you’d have to say. Met Éireann and the UK Met Office, along with their storm naming partner KNMI (the Dutch National Weather Service) have unveiled the list of names for the 2019-20 storm season. This summer, Met Éireann and the UK Met Office received thousands of suggestions from […]

7 years ago

The former Zimbabwean President has died at the age of 95. Robert Mugabe, the man who acted as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987, and then as President from 1987 to 2017, has died. Current president Emmerson Mnangagwa announced Mugabe’s death on Twitter, describing him as an “icon of liberation”, whose “contribution to the […]

7 years ago

The foal was found in Baldonnel on Tuesday. A dead new-born foal was found on the side of a road in Dublin on Tuesday 4 September. The DSPCA have said that they were “horrified” to discover the dead horse, and that it looked like it had been “discarded like rubbish”. Speaking to JOE, Gillian Bird […]

7 years ago

Three people have been jailed following the incident. Three members of an organised crime gang have been jailed for assisting the illegal immigration into the UK of Georgian nationals, via Ireland. The three gang members have been jailed for a total of nine years and five months at Isleworth Crown Court in London. A further […]

7 years ago

An extremely powerful moment from the House of Commons on Wednesday. Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi has demanded an apology from UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson for derogatory remarks he made about Muslim women in 2018. Johnson controversially said that Muslim women who wear a full face veil resemble “letterboxes” and “bank robbers”, in a column in […]

7 years ago

The incident occurred on Wednesday. A man has been left in a serious condition following a shooting in Lucan. Gardaí are currently at the scene of the shooting incident that occurred at Griffeen Glen Park, Lucan on Wednesday afternoon. The incident took place at approximately 1.50pm. A man in his early 40s was shot a […]

7 years ago

The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon. Gardaí have attended the scene of an incident in Dundalk IT involving a man armed with a gun. Gardaí have confirmed that no shots were fired and that a search of the area was carried out. They have also confirmed that no arrests have been made. In the hours […]

7 years ago

Tragic news. Gardaí are investigating the sudden death of a schoolboy at a Kildare school yesterday. The 15-year-old boy became unwell while in the gymnasium of his school in Clane. He was then taken to Crumlin Children’s Hospital in Dublin by emergency services, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. Gardai have confirmed they […]

7 years ago

The haul is estimated to be worth in excess of £120 million (approximately €132 million) at street level. Nearly 1.3 tonnes of heroin were recovered from a container ship after it docked at the port of Felixstowe in the United Kingdom last week. Revealing details of the haul on Tuesday, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said […]

7 years ago

A very sound gesture from Liberty Insurance. Liberty Insurance have announced that they will provide free car hire and vehicle assessments to all policy holders impacted by the Douglas Village Shopping Centre fire last Saturday (31 August). The fire left over 200 vehicles trapped in the shopping centre’s car park, and as a result, many […]

7 years ago

Ever been? The world’s most liveable city for 2019, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit, has been revealed as Vienna, Austria. For seven straight years, Melbourne ranked as number one, before it was replaced by Vienna in 2018, and Vienna has held on to that top spot for the second year in a row. Vienna […]

7 years ago

Raonaid Murray was murdered on 4 September 1999. Gardaí have renewed their appeal for information in releation to the murder of Raonaid Murray on the 20th anniversary of her death. Raonaid Murray, from Dublin, was killed at the age of 17, and an investigation is still underway. A full time Incident Room remains in-situ at Dun […]

7 years ago

An absolutely bizarre moment. Tuesday night saw MPs in the UK vote to take control of House of Commons in an effort to avoid a no-deal Brexit. The motion was passed by 328 – 301, with a majority of 27. And despite this being a major development in the world of Brexit, another moment from the […]

7 years ago

All he went in for was a chicken fillet roll, he left with over €11 million. A €11.2 million-winning Lotto ticket was sold to a man from Wicklow last week, after he received a €10 tip while he was at work. He decided to treat himself to a chicken fillet roll, and bought the Lotto ticket […]

7 years ago

The US Vice President is in Ireland this week. Gardaí have released information about American VP Mike Pence’s scheduled trip to Ireland this week. They have informed people of which parts of Ireland will be affected by his visit. Passengers travelling to Shannon Airport are advised to allow extra travel time for the duration of […]

7 years ago

This year’s Junior Cert results will be issued two weeks later than usual. The State Examinations Commission (SEC) year’s Junior Certificate results will be issued on 4 October, more than two weeks later than usual. This change has been made in order to speed up procedures for students who have appealed the results of their […]

7 years ago

“I don’t want an election, you don’t want an election.” Boris Johnson called an emergency conference on Monday evening to discuss the potential of an election, amid Brexit discussions. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, Johnson said that he doesn’t want a general election and urges MPs not to vote for “another pointless delay”. This was […]

7 years ago