“We need to facilitate the curiosity within ourselves”. Activist Sinéad Burke was a guest on Friday night’s episode of The Late Late Show, where she discussed her experience of being bullied for her achondroplasia. Burke spoke about her own personal experiences, as well as a need for education with regards to bullying, saying that younger people […]

6 years ago

It’s Saturday night. You’re bound to see some of these while you’re out and about tonight. A night out in Ireland is a special experience. You see some things that you’d expect to see in a dream, rather than in the queue for Coppers. You meet some characters that seem like they belong in a […]

6 years ago

The best days of your life… Ah, secondary school. Those were the days. When your biggest worry was deciding what to have for lunch and coming up with a decent excuse to explain why you hadn’t got your homework done. A simpler time. But we all had very different experiences in secondary school, as we […]

6 years ago

Not excited for this? Catch yourself on. We miss Derry Girls, and we’re not one bit ashamed to admit it. It seems as though it has been an eternity since the gals were last on our TV screens, and they are well and truly missed. But we’ve got some good news for all the Derry […]

6 years ago

No punches pulled from the Green Party leader here. Law makers from nine different countries gathered in Leinster House on Thursday evening for the third meeting of the International Grand Committee (IGC) on Disinformation and ‘Fake News’. The ICG – which is an international gathering of politicians, who meet to discuss the behaviour and regulation […]

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A harrowing image. A lurcher dog was found nursing her six newborn puppies while chained to a gate in a field in Roscommon. A member of the public discovered the dogs and alerted both the Gardaí and the ISPCA. The dog and her puppies were then transported to the ISPCA National Animal Centre in Longford […]

6 years ago

Revolut users – take note. Popular banking app Revolut has issued a notice regarding a privacy change that is due to take place in the coming days. The update is in relation to the banking app’s policy with regards to who it shares user’s private information with. The updated privacy policy will see user’s data […]

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Ready for the most stressful 90 seconds of your week? Well folks, it’s that time of the week. The most anxiety-ridden minute and a half of your entire week. A time when you have no choice but to answer 19 questions in the space of 90 seconds, some of which you’ll get in an instant, […]

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It’s going to be a wet one out there tonight. Get the brollies out folks. It looks like it’s going to get pretty damn wet out there. Met Éireann has issued a status yellow weather warning for five counties, with heavy rain expected. Dublin, Kiladre, Louth, Wicklow and Meath are the counties affected by the […]

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You could be one of many Irish people paying too much for their car insurance. Thousands of Irish drivers are potentially paying up to €1,000 too much for their car insurance, according to new findings. According to insuremycars.ie, out of the 82% of households in Ireland with one or more cars, half of these could […]

6 years ago

Talk about a star-studded cast. It seems like there’s a new superhero movie to get excited about every month these days, but this one really does sound like it’s going to be a good ‘un. After the success of Joker, fans will be buzzing to head back to Gotham for Matt Reeves’ The Batman, where […]

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This is absolutely brilliant. RTÉ paid tribute to Gay Byrne on Tuesday night with a special edition of The Late Late Show, following the announcement of his death on Monday. Byrne hosted the iconic weekly show from 1962 until 1999, and his life and career was celebrated on Tuesday night with a stellar show. The […]

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It is going to be extremely cold. Who else is enjoying the chill in the mornings these days? It’s almost refreshing, feeling the cold hit you the second you step out the door. We’d imagine not everyone, but if you are enjoying the effects of the onset of winter, we’ve got some good news for […]

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A large sum of cash was also seized from a house in Roscommon. Two people have been arrested following a drug seizure in Roscommon. Gardaí in Roscommon are investigating the seizure of drugs at a number of houses in Roscommon town on Tuesday 5 November. One man (20 years of age), and one woman (31 […]

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The boy, named locally as Brooklyn Colbert, was found dead on Sunday night. A man in his 20s has been arrested in connection with the murder of 11-year-old boy Brooklyn Colbert in Limerick. It is believed the boy was assaulted and Gardaí have said they’re investigating all circumstances leading to his death. Gardaí have since […]

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This is the highest figure of 2019 so far. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has said that there are no hospital beds for 679 people in Ireland. Every morning at 8am, INMO members count how many patients are waiting in the Emergency Department for a bed and how many are waiting in wards elsewhere […]

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The two lorries were seized in Dublin on Tuesday morning. Two lorries were seized on Tuesday morning at Dublin Port. The vehicles are currently being investigated by Gardaí, as part of an investigation into a cross border organised crime group. In a statement issued to JOE, Gardaí said that two trailers were also detained at […]

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Approximately 600,000 people have been advised not to consume the water in their homes. On Monday night, a boil notice was issued for 600,000 people in Dublin, Kildare and Meath. This meant that these 600,000 people were advised not to use the water in their homes for the second time in less than a month. Since […]

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“It’s an articulate, confident, creative world that I feel extremely privileged to be part of.” On a recent episode of Ireland Unfiltered, actress Lisa Dwan talked about her life, her upbringing, her career and everything in between with Dion Fanning. Dwan recently appeared as a prominent character in Netflix sensation Top Boy, a series that […]

6 years ago

Don’t get caught out. Pieta House has issued a warning regarding a scam involving fake sponsorship cards that is doing the rounds in Galway. Not a whole lot of information about the scam has been released, but the mental health service has warned that they have received a number of calls regarding scammers using fake […]

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“It makes a mockery of the sport.” Katie Taylor has the chance to become a two-weight world champion at the Manchester Arena on Saturday night. Taylor spoke to press ahead of her fight with Christina Linardatou scheduled to take place this weekend, where she tore into the recent trend of YouTubers headlining boxing events. She addressed […]

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A major expansion is on the way to UL. A major expansion is on the way to the University of Limerick, with over 330 additional jobs expected to be created. As well as that, the college plans to recruit a further 4,000 students in the coming five years. This news come as part of a new […]

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It’s going to be a wet one out there. A Status Yellow weather warning was issued for four counties on Friday morning. Since then, two updated weather warnings have been issued by Met Éireann for a further three counties, as well as the four that were included in the initial warning. In total, Wexford, Cork, Waterford, […]

6 years ago

An extremely passionate interview. A student doctor who was working in a hospital that was visited by Boris Johnson has given a powerful interview in response to his visit. Johnson visited Addenbrooke’s Hospital, to meet staff and patients, where he was greeted by a number of people who wanted to question him regarding his stance […]

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This week’s episode is going to be a good one. What else would you be doing on a cold, dark Friday night, other than sitting on the couch and watching TV? Maybe you’re bold and brave enough to head out and enjoy your social life, but if you’re anything like us, we’ll be chilling under […]

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These incidents include a car being driven on to a bonfire, and two derelict houses being set on fire. In 2018, Dublin’s Fire Brigade received over 1,000 calls on Halloween night in the capital city alone. Despite people being educated and informed about the danger of fires throughout the year, 31 October will remain a […]

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John Legend and Kelly Clarkson have recorded an altered version of the classic Christmas song. Christmas FM announced in 2018 that they wouldn’t be playing the song ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ on their station, due to the controversial nature of its lyrics. The song, which was recorded in 1949, includes lyrics from a female singer […]

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An extremely damning statistic. Figures released by the Department of Housing have shown that there are more than 10,000 people who are homeless in Ireland for the eighth month in a row. Figures showed that there was 10,397 homeless people in Ireland in September, which is a record figure. There is also a record total […]

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The show that is being called “Netflix’s answer to Game of Thrones” looks like it’s going to be a cracker. It’s been just over four months since the final season of Game of Thrones aired on our TV screens, so we would understand if you don’t exactly miss that sort of thing in your life […]

6 years ago

The vote has passed to continue the Trump impeachment process, despite every House Republican opposing the measure. The United States House of Representatives have voted to formally proceed with the impeachment inquiry against US President Donald Trump. The House voted on Thursday, with the motion passing by a vote of 232-196. Two Democrats (Colin Peterson of Minnesota […]

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All related promotional material has now been removed from McDonald’s restaurants. McDonald’s in Portugal has apologised for using the slogan “Sundae Bloody Sundae” in a Halloween promotion. The promotion offered a two-for-one ice cream deal, alongside the caption “Sundae Bloody Sundae”. McDonald’s in Portugal has since said that all promotional material has been removed, and […]

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We reckon a lot of people are going to be tuning into this. With regards to recent Irish literature, Normal People by Sally Rooney is one of the biggest success stories in recent memory The book was nominated for a Man Booker Prize in 2018, while it was also voted as the 2018 Waterstones’ Book […]

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Retailers are being advised to be on the lookout for potential fraudulent behaviour. Gardaí have issued an appeal regarding credit card fraud in North County Dublin. Following a recent increase in credit card related fraud at retail premises in Dublin, Gardaí are appealing to retailers to make their staff aware of potential fraudulent behaviour. They have […]

6 years ago

“We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought.” Twitter has banned all political advertising worldwide, according to the website’s CEO Jack Dorsey. Dorsey posted a thread on his own personal Twitter account on Wednesday night, explaining the reasoning behind their decision. He said: “Political message earns reach when people decide to follow an account […]

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Take note. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) issued a recall of a number of houmous products sold in Aldi and Lidl, due to the potential presence of salmonella. More products have since been added to the recall, including houmous products sold in Supervalu, Centra and Iceland stores. The FSAI has said that point-of-sale notices […]

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“That is not activism.” Barack Obama has torn into “call-out culture” while speaking to a crowd in Chicago this week. The former President of America criticised people who attempt to be “woke” for the sake of it at the Obama Foundation summit on Tuesday. He did not hold back when discussing a generation of people who […]

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The financial technology company has issued a statement following the technical issue. Revolut has apologised for a technical issue that has resulted in a number of its services being rendered unusable. As of Wednesday afternoon (30 October), a number of customers around the world are unable to sign into their account, while some who are […]

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“I think that the evidence points towards homicide rather than suicide”. Famed pathologist Michael Baden has said that after examining the body of Jeffrey Epstein, the evidence points towards a homicide, rather than a suicide. Baden was speaking about his findings on Fox News on Wednesday, and said that he believes a “homicidal strangulation” is […]

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The match will be the first of its kind in the country. The WWE will hold its first ever women’s match in Saudi Arabia at their Crown Jewel event on 31 October. It was announced that Natalya will take on Lacey Evans at the event, that will also see Tyson Fury (yes, the boxer) compete in the […]

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So just how bad was the ending to Game of Thrones, really? *Let’s get this out of the way. Here is your SPOILER WARNING, if somehow you haven’t seen the end of Game of Thrones.* Cast your minds back six months. Basically every single person you know was impatiently awaiting the release of the final […]

6 years ago

It’s tough… There’s a lot of Harry Potter fans out there, but let’s separate the Dumbledores from the Goyles. Can you say what all of these spells do, just based on their name? It’s actually a great deal more difficult than you’d think. We’re not saying you’d have to be a Hermione to get full marks, […]

6 years ago

#SevenWorldsOnePlanet has taken audiences by storm on Sunday evening. Sunday evening produced a drama-filled day of Premier League action, with Liverpool and Manchester United picking up wins, while Arsenal were held to a draw by Crystal Palace. But while many people were on the edge of their seats watching the sport, others sat back and […]

6 years ago

Is anyone all that surprised, really? Have you seen Joker? If not, how the hell have you managed to survive in a world where everyone has a very strong opinion about what is certainly the most divisive movie of the year? Some people think it’s a cinematic masterpiece, some find it incredibly overrated, but one […]

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It is quite an iconic piece of clothing, in fairness. Kurt Cobain’s stained, cigarette-burned cardigan that he wore during the iconic MTV “Unplugged” performance in 1993 has just sold for €301,430 at an auction in New York. It has not been cleaned since he last wore it, over 25 years ago. The person who sold […]

6 years ago

Never show up late to a meeting with Al Pacino… It’s safe to say that we are absolutely buzzing for the release of The Irishman on Netflix. Come on like, a cast of Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Jesse Plemons, Anna Paquin, Stephen Graham, Ray Romano and Bobby Cannavale, to star […]

6 years ago

An extremely graphic description from the US President. Reports emerged on Sunday morning that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS, had been killed in a U.S. raid in Syria. US President Donald Trump has since confirmed these reports, saying that the leader of the group died “like a dog”. Addressing the world on Sunday […]

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A manhunt is on for the gunman. Two people have died following a mass shooting in Texas. The shooting took place at an off-campus Texas A&M University-Commerce party. The shooting also left at least 14 others injured. It took place just before midnight on Saturday (local time), and a single shooter is still said to […]

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Tragic news out of Clare tonight. A man has died following a fishing accident in Clare on Saturday evening. The man, who is believed to be in his 40s, was taken from the water at Moveen, Kilkee at approximately 3.10pm on Saturday. He was then airlifted to Shannon Coast Guard Centre where he was pronounced […]

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An astounding figure. Since stepping down as Taoiseach, Enda Kenny has failed to participate in 96% of Dáil votes that have been taken, according to a recent investigation. Out of the 400 votes that were held between June of 2017 and July of 2019, the Mayo TD voted in just 15 of those. An investigation […]

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A fifth arrest has been made. A man has been arrested in Dublin in relation to the deaths of 39 people who were found in a lorry in Essex. Gardaí arrested a man in his 20s at Dublin Port on Saturday afternoon. The man is believed to be from Northern Ireland, and appeared before the Criminal […]

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