The collab we’ve all been waiting on. It has been said a million times, but while 2020 has been single-handedly defeating everything in its wake, one man has stood tall. That man is Paul Mescal. He went from being a budding actor/underage GAA star to one of the most popular actors on the face of […]

6 years ago

The change has now been made available to everyone. Twitter has made a major change to the way its reply function works. From Tuesday (11 August) on, users will be able to select who can reply to their tweets, in an attempt to give tweeters control over who can participate in conversations that they begin. […]

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The latest figures were released on Tuesday evening. One Covid-19 related death has been recorded in the past 24 hours, while 35 new cases were confirmed. There has now been 1,773 Covid-19 related deaths in the Republic of Ireland, while there has been a total of 26,801 confirmed cases since the outbreak of the virus.  […]

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The incident occurred on Tuesday morning. A man has been hospitalised following an apparent stabbing incident in Tipperary. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses in relation to the assault that took place in Clonmel on Tuesday morning. Gardaí responded to a call in relation to an assault incident that occurred at 9.30am on the Glenagad Road, […]

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No professional equipment is needed, all you’ll need to do is look up. What NASA is describing as the “best meteor shower of the year” is set to be visible from Ireland tonight. A Perseid Shower will take place, which many consider one of the highlights of the astronomy calendar. Many expect that it is […]

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The new episodes of the show will look at a Carrigstown dealing with coronavirus. New episodes of Fair City to return to RTÉ One in September, it has been announced. RTÉ has confirmed that production of new episodes of Fair City has begun, with new procedures and safety systems in place. The broadcaster said: “RTÉ […]

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And in case that news isn’t good enough already, it’s about Patrick Star. That’s right folks, The Patrick Star Show is coming to Nickelodeon. The Spongebob Squarepants spinoff will focus on his best friend Patrick, and his own life and family. The lovable starfish will host his very own talk show, and it is expected […]

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Axel will air later this week. TG4 has announced that it will be airing the documentary Axel this Friday (14 August) at 10.15pm. The documentary looks at the late Anthony Foley’s record-breaking Munster career with an in-depth review of the side’s most unforgettable days in Thomond Park and abroad. It was originally released in 2008 after […]

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The latest figures have been released. 57 new Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland on Monday, while no new deaths were reported. Since the outbreak of the virus in the country, there has been a total of 26,768 confirmed cases and 1,772 deaths. 19 of Monday’s cases are located in Kildare, […]

6 years ago

The video in question showed Robin Williams joking about Joe Biden. Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda has criticised Eric Trump for sharing a video of her father doing a stand-up routine about Joe Biden. The video in question showed the late comedic actor insulting Biden, and it was recently shared widely by Donald Trump’s supporters, including […]

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The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday morning. Gardaí in Tallaght are appealing for witnesses following a number of incidents which resulted in the death of a man at a housing estate on Monday morning. The incidents occurred in the Tymon Road North area of Dublin 24. Shortly before midnight on Sunday, Gardaí […]

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A new campaign is being launched in light of a recent increase in smishing scams. Bank of Ireland has announced that it is launching a fraud awareness campaign highlighting tactics deployed by criminals to trick customers into providing their banking details. It will also be reimbursing customers identified by the Bank as being impacted by […]

6 years ago

Love on the Spectrum is like no other dating show, which is very obviously a good thing. Where can you watch it? Netflix Number of seasons: One season, four episodes IMDB rating: 8.7/10 Why you should be watching: It’s unlike any other dating show you’ve seen, which is obviously a good thing. Before watching the show I […]

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The new restrictions will come into play at midnight. New lockdown restrictions have been announced for Kildare, Laois and Offaly, following a rise in Covid-19 cases across the three counties. The new measures will come into play from midnight (7 August) and will last for two weeks. Micheál Martin confirmed the news on Friday, saying: […]

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The latest figures have been released. A further four people have died in relation to Covid-19, while 98 new cases of the virus have also been confirmed. There has now been a total of 1,772 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland, while a total of 26,470 have been diagnosed with coronavirus in the Republic of Ireland. […]

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Two men have been arrested as a result. Gardaí have arrested two men following the discovery of a cannabis grow house containing €240,000 of suspected cannabis plants in Carrigallen, Leitrim on Friday (6 August). The discovery was made at a house in Carrigallen at approximately 10am on Friday morning by Gardaí and Detectives from the […]

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Amazing news, and Fota Wildlife Park want your help naming them. Fota Wildlife Park has announced the birth of three endangered Northern cheetah cubs. The cubs, one male and two females, were born on 10 June, but have only recently started venturing out of their cubbing den. Fota said that they have spent the last […]

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“What a refreshing change it will be to have Joe Biden… To have someone who supports the Good Friday Agreement and wants to protect it. Someone who is not mindlessly cheerleading for Brexit no matter the cost.” Democratic Congressman Brendan Boyle has told Irish-American voters that if elected, Joe Biden will be a “friend to […]

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A massive haul. €3 million worth of heroin has been seized by Gardaí in the Dublin 15 area. On Wednesday (5 August), Revenue’s Customs Service and An Garda Síochána, through the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), participated in a drug related operation. During the course of the operation, 22 kilograms of suspected […]

6 years ago

Fantastic news on the jobs front. Popular video app TikTok has said that it plans to open its first European data centre in Ireland with an investment of approximately €420 million. It is hoped that the data centre will be open and operational by 2022, and that hundreds of jobs will be created as a […]

6 years ago

Students will not be made to keep two metres apart during lectures. The government has issued new coronavirus guidance for third-level students and institutions. It confirmed that students will not be made to keep two metres apart from each other during lectures, and will be advised to wear face coverings if social distancing can’t be […]

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The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon. A teenage boy has died following an incident in Powerscourt on Wednesday (5 August). Gardaí attended the scene of the fatal incident in Powerscourt Estate, House and Gardens in Wicklow at approximately 2.30pm. A male teenage youth was pronounced dead at the scene. His body has been removed to […]

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The game is due to be released in a few weeks time. While Marvel has completely dominated the film industry for the past four or five years, it really hasn’t done the same in the video game world. And in fairness, it hasn’t tried to. Small scale MCU games have been released exclusively on mobile […]

6 years ago

Do your best. That’s all we ask of you. We’re not ashamed to admit when we’ve made a quiz particularly tough. And that is exactly what we’ve done this week. But what may frustrate you even more is that you probably do know the correct answer to a lot of these questions, it will just […]

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In a letter written to the Irish government, NPHET also warned that risks are “further heightened” in nightclubs. The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) warned the government that alcohol makes people less aware of social distancing, in a letter in relation to the the decision not to proceed with Phase 4 of reopening society […]

6 years ago

Gardaí are appealing to help reunite stolen dogs with their owners. Gardaí have seized 10 dogs that are believed to be stolen following a search in Rathkeale, Limerick on Saturday (1 August). At 7pm on Saturday evening, members from a number of different Gardaí departments executed a search warrant at a property in the Rathkeale […]

6 years ago

Thousands were injured as a result of the explosion. President of Lebanon Michel Aoun has told the public that Tuesday’s explosion was caused by 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate that had been stored unsafely in a warehouse for six years. At least 100 people were killed, while it is believed that thousands have been injured. […]

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Criminals are taking advantage of people working from home. There has been an “alarming rate” of cyberattacks taking place since the outbreak of Covid-19, a new report has found. In one four-month period (January to April 2020) some 907,000 spam messages, 737 incidents related to malware and 48,000 malicious URLs – all in some way […]

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“Thousands” were injured as a result of the blast. A large blast in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, has killed dozens of people and injured more than 2,500 others, the country’s health minister has said. At the time of writing (Tuesday 4 August), at least 50 people have been killed as a result of the blast. […]

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The decision not to move to the originally scheduled Phase 4 was agreed on Tuesday evening. Pubs will not reopen on 10 August, as the government made a decision on Phase 4 on Tuesday. Pubs who can’t serve a substantial meal, as well as nightclubs, hotel bars and casinos, had been due to open from […]

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The most recent figures have been released. 45 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed have been confirmed, while no new deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours. The Republic of Ireland’s overall Covid death toll remains at 1,763, while there has been a total of 26,253 cases confirmed in the country. 35 of the newly […]

6 years ago

A raft of changes have been made ahead of the release of FIFA 21, including a new mode for the best FIFA players out there. The footballing world may have changed forever thanks to Covid-19, but it is business as usual for EA and FIFA. And as is often the case, the video game has […]

6 years ago

The one-year-old girl remains in a critical condition. An infant female child remains in critical condition following an incident that occurred at a property in the Castleblayney area of Monaghan on Monday (3 August). The child, aged one year old, was discovered in a water feature on the property and was air lifted to Temple […]

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People of Tipperary, check your lotto tickets. The National Lottery has urgently called on players in Tipperary to check their Lotto tickets as a €70,725 prize from 8 February remains unclaimed. The winning ticket holder now has less than a week to claim their prize ahead of the deadline on Monday 10 August. The winning […]

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This could be a major development. A new type of Covid-19 test powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could be capable of identifying coronavirus within one hour, according to new research. Infectious disease and clinical machine learning experts at the University of Oxford have developed an Artificial Intelligence test that can rapidly screen for Covid-19 in […]

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Johnson said that it is time to “squeeze the brake pedal”. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday (31 July) that plans to ease lockdown restrictions in England this weekend have been delayed. Leisure businesses such as casinos and bowling alleys were expected to reopen as of tomorrow (1 August), but that date has […]

6 years ago

The NBA season restarted in the early hours of Friday morning. All NBA players took the knee as the national anthem played before the season restarted on Thursday night and Friday morning. New Orleans Pelicans and the Utah Jazz, joined by coaches and game officials, all took a knee. The Los Angeles Lakers and Los […]

6 years ago

“I’m committed to ensuring this does not happen again.” Ellen DeGeneres has said that changes will be made to the running of her TV show after it emerged during the week that it was under investigation. Claims were made by members of staff that the show’s workplace was “dominated by fear”, and that some employees […]

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2020 has officially been saved. Has anyone else on earth had a better 2020 than Paul Mescal? Seriously. He went from being a budding actor/underage GAA star to one of the most popular actors on the face of the planet, being adored by the biggest celebrities in the world. And it doesn’t seem to be […]

6 years ago

The Dáil didn’t conclude until 2.37am on Friday morning following a bizarre series of events. TDs from Solidarity-People Before Profit, the Social Democrats, Labour and some Independents stormed out of the Dáil in the early hours of Friday morning, following comments made by Leo Varadkar. Their departure came after it was proposed that from now […]

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Acting Chief Medical Officer Ronan Glynn said that the country’s focus “has to be on public health”. Doubt has been cast over whether all pubs will be able to reopen in Ireland on 10 August, following Thursday night’s Department of Health briefing. This comes as the Republic of Ireland recorded 85 new Covid-19 cases on […]

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This is the highest daily increase in cases in 10 weeks. 85 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Ireland, as well as one further death. There has now been a total of 26,027 confirmed cases, and 1,763 deaths in relation to Covid-19. 39% of today’s new cases are associated with close contacts of […]

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After a successful launch today, the rover will not land on Mars until February of next year. NASA has successfully launched its new Perseverance rover to Mars. The aim of the Perseverance rover is to search for any signs of alien life on Mars. As well as that, the Perseverance rover is also gaining information […]

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Having a movie night tonight? Right, we’ll come right out and say it, today’s options are definitely not the best. They’re not awful by any means, but they’re not the best. Come on, it’s a Thursday. Not a night that’s exactly synonymous with chilling and watching a movie. But if you do plan on checking […]

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Over 1,200 drug driving arrests have been made in 2020 so far. There has been a 106% increase in drug driving arrests in the first six months of 2020, according to figures released on Thursday (30 July). The Road Safety Authority (RSA), An Garda Síochána and the Medical Bureau of Road Safety (MBRS) have released […]

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Let’s get this show on the road. Let’s cut the small talk. We both know what we’re here for. We’ve both been doing this long enough to know exactly what’s about to go down. We’re gonna fire 19 random questions at you, and you’ve got a grand total of 90 seconds to answer them all […]

6 years ago

Players in Cavan are being urged to check their tickets. A family-run service station in the Cavan town of Bailieboro spoke of their delight as they sold a National Lottery ticket worth €500,000 on Tuesday night’s EuroMillions draw. The winning ticket was sold in a Daybreak/Texaco service station on Barrack Street, which has been run […]

6 years ago

Erin’s official diary is going to be a must-buy for any Derry Girls fans out there. Because of Covid-19, it’s going to be a while until we get new episodes of Derry Girls. And while we still have the first two seasons to rewatch over and over again, we’re craving some new content from our […]

6 years ago

“Many doctors think it’s extremely successful.” Donald Trump has praised a doctor whose Covid-19 conspiracies have been banned from Twitter and Instagram. Trump was referring to a video where Doctor Stella Immanuel claims that the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine can be used to treat Covid-19 patients. The video was fact-checked by a number of social media […]

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The scam comes from individuals pretending to be from AIB. An Garda Síochána has issued an alert warning the public of a ‘smishing’ scam whereby persons are being contacted by text message from individuals purporting to be from Allied Irish Bank (AIB). The scammers are attempting to lead the victims to believe that their bank […]

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