Authorities are working to identify the man. The body of a man who had been sleeping rough has been found in Dublin city centre. According to Gardaí in Pearse Street, authorities were alerted after the deceased man was discovered by a homeless organisation on St Andrew’s Street, south of the Liffey, early on the morning […]

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They’re at it again. Paul Mescal, Saoirse Ronan, Cillian Murphy – now Barry Keoghan is another name in the long history of British people claiming Irish actors as their own. Irish fans have been piling on to the British magazine GQ after the publication claimed that the Saltburn star was “one of our” most exciting […]

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The two Irish legends left us in 2023. It has been announced that a special concert in tribute to Sinéad O’Connor and Shane MacGowan will take place this year. The one-off concert celebrating the lives of the two Irish legends will be held at New York City’s Carnegie Hall on 20 March, 2024. The musical […]

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Dry your eyes, mate. We’re now over a week into 2024, we’re cold, we’re miserable. What better time to look back at songs from 2004 turning 20 years old this year and collectively say “Good lord above, I feel old.” For some of us (over the age of 30), a trigger warning should be stuck […]

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Layer up, folks. Ireland is bracing for more freezing temperatures over the next few days after parts of the country saw light snowfall overnight on Monday, January 8. There were multiple reports of snowfall in the south and west of Ireland as temperatures plummeted overnight to as low as -5 in some areas. Temperatures again […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 100 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to […]

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“I lost half my blood.” Graham Norton has opened up about being stabbed and said that it “changed my life for the better”. The Irish presenter explained that he was attacked by a group of men in 1989 in the Kilburn area of London while walking home alone. Norton initially didn’t realise he was stabbed […]

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“Let’s go, I’d do it.” While Netflix is notorious for cancelling fan favourites after just a season or two, it can also lead a resurgence in old series after they look to be dead and buried. One resurgence in particular is the beloved Suits, which, after ending in 2019, gained a whole new hoard of […]

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She had praise for one young actor in particular, however. Jodie Foster has admitted that she finds Gen Z-ers “really annoying”, saying that their attitude towards work difficult to understand. In an interview with the Guardian, the 61-year-old joked that those commonly referred to as ‘Zoomers’ (born between 1997 and 2012) have a completely different attitude […]

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“Do take care while out and about.” Met Éireann have issued a warning ahead an upcoming cold snap which will see temperatures drop to -5C in some parts of Ireland. It looks like we’re going to finally be getting some seasonal weather for the week ahead, as the national forecaster has warned that frost and […]

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“Everyone on board was very upset.” A flight heading to Manchester had to be diverted to Cork Airport on Tuesday, January 2, after it was revealed that a passenger had died on board. The Jet2 flight from Tenerife to Manchester was diverted due to the passenger requiring medical attention. According to the Mirror, a man […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 97 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to […]

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The woman was the third person to die on Irish roads on Friday. A woman in her 20s has died after she was hit by a car in Donegal on the evening of Friday, January 5, becoming the seventh person to die on Irish roads in 2024. The incident, which occured on the N56 road […]

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“Have you nothing better to do, Garda?” Gardaí have highlighted a ridiculous parking offence made by a motorist on an Irish road this week as the driver was slapped with a huge fine. Taking to Twitter/X, Gardaí showed a picture of a car parked across a disabled parking space, saying that the driver was given […]

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Ann Doyle on Prime Video is all we need from 2024. Several legends of Irish TV make some shock cameos in the upcoming Prime Video show LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland as revealed in the new trailer which dropped this week. The show, hosted by Graham Norton, pits ten Irish comedy stars together to try […]

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The main reasons for failures have also been revealed. It has been revealed that close to half off all vehicles that had their NCT in 2023 failed. A report by the Irish Independent on Wednesday, January 3, showed that a total of 1.5 million vehicles took part in the National Car Testing service last year, with […]

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Users have been told to avoid clicking links and to report any scams. Transport For Ireland (TFI) have issued an urgent warning over a scam surrounding the Leap Card. Commuters have been warned not to interact with a scam social media page “attempting to sell Leap cards” online. The page in question told users they […]

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“On paper, he wasn’t written to do that.” Usually when you hint to THAT scene in a movie, your referring to just the one. What’s so brilliant about Saltburn is that we could be referring to a number of twisted scenes throughout the darkly comic flick. While Barry Keoghan is at the centre of the […]

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The increases are part of the largest Social Protection Budget package in the history of the State. A number of social welfare payments are set to increase from today following their unveiling in Budget 2024. The increases are part of what Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys says is the biggest ever social welfare budget. The […]

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“The rich don’t understand the ending..” Ever since hitting cinemas late last year, Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn has been the film on everyone’s lips and the Barry Keoghan-starring dark comedy is quickly becoming a cultural touchstone for a generation of viewers. While a lot can be said about the meaning behind the film, it clearly puts […]

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“He was just a lovely gentleman.” Tributes are being paid to a ‘wonderful’ Irish father-of three who died in Australia while visiting his daughter for Christmas 63-year-old John Holland from The Square, Ballyragget, Co Kilkenny was in Melbourne when he got into difficulty sea swimming on New Year’s Day. Mr Holland, who was over visiting […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 94 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to […]

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“The M50 bridges are a cash cow for the Government.” A TD has hit out at the increases in Irish road tolls as they come into effect for 2024, saying commuters are “getting fleeced”. Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín appeared on the Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk on Tuesday, January 2, claiming that the new toll […]

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A little bit closer to home. BBC’s twisted thriller The Tourist, starring Jamie Dornan is back on our screens for a second season, this time heading to the lush Irish countryside. Dornan stars as Elliot Stanley, an amnesiac Irishman in the Australian outback trying to figure out his murky past, his only friend being Constable […]

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“I think you’re just perfect for that place.” Ryan Tubridy began his new UK job by having one of Hollywood’s biggest A-listers call in to give him a warm welcome. Broadcasting on Virgin Radio in the UK, while simultaneously on Dublin’s Q102 for Irish listeners, Tubridy announced that his famous friend, none other than Russell […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 93 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to […]

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The first of many. A trailer has dropped for a new Mickey Mouse slasher film just as the earliest version of the iconic Disney character has entered public domain after 95 years. While more modern versions of both Mickey and Minnie Mouse are still covered by copyright, their non-speaking versions from the iconic 1928 film […]

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A wet and windy new year. Met Éireann have issued three new weather warnings over the next three days as Ireland continues to be battered by rain and wind coming into the New Year. Storm Gerrit caused havoc throughout the country after Christmas and there seems to be no let up as we enter 2024. […]

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The Irish actor is in hot water. Irish actor Pierce Brosnan is due to appear in US court after he allegedly trespassed into a dangerous area off-trail in Yellowstone National Park. The former Bond star was charged with “breaking the rules” of the protected area and entering a thermal area during a trip to the […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 90 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to […]

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Localised flooding is a risk. The evening of St Stephen’s Day is set to be a miserable one as Met Éireann have issued a Status Yellow rainfall warning for the whole of Ireland, as well as a Status Orange rainfall warning for West Cork and Kerry. Both warnings are valid from 8pm on Tuesday, December […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 88 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to […]

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The best day of the year for movies on TV. If you’re reading this on the morning of the 26th, you’re still probably recovering from yesterday’s Christmas dinner and you’re looking at a full day on the couch. Thankfully, the TV gods have answered our prayers and have provided us with a veritable bounty of […]

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“How you doing, dad?” Malcolm in the Middle stars Frankie Muniz and Bryan Cranston have reunited after fifteen years in an emotional video. The reunion, which has been circulating online, has sparked discussion over a potential reboot for the coming-of-age comedy series. In the video, Muniz is seen with a crate of Dos Hombres Mezcal, […]

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Four seasons in one week. While our hopes for a white Christmas have been well and truly dashed for another year, it looks like there’s a real mixed bag in terms of the weather for the final week of 2023. Met Éireann have warned that it’s going to be quite unsettled for the week ahead, […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 86 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to […]

2 years ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 83 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to […]

2 years ago

Like a stake through the heart. Put away your garlic and crucifixes – after six seasons and plenty of laughs, its time to say goodbye to What We Do in the Shadows, one of the best shows on TV in recent years. The series, created by Jemaine Clement and based on his and Taika Waititi’s […]

2 years ago

“Sport and genocide shouldn’t mix.” Mary Lou McDonald has slammed Robbie Keane for continuing on in his position as Maccabi Tel Aviv manager in Israel following the country’s actions in Gaza. Saying that “sport and genocide don’t mix”, the Sinn Féin leader has hit out at the Irish football legend, insisting that sportspeople should be […]

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Good news for fans of the show, bad news for barbers everywhere. Exciting news has emerged for Peaky Blinders fans as reports suggest that not one, but two spin-offs of the popular crime series are in the works at Netflix. The original show stars Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby, the leader of a Birmingham crime […]

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It’s tough being a sex symbol. While Jamie Dornan has enjoyed a very successful career across his varied portfolio of work, his starring role in 50 Shades of Grey will always stand out. While he currently stars as the amnesiac Elliot in BBC drama The Tourist (with a second season coming in January), the Northern […]

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Be safe out there. Met Éireann has issued a warning to those taking part in Christmas swims this year as “potentially dangerous sea conditions” are set for along the Atlantic coast. While any hopes of a white one look dashed at this point, it does look like it’s going to be a windy one, with […]

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He could also play a convincing Bane. Apart from James Bond, there’s hardly a more coveted role in Hollywood than Batman himself and hundreds of actors have named it as their dream job. However, just looking at the likes of Robert Pattinson, Christian Bale and Michael Keaton – to don the cowl and cape you […]

2 years ago

Tubs is back on the air sooner than we thought. Ryan Tubridy will be hitting the airwaves as part of his new hosting role on the UK’s Virgin Radio a few days earlier than previously scheduled. It was announced in November that the ex Late Late Show host would be starting his first broadcasting job […]

2 years ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 81 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to […]

2 years ago

We weren’t ready for this. If you were happily watching Netflix’s brand new sequel to Chicken Run this week and noticed a terrifying Easter Egg, we did too. And if you didn’t notice a familiar character popping their head up in Chicken Run 2, then we apologise for bringing it to your attention. While fans […]

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“One day I’ll be waiting there, no empty bench in Soho Square.” Fans are sharing tributes to Kirsty MacColl on the 23rd anniversary of her death. The ‘Fairytale of New York’ singer, who sang alongside the recently passed Shane MacGowan on the number one Christmas hit, died in 2000, aged 41, after a shocking accident […]

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The helmets do not meet safety requirements. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has issued an urgent warning to hurling and camogie players to cease the use of all Gola branded helmets immediately. The warning states that the counterfeit helmets “do not meet basic PPE standards and will not protect the wearer from injury.” […]

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“A laid-back lad with a kind soul.” Tributes have poured in following the death of underage GAA star Frank James McCaffrey. The youngster from Portadown, Co. Armagh, passed away on Sunday, December 17. His GAA club, Tír na nÓg, were one of the first to lead the tributes. Frank was a member of the Portadown […]

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Dreaming of a mild Christmas. Met Éireann have said that “colder conditions are possible around Christmas eve”, as mild temperatures are set to dominate the week ahead. In the run up to Christmas, the country has enjoyed unusually mild conditions, with temperatures reaching around 13C in some areas. However, despite the warmer temperatures continuing, they […]

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