Here to take over. UFC fighter Conor McGregor is reportedly seeking to turn a Dublin pub into a four-story hotel. According to the Sunday Business Post, the Dubliner is seeking permission to build a hotel on top of the Waterside Pub in Howth. McGregor purchased the pub in 2022 and is now reportedly looking to […]

2 years ago

“I think we’re going to have a lot of fun with this.” Over 20 years after its release, Lindsay Lohan has confirmed that the sequel to the hit comedy Freaky Friday currently is “in the process”. It was confirmed last year that a sequel to the 2003 film starring Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, got […]

2 years ago

“Apple’s rules ended up harming consumers.” Apple have been fined an eye-watering €1.8 billion euro by the EU, after it was said to have limited competition from music streaming services like Spotify. Nearly four-times higher than expected, the fine is said to be a deterrent to any companies breaching their EU competition laws. As a […]

2 years ago

Michael Collins would have loved the Nike ‘Éire’ SB Dunks Ben Affleck has become something of an icon for his paparazzi shots. From that viral picture featuring him smoking a cigarette while looking completely bewildered, to his weirdly staged shots with Ana De Armas during their brief stint as a couple. Now, the Argo star […]

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“It was the most ‘winging it’ of projects.” Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week or so, you’ve surely at least heard of the infamous Willy Wonka Experience in Glasgow. The experiential event, billed as “the place where chocolate dreams become reality”, took the internet by storm as hundreds of families […]

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 152 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 answer […]

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“We love you, Larry Mullen Jr.” U2 brought the curtain down on their Las Vegas residency over the weekend, paying an emotional tribute to their drummer Larry Mullen Jr. The 62-year-old has been absent from their entire 40-show run of their sellout residency in The Sphere, as he recovers from neck surgery. Mullen Jr hasn’t […]

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It comes “directly from the wigmaker”. Ahead of a potentially massive Oscars night for Cillian Murphy, a lock of the Cork man’s hair has gone on the market for a ridiculous price. The “substantial lock” of hair off the 47-year-old’s noggin is on sale for £6,000 (around €7,000), and comes straight from the set of […]

2 years ago

The former broadcaster said he is not afraid of dying. Charlie Bird has admitted that “death is just around the corner” in an emotional new interview. The former RTÉ journalist spoke to Brendan O’Connor on RTÉ Radio One on Saturday, telling the presenter that, despite his debilitating disease, he still lives every day as if […]

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It’s shooting up the Netflix top 10 list. If you’re looking to binge something for the weekend, then Netflix has come to the rescue with a brand new true-crime docuseries. American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders follows journalist Danny Casolaro’s mysterious death while probing an alleged conspiracy called “The Octopus” linking spy software theft, unsolved murders […]

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Lousy Smarch weather. After the snowy scenes from yesterday, Met Éireann have issued a Status Yellow ice warning for the whole of Ireland. Issued on Saturday morning (March 2), the weather warning states that it will become “icy in many areas tonight, especially in Ulster and Leinster.” Valid from 8pm on Saturday until 9am on […]

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he best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 150 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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It holds a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Among tonight’s selection of movies on TV is the incredibly tense thriller Sicario. The 2015 flick from Dune: Part 2 director Denis Villenueve boasts an all-star cast including Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Daniel Kaluuya and Jon Bernthal. The plot centres around an FBI special […]

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The truth is out there. It’s been 3 years, 4 months, 17 days since Fungie the dolphin was last seen on our shores. But who’s counting? Since we lost the iconic bottle-nose dolphin, who frequented Dingle harbour in Kerry for years, there’s been a constant quest for answers. Some prefer to live in the belief […]

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See it as soon as you can. It’s rare to call any film ‘perfect’. Every film has flaws, misses a few beats or makes a wrong decision here or there. And, while Dune: Part 2 is no different, coming out of the screening for the long-awaited sequel, it was hard to recall a cinematic experience […]

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Certainly an interesting career move. Liam Neeson is set to star in a reboot of one of the greatest comedies of all time: The Naked Gun. The news was revealed by Variety this week, with the publication saying that Paramount have now set a release date of July 18, 2025. Based off the widely popular […]

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 148 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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We’re not out of it just yet. Met Éireann have pinpointed when temperatures are set to drop this week, as mild conditions will be replaced by a bitter cold snap. The national forecaster said that Wednesday, February 28, will be mostly cloudy, but rain will travel eastwards from the west across the evening, with highest […]

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Mr Burke remains in prison after once again refusing to comply with a court order. It has been revealed that Enoch Burke is still getting paid by the school that sacked him, while the former teacher remains in prison. Mr Burke remains in Mountjoy, after his most recent refusal to comply with a High Court […]

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“There is a huge contradiction here.” Former Sunday Game analyst Pat Spillane has blamed RTÉ for making the GAA programme “too PC” with its current crop of panelists. One of the most prominent voices in GAA for years, the outspoken pundit was part of the iconic show during its heyday alongside Joe Brolly. With The […]

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I smell a rat. While yesterday saw an excellent sci-fi classic take to our screens, tonight we’re keeping the quality up and shifting genres to a modern gangster classic. No doubt one of the best films of the 21st century, Martin Scorsese‘s The Departed has long been among some of the directing legend’s finest work, […]

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“Péist? I mo cháca?!” Most Irish folks of a certain generation still wake up in the middle of the night, haunted by nightmares of a blind Brendan Gleeson scrambling around for his inhaler while he chokes to death on a train. If you’ve only just been reminded of the terrifying short film Cáca Milis by […]

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“Education and training allow people to see alternative choices.” Prisoners in Ireland close to their release date are set to be offered apprenticeships as a means of helping them back to work. On Monday, Minister of Higher Education Simon Harris and the Minister of State at the Department of Justice James Browne will announce that […]

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A great night of telly for the dads. Our pick of the movies on TV tonight will go down very well with those with a penchant for 90’s sci-fi blockbusters. Yes, we’re talking about Independence Day, one of the biggest and most influential sci-fi flicks of all time, and once the second-highest-grossing film ever (although […]

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“It was ridiculous on their behalf.” An Irish golfer was forced to bin his trophy at a Ryanair check-in desk over the weekend after the airline refused to allow him to bring it home in the cabin. Joe Lyons from Galway won the Spanish Seniors Amateur Open on Sunday in Seville but had his celebrations […]

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It could lead to the major suppliers dropping prices for a third time. Two more energy suppliers have announced major price cuts this week, which will come as great news to Irish customers. Both PrepayPower and Pinergy have announced they are to cut their prices from April 1st. The cuts heap more pressure on the […]

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“She was a lovely woman.” Tributes have poured in after a well-known woman sleeping rough in Dublin passed away over the weekend. The woman, called Ann, was discovered on Sunday near the Tesco supermarket on Aungier Street in the capital. A beloved figure among many, Ann was believed to be a nurse who had been […]

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The airline carried 183.5 million passengers in the last 12 months. Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has issued a warning to holidaymakers looking to plan their trips this summer as airfares are set to soar. The Irish CEO revealed that fares for the coming summer season will rise as much 10 per cent compared to summer […]

2 years ago

“It has been such a privilege to sit here and share your weekends with you.” Graham Norton signed off his Virgin Radio weekend slot with a lovely farewell message to his colleagues and listeners on Sunday. The Irish presenter announced his shock departure from the role over the weekend, saying that he wants his weekends […]

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The other two occupants are believed to have non-life threatening injuries. A man in his 20s has died in a crash in Co. Cork during the early hours of Sunday morning. The crash occured at around 2.30am on Sunday morning, February 25, in Rathanker near Passage West in Cork. The area is currently closed for […]

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“Both tragic and uplifting all at the same time.” Viewers of the Tommy Tiernan Show were astounded by the incredible story of his first two guests on Saturday night’s show. The two friends, Nessa Hurley and Anne O’Connell, struck up a friendship through social media, before discovering years later that they were, in fact, sisters, […]

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 144 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 know I am part of something truly wonderful”. Cillian Murphy is one step closer to his first Oscar, as the Oppenheimer star picked up the award for Best Actor at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards ceremony this weekend. The Cork actor has had nearly a clean sweep this awards season, also picking up […]

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It is believed several pedestrians have been injured. Main Street in Bray is currently closed as Gardaí and emergency services are attending the scene of a road traffic incident, which occurred this afternoon. It has been reported that a car struck several pedestrians before crashing into a shopfront on the main street of the Wicklow […]

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The club swiftly deleted the image after online backlash. Galway United have apologised after they posted an image of a player, who has been banned from driving for killing a father of two in a three-car collision, holding a ‘Stop’ sign accompanied by the song ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’. Ahead of their opening fixture of […]

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Staff were also told to listen out for Irish accents. A British holiday firm has apologised after a list of people with “undesirable” Irish surnames “banned” from making bookings was made public. A report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) uncovered that British holiday company Pontins had created a list that had included instructions […]

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 135 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

All staff have been informed of the decision. Two Marks & Spencer stores in Ireland have announced closures within days of each other as reportedly up to 76 staff are set to be laid off. The first M&S announcing its closure was a food and clothes store in Drogheda, Co Louth, which will be cutting […]

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We’re not crying, you’re crying. President Michael D Higgins has shared an emotional tribute to his beloved dog, Bród. The much-loved Bernese Mountain Dog, who died last year at the age of 10, would have turned 11 on Valentine’s Day. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, President Higgins shared some beautiful photos of his furry […]

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“[Farrell’s] Drax is a believable monster of a man.” An underseen TV miniseries featuring what has been called Colin Farrell‘s ‘best work yet’ is available to stream for viewers in Ireland. The North Water, which stars Farrell as a murderous thug aboard a whaling ship alongside an incredible cast, released in 2021 and went slightly […]

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Strike action is due to take place on Wednesday evening. Anyone planning on getting a romantic takeaway tonight might need to rethink their Valentine’s meal as delivery drivers across Ireland and further afield are planning a strike on Wednesday evening. The planned action, which coincides with the UK and United States, is due to the […]

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“Please let there be a 3rd series.” Kin is having a second wind as season 2 of the Irish crime drama hit the BBC this week, and the Brits are absolutely loving it. With the future of the show hanging in the balance after its production company declared bankruptcy last year, its success overseas might just […]

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Matthew’s funeral ceremony will take place today at noon. A 37-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of her son, six-year-old Matthew Healy, in Waterford. Ruth Purcell Healy appeared before a special sitting at Waterford District Court on Tuesday night at around 9pm. Ms Purcell Healy was charged with the murder of son on […]

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“I don’t think it’s a good movie.” Oppenheimer, 28 Days Later, Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy – There’s a whole load of movies that stand out amongst Cillian Murphy‘s back catalogue. However, it seems that some movie fans, particularly those in the United States, recognise the Cork man most from a rather overlooked 2005 thriller – […]

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“It’s a good time to be an Irish actor, it seems.” Cillian Murphy has heaped praise on one Irish actor in particular, calling them a “true movie star”, while also delving into how he reacts to fans asking him for a photo. In a recent British GQ cover profile, the Oppenheimer star took his interviewer around […]

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It is in response to the significant number of 18-year-olds still in secondary schools across Ireland. The Child Benefit scheme will be extended to 18-year-olds and brought forward ahead of schedule, it has been revealed. Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphries will ask the Cabinet to approve the extension of child benefit to 18-year-olds from […]

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It’s not the first time this has happened to an RTÉ star. Patrick Kielty has become the latest Irish TV host to fall victim to online scammers after fake images of the Late Late Show host ‘being arrested’ have emerged. The false images have appeared online along with a fake version of the Irish Examiner […]

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“You have to lock something in at some point.” It is looking increasingly unlikely that the fight to end Katie Taylor‘s trilogy series with Chantelle Cameron will happen in Croke Park. At the end of their second fight, where Taylor defeated Cameron to become undisputed two-weight world champion, the Bray fighter had the Irish crowd […]

2 years ago

There’s a storm brewing. The best thing about the Super Bowl from a movie lovers perspective is that it means a load of new trailers drop all at once. We got some brand new trailers for the likes of Deadpool 3 and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, and one for a rather unexpected […]

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The big summer showdown. Shania Twain has announced that she’ll be playing Malahide Castle in Dublin this summer, however there’s a major clash in the Irish capital on the night. The iconic country pop singer will be playing the huge Irish outdoor venue on June 28 as part of her ‘Queen of Me’ tour. Along […]

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