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  • Status Orange thunderstorm warning issued for five Irish counties

    Status Orange thunderstorm warning issued for five Irish counties

    Keep your eyes on the skies. Met Éireann have issued a Status Orange thunderstorm warning for five Irish counties and a Status Yellow for all other counties apart from Kerry for Tuesday, May 21. The national forecast has issued the Status Orange warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Tipperary and Waterford. The warning is in place […]

    2 years ago

  • Bruce Springsteen promoter apologises following ‘unacceptable’ Croke Park scenes

    Bruce Springsteen promoter apologises following ‘unacceptable’ Croke Park scenes

    “It was bad, there’s no two ways about it.” Concert prompter Peter Aiken has apologised and accepted complete responsibility for the queuing disorder outside of Croke Park during the Bruce Springsteen concert on Sunday. A large proportion of ticketholders missed the start of The Boss’ set after chaos led to a massive queue attempting to […]

    2 years ago

  • Status Orange thunderstorm warning issued for four Irish counties tonight

    Status Orange thunderstorm warning issued for four Irish counties tonight

    It’s an unsettled week ahead. Met Éireann have issued a Status Orange thunderstorm warning for four Irish counties tonight. The warning includes Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo and is in place from 3pm to 9pm on Monday, May 20. The forecast predicts “slow moving thunderstorms with very heavy downpours and potentially large hail”, with possible […]

    2 years ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 224

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 224

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 224 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 […]

    2 years ago

  • Dublin to New York portal ‘reawakens’ under new restrictions

    Dublin to New York portal ‘reawakens’ under new restrictions

    We’re back, baby. Dublin City Council have announced that the Dublin to New York portal has ‘reawakened’ following its closure last week. In a statement released on the afternoon of Sunday, May 19, DCC said that the portal, which restarted as of 2pm today, will now operate under new time restrictions. The Portal will have […]

    2 years ago

  • Irish Lotto players urged to check tickets as €1 million jackpot winner announced

    Irish Lotto players urged to check tickets as €1 million jackpot winner announced

    What a week it’s been! It’s been some week for Irish Lotto players as a second winner has been announced following last weekend’s jackpot win worth €3,796,062. This weekend’s Saturday’s Lotto Plus 1 draw proved to be hugely life-changing for a player in Dublin who won the top prize of €1 million in the weekend […]

    2 years ago

  • Multiple weather warnings issued for Ireland as thunderstoms expected

    Multiple weather warnings issued for Ireland as thunderstoms expected

    Strap in. A number of Irish counties have been issued Status Yellow Thunderstorm warnings and Status Yellow Rain warnings for Thursday evening’s weather. Met Éireann issued a thunderstorm warning for Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Monaghan, Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, Leitrim and Roscommon, with “heavy downpours with thunderstorms and […]

    2 years ago

  • Warning issued to Irish Taylor Swift fans over major Eras Tour ticket scam

    Warning issued to Irish Taylor Swift fans over major Eras Tour ticket scam

    The singer is coming to Dublin next month. A warning has been issued to any Irish Taylor Swift fans attempting to get last minute tickets before the Eras Tour comes to Dublin this summer. A woman from Limerick told Limerick Live that she was duped out of €360 attempting to buy a ticket to the […]

    2 years ago

  • Bruno Fernandes ‘ready’ to make FA Cup final last Man United outing

    Bruno Fernandes ‘ready’ to make FA Cup final last Man United outing

    The player has hinted before that he will consider his options this summer. Bruno Fernandes is reportedly ‘ready’ to make his Manchester United ‘swansong’ at the FA Cup Final against rivals Manchester City at the end of the month. According to The Sun, the United captain is considering a move in the summer after four […]

    2 years ago