Baby goat rescued from Donegal castle tower after being trapped for three days
Are you kidding me. A baby goat has been rescued following a dramatic three day wait atop a 100 foot castle tower in Donegal. The female kid, who has been named Ivy, scaled the castle, near Greencastle on the Inishowen Peninsula on Friday and remained trapped for days. After it became clear the goat was […]
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Bruce Springsteen thanks Ireland for ‘deeply memorable’ shows as he gives health update
The musician has postponed a number of European gigs. Bruce Springsteen has thanked his Irish fans for a “deeply memorable” set of gigs in the country this month. The Boston rocker performed in Kilkenny, Cork, Dublin and Belfast during his stint in Ireland. Following his Irish gigs, the 74-year-old had to postpone several upcoming shows, […]
2 years ago
Child attacked in last year’s Parnell Square stabbing reportedly witnessed latest knife incident
A man in his 30s was arrested. A child who was attacked in the Parnell Square stabbing last November was reportedly a witness to today’s incident, which saw a man arrested for alleged threatening behaviour. The Mirror report that the man, understood to be Irish, was threatening and abusing people on a bus, while brandishing […]
2 years ago
Irish bank holiday set to be a scorcher as high pressure moves in
Dust off the barbeque. Good news is very much on the horizon as it is set to be a scorcher over the bank holiday weekend. Ireland has had a fairly miserable end to the month of May, with thunderstorms and washouts aplenty, but an area of high pressure is approaching at just the right time. […]
2 years ago
The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 230
The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 230 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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Israel warns Ireland of ‘severe consequences’ following Palestine recognition
Spain and Norway have also recognised Palestine this week. Israel has warned there will be “severe consequences” following Ireland’s decision to officially recognise the state of Palestine. Taoiseach Simon Harris made the historic announcement yesterday, alongside Spain and Norway, saying that it was “the right thing to do”. Immediately following the announcement, Israel recalled their […]
2 years ago
Irish man ‘went through panel above his head’ during Singapore flight
“There were nightmares too overnight.” A Kilkenny couple have described the nightmare scenes on board the Singapore Airlines flight that experienced severe turbulence on Monday. A 73-year-old man died on the London to Singapore flight and multiple other were injured following the turbulent event, which caused the plane to divert to Bangkok. The plane reportedly […]
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