The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 282 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 […]

1 year ago

“It’s going to go a long way towards helping a lot of people.” A Dublin food poverty charity have confirmed that Taylor Swift donated €25,000 to their services following her sold-out shows earlier this month. Crosscare confirmed on their website that the ‘All Too Well’ singer made a significant contribution to their service following her […]

1 year ago

The death toll is rising significantly from last year’s figures. The number of people killed on Irish roads has now risen to 109 after five people died in multiple incidents across the country over a 24 hour period this week. The latest incident happened near Enfield in Co. Meath on Wednesday afternoon, where a woman […]

1 year 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 279 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 […]

1 year ago

Your jaw will be on the floor. We’re halfway through the week and there’s no better way to celebrate that than watching one of the great movies on TV this evening. Luckily, there are some fine choices, but our pick of the bunch is one of the most devastating movies ever made – The Mist. […]

1 year ago

Well deserved. Irish star Andrew Scott has been nominated for an Emmy award for his performance in Netflix limited series Ripley. The Dubliner starred as Tom Ripley in the adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s celebrated novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, which received critical acclaim earlier this year. The 47-year-old will compete against Matt Bomer (Fellow Travelers), […]

1 year ago

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses. A man in his 40s has died after being hit by a car in Baldoyle, County Dublin. The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning, just before 1am. Gardaí and emergency services rushed to the scene, where the pedestrian was fatally injured. The driver did not remain at […]

1 year 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 278 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 […]

1 year ago

They will be introduced on a ‘phased basis’. The Minister of State at the Department of Transport has said that reduced speed limits of 60 kilmometres per hour on local roads will be in place by November. Minister James Lawless said that the new speed limits will be introduced on a “phased basis”. Speaking to […]

1 year ago

“It has been the privilege of my life” Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced he will not be standing in the next general election. He is the 14th Fine Gael member to announce their departure, including former Tánaiste Simon Coveney and former ministers Josepha Madigan, Richard Bruton. The 45-year-old said he was not seeking nomination […]

1 year ago

The singer says he was ‘blindsided’ by comments made on stage. Jack Black has put his band Tenacious D ‘on hold’ as well as cancelling their tour following controversial comments about Donald Trump made by his bandmate. The comedic musical duo made up of Black and Kyle Gass are famous for songs like ‘Tribute’ and […]

1 year ago

Truly the best of both worlds. Cadbury have announced that they are bringing back a 90s favourite that left our shelves but never really left our hearts. The Top Deck is returning to Irish shops in news that will surely have fans rushing to their nearest chocolate aisle. The perfect mix of white and milk […]

1 year 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 277 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 […]

1 year ago

“I’ve had it up to here with this ‘whataboutery’”. Taoiseach Simon Harris has slammed the ‘sheer thuggery’ following shocking scenes in Coolock on Monday. Up to 19 people were arrested and 15 were charged before courts since violence broke out in the Dublin suburb on Monday afternoon. The incident happened after Gardaí cleared an encampment […]

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Over 200 Gardaí were at the scene. 15 people have been charged following a “serious public order incident” in Coolock on Monday. Shocking scenes unfolded on Monday after anti-asylum seeker protests erupted into violence which saw a JCB set on fire and bricks thrown at gardaí. Over 200 members of An Garda Síochána rushed to the […]

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A number of items have been confiscated in the last week. Dublin Airport have issued a warning to parents travelling with young children over a number of banned hand-luggage items. Certain items, including toy guns and hurls are forbidden from going through security. Posting on X, a spokesperson for Dublin Airport said: “Travelling with kids […]

1 year 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 276 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 […]

1 year ago

Is a return for Connell and Marianne on the cards? Normal People star Daisy Edgar-Jones has said that she is ‘always open’ to returning to the hit show if a new season comes about. The show based on Sally Rooney’s novel took the world by storm over four years ago and starred Edgar-Jones alongside Paul […]

1 year ago

It’s got a 79% on Rotten Tomatoes. The Euros is finally over which is a good thing for many, but others will now need their evenings filled with some movies on TV. Luckily, we’ve got some great options on the telly this evening for your post-Euros slump, with our pick of the bunch being All […]

1 year ago

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses. A man in his 60s has died and a woman in her 40s has been airlifted to hospital following a road crash in Louth on Sunday. Gardaí have closed part of the road on the R166 at Annagassan, Dunleer, following the two-vehicle crash that occurred at around 8.50 on Sunday […]

1 year ago

It’s got a huge cult following. If you’re looking for a distraction from whatever result happens in the Euros final tonight, then you’re in luck as there are some great movies on TV. Our pick of the bunch will definitely have you engrossed in the action – Point Break. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the 1992 […]

1 year 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 275 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 […]

1 year ago

One spectator was killed in the shooting. New footage shows the heart-stopping moment Secret Service agents shot the suspected gunman at Donald Trump‘s Pennsylvania rally on Saturday. The Presidential candidate was shot at during the rally in Butler, and said he was hit in the “upper part of my right ear” and “much bleeding took […]

1 year ago

A statement has been issued The FBI have released the name of the person who allegedly shot Donald Trump in the ear in what is believed to have been an assassination attempt. The Presidential candidate was shot at during a rally in Pennsylvania, and said he was hit in the “upper part of my right […]

1 year ago

RIP. Shelley Duvall, best known for playing Wendy Torrance in the iconic horror The Shining, has passed away aged 75. Duvall died in her sleep of complications from diabetes at her home in Blanco, Texas, Dan Gilroy, her life partner since 1989, told The Hollywood Reporter. “My dear, sweet, wonderful life partner and friend left […]

1 year ago

What year is it? Whether it be massive political unrest across the globe or boomers going mad about Little Britain getting taken off the telly, culture wars are a regular occurrence these days. The generation becoming more frequent offenders are the humble millennials – once the darlings of the internet, they now find themselves battling […]

1 year 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 272 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 […]

1 year ago

Where’s that replay, then? Shay Given has said that Thierry Henry’s handball against Ireland is the reason why VAR was brought into the game. The former Ireland number one was as close as you could be to the infamous incident when he saw Henry handle the ball from going out of play before crossing it […]

1 year ago

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses. A man in his 30s has died following a motorcycle crash in Dublin. Emergency services rushed to the scene of the single-vehicle accident at Constitution Hill, Dublin 7, which occurred about 2.20am. The man was taken to the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. The outbound […]

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The case was confirmed on Tuesday. A person in the United States has become infected with a very rare case of the bubonic plague. The disease was rampant in Europe between the years of 1347 and 1351, killing around 50 million people in what was known as the ‘Black Death’ pandemic. Luckily for us, infections […]

1 year ago

The Taoiseach confirmed the news in the Dáil today. Taoiseach Simon Harris has confirmed that the travel ban imposed on an Irish woman facing charges of ‘attempted suicide’ in Dubai has now been lifted. 28-year-old Tori Towey, an Emirates Airlines cabin crew employee, was allegedly violently assaulted at her home in Dubai. According to advocacy […]

1 year 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 271 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 […]

1 year ago

She has been blocked from leaving the country. Taoiseach Simon Harris has said he is ready to intervene in the case of an Irish woman facing charges of ‘attempted suicide’ in Dubai. 28-year-old Tori Towey, an Emirates Airlines cabin crew employee, was allegedly violently assaulted at her home in Dubai. According to advocacy group Detained […]

1 year ago

It’s the second mummified body to be discovered in the area recently. The preserved body of a man has been found 22 years after he vanished on a snowy peak in Peru. American mountaineer William Stampfl was reported missing in June 2002 while he was part of a climbing party scaling the Huascaran mountain in […]

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Gardaí are appealing for witnesses. A woman in her 70s has been killed following a two-vehicle crash in Co. Waterford. The incident occurred at around 9.20am on Tuesday morning near Dungarvon and involved a truck and a car. Emergency services rushed to the scene and the woman was treated for her injuries, but sadly passed […]

1 year ago

We are certainly entertained. The first trailer for the highly-anticipated sequel to Gladiator has just dropped online. From the three-minute long action-packed trailer alone, we can already predict that Paul Mescal may be in with a shout for the Best Actor Oscar. In the trailer, we see Mescal’s character Lucius Verus rise from the ranks […]

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Two dead mice were found on the premises. A crèche in Dublin was slapped with a closure order last month due to ‘heavy and widespread rodent infestation’ on the premises. The FSAI released their closure orders for June and in total there were five orders handed out to Irish business, including Giraffe Childcare in Elm Park, […]

1 year 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 270 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 […]

1 year ago

Renters, assemble. A new website which allows tenants to ‘rate the landlord’ is set to launch in Ireland. If you haven’t been affected by the horrendous rental situation in Ireland over the past few years, you’re almost definitely in the minority. Horror stories of dilapidated apartments, beds in kitchens and nasty landlords have been aplenty […]

1 year ago

The presenter took over the Drive slot temporarily. The replacement for Lottie Ryan on RTÉ 2FM’s Drive time slot has been revealed. The 38-year-old had been presenting for the past five weeks alongside actor David O’Reilly since the departure of the 2 Johnnies. The replacement has been announced as 2FM’s New Music Show presenter Beta […]

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Their bodies were discovered on Saturday morning. The two men who died following a tragic drowning incident in Dublin’s Grand Canal have been named locally. The bodies of Donal Scanlon (49) and Alex Warnick (42) were discovered on Saturday morning at a section of the canal near Grand Parade. The two men are both believed […]

1 year ago

Bless her innocence. An American tourist accidentally got stuck in the middle of an Orange Order march while travelling around Ireland. Going by the name lizwizdom on TikTok, the woman said that she visited Ireland to attend Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Dublin and was travelling around the country after the gig. Liz had been […]

1 year ago

He replaces outgoing leader Eamon Ryan. Roderic O’Gorman has been announced as new leader of the Green Party. He defeated fellow candidate Senator Pippa Hackett by a tight margin of just 72 votes. 1896 Green Party members cast votes over the past few days, with Minister O’Gorman earning a majority with 984, or 52%. O’Gorman […]

1 year 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 269 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 […]

1 year ago

“We thank him for serving.” Tributes have poured in for an American man who died following a two-vehicle crash in Westmeath last week. Former police officer and Vietnam veteran Joe Marroquin and his wife Cathy were involved in the collision on their way to Dublin airport last Wednesday. Cathy remains in critical condition in hospital, […]

1 year ago

Swimmers beware. A possible Great White Shark has been spotted off the Galway coast by some shocked fishermen today. John McGloin, who filmed the video of the fearsome fish, was out at sea near Connemara in Galway with his friend Joao Rosa when they spotted the creature. The apparent Great White swam around the pair’s […]

1 year ago

“Best thing I’ve seen on Netflix in a long time.” Netflix‘s new series Supacell has rocketed up the most-watched charts and is sitting pretty at #2 on the Irish charts at the time of writing. The sci-fi superhero series, which is being described as ‘Top Boy meets Misfits’, revolves around a group of five ordinary […]

1 year ago

Highly opinionated viewers should definitely apply. Gogglebox Ireland has announced that it is on the lookout for new cast members to jump on the couch for their upcoming season. The beloved show, which airs on Virgin Media One, is returning for its 10th season this year and if you think you could be the next […]

1 year 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 266 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 […]

1 year ago

Get the brollies out. Met Éireann have issued a Status Yellow rain warning for four Irish counties for Friday and Saturday. The alert includes counties Dublin, Louth, Meath and Wicklow and is in place from 10pm on Friday, July 5, until 6am Saturday. Potential impacts of the warning of heavy rain include spot flooding. The […]

1 year ago