Rain warning issued for 18 Irish counties as thundery downpours possible
It’s not looking good. Met Éireann have issued a Status Yellow rain warning for 18 Irish counties as the country is set to be hit by heavy and possibly thundery downpours. The counties affected are Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath as well as the whole of Connacht. […]
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Limerick man says it was ‘a privilege’ to give Irish Olympic champs lift home
What a story. A Limerick man has spoken of the ‘privilege’ of driving the Irish Olympic rowing gold medalists home from the airport this week. Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy won gold in the men’s double sculls event last week, their second Olympic gold of their career. Landing in Dublin airport on Tuesday, the Skibbereen […]
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Met Éireann pinpoint when temperatures are set to soar to 25 degrees
Better late than never. Despite a rainy bank holiday, Met Éireann is giving us some late summer hope by predicting that temperatures are set to rise for this upcoming weekend. The national forecaster has pinpointed that the country will see the mercury jump to 25 degrees on Sunday, August 11. In the run-up to then, […]
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Rain warning issued for six Irish counties as bank holiday downpours expected
Bit of a dampener. Six Irish counties have been issued a Status Yellow warning for rainfall as heavy downpours are expected to dampen the bank holiday weekend. Met Éireann issued the weather warning on Saturday morning for counties Clare, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo. The alert warns of “heavy rain coupled with strong and […]
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Rhasidat Adeleke set to miss Irish mixed relay
There had been questions over where she would focus her medal hopes leading up to the Olympics. Rhasidat Adeleke has reportedly chosen not to take part in the 400m mixed relay event for the Paris Olympics. The Dubliner is set to put her focus into the individual 400m event, where she has a good chance […]
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Conor McGregor receives suspended sentence for driving offences
McGregor was also fined €5,000 and given a five-month suspended prison sentence. MMA star Conor McGregor has been convicted of road traffic offences and disqualified from driving for two years. The 36-year-old reportedly admitted to “an appalling series of dangerous driving incidents”, including breaking a red light, speeding in and out of traffic and almost […]
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BBC slammed for Daniel Wiffen Tweet after Olympic Gold for Ireland
It has been labelled as ‘pointlessly antagonistic.’ Daniel Wiffen made history last night after he won Olympic Gold for Ireland in the Men’s 800m freestyle race. The incredible display ended with the Armagh man atop the podium, tearing up as Amhrán na bhFiann blared out over the speakers. The heroic swimmer trailed behind Italy’s Gregorio […]
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All of the Irish competitors you can watch at the Olympics today: Day 3
Another big day for Team Ireland. It’s another action-packed day in Paris as Team Ireland are involved across a variety of different sports on Day 3 of the Olympics. We’ve compiled a list of every Irish competitor taking part in their events today so you can follow along with the action. Some of today’s Olympics […]
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Cliffs of Moher: Body recovered in search for missing 12-year-old boy
The boy has been missing since Tuesday A body has been recovered from the sea near Doolin in County Clare this morning, following a nearly week-long search for a missing 12-year-old boy. The body was recovered about 3km northwest of Doolin in Galway bay by members of the Doolin Coast Guard Unit and the Aran […]
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Colin Farrell to run Dublin Marathon for friend with ‘agonising skin condition’
“I’m lucky enough to call her a friend.” Colin Farrell is set to run the Dublin Marathon alongside his close friend for her ‘miracle 40th birthday’. The Banshees of Inisherin star paid a moving tribute to Emma Fogarty, who is Ireland’s longest-surviving person battling the most severe type of agonising skin condition, epidermolysis bullosa (EB). […]
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