The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 320
The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 320 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
Pontins issues apology for using Irish surname blacklist to stop bookings
Staff were also told to listen out for Irish accents. British holiday firm Pontins 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 the company had created a list that had included instructions to staff […]
2 years ago
Popular Irish chef shot dead outside restaurant in Kansas City
He was a prominent figure among the Irish community in the city. A man shot dead outside a Kansas City restaurant on Wednesday, August 28, has been identified as Irish chef Shaun Brady. The Tipperary man, who co-owned Brady & Fox Restaurant & Lounge in the Brookside area of the city, was reportedly killed following […]
2 years ago