VIDEO: Behind the scenes with the Gardaí in new RTÉ documentary series
The Guards starts tonight and is not to be missed. A new RTÉ series is going behind the scenes with Gardaí from Dublin to give an unprecedented look at frontline policing in the Irish capital. The first episode of The Guards airs on Tuesday night in RTÉ2 and examines the effect that drugs, and drug […]
10 years ago
Ireland set for record temperatures from next week
Ireland is set for record spring temperatures. According to forecaster James Madden, extreme ‘heat surges’ are set to come up from the continent and temperatures will be well above average in the second half of May. He also predicts that Ireland and the UK are heading for ‘heatwave after heatwave’ in June and July, mirroring […]
10 years ago
Perfect casting alert: Shia LaBeouf to play John McEnroe in a biopic
Yep. Seems about right. One is a talented firebrand who is likely to erupt at any moment if things don’t go his way. The other is John McEnroe. Shia LaBeouf is set to play the tennis legend in Borg/McEnroe, a biopic that charts the rivalry between the American player and the Swede in the 1970s […]
10 years ago
Power ranking the 10 best Irish weather presenters down through the years
They lie to us on a daily basis (“where’s our f***ing heatwave???”) but we still love them. Next to the Angelus, it’s our favourite thing to watch on Irish television. The weather. Our national obsession. The first thing you talk to any taxi driver about. The reason for so, so many angry tweets just like […]
10 years ago
VIDEOS: Radiohead are back on the Internet with two intriguing Instagram posts
No other band on the planet could carry this off. Having erased their presence on the World Wide Web over the weekend, Radiohead have peeked their heads out from under the covers as anticipation of a new album builds. We have no idea when the new record is going to drop – we just know […]
10 years ago
VIDEO: The students of NUI Maynooth get a nice surprise
They’re spreading the love. Filmmakers at NUI Maynooth told their fellow students that they wanted to photograph them this week, and what followed is a touching video about the power of a single compliment. It’s been a rough couple of weeks in terms of the nation’s emotional wellbeing, given the recent decision by the government […]
10 years ago