Chicago

The Broadway classic has a limited run in Dublin this month. As the opening lines of the musical go: “Murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery and treachery… all those things we hold near and dear to our hearts.” There is something about Chicago that makes it stand out from the crowd in terms of classic musicals, […]

The Broadway classic has a limited run in Dublin this month. As the opening lines of the musical go: “Murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery and treachery… all those things we hold near and dear to our hearts.” There is something about Chicago that makes it stand out from the crowd in terms of classic musicals, […]

4 years ago

Woman tests positive for Covid mid-flight, isolates for 5 hours in bathroom

‘There were 150 people on the flight, and my biggest fear was giving it to them.’ A schoolteacher from Michigan self-isolated for five hours during a flight from Chicago after she tested positive for Covid mid-flight. Self-isolation is tough enough in your own home let alone on the toilet of an aeroplane. Marisa Fotieo was […]

‘There were 150 people on the flight, and my biggest fear was giving it to them.’ A schoolteacher from Michigan self-isolated for five hours during a flight from Chicago after she tested positive for Covid mid-flight. Self-isolation is tough enough in your own home let alone on the toilet of an aeroplane. Marisa Fotieo was […]

4 years ago

Four people have died following a shooting in a Chicago hospital

Very sad news. A police officer, a doctor and a pharmaceutical assistant have been killed following a shooting at Chicago’s Mercy Hospital on Monday. The gunman shot a doctor outside the hospital before entering the building and killing a pharmaceutical assistant and a police officer during an exchange of gunfire. The shooter knew the doctor […]

Very sad news. A police officer, a doctor and a pharmaceutical assistant have been killed following a shooting at Chicago’s Mercy Hospital on Monday. The gunman shot a doctor outside the hospital before entering the building and killing a pharmaceutical assistant and a police officer during an exchange of gunfire. The shooter knew the doctor […]

7 years ago

WATCH: The viral clip of a man stealing a baseball from a young child isn’t all that it seems

It didn’t look good. At some stage in recent memory, you may have come across a clip of a Chicago Cubs fan seemingly stealing a baseball that had been thrown to a young fan in the crowd at Wrigley Field. It was rage-inducing stuff… When going to a baseball game, DON'T be this guy. pic.twitter.com/pAeiRN6Q2X […]

It didn’t look good. At some stage in recent memory, you may have come across a clip of a Chicago Cubs fan seemingly stealing a baseball that had been thrown to a young fan in the crowd at Wrigley Field. It was rage-inducing stuff… When going to a baseball game, DON'T be this guy. pic.twitter.com/pAeiRN6Q2X […]

8 years ago

Chance the Rapper says he is releasing a new album this week

Great news. Chicago rapper Chance the Rapper has announced that he will be releasing a new album this week. In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Chance said that it would be released just in time for the Special Olympics, at which he is performing this week. He hasn’t explained how the album will be […]

Great news. Chicago rapper Chance the Rapper has announced that he will be releasing a new album this week. In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Chance said that it would be released just in time for the Special Olympics, at which he is performing this week. He hasn’t explained how the album will be […]

8 years ago

Heading to Chicago on your J1? This recruitment firm is reserving 150 jobs there just for Irish students

The recruitment firm will be in Dublin this month to assign the positions. Before we get into the details, did you know Chicago isn’t called The Windy City because it is particularly windswept, but it actually dates to some late-19th Century shade thrown by New York, in reference to all of the hot air expelled […]

The recruitment firm will be in Dublin this month to assign the positions. Before we get into the details, did you know Chicago isn’t called The Windy City because it is particularly windswept, but it actually dates to some late-19th Century shade thrown by New York, in reference to all of the hot air expelled […]

8 years ago