Weather warnings are in place Up to 60m of rain is set to fall over 24 hours between Friday and Saturday, with Met Éireann warning there is a “high” possibility of flooding in several counties. The national forecaster said Dublin, Carlow, Louth, Kildare, Kilkenny, Wicklow, Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Kerry and Tipperary were especially vulnerable […]

4 months ago

Dublin deemed ‘most dangerous county’ According to the Global Peace Index (GPI), Ireland is the second best in the world when it comes to safety, falling slightly behind Iceland. The GPI looks at a number of statistics, such as crime over a five-year period, to determine how ‘safe’ a country can be deemed. Even though […]

5 months ago

Brought to you by PayPal Very interesting… With Christmas just a few short weeks away, plans are well underway for the likes of work parties, festive nights out, group dinners and winter city breaks. Of course, all of these lovely festivities come with one potentially-awkward downside – bill-splitting. We all have that one mate or […]

3 years ago

There are eight in total… It’s Mock Leaving Cert season at the moment, which has got us thinking back on the glory days of school. There are certain subjects that you learn everything about, and then possibly never use again. One of those is Geography, where you learn about each county in the country, thinking […]

4 years ago

You should be getting full marks in this. Our quiz today is simple, all you have to do is try and name all 12 of the counties in Leinster in two minutes in alphabetical order. We tested this quiz in the JOE offices and some people performed very poorly, with scores of 4/5 littered around […]

7 years ago