Gardaí praised after using tractor to get prescriptions to elderly couple trapped by snow
An example of what can be achieved when a community comes together. Two Gardaí in Limerick are being lauded as local heroes after they swapped their patrol car for a bright red tractor in order to get medication to an elderly couple left stranded in the heavy snow. Garda John Clifford – from the village […]
1 year ago
Plumber’s invoice goes viral after he fixes boiler of terminally-ill 91-year-old
Correction: Following an investigation led by the BBC, it is alleged that plumber, James Anderson, had fabricated numerous stories about himself to paint himself as a hero. The original story we published goes as follows. A plumber has gone viral after he fixed the boiler of a terminally-ill 91-year-old and decided not to charge her […]
2 years ago
Social Network creator writing sequel about Facebook’s influence on society
‘Facebook has been tuning its algorithm to promote the most divisive material possible’ The writer of The Social Network has hinted that he is writing a sequel about Facebook’s influence on society. Aaron Sorkin wrote the screenplay for the acclaimed biographical drama, which portrays the founding of Facebook. The 2010 movie sees Jesse Eisenberg play […]
2 years ago
Elon Musk trolls Facebook and Instagram after they go down across the world
Brutal from the CEO of X. At around 3 pm UK and Irish time, Facebook and Instagram began to suffer some serious problems. Downdetector, which monitors social media outages across the globe, showed over 230,000 reports of Facebook being down at one point. While now it appears to be coming back for users, slowly but […]
2 years ago
Facebook and Instagram are down across the world
Well if you’re reading this, chances are you already know. Facebook and Instagram are down across the world as thousands, if not millions, have been left unable to access their accounts. Downdetector, which monitors outages across the globe, is showing over 90,000 reports of Facebook being down. Instagram stands at over 16,000 reports making this […]
2 years ago
Plumber’s invoice goes viral after he fixes boiler of terminally-ill 91-year-old
Correction: Following an investigation led by the BBC, it is alleged that plumber, James Anderson, had fabricated numerous stories about himself to paint himself as a hero. The original story we published goes as follows. A plumber has gone viral after he fixed the boiler of a terminally-ill 91-year-old and decided not to charge her […]
2 years ago