1. Affordable Homes The price of a home in the capital will set you back about €410,890, according to the latest CSO figures. However, in County Mayo you could buy about three properties for that price. 2. Towns Like Westport There’s a reason all the Dubs head to Westport for their stag and hen parties. […]

8 years ago

The Northern Lights are set to be visible all over Ireland tonight. Astonomy Ireland say you should be able to see them from any part of the country. “You should be able to see it from a dark location, preferably northwest of any urban lights”, they posted on Facebook. However, the weather could hamper our […]

8 years ago

Let’s face it, it’s a little grim out there this evening but luckily, our good mates at Netflix have us sorted!  Here’s what’s new to Netflix this month.  1. ​Bojack Horseman He’s back for a fourth season! Bojack Horseman, voiced by the legendary Will Arnett, is a failed 90’s sitcom star from the family sitcom Horsin’ Around. […]

9 years ago

We could all take a leaf out of Gill’s book. She’s the owner of 56 Central Restaurant on Shop Street in Galway and has decided to train the homeless in her area to become future chefs.  Along with her Head Chef at the restaurant, Vicky Donley, she’s developed ‘The Positive Placement Project’ which’ll take on clients […]

9 years ago

Do you remember when we all played Flappy Bird? The game made it’s debut in May 2013 and in just nine months, it had been downloaded more than 50 million times across the world. In case you were living under a rock for all of 2013 and 2014, the gaming app simply involved tapping the screen […]

9 years ago

This weekend, a monumental occasion is happening across the country as Ireland marks it’s first ever National Alpaca Day on Sunday. No joke. The official Alpaca Association of Ireland is holding the event and alpaca farms are opening their doors for free to us mere mortals. Visitors will get to be up close with these […]

9 years ago

Feel like playing Cupid? Well now you can. A new dating app, Hinge, allows you to match up your mates who you think would be perfect for each other. Gone are the days of ‘randomly’ introducing two of your friends at a bar – Hinge is here to do it all for you. The app […]

9 years ago

If a cosy weekend in is on the cards, then our friends over at Netflix have you covered. They have loads new to the site this week including a powerful Lady Gaga documentary and a gas series following comedian Jack Whitehall and his dad as they embark on a trip to Asia. Gaga: Five Foot […]

9 years ago

Another week, another gas bunch of tweets from you lot! We’ve scrolled through Twitter to find who could make us laugh, grin or chuckle in 140 characters or less.  And as always, you delivered. 1. This unfortunate work blunder Sent an email to some clients in work ending with ‘Please do not contact me’ instead […]

9 years ago

An Garda Síochána have given their official prediction for this weekend’s All-Ireland final. The force released a picture today showing a plan for what they call “the likely event that Mayo GAA will lift Sam”. They also added that they would “appeal to Dubs fans to dry their eyes”. Whilst we would normally support the […]

9 years ago

Is there anything better than a good spice bag? The only problem is, it can be bloody difficult to recreate it at home. What exact spices do they use? Well worry no more because it looks like Lidl have come to the rescue! The budget shopping chain is now selling Spice Bag Shake seasoning so […]

9 years ago

Warm up those vocal chords! RTÉ is looking for submissions for Ireland’s next Eurovision Song.  The public service broadcaster is calling on songwriters with a proven track record of success in the music industry, to apply to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon next year.  The bosses say they’re looking for a “killer song” […]

9 years ago

This weekend’s Late Late Show line-up is the best we’ve seen in a long time. Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, AKA Nidge, will be joining Ryan on the show this Friday. He’ll be chatting all about his new film Maze, which is based on the real-life events of the 1983 prison breakout of 38 IRA prisoners from HMP, which […]

9 years ago

It’s the horror movie that has gripped the world. Everyone is talking about Stephen King’s IT – the film about a group of kids who take on a shapeshifting demon who takes on the appearance of clown and begins hunting children. If you’re a little on the jumpy side, then good news. There’s a version of IT […]

9 years ago

You may want to re-think your weekend plans… Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow Wind Warning for counties Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork and Kerry. It’ll be in effect from 6pm on Sunday to 9am on Monday.  According to the weather forecaster, we can expect some very strong west, veering northwest winds to affect the […]

9 years ago

Forrest Gump is definitely one of our favourites so we can only imagine how awesome it’ll be in an open-air setting. Thankfully, Happenings have answered all our prayers and are holding an outdoor screening of this classic in The People’s Park in Limerick on Saturday night. In case you’ve never seen it (shame on you!), […]

9 years ago

It’s our favourite time of week. It’s when we get to scroll through social media and show off the very best that Irish Twitter has to offer. This week, we were all dying after Electric Picnic, we laughed at a bat causing mayhem and we found out what grandparents are really made of.  Here’s the […]

9 years ago

After the hectic summer months, we all need a little zen in our lives. Optimum Health is hosting a one-day yoga festival in Galway City along with some of the county’s most experienced Yoga teachers. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sinéad (@loveyoga.eu) on Aug 30, 2017 at 1:14pm PDT The one day […]

9 years ago

When can we get our hands on them? People went crazy for the designer Minnie Mouse inspired heels by Oscar Tiye earlier this year but now, you no longer need €500 in your back pocket to buy them. View this post on Instagram I’m sorry… WHAT?! These are coming to @primark ???????????? These are shoe […]

9 years ago

They’re everywhere! Tadhg Fleming and his family had the country in stitches this week when they videoed a bat causing total havoc in their house. The video quickly picked up massive traction online and was retweeted thousands of times. It went so viral that across the pond, Jimmy Kimmel in the US caught a glimpse […]

9 years ago

In case you missed it, one lucky person in Limerick City scooped up the €2.9million Lotto jackpot. The ticket was sold in Coughlan’s Gala store on Quinlan Street and the winning numbers were 01, 04, 05, 06, 18, 47 with a bonus number of 35. We can only dream of that amount of cash, so instead, we’ve […]

9 years ago

All girls will know the struggle. It’s never easy squeezing into a pair of skinny jeans, but Senan Byrne had a particularly tough time. Senan received a lovely delivery of some POCO by Pippa jeans during the week and so decided to try them on. He wrestles with the jeans a little bit before eventually […]

9 years ago

We could see this coming. Tadhg Fleming has gone viral for his video of a bat causing mayhem in the house. But now, another genius has remixed the debacle and to be honest, it’s very, very catchy. Super Céilí are the same guys behind the Teresa Mannion remix that went viral in December 2015. “CATCH HIM […]

9 years ago

There was one winner of last night’s Lotto jackpot! One lucky person scooped up the top prize of €2,951,364. The winning ticket was bought in the mid-west area of Ireland. The winning numbers were 01, 04, 05, 06, 18, 47, while the bonus ball number was 35. There were no winners of the Lotto Plus […]

9 years ago

Human remains have been found at a house in County Louth. The grim discovery was made by builders renovating a home on Mary Street North in Dundalk yesterday evening. Gardai have sealed off the scene and a major inquiry is underway to try and establish the identity of the skeletal remains. The Irish Times report […]

9 years ago

Tonight’s Euromillions jackpot is a cool €100m – the highest jackpot so far this year. If a lucky Irish person won the prize, it’d be the country’s second biggest Euromillions winner. With that in mind, we’ve started dreaming about all the luxurious properties in Ireland we could buy, if we scooped the big jackpot. This […]

10 years ago

Gardaí are looking for witnesses after the body of a woman was discovered in County Kilkenny yesterday afternoon. The woman has been named as 29 year-old Rita Apine, who’s understood to have a young child according to RTÉ News. Her body was discovered in a house at Bridge Street in Freshford shortly after mid-day yesterday with serious […]

10 years ago

We all know that getting our eight hours sleep a night is important for our health and well-being. But new research shows that a lack of shut-eye also means you’ll be starving and eating more for most of the morning. According to the National Heart Blood and Lung Institute in the US, your level of ghrelin goes […]

10 years ago

A man has been airlifted to hospital after a serious crash in County Roscommon. Shannonside report that the two cars collided at around 11.30 this morning on the N5 between the villages of Tulsk and Ballinagare. The road remains closed and diversions are in place for motorists. N5 between Tulsk & Ballinagare closed. Multi vehicle […]

10 years ago

Never have to endure a bad cup of coffee ever again! If you’re a coffee lover then Beanhunter is going to be your new best friend. The app, available for iOS and Android, rates the coffee that’s available in your area. It’s simple to use – you open the app, read through the list of […]

10 years ago

Two men are being questioned after a shop robbery in Waterford. It happened at Jay Bees Shop on the Dunmore Road in the city, according to Beat 102-103. A 25 year-old and an 18-year old man entered the shop with knives and demanded money. Some cash was handed over but there were no injuries. They […]

10 years ago

Mayo is the place to be this weekend if you fancy something out of the ordinary. The Westport Air Show is taking place in the town on Sunday. There’ll be aerial demonstrations from classic and vintage aircraft including the Catalina Flying Boat, Irish Historic Flight Foundation plus the Breitling Wingwalkers, the world’s only aerobatic formation wing-walking […]

10 years ago

It’s the brunch we never knew we needed. A disco brunch is taking place in Sober Lane in Cork City this Sunday. According to the event page, doors will open at 11am and they’ll be serving mouth-watering brunch options right up until 4pm. Cocktails and craft beer will also be on offer and after you’ve […]

10 years ago

More than €400,000 has been stolen from member accounts in a Cork credit union. Bosses at Synergy Credit Union, which is based in Fermoy, confirmed they had discovered “irregularities” during an internal review in September of last year.  However, they added that all accounts had now been “replenished”, according to the Irish Examiner. Gardaí and […]

10 years ago

Seven out of ten of us say we’ll plan a holiday this summer, according to a new survey by iReach. Spain is still our number one destination abroad with 39% of adults choosing to holiday there but Portugal (19%), Italy (13%), England (12%) and France (9%) also proved popular. The recent survey of 1,000 adults found that […]

10 years ago

The lives of more than 70 donkeys in Donegal have been saved, thanks to a public appeal. Their lives were in danger after the Donegal Donkey Sanctuary was faced with a financial crisis and owners thought they would have to shut doors.  The centre made an emotional plea on Facebook on Monday and since then, […]

10 years ago

Family-friendly films absolutely cleaned up at the box office last year. The biggest hit was The Secret Life of Pets, followed by Finding Dory. The Harry Potter spin-off, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them rounded off the top three most-watched films in cinemas worldwide. Zootopia was in fourth while Rogue One was the fifth most-viewed […]

10 years ago

We’re set to face both Scotland and Japan in the group stages of the Rugby World Cup in 2019. However, if you want to see those games live in the flesh, it’s going to set you back quite a bit. Independent.ie say a three-week trip to Japan in September this year would cost about €1,700 for […]

10 years ago

Firefighters are tackling yet another gorse fire in the country – this time, in County Limerick. According to the Limerick Leader, emergency services were notified of the blaze at around 10:15am this morning. It’s ongoing in the Slieve Felim mountains around Cappamore.  It’s understood that the fire is threatening forestry and staff from Coillte, along with local […]

10 years ago

New figures released by the Central Statistics Office today say there are now 41 towns across the country who boast a population of 10,000 or more. Saggart in South County Dublin was named the fastest growing town in Ireland. The population of the South Dublin area sky-rocketed by over 46% since April 2011. Drogheda remains the […]

10 years ago

A baby goat found himself on the roof of a house in Waterford over the weekend. Waterford Animal Welfare came to the rescue after they received a number of calls about the little guy who was stuck on a roof in Passage East. When they arrived, they borrowed ladders from a local builder and with […]

10 years ago

A cyclist has died after her bike collided with a tractor in Killarney, County Kerry. The woman, who was in her 40s, was cycling with a group when she was involved in a collision with a tractor on the N22 Killarney By-pass at the junction with Lewis Road at around 7pm yesterday. According to RTÉ, she was […]

10 years ago

Gardaí have arrested two men following a drug seizure in County Wexford. The arrests were made when Gardaí stopped a car at O’Rahilly Place in the early hours of yesterday morning and found €70,000 worth of cocaine. The two men in their 30s, who were in the car at the time, were arrested at the scene. […]

10 years ago

Two people were rescued off the coast of Galway yesterday afternoon. According to RTÉ, the man and woman had walked out to Hare Island from Ballyloughane Beach. When they tried to return back to the mainland, the tide had come in quicker than they expected and had cut them off. The pair called Galway RNLI Lifeboat, who […]

10 years ago

It’s a grand little country we live in. The most Instagrammed places in the world have been revealed and our Emerald Isle features quite a bit on the list! Although we didn’t crack the top 50 in this list from Travelbird, we came pretty close. Here’s what Irish attractions made it onto the 470 most […]

10 years ago

In your 20s or 30s and still living at home? You’re just the kind of person RTÉ are looking for. The state broadcaster are looking for participants for a new TV show on RTÉ Two called ‘Crowded House‘ which will explore what it’s like to live at home. They’re particularly interested in anyone in their 20s and above who […]

10 years ago

Fancy yourself as an actor? Have you got the Cork accent down to a tee? Then this could be your shot at the big time. We all know by now that The Young Offenders movie is being turned into a six-part television series but now, they’re on the hunt for cast members. Vico Films are […]

10 years ago

One Limerick bus driver has been hailed as a hero after he saved a hedgehog on his bus route yesterday. The Limerick Leader reports that the Citylink driver pulled over in Castletroy to save the tiny animal, who was struggling to mount the kerb at the side of the road. Onboard @citylinkireland to airport when we stop in Castletroy, […]

10 years ago

Like every proud Irish mammy, Margaret McGregor has been showering social media with posts of her beautiful new grandson. The Notorious welcomed his son into the world with his girlfriend Dee Devlin last weekend and has been sharing cute pictures of the little one since. This latest snap posted by Conor’s mum, shows the three generations […]

10 years ago

U2 and Garth Brooks are reportedly being head-hunted to play in Cork from next year. The Independent.ie report that Pairc Uí Chaoimh has undergone a massive €70m makeover and in May 2018, it could play host to some of the world’s biggest music acts. The Chairman of the Stadium Building Committee, John Mullins, admitted they couldn’t stage […]

10 years ago