Not heading out this weekend but bored because you have absolutely nothing to do? Why not have a look at what’s new to Netflix this weekend. If you can’t find something in this massive new arrivals list, then we don’t know what to say to you. You fussy fecker. Here’s what’s new this weekend: Altered […]

9 years ago

BD Festival is in its 11th year and festival goers can rejoice as the Good Friday festival will be able to serve drink for the first time. The festival will be opening their gates to punters with a fully stocked bar on Good Friday at Glendalough House and Gardens in Co Wicklow, thanks to the […]

9 years ago

Look, don’t ask us how we survived January but we did, somehow. The Irish absolutely adore talking about the weather and with all the weather warnings in January, we had a mighty time of it. But, February is here now and you may have noticed that the days are getting slightly longer and you bet your […]

9 years ago

There will be NO spoilers in this article just in case you haven’t seen this week’s episode of the much loved Derry Girls.  We won’t say anything, promise.  But, if you haven’t seen it yet, for the love and honour of 90s music will you go and watch it in the next half an hour […]

9 years ago

Tommy Tiernan’s show has gotten a huge response since the second series started at the start of January. His unique form of new-presenting (AKA not knowing who the feck is going to come on) plus the brilliant guests that he has had, add up to make a fantastic formula. On Wednesday night, he had Rubberbandits’ […]

9 years ago

Gardaí in Macroom, Co. Cork are investigating a serious road traffic collision that occurred between a truck and a pedestrian (male teenager) on 1st February. The collision occurred before 7.30am on Thursday morning at Ballyvodane between Firmount cross and Ballyvodane Cross, Donoughmore. The road is currently closed to facilitate a Forensic collision examination and diversions are […]

9 years ago

If you haven’t seen Derry Girls yet, then ‘CATCH YOURSELF ON’ there now and get invested in it before the first series draws to a close. If you want to have a quick synopsis of what the show is about, you’ll want to have a read of this too.  The Channel 4 sitcom has taken the whole […]

9 years ago

The Irish Lotto turns 30 this year (16th April 1988) and to celebrate the big birthday, the folks up at National Lottery HQ have released a County by County breakdown of Lotto wins over 30 years. Dublin claims the highest number of jackpots at 572, totaling over €872 million. The second luckiest Lotto County is Cork […]

9 years ago

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) revealed this morning that four Irish businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation for the month of January. The businesses were located in Dublin (2), Cork and Limerick and they were: Colm Leavy Butchers (Closed activity: The cooking of raw chickens and the hot holding and […]

9 years ago

We were all absolutely ecstatic when we heard that the TV series version of mega popular Irish movie The Young Offenders was being released and it is able to watch on BBC 3 player from 1 February. The six-part series follows the adventures of teenage eejits Conor and Jock as they navigate through their adolescent years.  The […]

9 years ago

Gardaí are currently at the scene of a serious road traffic collision which occurred on the R413 Brannockstown to Kilcullen Road this morning, 1st February. The collision involving two cars occurred at approximately 8:30am. The road is currently closed and diversions are in place. The extent of the injuries sustained are unknown at present. Gardaí […]

9 years ago

Robbie Williams was notorious for his wild partying style back in the day and at one stage, was even friendly with the Gallagher brothers, Noel and Liam, who wouldn’t be ones for putting their heads down and getting some shut eye before 10pm.  This story might be his most weirdest of all time though.  The Take […]

9 years ago

Newstalk Presenter, George Hook is again in the middle of a social media storm after his friendly comments about Spanish Facist Leader General Franco whom he described as his “favourite benevolent dictator.” The comments have created such a stir that there have been calls for him to be taken off air again just weeks after he returned […]

9 years ago

Gardaí have issued a statement regarding operation storm which constituted a high visibility deployment of resources in the Kilkenny-Carlow Division to Kilkenny District. Operation Storm is developed to prevent crime, disrupt criminal activity, arrest criminals wanted on warrant and enhance Gardaí relations with the public. Searches and arrests were supported by members of Regional Armed Response Unit. […]

9 years ago

A judge in America has dismissed a lawsuit which accused U2 of lifting part of a British songwriter’s work for a song on their 1991 album ‘Achtung Baby’. According to Reuters, Paul Rose claimed that U2 willfully copied from a 13-second guitar riff near the start of his 1989 instrumental ‘Nae Slappin’ and used it […]

9 years ago

Gardaí have arrested a man and seized a quantity of drugs in a joint operation with Revenue’s Customs Service. The search was part of on-going joint investigations targeting drug importations in the West Dublin area. The operation was carried out by the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau, Finglas Drugs Unit and the Revenue’s Customs Service […]

9 years ago

Seamus Coleman was playing an absolute stormer for the Republic of Ireland in the World Cup qualifications for 2018. He got on the scoresheet in the 1-0 win against Georgia and looked like he was going to be a vital piece of the Irish puzzle if we wanted to try and get to Russia. Disaster […]

9 years ago

An Irish property website staged an audacious guerrilla marketing stunt which has seen it take over the advertising slots on established property website Daft.ie.  PerfectProperty.ie managed to change its competitors advertisements to ones about ‘Perfect Property’ which stated that the website had ‘No Ads, Only Properties’ and it was time to ‘Search Smarter, Not Harder’. The hacking […]

9 years ago

Netflix’s newest addition is coming at the end of February and it looks like it’s going to have everyone watching.  The streaming service explains that ‘Mute’ will transport you into the futuristic underground world of Germany.  “Berlin, the future, but close enough to feel familiar: In this loud, often brutal city, Leo (Alexander Skarsgård) – […]

9 years ago

We know what you’re thinking. We’re only a couple of days into 2018, how could there possibly be a baby name list yet? Well, there is and the good folks at Baby Center have compiled a list of the 50 most popular girls and boys names of 2018 so far. They are as follows and […]

9 years ago

The Irish Examiner is reporting that Irish Boxing champion Ceire Smith is claiming that her career was damaged by the HSE after she swallowed a sharp dental instrument during a root canal treatment.  The 25-year-old, Cavan Boxing Club flyweight was tipped to be the next Katie Taylor and could have qualified for the Rio Olympics in 2016 […]

9 years ago

Ah yes. We’re into that time of year where we don’t know whether it’s going to sun, start pissing rain or if there’s a sneaky chance of building a snowman.  Well, Met Éireann has issued TWO separate weather warnings for Ireland on Tuesday evening as more unpredictable weather continues.  There is a Status Yellow Wind […]

9 years ago

We’re all in agreement that if Father Ted had been on the English curriculum during our Leaving Cert days, we’d have all flew out the door with A1s in our hands.  An Irish nation’s knowledge of Father Ted is absolutely insane. It’s not enough to just remember a certain quote from the television show. Oh […]

9 years ago

The BBC is reporting that an Irish woman was very lucky to escape death on Sunday night after a white van crashed through the back window of her house in Down.  The 73-year-old woman received medical treatment for shock and minor cuts to her head and arm after the Citroen Berlingo went straight through her kitchen […]

9 years ago

A family in Laois are left heartbroken after their family pet suffered a “horrendous death” over the weekend.  According to the Leinster Express, the family found their dog – who they had for 12 years – “wired and nailed up to a tree” with broken legs and other injuries.  One of the family members, named […]

9 years ago

The Air Accident Investigation Unit Ireland has revealed that two student pilots suffered near misses at Cork Airport as both of their planes took off at the same time.  One solo student pilot had taken off without permission.  The terrifying near miss happened in the south of the country on May 2017 and the report found […]

9 years ago

An Instagram page called @bullshitcallerouter burst onto the scene and no blogger in Ireland was safe from feeling its wrath. The page has since been winding down as the page’s owner was taken into hospital with a serious prognosis.  However, ‘Celebface’ has taken its place and is a private Instagram page with 250,000 followers and its bio reads: “If you […]

9 years ago

The Irish Mirror states that a man – who was arrested after allegedly going to meet up with a 14-year-old for sex – was a former member of a “popular Irish band”. The man is believed to have used a false name and exchanged messages on Grindr.  A PSNI spokesman said: “Police arrested a 32-year-old male […]

9 years ago

On Friday, we brought you the news that one of Ireland’s first white Creme Eggs, worth the big €1k, had been found in a Spar shop in Wexford.  Well, Sunday morning sees another Grand winning egg hunter who also bought their egg in a Spar shop.  According to The Irish Sun, the seven-year-old’s mother – […]

9 years ago

The best years of your life, or so they say. The Sunday Independent has released a list of the top performing schools around the country. The School League Tables contains exclusive analysis of nine years of results from over 700 schools. Only six schools in the country are part of the 100% club. This club […]

9 years ago

Sometimes on a flight, when we’re squished up beside some randomer who has asked to swap seats with you so that they can be nearer the window, we dream. Dream about a magical place where you have lots of leg room, where seats are comfy and recline, where relaxation and peace is the order of […]

9 years ago

Congrats. You made it to the final weekend of January and I’d say you are only delighted to see February roll into town.  However, there is one more miserable weekend to endure and if you’re still doing Dry January or you’re broke as a joke after Christmas still, Netflix has come to the rescue, again.  […]

9 years ago

The Irish Sun is reporting that one of the first ‘White Creme Eggs’ in Ireland has been found in a Spar shop in Wexford.  The local man scooped up the €1,000 prize and is one of the first people to be made public about the big win.  There is 78 eggs hidden in shops around the country […]

9 years ago

Are you a heavy snorer or do you sleep next to someone whose night time nasal activities sound like something that should be on the tracks at Irish rail? Well, fear not because Aldi’s latest buy is here to save the snoring day, or night rather. The supermarket has just released a new range of luxury […]

9 years ago

Irish YouTube star Riyadh Khalaf has only gone and landed himself a brand new slot on BBC’s Radio 1. However, his show is certainly one of a kind and is set to really shake up the station’s schedule in 2018. The 26-year-old from Dublin will co-host a new podcast entitled ‘Unexpected Fluids’ which will talk about […]

9 years ago

If you’re staying in on Friday, it’s definitely worth checking out who’s on both The Late Late Show and The Graham Norton Show. But, after reading that this controversial figure will be on the Irish chat show, we already know that we’ll be tuning into RTÉ One at 9:35pm. Web Summit founder Paddy Cosgrave is one […]

9 years ago

The Dáil has passed legislation which will bring an end to the Good Friday ban on alcohol sales from 2018 onwards. It will now go to the President, and will be signed into law before Good Friday this year – 30 March. The final stages of the ban on opening pubs on Good Friday was debated […]

9 years ago

A new report published in the British Medical Journal has found that if you smoke as much as just one cigarette a day, your chances of getting a heart attack or a stroke are only cut slightly compared to someone who smokes as many as 20 a day.  The report from Allan Hackshaw, a professor at University College London, […]

9 years ago

Wednesday night’s Irish Lotto produced not one, but two massive winners who collected a grand total of €350,000. There was no winner of the main draw but someone managed to get five numbers plus the bonus collecting a not-too-shabby €152,343. The numbers for that draw were: 2, 7, 15, 20, 21, 23 and a bonus number of 45 The jackpot for the […]

9 years ago

The Irish Sun is reporting that a Garda who damaged his fingernail while on duty is suing the Justice Minister for compensation. Court reporter, Aodhan O Faolain, states that Garda Noel Callan was left with a disfigured fingernail when a patrol car door slammed on the little finger of his left hand while restraining a […]

9 years ago

She’s a Maniac, MANIAC on the floor.  The amount of sweat lost to this song in underage (and overage) discos around the country since the turn of the millennium has been colossal.  Mark McCabe, we don’t know what inspired you to remix ‘Maniac’ from the film ‘Flashdance’, but from each and every Irish person, thank […]

9 years ago

E-cigarettes are often used as a stepping stone for those who used to smoke and ended up quitting but now it seems that they are having the opposite effect for young users.  A report in the US found that although e-cigarettes helped adults to stop smoking actual cigarettes, it increased the chances of young people […]

9 years ago

The Irish Independent is reporting that Supermac’s is setting up six new restaurants across Ireland in 2018 and will create 400 jobs. The total amount of restaurants with the Supermac’s name on the outside will now total to 114. The planned openings will be in Balbriggan, Co Dublin, three in Cork at Ballyvollane, Bandon Rd and […]

9 years ago

We did it. We don’t know how but we’re almost at the end of this dreadful month that begins with a J and entering the shortest month of the year is something we are going to welcome with open arms. Even though it’s nearly February, the weather is still brutally cold and miserable and the […]

9 years ago

TripAdvisor has released its ‘Traveller’s Choice Awards’ and has found that Viroth’s Hotel in Siem Reap, Cambodia is the world’s top hotel for 2018 while London’s Hotel 41 takes the top spot in the UK. As part of the awards, they also released the top 25 hotels in Ireland and The Killarney Park Hotel is not […]

9 years ago

According to Android Police, WhatsApp has released a new feature that lets you organise your notifications by importance while also blocking the ones you don’t want to see.  It lets you decide which messages from the app that you want to be normally ‘urgent’ as well as those messages that you don’t actually want or […]

9 years ago

Are you expecting in 2018 but you’re stuck on a baby name? Well, look no further because you can be guaranteed that nobody else will have thought of these names for their newborns.  Nameberry –  a leading baby name website – likes to review something every year called the ‘Hundred Year Rule’. They do this in […]

9 years ago

Is it February yet? Surely, we’ve nearly reached the end of this horrid month and hopefully when it passes, it takes this shite weather with it.  Met Éireann has issued two weather warnings on Tuesday and sadly, they don’t contain the words ‘heatwave’ or ‘sunburst’. The first weather warning is a status yellow wind warning […]

9 years ago

UFC fighter Tony Ferguson has publicly hit out at Conor McGregor and the UFC after it was revealed that the Irishman would keep his lightweight champion status.  The belt remains in McGregor’s hands despite the fact that Ferguson is fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov for the undisputed title in April at UFC 223. It’s something that Ferguson is not best […]

9 years ago

Tuesday marks the funeral of The Cranberries lead singe Dolores O’Riordan who died on the 15th January. The Funeral Requiem Mass will take place in St Ailbes Church in Limerick at 11:30am followed by a private family burial. At midday on Tuesday, all Irish independent radio stations will play The Cranberries’ moving and emotional 1996 hit […]

9 years ago