Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has said that the ‘Beast from the East’ Siberian snow which is set to grip Ireland by storm could have as much of an influence on Ireland the historic ‘Big Freeze’ that brought the country to a standstill in 1982. With a red alert being expected to be issued at any time, Ireland has […]

8 years ago

The country is currently on high alert mode as it sets to be hit by the worst spell of weather since Storm Ophelia hit Ireland in October.  A Status Orange weather warning has already been issued for the country with experts saying that it will soon turn to a red alert before the end of the […]

8 years ago

The “Beast from the East” snow and ice conditions has claimed its first death in Ireland on Monday. A dog has died after being left out in severely cold conditions on Monday morning and pet owners are being urged to look after their animals during this extremely cold period.   Cara Rescue Dogs took to Facebook […]

8 years ago

The Irish Times is reporting that the “Beast from the East” could have an influence on Irish workers’ pay packet depending on where they work.  Employees and employers are being warned to expect the worst as the country braces itself for the most severe weather warning since Hurricane Ophelia.  For employees, a main concern is […]

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Two weather warnings have been put in place by Met Éireann as we all prepare for what has the potential to be one of the most “historical and memorable” cold spells that this country has ever seen.  The Status Orange weather warning that was put in place on Monday is expected to turn to Red […]

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They said it would happen and it seems as though the “Beast from the East” will start its white reign of terror on Ireland on Tuesday. Met Éireann’s latest weather warning which was issued at 11:24pm on Monday is a Status Orange Snow-Ice warning for seven counties: Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Laois, Louth, Wicklow and Meath They […]

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As part of their new Irish Winter 2018 schedule, Ryanair has launched nine new routes and more flights on 11 other routes on Monday.  The new flights will be from Dublin, Shannon, Cork, Knock and Kerry airports, as Ryanair grows by 5% in Ireland. The winter schedule is as follows:  Dublin: 7 new routes:  Athens (2 […]

8 years ago

Jamie Heaslip has announced his retirement from Rugby on Monday following a colourful 14-year professional career.  The Leinster and Ireland Number 8 has made over 340 combined appearances for club and country winning three Heineken Cups, three Pro12 titles, three Six Nations, one of which was the grand slam in 2009, and two Triple Crowns. […]

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The Irish Independent is reporting that Met Éireann is expected to upgrade the current Status Yellow warning that is in place to a Status Orange followed by a Status Red later in the week.  What has been described as “dynamic snow” and a “Siberian Freeze” will begin on Tuesday when cold air from Siberia, originating […]

8 years ago

Oh Jason mate, what have you done. Ireland’s Got Talent judge Jason Byrne has made the ultimate mistake by pressing the Golden Buzzer by accident on Saturday’s show to send a mystery act straight through to the semi-finals. The mystery act already had three red buzzers on the board from judges Louis Walsh, Michelle Visage and Denise Van […]

8 years ago

You either had one of two reactions when you heard that PE would become a Leaving Cert subject in Irish schools. 1. “I wish I was back in school, would have got an A1 in that” 2. “Thank the good lord that I’m long gone out of school.” Well, these 80 schools are going to […]

8 years ago

Don’t plan on budging tonight? Well, you’re in for a treat with Graham Norton’s line-up which sees a whole host of starts lining up on the couch on Friday night.  Norton is off duty this week but viewers will be treated to the ultimate highlights reel which features guests from this series so far. A-list […]

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Okay, so we’ve thought long and hard about it and between the cold weather and the great additions to Netflix for the month, we’re not leaving the house.  Netflix has added some cracking titles to their service for March: ORIGINAL SERIES 21 Thunder: Season 1 (1 March)A team of under-21 soccer players in Montreal copes with […]

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March, lads. We’re nearly in March. WHERE IS ALL THIS COLD WEATHER COMING OUT OF. Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow weather advisory warning which has been issued for a week. They say that: “Exceptionally cold weather is forecast for next week (commencing Friday 23rd February) with significant wind chill and severe frosts. Disruptive […]

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The Irish Sun is reporting that almost 3,000 Irish people have been losing out on money on Thursday after a mess-up in payment. Irish carers did not receive their Carer’s Benefit payment on Thursday after nearly €600,000 was withheld. The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection is currently looking into the matter and has no […]

8 years ago

Tesco is launching a huge and urgent investigation after a delivery driver left a swearing voicemail to a paying customer.  The Irish Sun reports that the driver cursed about not only the customer but the company he was working for also. It is being said that the driver had forgotten to hang up the phone […]

8 years ago

The Irish Mirror has revealed the identity of the woman involved in a sex video with a man in a Garda uniform on an Irish motorway. The woman only known as “Carla 4 Garda” has claimed online before that she has a fetish for Gardaí and only has sex with members of the force. The woman […]

8 years ago

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has issued a recall of a yoghurt brand sold in Irish shops because of an ingredient mistake.  The food company CO YO specialises in yoghurts and ice cream made with coconut milk rather than cows milk. However, certain tubs of CO YO dairy free yoghurt have been recalled after traces […]

8 years ago

The Department of Health has released a photo of what the new plain cigarette packaging will look like in Ireland. New laws which state that cigarette and tobacco products have to be sold in plain or standardised packaging will come into effect in September. Colours and logos associated with the brands are gone and now just replaced […]

8 years ago

You’ve probably watched hours of television where people watch hours of television otherwise known as a show called Gogglebox. However, in those many hours of TV bingeing, you might have noticed that Father Ted never makes an appearance, not even once.  Everyone knows that it’s shown often enough so the choice to cover it must […]

8 years ago

Two young Irish entrepreneurs have just released an alarm clock app that gives you brand discounts and rewards for just waking up in the morning.  Their goal is to help young Irish people develop good morning habits and routines so that they can have the best start to the day. The app, called FirstUp, has partnership […]

8 years ago

We don’t mean to alarm you but someone in this little country of ours is €7 million richer after Wednesday night’s Irish Lotto draw. The lucky punter scooped exactly €7,179,959 after matching the following numbers in the draw: 9, 26, 27, 29, 31, 47 and a bonus number of 30. There was no jackpot winner in the two plus draws but thousands […]

8 years ago

If you’re a regular Ryanair customer or you were planning/have a holiday booked with the airline, this won’t make you happy at all. Ryanair CEO, Michael O’Leary is warning people of a potential Ryanair strike in Ireland during Easter week. According to Reuters, O’Leary said at a press conference in Lisbon that: “We expect some adverse […]

8 years ago

The Irish Mirror is reporting that over half of the country is missing out on big tax refunds because they don’t claim routine medical expenses.  Just under 60% of Irish people did not claim tax refunds for medical expenses that occurred in the last four years according to a survey by Taxback.com.  The survey states […]

8 years ago

A YouTube video posted on Tuesday is going viral pretty quickly because of how relatable it is to all of those who choose to cycle in order to get around.  Posted by Cusack Stand, it films an Irish road in Colaiste Choilm, Ballincollig in Cork from a bus and focuses on the cycle lane, or lack of it.  […]

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Saoirse Ronan seems to be everywhereeeee since 2018 began and now the Ronan name will even be on Irish television screens.  Her father, Paul Ronan, will be joining the cast of Fair City and was acting long before Saoirse came on the scene.  He has had roles in Striking Out, The Tudors and Ballykissangel but […]

8 years ago

The Irish Times is reporting that the Health Service Executive (HSE) has issued an apology to the partner of a man who died after being transferred from hospital to a care facility. An independent report released regarding the incident said that the man had  “suffered what must have been a horrific death without the dignity one […]

8 years ago

Remember how uncontrollably hooked you were when Making A Murderer came out first? Prepare to feel like that again. Netflix has done it once again and their next new original documentary series will be all about The Alcàsser Murders. It’s a four-part true story that will discuss one of the most horrendous and controversial crimes in Spanish history. […]

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RTÉ is reporting that the online savings bank, RaboDirect, will cease its operations in Ireland.  It will close on May 16 and as a result will see 31 people lose their jobs in the company.  RaboDirect Ireland set up here in 2005 and has over 90,000 customers in Ireland with over €3 billion on deposit.  […]

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The Irish Independent is reporting that RTÉ presenter, Claire Byrne has told the High Court on Tuesday that she stands by a decision she made on her radio show. Byrne allowed a Sinn Féin representative, Joe Costello who was a TD at the time, to defend a man who had been named as a former chief-of-staff of the […]

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Tonight’s First Dates Ireland will see Jamie open up about being “queer-bashed” at the age of 16. The 35-year-old tells his date Anthony about his terrifying and traumatic tale about coming out.  The restaurant manager told his date that “it wasn’t all roses” coming out in his hometown of Wales. “I came out at a […]

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The Herald newspaper has said it was a “genuine mistake” that an ad regarding wardrobes was placed next to a story about murdered woman Joanne Lee.   Lee’s body was discovered in a wardrobe in Dublin on Thursday and a story regarding her death appeared directly above an ad for ‘wardrobe specials’ at furniture store Bargain Town on Monday. […]

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That was a nice few days we had where nobody mentioned the words snow or freezing or ice or minus degrees. Ah well. The outlook from Met Éireann looks like we’re going to be hit with more wintry weather this coming week. Temperatures will fall on Tuesday night to a low -3 degrees in places, with […]

8 years ago

The Irish Independent is reporting that Gardaí have arrested two members of a prolific burglary gang that has carried out at least 50 raids over the last two months.  The rural gang members were arrested in Sligo over the weekend as part of Operation Thor, an ongoing operation by Gardaí to tackle organised crime. Two males, […]

8 years ago

If you’re worried about your current long-term significant other or if you’ve only started dating and are wondering if it could be the real thing, then you need to try this little test.  A dating expert has come up with a simple method to judge whether you and that person are meant to be or […]

8 years ago

A Russian website is posting pictures of Irish children which are being viewed by child predators online.  The Irish Daily Mail states that hundreds of photos of children – mostly girls – are being posted on this website with disgusting captions.  It is believed that the images of the children have been taken from either a […]

8 years ago

If you don’t want your Snapchat account to become someone elses business, then you need to be updated on this latest scam.  The Verge is reporting that more than 55,000 Snapchat users have had their login details exposed as a result of a clever “phishing” scam.  This is when hackers use online methods to trick users into […]

8 years ago

A Twitter user called Simon Murdoch was taking the train from Dublin to Cork when he made a brand new best friend. They were strangers to each other in the beginning but bonded over one thing courtesy of Gavin. Ireland. Got on the Dublin – Cork train. Packed. Sit next to bloke. His first word […]

8 years ago

If you’re looking at us all puzzled and thinking what the hell is “thirst-trapping”, join the queue. We hadn’t heard of this phenomenon either but apparently it’s very popular and you know what? A lot of people are guilty of doing it too on social media. And no, before you ask, it has nothing to […]

8 years ago

When I was told that going for a seaweed bath would suit me, I laughed in my family member’s face. I find it very hard to sit still if I don’t have a piece of technology or a pint in front of me so the idea of going all the way to Connemara to sit […]

8 years ago

In an exclusive by Screen Daily, it has been announced that Jamie Dornan will star in a new IRA action Thriller. ‘Borderland’ is set in London during the 1970s and is “described as being in the vein of Michael Mann’s crime thriller Heat.”  It will focus on two men on opposite sides of the ongoing conflict […]

8 years ago

Great news if you’re a regular flyer over to Britain. Ryanair has launched two new routes to Bristol and Liverpool, and added more flights to Manchester, which will operate from 17th May until the end of October, as part of its Summer 2018 schedule.  These new routes and extra flights will add 60,000 additional seats […]

8 years ago

This clip from Thursday night’s The Young Offenders episode had everything. The situation was gold, the timing was spot on and the finale was…unexpected to say the least. Jock and Conor are on the run from Sergeant Healy – a shit Irish Terminator – after he spots them robbing bikes on the street. They begin to hop […]

8 years ago

Get ready to be uncontrollably hooked on a televisions series, again. Netflix announced information on Friday morning about their brand new original series called The Innocents.  It is being described as a teenage love story with a supernatural twist and is based around two teenagers, Harry and June. When the pair run away from their […]

8 years ago

It came as no surprise to anyone at Thursday night’s IFTA Awards that Best actor went to John Connors for his fantastic display in Cardboard Gangsters. Mark O’Connor’s movie has become so popular in Ireland since its release during the summer and turned out to be one of the biggest Irish movies of the year.  […]

8 years ago

The Irish Sun is reporting that a Kilkenny man who racially abused a security guard feels he is not racist. The man in question stated that he had a Mike Tyson tattoo and would not consider himself racist because of it despite his offence.  Gardaí state that he was intoxicated in a public place and […]

8 years ago

Are you ever too old for a sibling rivalry?  Nah, we didn’t thinks so either. There is nothing more infuriating than having your brother or sister on the ropes in a heated argument and they come back at you with a one-liner that you just cannot respond to.  Noel and Liam Gallagher’s brotherly hatred has […]

8 years ago

Smyths Toy Ireland are recalling a car racing game for children because the electric charger might be dangerous and could injure someone. The Furious Challenger Road Racing Set has a track that you can lay out on the floor of any room so that two cars – a Mercedes Benz and Nissan GTR – can go head to […]

8 years ago

When you see a list that says top trending songs for Valentine’s Day, you would expect to come across tunes that any given boyband could have produced. Anything with the word ‘Love’ in it should do the trick, maybe best to skip Love Will Tear Us Apart though… The Irish Examiner has revealed that ten songs […]

8 years ago

Gardai in Wexford are investigating a single vehicle fatal road traffic collision that occurred on Whitemill Road at approximately 12:30am on Thursday morning.  A male in his 20s was fatally injured when the car he was driving lost control and collided with a barrier.  He was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was […]

8 years ago