We honestly don’t know what to believe any more about Irish weather. On Tuesday morning it was announced that Met Éireann were forecasting snow for Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day and the whole country did not know how to feel about it. Now, as you can recall, before Storm Emma we got a lot of […]

8 years ago

I had four of the best years of my life in Galway city, spending my days studying and stressing, my nights drinking and my mornings regretting.  It’s a beautiful city and on any ordinary Saturday, it’s hard to be beaten in Ireland but on Paddy’s Day, there is literally no comparison.  If you’re looking for […]

8 years ago

Following the addition of Veronica, one of Netflix’s best ever scares to the streaming service, Netflix have released a list of films that have always forced Irish people to press stop before they reach the end.  It’s a list of the top horror films on Netflix that committed Irish viewers just couldn’t finish – they […]

8 years ago

In Ireland, we really do live in a country where it is quite possible to get four seasons of weather in one day. If you don’t believe us, then this might change your mind… Here it is, folks. The most Irish weather forecast of all time. https://t.co/zJXkjQtHZB — James Fenton (@fentonjames16) January 31, 2018 This […]

8 years ago

The months are rolling by thick and fast and people are starting to focus on getting ready for their beach bods. Well, news.com.au has entrusted the help of a few experts who have come up with a six-point method that will help you feel 2kg lighter by this time next week. They state that it […]

8 years ago

Forever finding it impossible to bag yourself a coveted high stool at the bar? Well you’re going to have next to nothing of a chance this weekend.  Even if you do manage to call ‘dibs’ on a seat, you just know that the minute you get up, it’s going to be gone in a flash […]

8 years ago

Even those who go out of their way to not follow sport will know that Ireland are facing England on Paddy’s Day for a shot at the Grand Slam. The scene has been set since the fixtures came out and what better way to finish off the amazing achievement than by beating the English on […]

8 years ago

The Irish Sun is saying that weather experts around the country are expecting a “Beast From The East” like attack on Ireland on St.Patrick’s Day.  It is being said by Met Éireann that there is a “50-50 chance” that the country will freeze this weekend meaning the country could go into complete shutdown once again […]

8 years ago

Without sounding cliché, you either love Conor McGregor or you absolutely fucking hate him. It’s as simple as that, there is no in between sadly and there hasn’t been since about 2015. However, no matter what your feelings are about him, you have to admit that the man is in incredible shape. He’s more ripped […]

8 years ago

Thursday was International Women’s Day and this nightclub down in Sligo was open for business.  They took to Facebook to announce that the county’s number one nightclub was ready for another night of madness and their barman Johnny wanted to post a special advert just for the day that was in it.  They advised him […]

8 years ago

Thinking of changing careers? Looking for a bit of a pay increase but all the jobs in your particular sector are either filled or don’t pay any better? How about throwing your CV this way. It was revealed on Friday morning that the role of Garda Commissioner in An Garda Síochána is being advertised publicly […]

8 years ago

What can we say, even the simplest of nights out with us Irish can turn into a night you’ll never forget and that’s what happened this American fella when he met up with some Irish lads in Texas. He was out in his local, expecting another quiet night by himself when he bumped into some […]

8 years ago

The Irish Independent is reporting that The Central Bank has found a fault with many of the Credit Unions Car draws.  They found that the Credit Union was earning large amounts of money from these draws but that there was very little documentation.  Staff members and directors were allowed to enter the draw and it […]

8 years ago

We all have our own unique takes on certain foods but it always seems like those in the public eye have the strangest demands when it comes to food.  Take former Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader, he enjoyed having his grapes polished until they were “shiny” according to Dáil chef.  One of the longest serving […]

8 years ago

We want to go back to being a child just so we can have a go at this. You never know, some of them might be even better behind the wheel than the adults.  Tayto Park and Nissan have joined forces to open one of Ireland’s only driving school for kids. The Nissan Driving School […]

8 years ago

You may remember some time ago we told you about a Godsend countryside Spa which was the ultimate relaxing treat for anyone who just needs to get away for a pampering.  Well, if you were undecided about taking the chance and heading to Cavan to Farnham Estate before this, then their brand new massage that they […]

8 years ago

With low temperature weather warnings being issued and us Irish people absolutely broke after spending all our money on bread and milk during last week’s storm, The Late Late Show line-up will be the perfect persuading factor to keep us in this Friday.  Pippa O’Connor, Louise O’Neill and Brendan O’Connor all lead the charge on Ryan […]

8 years ago

Sure, wasn’t that a grand few days there where we had no weather warnings and no talk of snow and correct me if I’m wrong, I think some counties reported seeing this big yellow thing in the sky.  Madness. Anyway, we’re back to the norm now it seems as Met Éireann has issued a Status […]

8 years ago

if you’re like me and you probably didn’t even know Mother’s Day was coming up until your sibling or an ad on TV told you, then this will possibly become your life-saving present also.  Aldi has released a €5 ‘Miracle Cream’ by Lacura which will help protect, soothe and moisturise the skin and would be […]

8 years ago

Food giant McDonald’s are turning everything upside down to celebrate International Women’s Day. Their famous ‘golden arches’ which symbolise the letter ‘M’ for McDonald’s have been twisted around to make the letter ‘W’.   BREAKING NEWS: Today, on #InternationalWomensDay @McDonaldsCorp flip their Golden Arches to celebrate the women who have chosen McDonald’s to be a part of […]

8 years ago

Roy Keane once famously said that his Manchester United boss, Alex Ferguson, praising him for a man of the match performance in a Champions League game was like “praising the postman for delivering your letters, it’s just their job”. That might be the rule of thumb all over the world but here in Ireland, where our […]

8 years ago

Not more snow, anything other than more snow.  We’re just starting to get back around to normality again after a certain Beast and Storm Emma made their presence known around the country. The constant weather chat had only quietened down for about… a day? (if even) when talk about the “Pest from the West” hitting Ireland […]

8 years ago

The Guardian online has announced that the BBC will air a film sometime this month about one of the darkest moments during The Troubles. At the funerals of three IRA members – Sean Savage, Daniel McCann and Mairead Farrell on March 16th 1988 – a loyalist gunman called Michael Stone fired shots and threw grenades at people […]

8 years ago

The Irish Independent has confirmed that Hostel World has released it top ten Irish hostels for 2018.  Only three counties make the cut and are the backbone behind the list which came out last Friday.  The Irish placings are dominated by Galway, Dublin and Kerry. The top ten is as follows:  Galway City Hostel, Galway […]

8 years ago

UPDATE 20.19 FRIDAY: Irish Rail confirm services will not resume until 12pm Saturday.  Irish Rail services came to a complete halt on Friday as Storm Emma hit the country hard. However, it looks as though trains will be back operating tomorrow in some fashion following a statement from the company.  Update: Services will resume from approx […]

8 years ago

The Irish Independent is reporting that all schools might not able to re-open following the disruption that Storm Emma has caused.  With a red alert still in place on Friday and low temperatures and thawing expected to take place over the weekend, it seems that rural schools in regions that have been hit hardest by […]

8 years ago

It’s one of the biggest snow storms that Ireland has ever seen and Storm Emma seems to have reached its peak on Thursday night and Friday morning when snow of up to 40cm fell throughout Ireland.  And if you thought that would be the end of it, you could be wrong as Weather Expert Alan O’Reilly told […]

8 years ago

Cabin fever – begone. We’re into Day 3 of what feels like has been the longest end to a week we’ve ever had – (actually, scrap that, January felt like it went on for two years). The Irish public were advised yesterday to stay in their homes and were ordered not to stir outside after […]

8 years ago

Storm Emma has caused mayhem overnight in Ireland with snow and high winds in many parts of the country leaving people without power.  According to RTÉ, nearly 24,000 homes and businesses are without power on Friday morning with the worst areas affected being parts of Munster, Leinster and Galway.  Dublin was hit extremely hard as […]

8 years ago

Day 3, still no signs of freedom. If you’re waking up in parts of Leinster, Munster or in the county of Galway, it will be no news to you that a lot of snow has fallen overnight.  Met Éireann has issued a Status Red Snow-ice Warning for Munster, Leinster and Galway on Friday morning and they […]

8 years ago

What is it about bread that us Irish love so much? Honestly, we could face any sort of a challenge but as long as we had the ingredients for some toast/a sandwich and a mug of tea, we’d take on any man, woman or child.  In the lead up to Storm Emma, while the beast […]

8 years ago

Lads remember Flappy Bird? Everyone went absolutely nuts for it and your high score was your most prized possession.  Well with the whole bread fiasco that has gripped the nation since the snow started falling, game developers have decided that it was time to bring out a bread game that was even more addictive than […]

8 years ago

We went to the shops earlier in: Two pairs of trousers, a scarf, a t-shirt, a hoodie, a jumper, a jacket, a hat, two pairs of socks and a pair of boots and we were still cold. And when we came across this picture, we got even colder still.  A Canadian girl living in Galway […]

8 years ago

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) revealed this morning that six Irish businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation for the month of February.  The businesses were located in Cork (2), Dublin, Tipperary, Kilkenny and Louth and they were:  Hennessy Garden Centre (Closed Area: Hennessy Garden Centre Café), Carlow Road, Gowran, Kilkenny. Flame Street Food Ltd, 38 Washington Street, Cork China […]

8 years ago

We can wave bye-bye to the Beast from the East. Thanks for coming and putting a white spell over our country, that was awful sound of you.  Focus now turns to Storm Emma who has forced the whole of Ireland into a state of Red Alert which will begin at 4pm on Thursday – when […]

8 years ago

Country = complete shutdown.  If you were planning on going anywhere inside or outside of Ireland on Friday, we’re sorry to tell you that you ain’t going anywhere sunshine.  Ryanair, Aer Lingus and Irish Rail have all come out in the last hour to say that they will not be moving any sort of aircraft […]

8 years ago

We were told that this day would come and we didn’t believe them – whoever ‘they’ really are. The whole of Ireland will be on lock down tomorrow. An automatic red alert means that schools will be cancelled because the buses won’t run.  It also means that tomorrow, the first day in March will see […]

8 years ago

We bet you didn’t know that it was possible for you to break the law while driving in the snow.  While it’s not ideal to be slowly gliding on the road in this weather, for some people, they don’t have a choice.  However, The Irish Mirror is saying that there is four ways that Irish […]

8 years ago

Welcome to the game, Cork, Wexford and Waterford.  Red alerts are flying at us faster than lightning and Met Éireann has issued its latest on for these eight counties at 8pm on Thursday night.  A Status Red Snow-Ice Warning has been issued for Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow, Meath, Cork and Waterford They say that further disruptive […]

8 years ago

Irish Rail has announced on its website that services will be operating as normal until lunchtime except for a selected few services. It has also given final services times for all of its routes.  Services will operate up to lunchtime with the following exceptions: Docklands to M3 Parkway customers: please use Maynooth Line services to/from […]

8 years ago

If you are one of the many unfortunate people who had a flight cancelled today, we really feel for you.  It looks as though there will be more flight cancellations and delays as the week goes on also and The Irish Times have put together a list of what rights you have if your plans have […]

8 years ago

As of 5pm on Wednesday, Met Éireann has issued four updated snow-ice warnings which include the whole of Leinster, Munster, Connacht and Donegal and Monaghan.  First of all, the Status Red Update is a Snow-ice Warning for Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Wicklow and Meath where further disruptive heavy snow showers are expected overnight with significant accumulations. It is in […]

8 years ago

AA Roadwatch has released a full list of roads that are being reported as dangerous or treacherous because of the snow.  The following list can be found here and is updated regularly on their website. In the Red Warning areas, the following roads are being monitored:    In Dublin, Gardaí report that main routes across the […]

8 years ago

If you thought that we were over the worst of snow, that is certainly not the case as Met Éireann has issued an updated Status Red Weather Warning for five counties, Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Wicklow and Meath. They expect “showers to be more scattered this afternoon and early evening, but further heavy snow showers are expected […]

8 years ago

Ask anyone in Ireland about what they remember from the ‘big snow’ of 2010 and in their top three somewhere – depending on their personal preference – will be ‘yer man’ falling on the pavement on RTÉ News. It probably happened to countless amount of people that year but that poor fecker just managed to […]

8 years ago

Amid all the rushing and racing, gathering bread, milk and survival kits for Storm Emma’s arrival, people are forgetting that the snow can actually be a bit of craic if we’re allowed outside for it.  Nothing is as fun (or as scary) as sliding down a hill at what feels like 320mph on a little […]

8 years ago

And there we were, getting carried away that all this talk about snow would mean that we’d get a day off.  Apparently not. Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy has said that the Government cannot instruct a company to close if a red weather alert is put in place.  Although it looks like Met Éireann will […]

8 years ago

Personally, we love scaring the living shit into ourselves and Netflix’s latest horror addition looks like it’s going to be one of the best in 2018. ‘Veronica’ dropped suddenly on Netflix on Monday night and immediately people started talking about the scare factor that comes with it.  The addition was spotted first by Bloody Disgusting […]

8 years ago

Storm Emma has sent the country into a frenzy and on Monday night, the Irish public cleaned their local supermarkets out of house and home buying enough bread and milk to last them for a year.  After all, if you have enough supplies to make a grand cup of scauld and some toast, you’re laughing […]

8 years ago

The Irish Examiner has confirmed that there will be payments made available to elderly people who can claim money back for buying extra fuel during the cold water. The Department of Social Protection is due to update the National Emergency Coordination Group on Tuesday regarding the payments and how they will be made available.  Minister for […]

8 years ago