This is becoming a bit too familiar at the moment… Another wave of strikes this weekend means that over 100 flights will be cancelled across Europe this weekend with Irish passengers affected. French Air Traffic Controllers are seemingly ready to strike again this weekend and Ryanair has said that it could have to cancel up […]

8 years ago

If you want to know just how powerful that little ball of heat is in the sky, all you need to do is look at this photo from the west of Ireland. I had the misfortune of being stuck in a car for two hours yesterday on a drive to Galway and when I hit […]

8 years ago

There is only so many chords in music and only so many patterns that a musician can follow. So, it’s easy to see how songs could sound like each other but Ed Sheeran’s hit ‘Thinking Out Loud’ just sounds a bit too familiar. Sky News is reporting that the singer is facing a €100m lawsuit […]

8 years ago

A number of Aldi and Tesco stores are recalling one of their very popular products because of contamination. The stores are concerned that their World Wise Foods product may contain glass fragments. This is down to a manufacturing error. According to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), the stores have issued notices asking people […]

8 years ago

Thousands of students are thought to be missing out on tuition fee tax relief and only 30% of people are aware of student tax relief Refunds worth thousands are currently being left behind by Irish students. Taxback.com are reporting that analysis of Revenue figures shows that tens of thousands of third level fee-payers could be […]

8 years ago

The Irish Independent is reporting that the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has rejected seven complaints in total made against The Late Late Show. The complaints were made about a section called, ‘bin it’ and in this, Maura Derrane stated that she would like to see cyclists “who travel two or three abreast” binned. You can […]

8 years ago

Ireland is a beautiful place and as permanent residents on this land, we don’t like to hear any negative words being said about our little country. However, we feel that this negative review about one of Ireland’s most famous and scenic towns will stir up some debate. Dingle in Kerry is the place and the […]

8 years ago

It’s up there as one of the best ever Irish songs. It’s just those three lines that you could scream over and over again. Too hard, Too soon, You saw the whole of the moon. The Killers played the RDS on Tuesday night and absolutely killed it. What more could you ask for: few tinnies, […]

8 years ago

TripAdvisor have announced the winners of its first-ever Travellers’ Choice awards for Experiences. The awards recognise 345 experiences, tours, and activities globally, highlighting the world’s best rated experiences overall. An Italian experience – a cooking class at a Tuscan farmhouse and local market tour – is the global winner. Irish experiences were also favoured among […]

8 years ago

I was very lucky to grow up in such a scenic area surrounded by a beautiful lake, mountains that rise taller than the skies and fields that you can’t see the other end of. But in this beautiful place lies a dark murder mystery that still remains unspeakable to this day in the area. The […]

8 years ago

It’s not like anyone’s counting… but it’s been over 24,000 days since Mayo lifted Sam Maguire when they beat Meath in September 1951. They have not won the cup since despite being in finals in ’89, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2017. Jamie Dornan may be ‘Freed’ after his latest Fifty Shades […]

8 years ago

Could Thomas Shelby become the next 007? Well, if the bookies’ odds are anything to go by, it looks as though Cillian Murphy could shake[n] (not stirred) up the movie industry. The Irish man has seen his odds to play Bond slashed dramatically in the last few weeks and he is now 12/1 to play […]

8 years ago

The HSE is providing urgent advice to the public following the alert from Met Éireann indicating that temperatures will hit 27 degrees Celsius this week with a high chance that an average temperature of 30 degrees by day and 15 degrees overnight will occur over the next day or so. These temperatures can have a […]

8 years ago

An Irishman is missing in New York after an early morning swim in New York. The man, who has been named as Neil Gibbons, was last seen swimming with friends at Long Beach at around 2am on Monday. Reports are saying that Neil Gibbons is a Limerick native. The Long Beach Fire Commissioner, Scott Kemins […]

8 years ago

The Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland has confirmed that a complaint about a “misleading” makeup advertisement has been upheld. The ad, which was shared by popular influencer Rosie Connolly, was claimed to have been photoshopped and filtered. Connolly shared the image, which was an ad for Rimmel Foundation, on her Social Media pages. The complainant […]

8 years ago

It is exactly one month since it was decided by the Irish public that the Eighth Amendment would be repealed. A landslide majority yes vote was the outcome of the abortion referendum on May 26 following voting the day before but that result is going to be challenged in the High Court on Tuesday. Three […]

8 years ago

It was announced this morning that tickets for the Pope in Knock have been sold out while the tickets for the Phoenix Park gig are going quickly. In the midst of all the talk about the Pope coming to Ireland, one Facebook event has been set up and it had one clear goal. The ‘Say […]

8 years ago

RTÉ and Spiral Pictures have announced that brand new crime drama Taken Down (working title) rolls into production this week. The creative team behind Love/Hate, Spiral Pictures’ Stuart Carolan (writer/ executive producer), Suzanne McAuley (executive producer) and David Caffrey (director) are joined by best-selling novelist Jo Spain to bring this brand new crime series to […]

8 years ago

Aldi has released a list of products that will be going on sale as part of their new Kitchen Range. They have a whole host of items including retro products, quality cookware and bakeware to help you get the best from your cooking and loads more to help kit out your kitchen: Retro Kettle €24.99 […]

8 years ago

Post Malone is currently blasting out on our radios non-stop with hit after hit. ‘Rockstar’, ‘Psycho’, ‘Better Now’ and ‘Candy Paint’ have been extremely popular especially here in Ireland but we think he may have outdone himself with his latest song. Darragh O’Rourke went to a Post Malone concert over the weekend without a ticket. […]

8 years ago

It divided a whole nation at the time and the two people who were at the centre of the battle have spoken out recently about Saipan. Keane released ‘new’ comments about the feud in an ITV World Cup podcast and said that he has absolutely “no regrets”. There was a lot of talk when we […]

8 years ago

The Limerick Leader is reporting that RTÉ has been forced to apology over comments made in 2017 by a Sinn Fein TD to Limerick politician, Willie O’Dea. On a Saturday broadcast on RTÉ Radio One, Sinn Féin Matt Carthy stated allegedly that O’Dea was a “perjurer”. The Claire Byrne hosted show was made up of […]

8 years ago

When we had to endure the likes of Storm Ophelia and the ‘Beast from the East’, we dreamt of days like this and it’s finally happening. Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow High-Temperature Weather Warning Warning for the whole of Ireland. They say that: “Temperatures will hit 27 degrees Celsius in places today and […]

8 years ago

We know what you’re thinking. Only three people have graced the famous Friday night chair and that we’re absolutely losing the plot. Well, you’re WRONG. There has been five presenters of The Late Late Show. Some have hosted hundreds of shows, one has hosted a handful and there was a one-off, one-show presenter too. We’ve […]

8 years ago

Mayo find themselves in the third round of the qualifier draw after a tough battle with Tipperary in Semple Stadium. A couple of points down and with their backs up against the wall, James Durcan produced a cross-cum-shot mid-way through the game which flew over the Tipp ‘keeper’s head and into the goal. It proved […]

8 years ago

If this is in your house, you need to bring it back to the store it was bought in and return it immediately. Lidl Ireland is recalling batches of one of their most popular products over health concerns. Their ‘Snack Day Sweet Popcorn’ has been issued an urgent return because of “an elevated level of […]

8 years ago

BBC Radio host, Greg James, was discussing his famous ‘going home’ song on his show a couple of days ago. The song – which as it seems, used to be played around clocking off time on the BBC show – had been axed from his show because quite frankly it was “doing my head in […]

8 years ago

The pundits that are actually analysing certain games can be the difference between watching RTÉ or ITV. If Dunphy is on for the Irish channel or if Keane is in the hot seat for ITV, you know there is going to be snippets of comedy gold. Same goes for Martin O’Neill. It’s fair to say […]

8 years ago

“Summer lovin’ had me a blast.” There’s no story sweeter than that of a summer romance and the coming of summer flings also means the coming of ‘freckling’. According to AskMen, a lot of us are guilty of doing this in the summertime, when the weather is fine and they coin it as the dating […]

8 years ago

An American tourist died on Tuesday morning following an incident at the Giant’s Causeway, the website for the landmark has confirmed. The incident happened within the visitors centre and the exact details are unknown at this stage. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service received a 999 call at 11:06 on Tuesday 19 June 2018 following reports […]

8 years ago

With The Late Late Show out of action for the summer, there’s only one champion for Friday night telly and that is the wonderful Graham Norton. In the 12th programme of this season’s run, the funny Irish man will be chatting to a couch full of stars on Friday night. Cher and Christine Baranski discuss […]

8 years ago

The English football team have got off to a great start at this year’s World Cup. They got a win, albeit, in the last minute against Tunisia and face Panama this weekend in their second game. If they win, they will be through to the second round of the World Cup. But sadly, a portion […]

8 years ago

An Irish man who was convicted of trespassing, as well as other charges, was found in a woman’s hot press, Galway Daily reports. Court reporter, Kate Robinson states that the Galway native entered the woman’s home while she was away. The publication has named the man in question. She returned home to find the front […]

8 years ago

After drawing their first game and a vital penalty miss from their star man, Lionel Messi, Argentina really needed a convincing win against Croatia but their first-half performance was anything but convincing and their start to the second half was even worse. They went 1-0 down following a terrible mistake from Argentina ‘keeper, Caballero. The […]

8 years ago

With heatwave-like weather heading for Ireland in the coming days, experts are warning the Irish public to be extremely sun smart while sunbathing and being out and about in the heat. Liz Yeates, CEO, Marie Keating Foundation and skin cancer survivor, said on her website that people need to be extremely careful and not to […]

8 years ago

The season 2 trailer of Netflix’s drama series, Ozark has dropped. Jason Bateman of Arrested Development star produces and directs and is based around the dark world of drug-money laundering and is situated in The Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. For those of you who don’t know, Bateman plays a family man who moves […]

8 years ago

Roy Keane came out with a classic Roy Keane line during the World Cup game between Iran and Spain on Wednesday night. He said that himself and Iran boss Carlos Quieroz did not see eye-to-eye when the Portuguese manager was assistant to Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United. He was there for two different spells, […]

8 years ago

A second Irish school has been forced to release a statement about a video which is circulating online. The school in question had been linked to the video which has been shared widely on social media. It allegedly shows two teachers involved in a sex act in a classroom and rumours were circulating that the […]

8 years ago

Call me tight, call me a cheapskate, call me what you will. I refuse to pay for spotify or Apple Music. I’d rather take the €10 a month and put it towards something more practical – like two pints. Anyway, for that reason when it comes to listening to music I just stick to YouTube […]

8 years ago

It’s hard to believe we’re half way through 2018 already. Absolute madness. We’re being promised a melter of a July too which is going to be savage. But, how do you spend the time in between when the sun goes for a snooze? Well, Netflix have answered your prayers and oh momma, is there some […]

8 years ago

We’ll set the scene. You’re at the World Cup, representing your country. You’re one goal down with seconds left on the clock. You’ve got a throw-in in a decent position and you need a good delivery and a bit of luck if you want to salvage a draw. You want some one on hand to […]

8 years ago

To be honest, if you’re not watching the coverage on RTÉ, there’s one reason: because you want to see a Roy Keane outburst. And sure enough, he was having a pop at one of his former United colleagues during the pre-match coverage of Spain vs Iran. Carlos Quieroz, current Iran manager, was once the number […]

8 years ago

An Irish school has been forced to release a statement about a video which is circulating online. The school had been linked to the video which has been circulating widely on social media. It allegedly shows two teachers involved in a sex act in a classroom and rumours were circulating that the school involved was […]

8 years ago

This is big news. Paddy Jackson begins his return to rugby with new club Perpignan but it was confirmed on Wednesday that Jackson will return to play in Ireland next season. His French side have been drawn in the same group as Connacht for the 2018/19 Challenge Cup. The draw took place on Wednesday afternoon […]

8 years ago

After all, it’s better to have that money in your own pocket rather than in someone else’s. RTÉ is reporting that the Central Bank has found that nearly 30,000 Irish people could save €10,000 by just switching their mortgage while Fianna Fáil have said that over 150,000 mortgage holders would save money by switching their […]

8 years ago

There’s always great excitement when an Irish movie is put on Netflix and this is one that may have slipped under your radar. ‘Brain On Fire’ is about Susannah Cahalan, an up-and-coming journalist at the New York Post who becomes plagued by voices in her head and seizures. As weeks progress and Susannah quickly moves […]

8 years ago

Oh hey there, sunshine. Oh hi, mister blue sky OH HELLO THERE, HEATWAVE. Lads, we honestly don’t know what we did all year to deserve such luck with the summer weather. Oh ya, actually we do know what we did, we suffered one of the worst bouts of winter and spring that we’ve ever had. […]

8 years ago

We’re very familiar with seeing her face on our television screen but alarm bells should ring if you see her name attached to any products. Prime Time broadcaster and former chat-show host Miriam O’Callaghan has confirmed on Tuesday that she has nothing to do with a scam beauty line that is using her name to […]

8 years ago

There is a highly anticipated documentary airing on RTÉ on Tuesday and Wednesday night. It’s been described as a “landmark documentary” and is a two-part series created by Anne Roper which explores Irish women’s lives since achieving the vote 100 years ago. ‘No Country for Women’ “travels through time, seeking historical answers in the journeys […]

8 years ago

The Irish Times is stating that the National Broadcaster has told the Irish Government that it is facing a “serious financial position” as they record a deficit of over €6m for 2017. The broadcaster states that the licence fee, Brexit and ad revenue woes are among the reasons for the worrying cry for help. It […]

8 years ago