The Sun newspaper in the UK has had a real pop at Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar on Friday morning. The front page of the newspaper describes the “Irish PM” as an “airhead” over alleged comments he made regarding brexit. Varadkar is reported to have said that: “The situation at the moment is that the UK is […]

7 years ago

You’d think that absolutely no one would get away with hitting Roy Keane with a dig. This is the man who waited four years in order to get a revenge tackle in on Haaland because he accused him of faking an injury in a Manchester United game against Leeds. The same man who told his […]

7 years ago

It was one of, if not the most, high profile case that the world has ever seen. RTÉ has confirmed that a documentary looking back at the nine-week trial of Ireland and Ulster rugby players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding, along with Blane McIlroy and Rory Harrison at Belfast Crown Court will air this week. […]

7 years ago

As we head into the weekend, Met Éireann has issued a rather weird weather warning. The status yellow weather advisory is for the whole of Leinster and Munster and will see “soil moisture deficits remaining in excess of 75mm over the coming week.” The warning is in place until Wednesday 25 July at 3pm and […]

7 years ago

One to take note of if you’re currently a Ford owner. The car brand is urging owners to take the following models to their nearby garage as part of a recall. They say that the affected models are: Focus, C-MAX, Kuga, Mondeo, Galaxy and Transit Connect. A spokesperson for Ford said that: “Ford Ireland is […]

7 years ago

An air accident report has found that an Irish Aer Lingus flight was blown off a runway by a crosswind as it landed. The plane was an ATR 42-300 and had a registration of EI-CBK, and was heading from Dublin to Donegal airport. There was 17 passengers and three crew onboard at the time of […]

7 years ago

If you were watching Love Island on Wednesday night, you’ll have remembered the gang talking about some of their weird and wonderful crushes. Alex’s went on about how he really liked hairdryers during the talk which is something that really confused us. But, it was Laura’s crush that got everybody talking. The Scot who had […]

7 years ago

Things have been kicking off in the villa as of late but this news is just going to make things explode even more. What was once a villa full of strong couples like New Jack and Laura and Alex and Alexandra, splits have started to appear in those particular relationships bringing a hostile vibe to […]

7 years ago

One person in Ireland is about to become a lot richer after Wednesday night’s draw. The Lotto Plus 2 draw jackpot was won meaning that someone is €250k richer after matching the following numbers: 8, 12, 22, 23, 24, 26, and a bonus of 27. The numbers in the main draw were: 2, 8, 25, […]

7 years ago

What an absolute nightmare. Passengers arriving at Heathrow Terminal five have been told that a computer system failure means no British Airways flights are taking off. Passengers have been told to go book hotels or find other alternative travel arrangements. Ireland’s Sky Correspondent, Darren McCaffrey is one of the people looking to hop on a […]

7 years ago

Ahead of Wednesday night’s Love Island, it has been confirmed that two islanders have quit the show. An insider for Love Island told The Sun that: “No one expected these two to leave and it is a massive shock. “Their fellow islanders were stunned when they spoke about their reasons for quitting. “It’s going to […]

7 years ago

When you think of Devin Toner, you think of an absolute beast of a man. The 32-year-old is almost reaching for the clouds he’s that tall and his large, almost 20 stone physique is 100% muscle. The second row, Leinster and Ireland star has won countless trophies on the pitch but off it, he has […]

7 years ago

There’s a private group on Facebook called J1 Chicago 2018 and the concept behind it is pretty self-explanatory. Students who are currently out in Chicago on summer visas are added to the group and can talk about things like where to go and what big nights out are coming up in the area. On Tuesday […]

7 years ago

Food lovers, you’re going to want to get into your car and have a wander around to experience the best. The ‘Top Ten Foodie Destinations for 2018’ have been announced and the race is now on to find Ireland’s best. Foodie Destinations 2018, an initiative by the Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI), launched in June […]

7 years ago

Dunnes Stores, Spar and Tesco have issued an urgent recall following a warning that these following products may contain traces of harmful bacteria. This precautionary recall is being made over fears that they all the products may be contaminated with harmful bacteria such as Listeria monocytogenes or Salmonella The products affected by the recall are: […]

7 years ago

Sure, we only wanted another excuse to watch Father Ted in full for the 129th time since we were born. Anyone who is a major fan of the show will be kicking themselves for not spotting this hidden secret in season two of Father Ted. Father Dougal is a lovable character remembered for his slow-thinking, […]

8 years ago

As much as we hate to admit it, the summer is closer to its end than it is to the beginning. Attention will now turn to some mini-breaks before Christmas where you can clock off before the festive fun or get some Christmas shopping in a different place for once. Ryanair know that you’re getting […]

8 years ago

This will send shockwaves through the villa… How unlucky can one person be? Poor old Laura, she’s constantly had her heart broken in the villa, the most famous time being when Wes left her for Megan. She thought she had finally found love in (New) Jack but it seems that after their turbulent time in […]

8 years ago

Dealz Ireland have been known to help try and spice things up in the bedroom. This became very evident when they released their own brand of cheap sex related goodies. The store also showed its naughty side at Christmas when it released these NSFW ads about elves in the run up to the festive holiday. […]

8 years ago

It has been exactly a week since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle touched down in Dublin to a massive reception. It was a quick, 24-hour sort of job for the Prince and his wife but in that short space of time, they got a good bit done to be fair to them. They jetted back […]

8 years ago

Ryanair is to announce the cancellation of more flights which will affect thousands of passengers according to The Irish Independent. The pilot union has refused to postpone its planned strike action for Friday and the fact that an agreement couldn’t be reached means that the airline will have to cancel 24 flights mainly between Ireland […]

8 years ago

Looking for something new to listen to? We think we may have found your perfect fit. ‘Phoning It In’, is a brand-new comedy podcast which drops every Monday on the Headstuff Podcast Network. It is the new home for up-and-coming Irish comedy talent, according to the show’s creator Dave Coffey (Dan & Becs, Sarah + […]

8 years ago

RTÉ has released exclusive footage from CCTV of the moment that an explosive device was thrown at Gerry Adams’ house on Friday night. Gerry Adams confirmed on his Twitter account that nobody was hurt in the attacks and he thanked all his “great neighbours, the Neighbourhood Watch & Sinn Féin reps who were here very […]

8 years ago

England fans were certain that they were going to be lining up for a World Cup final on Sunday against either Belgium or France. It’s coming home, they said from a very earlier stage in the tournament and when they started to annoyingly believe their own hype after their 6-1 win over Panama, it started […]

8 years ago

We know it’s hard to believe. Even as a Mayo man, I’m still finding it hard to believe that we’re out of the Championship. But, it seems like the good people at RTÉ too are still a bit confused about Mayo’s early exit and have included them in Sunday’s Promo for their live GAA coverage. […]

8 years ago

A train bound for Galway was delayed for a couple of minutes because of an alleged incident with a dog on the tracks. A passenger on the train, which was coming from Limerick, told Lovin Media Group that: “apparently there was a dog on the track…the train stopped for it and beeped and he kept […]

8 years ago

Conor McGregor’s fun times at Longitude didn’t last too long as he left Marlay Park for Russia on Saturday night. The UFC fighter turned 30 on Saturday and had a private area of Longitude for himself and his friends. But after, he shared a video of himself and his team landing in Russia which is […]

8 years ago

This is a life-changing amount of money, don’t think it’s not. It’s not the jackpot – although the person who has the ticket came extremely close – but it’s still a big lump of money. Limerick’s recent run of luck in National Lottery games continued on Saturday night with a player from the county scooping […]

8 years ago

After the announcement on Saturday that Sinn Féin would be running a candidate against Michael D, it looks like a famous Irish face will also be contesting. Dragon’s Den star Gavin Duffy looks set to run against the President in the upcoming election, Sunday morning’s Irish Times revealed. The Dragon neither confirmed nor denied that […]

8 years ago

Although Ireland didn’t feature in this year’s World Cup, Roy Keane has made sure throughout that the Irish presence is felt across the pond. To say he was delighted that England lost to Croatia the last day is an absolute understatement. He took great joy in pointing out to ex-Arsenal striker Ian Wright and former […]

8 years ago

The Irish Independent is reporting that an Irish mother told a court on Tuesday that she would need to be bringing in an income of €120,000 a year to match what she gets through state benefits. Judge Patrick Durcan calculated all of Mary Maughan’s state benefits and told her that: “You receive around €55,000 a […]

8 years ago

Nothing is worse than a massive queue or delay while you’re waiting for your flight. In the midst of talks about strikes and cancellations of flights, Ryanair’s name has popped up again on Saturday when they left passengers panicking as there was no staff around. Mark Clelland took to Twitter and said: “Ryanair here we […]

8 years ago

Michael D Higgins’ run for a second term as President of Ireland is not going to be as easy as he expected. Sinn Féin has said that it will run a candidate to contest the election against Higgins. A committee will now come together to select the candidate for the party. This comes after Party […]

8 years ago

Not stirring tonight? We don’t blame you, especially when this is on the television. For a while we thought that Leo would never win an Oscar for best actor, despite the plethora of excellent movies in his back catalogue. But in 2015, it finally happened, he scooped the award for the amazing movie, The Revenant […]

8 years ago

Big news coming out of the villa. Love Island bosses have announced that one couple will be dumped and will leave the island on Sunday night. One couple will be gone for good but the villa will see another shake up as a new girl arrives into the villa A source told The Sun that: […]

8 years ago

The weather has finally broke. We didn’t think it would, but it has so we’re already thinking about ways that we can get out of the place and go to somewhere different. Ryanair have been reading our minds and have launched the “european excursion” sale and they have up to 10% on 500,000 seats. Some […]

8 years ago

Sinn Féin has released a statement regarding an attack on the family homes of Party members, Gerry Adams and Bobby Storey. The attack took place on Friday evening where two explosive devices were thrown, one of which caused damage to a car. Gerry Adams confirmed on his Twitter account that nobody was hurt in the […]

8 years ago

The EuroMillions draw on Friday night meant that one lucky punter was certain to be coming home a millionaire in Ireland. Well that someone is actually a group of work colleagues from Galway who embarked on an extraordinary top secret mission as they collected a EuroMillions prize worth €1m from National Lottery headquarters in Dublin […]

8 years ago

The introduction of questions on people’s Instagram stories was always going to be a huge addition to the photo sharing app. It sort of has an ask.fm feel about it and people are able to ask question that range from the minute, to silly to the downright serious. Of course, we were all waiting patiently […]

8 years ago

This is extremely big news to come out of the villa but you can’t say that you weren’t surprised. It has been confirmed that Samira Mighty has quit Love Island in order to be with Frankie Foster, who she was coupled up with before he was eliminated last week. Apparently, she will tell contestants that […]

8 years ago

Chris. Chris isn’t a terrifying name. We don’t know any Chris’ that make us think: ‘oh, you’re hard’. Nor have we come across a Christina that would cause any harm to anyone, she just goes about doing her daily business, keeping herself to herself. But fears are growing that Hurricane Chris – which was upgraded […]

8 years ago

We know we may seem like sore losers because of the way we’ve made fun of England’s exit from the World Cup. It is a bit hypocritical considering most of us go over numerous times a year to support clubs in the UK but it didn’t stop people online going crazy and making the same […]

8 years ago

We’ve been tormented by the memes, pictures and videos for the last few weeks from English fans and admirers. “It’s coming home, it’s coming home, it’s coming, FOOTBALL’S COMING HOME.” That’s what we’ve had to listen to since England came out of their relatively easy group stage and put Colombia and Sweden to the sword […]

8 years ago

When we covered the fact that this Alpaca and Prosecco hike was in Wicklow, I thought it was just the coolest thing ever. If something is happening anywhere around the country, I always like to see something similar being mirrored closer to home in the west. So, I was delira to find out that the […]

8 years ago

The likelihood of us saying bye-bye to Ireland’s mini-heatwave is looking more and more likely as Storm Chris has been upgraded to a hurricane status. The hurricane is currently off the east coast of America and Ireland is set to get the tail end or “remnants” of Chris. Great. Facebook page Carlow Weather has said […]

8 years ago

Although he is a royal and has all the fame and fortune that comes with it, Prince Harry is a normal lad. He likes his football and regularly attends the FA Cup Final each year no matter who is playing. So it’ll be absolutely no surprise that he’ll be heavily invested in Wednesday’s World Cup […]

8 years ago

This is the equivalent of your Bebo profile crawling back on the scene after years in the wilderness… …except your Bebo profile is your old diary from college and you, as a person, are the leader of the country. When Leo Varadkar was jotting down idle thoughts after the turn of the millenium, he probably […]

8 years ago

2018 is farrrr from over yet but these are already the names for both boys and girls all over the world that have been more popular and stand out than any other. Baby Centre are normally the first to release the big end of year list of the biggest baby names and their annual roundup […]

8 years ago

Bad news for holiday goers who are flying out with Ryanair this week. Ryanair have cancelled up to 30 of 290 Irish flights on Thurs 12 July but have announced that all Ireland to Europe flights will operate as normal as majority of Irish pilots fly on Thurs. In a statement on their website, the […]

8 years ago

“He’s not in a frame of mind where he can comprehend the repercussions to his actions.” Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers’ wife has taken to Instagram to release a statement regarding the actor’s outburst on a flight on Sunday night (8pm LA time). It is alleged that Meyers – a Cork native – was flying […]

8 years ago