You can’t turn on a television or open a laptop/phone and look for something to watch without stumbling across Friends. It’s on Comedy Central for what seems to be 34 hours every day and if that’s not enough for you, you can find the whole box-set on Netflix. But, we’re not complaining. We love Friends, […]

8 years ago

The clash of the ash has been making headlines all around the world this year. Sure didn’t Nickie Quaid’s unreal save for Limerick against Cork get named as US magazine Sports Illustrated’s “highlight of the weekend.” And wasn’t Prince Harry and Meghan Markle absolutely gripped by Joe Canning’s skills in Croke Park when they came […]

8 years ago

Forget Dublin Airport, Cork, Shannon, Knock, Kerry and even bloody Donegal because this is the weirdest decision that has ever been made. Plans are being drawn up and an application for funding submitted for an airport to be constructed in none other than Co.Offaly. It would be Offaly cool alright. Ha. Cutting the messing, this […]

8 years ago

After the mini increase in temperatures last week, Ireland could be on track to feel the first of possibly many wintry showers to come this winter during the Bank Holiday at the end of October. Conditions are expected to get colder on the Friday before the bank holiday and Carlow Weather’s Alan O’Reilly has said […]

8 years ago

Katie Taylor is waking up on this Sunday morning still a champion following her comfortable defeat over Cindy Serrano. Cindy’s younger sister, Amanda looks to be next on the card for Taylor who believes that that match-up would be a “huge” one. Taylor admitted that she was even “bored” mid-way through the fight last night […]

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This distressing footage shows a Ryanair passenger hurling racist abuse at an elderly woman who was sitting next to him on a plane. The clip shows a man shouting at a woman who was sitting one seat away from him in the same row. His horrible abuse starts when he begins by telling crew to […]

8 years ago

For those of you who watch ‘Towie’, you’ll love or possibly hate Lauren Goodger. The ex-Essex star got herself in hot water – literally – on Friday night when she posted a boomerang on Instagram that showed off more than she was supposed to. The video shows Goodger in the bath but the camera shows […]

8 years ago

It seems like another Love Island couple has bit the dust for good following reports of cheating. Sam and Georgia looked to be one of the solid couples from the show but it seems that Georgia may have been messing around behind Sam’s back. According to The Sun, Sam looked through his now ex-girlfriend’s phone […]

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It would be very weird to stroll down to the shops and see this a-lister knocking about. Meath Chronicle is reporting that Will Ferrell has allegedly bought a house in Meath on the “Irish lakeside retreat” of Lough Sheelin in Mountnugent. Ferrell is believed to have an Irish connection which stems to Longford, is believed […]

8 years ago

You can do all the neck kissing and talking you want but if you really want to get someone going in the bedroom, all you have to do is say these three words. ‘I love you’? ‘You are beautiful.’ ‘Is it in?!’ Nope, none of the above. According to EdenFantasys.com, saying “I like that” is […]

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When Ireland changed from the punt to Euro back in the early noughties, people thought that they would never get used to the change. However, in this Irish county, they seemed to have moved on from the euro to a currency that many people would be happy with. Someone changed the Wexford Wikipedia page to […]

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A sign saying “no Irish, no gays” was hung over bridge 18, on the M1 going eastbound. The picture was described as a “sickening display” and one that thousands of commuters were greeted with during the week. Bridge 18 M1 Eastbound Thousands of commuters a day Belfast bound greeted with this sickening display. This needs […]

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If you didn’t catch the Late Late show last night, you missed a great episode of the classic talk show. Late Late Show host Ryan Tubridy was joined by a Python and the breakout star of one of the biggest musicals of the last decade on Friday night. Ryan looked on the bright side of […]

8 years ago

This will put the hotel on the map in a huge way, as if it wasn’t big enough already. Hotels in Kerry are forever getting name-dropped and awarded with big accolades. These two Kerry hotels that got a massive shout out on the Ellen Show in March are just some quick examples of that. And […]

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As a former student of NUIG, seeing Michael D Higgins isn’t really that big of a deal. I remember daydreaming out the window one day in the library and thought I was going crazy from studying so much that I was hallucinating. But no, there was Michael D Higgins in all his glory, rolling around […]

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Last week, we came across a school principal in Derry who refused to open a letter because of one big mistake and now another letter has caused uproar. This letter was sent by Piarais Mac Alastair who wanted to get his post to Falcon Road, Belfast, BT12. Or as he put it, 14 Bothar an […]

8 years ago

Adrian Christie, Aldi’s Head of Customer Service has revealed the items that will never, ever be sold in the shop and we’re kind of surprised. He told news.com.au that there is five items that will never feature on the shelves in any Aldi store. Christie said installing a bakery for freshly baked bread would take […]

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Next week, we will be taking to the polling booths to vote for the next President of Ireland. Debates are coming at us thick and fast these days and while Claire Byrne’s debate had an intruder in the audience, Pat Kenny’s debate went off without a hitch. There was nothing to write home about from […]

8 years ago

Comedian and broadcaster Al Porter was questioned by Gardaí on Wednesday as it is being said that a new complaint was made against him. The Irish Sun states that Porter was interviewed at a Dublin Garda Station but was released without charge. He was being interviewed about an alleged incident where it was claimed that […]

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It’s the third most watched show in the world in 2018 and it’s one of Netflix’s hard hitters but it looks as though it could be taken off the streaming service in 2019. Netflix looks set to lose ‘Friends’ to a new streaming service called ‘WarnerMedia’ who plan to air films and shows like Harry […]

8 years ago

If you have this in your house, you need to get rid of it immediately. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has confirmed that Dunnes Stores issued an urgent recall of one of their popular own brand products. The company is recalling a batch of its slow roasted turkey slices as the implicated batch was […]

8 years ago

The whole country was freaking out last week as it was announced that Storm Callum was ready to batter Ireland, just one year on from when Storm Ophelia did something similar. Thankfully, we came out the otherside of the Storm mostly unharmed but if you were expecting the weather to give us a break for […]

8 years ago

Following the Claire Byrne Live debate on Monday night, one of the candidates has come under hot water for comments he made about Travellers. Calls have been made for Presidential Candidate, Peter Casey to step down following comments he made on Independent.ie’s podcast, ‘The Floating Voter’. Casey told the podcast’s host Kevin Doyle that he […]

8 years ago

If you haven’t heard the ‘voice notes’ about Doireann Garrihy and her boyfriend, Joe Melody yet, you’re in the wrong Whatsapp groups. So, we’ll give you a brief synopsis if you’re feeling left out. Voice notes were doing the rounds stating that Garrihy had “stolen” her current boyfriend off a girl named ‘Jane’. Jane and […]

8 years ago

The thought of sitting down with your mother and father and discussing ‘the birds and the bees’ is the most awkward situation that either the talker or the talkee can ever, EVER be put in. So, here in Ireland we just completely ignore it and look to other ways and means of finding out about […]

8 years ago

Eoghan McDermott is one of Ireland’s most well-known voices. He is the host behind RTÉ 2FM’s ‘Drive time slot’ and his show has seen a number of celebrities featured over the years. However, the broadcaster has got in a lot of trouble for a question that he put towards RTÉ’s Director-General, Dee Forbes, back in […]

8 years ago

In the age of the smartphone, it seems like it’s almost impossible to get away from your little device but surely checking your notifications should be just forbidden in certain places like in the shower, at mass and during the act of love making. Eh, what was that last one? Yep, that’s right, just under […]

8 years ago

The Irish Independent is reporting that motorists are being reminded that they can get penalty points for incorrect tyre pressure after one driver was issued two points in the summer of 2017. The issued points is believed to be the first case of its kind since the system began and Irish drivers are being warned […]

8 years ago

We thought it was bad enough that Temple Bar erected this massive Christmas tree last week but we think this could be ten times worse. We’re not scrooges, in fact we love Christmas but when it starts before we’ve even celebrated Halloween, something is seriously wrong. ‘Home Alone’ is on E4 on Tuesday night at […]

8 years ago

Nearly anyone born in the early 2000s or before will remember this being perched somewhere in the house. Believe it or not, before the time of google and phones where numbers were saved in, people actually had to search for the numbers of neighbours, friends and businesses using a massive phone book. The directory had […]

8 years ago

An Irish school has been forced to begin an investigation after a pupil was allegedly filmed snorting white powder in the class. The pupil in question is believed to be a student of a school in the east of the country, where the video was filmed. One school has been named but it has yet […]

8 years ago

It was a case of the show must go on for Seann Walsh and Katya Jones as they performed on Saturday night’s Strictly Come Dancing despite recent pictures of the two kissing. The shocking news caused Walsh’s relationship with his now ex-girlfriend, Rebecca Humphries to break apart while Jones maintains that her and her husband […]

8 years ago

With just over a week to go until the Presidential Election, Claire Byrne Live hosted a debate on her RTÉ programme on Monday night with all the candidates, excluding Michael D. Higgins. With about ten minute to go in the debate, just as Dragons Den star and current candidate, Peter Casey was talking, heckling from […]

8 years ago

Netflix has released its new set of titles for October 2018 which includes the highly anticipated Making A Murderer Part 2. Have a peak at what else there is: ORIGINAL SERIES MeatEater: Season 7 (02/10/2018) Steven Rinella returns for more hunting and cooking expeditions in rugged locales with friends that include the likes of comedian […]

8 years ago

Call in sick from work, cancel your plans because we’re all heading to Belfast. As you know Airbnb is the ideal place to find a cheap spot but this listing in the north of the country is just something else. A couple have offered the public a tent on the side of the road which […]

8 years ago

We’ve all heard the phrase ‘that’s a little bit too Irish’ but in this case, it’s the perfect saying for the situation. The Connacht Telegraph has said that motorists are getting so confused by this sign post that they are heading almost a half an hour in the wrong direction because of it. The new […]

8 years ago

This is not to be confused with our feature which ranked all 32 counties of Ireland by the sexiness of their accents (which brought up different results entirely). That was solely just about someone’s accent, not about their appearance or personality. We don’t mean to be shallow but when it comes to overall sexiness, you […]

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Things are starting to get very serious as Storm Callum gets closer and closer to Irish shores. On Wednesday night, Met Éireann issued three new weather warnings as a statement about “risk to life and property” was made. Weather officials are now concerned that some Irish schools “will not be in a position to open” […]

8 years ago

On Wednesday, Seann Walsh and Katya Jones appeared on Strictly’s sister show, ‘It Takes Two’ to explain the kiss between the two dancers, both of whom have significant others. The controversial interview and the pictures of the kiss can be found here but while Jones remains adamant that her and her husband are fine, Walsh […]

8 years ago

If you’re looking for a change of scenery and want to travel the world, these are the fastest growing destinations for Irish tourists. Tanzania, the Maldives and Hong Kong have been revealed as the top three fastest growing tourist destinations booked with one of Ireland’s largest independent travel specialists, Travel Counsellors. Since last November, bookings […]

8 years ago

Strictly Come Dancing Stars, Seann Walsh and Katya Jones shocked the public when they were spotted kissing in the middle of a London Street in an exclusive revealed by The Sun. The pair had been dancing together as part of the show and kissed despite Seann being in a relationship and Katya being married. The […]

8 years ago

As you’ll know from yesterday’s budget, there has been an increase in Value Added Tax in the hospitality sector. The VAT has gone from 9% to 13.5% and it was the subject of a massive row on RTÉ’s Liveline on Wednesday. The argument got so heated that the Offaly café owner – who was on […]

8 years ago

Thinking about going on a diet makes us scream just as loud as Homer Simpsons when who’d rather ‘die’ than go on a ‘diet. via GIPHY That’s because you think it’ll be going along the lines of eating absolutely nothing for days on end and exercising like a professional athlete. But Mel Gibson’s newest diet […]

8 years ago

Dealz can make us laugh and freak us out within the space of 24 hours. Yesterday, we found out that their latest addition at the self-service checkouts had got lots of people talking. One person even said that it would “narrate their nightmares” for the rest of their lives – we think it’s a funny […]

8 years ago

You’d think at the age of 23 that I’d have some sort of cop on now. But if I know I have a Friday off and I’m not working the late shift on the Thursday, I’m already planning my trip down to Galway to see my friends that are still in college and those that […]

8 years ago

This will put the hotel on the map in a huge way. There’s something about hotels in Kerry, people are absolutely obsessed with them. Two of them even got a massive shout out on the Ellen Show in March. Cahernane House Hotel in the heart of the Killarney National Park has been included in […]

8 years ago

The Irish people were left shocked when Una Healy split up with her husband in the summer. Rumours of cheating surrounded the split between the singer and Ben Healy which happened just as the pair were about to move to New York. Healy only broke her silence about the split three weeks ago, months after […]

8 years ago

For this Irish bar to be named “one of the best in the world” is some achievement, especially since it was only founded in 2013. The World’s Best Bar awards took place last week and while it was a London bar that came out on top, this Irish bar came very close. The bar in […]

8 years ago

As sure as night turns into day and as certain as Dublin are expected to win the All-Ireland at the start of each year, at all times, there’s always at least one eejit in a Mayo jersey in some corner of the globe. This is not just a myth either, there was even a Facebook […]

8 years ago

If you remember, and you really should remember, a certain Storm was a major talking point around this time last year too. Storm Ophelia put the whole country into shutdown as red warnings were issued for Ireland as 185km/h winds battered each corner of the island. Well, it looks like a Storm nearly as big […]

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