A video circulating online allegedly shows a garda shooting a man in the foot following an altercation. It is not clear what the incident was about or why Gardaí were called to the scene. It looks like there are three people at the scene as well as the Garda. There are two men, one in […]

7 years ago

The Big Apple would be a big present for anyone this Christmas. But imagine coming across flights to New York that could be yours, for as little as €5. Well, a Mayo GAA club are offering two lucky people the chance to go to New York in May. Mayo face New York in their opening […]

7 years ago

Talk about getting two amazing Christmas presents at one go. Tommy Tiernan has revealed that not only is there definitely going to be a season three but there’s also a high possibility of a movie being made. This would certainly follow in the footsteps of Channel 4’s last big-big show, The Inbetweeners which ended after […]

7 years ago

Factmaps has released a projected map of what the population in each country is going to be by 2050. Ireland is going to jump by a massive 33% which is five times the increase that our neighbours will see. A recent report by the Economic and Social Research Institute warned people that the gap between […]

7 years ago

Footage circulating on social media on Monday night shows violent scenes occuring on Dublin Bus. The footage, which is just under two minutes long, shows a fight between a man and two women. One of the women allegedly claimed that the man in question had robbed €50 off her on the bus. The incident took […]

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Whether you thought The Late Late Toy Show on Friday was the best one yet or didn’t hold a candle to previous years, it was confirmed as the most watched show of the year. Host Ryan Tubridy said: “I am blown away every single year at the reaction we get to The Late Late Toy […]

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After Storm Diana terrorised us last week, it looks like Ireland’s weather is going from one extreme to the next. Met Éireann has confirmed that temperatures will drop to -2 tonight as Ireland has been hit with a weather warning. They say that: “Cold tonight (Monday) under mostly clear skies. However, a few scattered showers […]

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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) states as of December 1st that 13 Irish businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation for the month of November. The businesses were located in Dublin (2), Clare (2), Leitrim, Louth, Donegal, Mayo (2), Cork, Westmeath, Galway and Kilkenny and they were: Rice […]

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Ex-Presidential Candidate, Peter Casey is doing a project for Newstalk which will be on air in 2019. Casey finished second behind Michael D Higgins and grabbed 23% of the vote. Reports are saying that Casey will be involved with the news station for a period of time but “will not present his own show.” He […]

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This makes for very hard reading. A ‘Smart Dress’ experiment in Brazil found that three women were groped in a nightclub over 100 times. Over the space of four hours, they were touched inappropriately 157 times in total. The dresses had sensors which logged where and when women were touched on a night out. They […]

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Around this time every year, Macaulay Culkin is forced back into the public spotlight. Not because he wants to be, but because in fairness, he is the face of Christmas in terms of movies. KEVIN. He appeared on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon and the Home Alone star said that he was picking a […]

7 years ago

An Irish eviction story has been circulating online and it is honestly the most frightening read for anyone who’s renting at the moment. Redbullbar, a reddit user, said that they and their housemates were aggressively kicked out of their house in Dublin last night. Here’s their story: “At about 7.30 over 10-12 large men dressed […]

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One of the biggest Fridays in the Irish television calendar is upon us but we’re sure you already knew that… The Late Late Toy Show takes place on 30 November at 9:35pm and we have some great news because you don’t have to be tucked up on your mammy’s couch in order to view it […]

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The theme of this year’s Late Late Toy Show has been revealed as host Ryan Tubridy and a cast of hundreds prepare for the most magical night on Irish television. A million dreams will be keeping viewers awake tonight as The Late Late Toy Show does The Greatest Showman. Late Late Toy Show host Ryan […]

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The Late Late Show is an institution on Irish television and Ryan Tubridy is the face and voice of a nation as he hosts the biggest show in Ireland as well as a daily radio show with hundreds of thousands of listeners. His biggest night of the year is slowly coming upon us but surprisingly, […]

7 years ago

It is the quintessential golden ticket. You ask anyone who is a frequent visitor to Copper Face Jacks on Harcourt Street and they will tell you that they would sell their mother, their car and their phone if they thought it would bring them within a sniff of a gold card. They don’t hand them […]

7 years ago

As Salt-N-Pepa once said, let’s talk about sex. It’s never too early in the morning or late in the day to address the question about how long the average sex session should last. Of course, the answer could vary from couple to couple and whatever they are happiest with. But scientist aren’t happy with guesstimates, […]

7 years ago

There was a lot of people gagging and retching in Ireland on Wednesday night. No, we haven’t got an upset tummy, but watching the bushtucker trials on I’m A Celeb… would make you quite queasy in fairness. The eating trial was beyond disgusting and left us questioning our earlier thoughts about wanting to be one […]

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He was absolutely delighted with himself with the use of one word in particular. Brian Kerr and Graeme Souness are no strangers to punditry, especially on Virgin Media Sport, formerly TV3. The former Republic of Ireland manager became a hit with viewers during the World Cup in 2018 when his phrases and one-liners sent social […]

7 years ago

It’s the talk that absolutely no parent, aunty, uncle, brother or sister wants to have but eventually, it needs to happen. A Psychologist and parenting expert, Dr Justin Coulson, has told the Daily Mail Australia the perfect moment to tell your children about Santa. Speaking on the subject, Coulson said that: “In my experience, kids […]

7 years ago

While we’re all still trying to get to grips with Storm Diana, The World Meteorological organisation is warning the public about something far more dangerous. They have confirmed that there is an 80% chance that an El Niño weather event will hit Ireland in the next three months. They have said that the event could […]

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Storm Diana really started to rip up parts of Ireland on Wednesday morning and one place that really felt the brunt of the conditions was Dungarvan in Waterford. The Moorings, a family owned maritime bar in the area, filmed this video this morning. It shows a boat fighting off a high tide and strong wind, […]

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In fairness, if someone had done this for us in school, we might have paid more attention in Irish class. We thought that nobody in the world texted like this anymore but as the younger generation of mid-noughties babies get their first phones, it looks as though short-hand text could be making a comeback, in […]

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Storm Diana is now under an orange weather warning and some places felt her wrath more so than others. This video was taken in Whitehead in Co Antrim and shows the violent waves from a high tide mixed with Storm Diana weather. Storm Diana + high tide in Whitehead just now. @WeatherCee @barrabest @angie_weather @newslineweather […]

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If you thought Storm Diana had reached its peak, baby, you ain’t seen nothing yet. As we put it this morning, Storm Diana hadn’t even reached Ireland when we all woke up on Tuesday morning. An orange warning is now in place for various coastal counties and as things start getting a bit scary, we […]

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It’s probably a familiar sight for Paddy Barnes to spend a lot of time in airports. The boxer from Belfast has represented Ireland and has won bronze for the tricolour in the Olympics as well as Gold in Commonwealth games and European Championships. Since turning professional, he has won five and lost one with his […]

7 years ago

Well this is a bit of a bummer as we get ready for Christmas. We hope you haven’t put up your lights yet, because you might be getting ready to take them back down again. Much of what is sold as outdoor Christmas lighting in Ireland is not suitable for our climate and can represent […]

7 years ago

Secondary school relationships are destined to fail 90% of the time. Even if you are both going to the same college or are even taking the same classes, it’s more than likely only a matter of time before something gives. Sometimes it’s temptation, sometimes you just realise the two of you are completely different. Most […]

7 years ago

If you’ve been watching Im A Celeb since it kicked off last week, you’ll be very familiar with the stritch rations that they are on when they aren’t successful at bushtucker trials. And now it has been said that some of the celebs are seriously losing weight because of this new diet. Emily Atack was […]

7 years ago

Ireland’s The X-Factor hopeful, Brendan Murray, was voted out of the contest on Sunday night. The man from Tuam reached the semi-finals of the show but was finally given the boot after getting the fewest public votes. The former ‘Hometown’ boyband member was evicted along with fellow contestant Danny Tetley. However, Murray’s exit from the […]

7 years ago

We have a feeling that anyone involved with the Christmas dinner preparations this year will be absolutely mad for this deal. From Thursday 29th of November, Lidl will be selling their Silvercrest 3.5L Slow Cooker along with a number of Christmas cooking must haves such as a Silvercrest Carving Knife, Silvercrest Mincer, Silvercrest Digital Hot […]

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Joe Schmidt will finish coaching following the Rugby World Cup in Japan next year and will be replaced by Andy Farrell who will become head coach after the tournament. In a statement on Monday morning, the Joe Schmidt said: “”I have decided to finish coaching and will prioritise family commitments after the RWC in 2019. […]

7 years ago

We don’t think we’d even search for ‘Irish’ on Pornhub and we’re bloody from here. That’s if we even watched porn… I mean, we hadn’t even heard of Pornhub until today… (How do I get out of this hole I’m digging?) When it comes to looking up rude videos, Scotland likes two things the most: […]

7 years ago

RTÉ has confirmed that a second 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 on Saturday. The first documentary was shown on RTE One in July. This week’s RTÉ Radio 1 Documentary […]

7 years ago

“Have yourself, a Derry little Christmas.” Those six words in the north of the country have caused serious controversy in recent days. The billboard to promote Christmas shopping there has been removed after Unionist politicians said it was not “inclusive”. DUP councillor David Ramsey told the BBC that it was important that everyone felt welcomed […]

7 years ago

It’s like that old Brendan Grace joke about seeing Jack Charlton on a plane in the early 90s and screaming ‘Hi, Jack” at him for ages to no avail. This famous Kerry legend was not only known for having one of the best pegs in the business but also having a fantastic nickname In an […]

7 years ago

Sure, we can understand how someone outside of Ireland might find it hard to remember all the counties in Ireland. To be honest, if you asked us to name all the counties in two minutes, we’d forget one or two too. As any person obsessed with retaining ‘memory’ will tell you, it’s much easier to […]

7 years ago

George Hook will retire from Newstalk it has been confirmed by the radio station. In a statement on their website, they said that: “Newstalk has announced that broadcaster, George Hook is retiring from his role after 16 years with the station at the end of his current contract. George has presented the evening drivetime programme […]

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After over a decade together and an engagement, one of Ireland’s most prolific couples have split up. Natalie Dormer and her Irish fiancé, Anthony Byrne have confirmed that they are no longer together after almost 11 years of being in a relationship. Dormer said that they had split in the summer but only decided to […]

7 years ago

We’ve all been in a queue online where you’re either: a) waiting for hours and nothing moves, NOTHING. b) your next in the queue and next thing you just get an error to say that something has malfunctioned and c) you make it to the end, get ready to purchase your tickets and get told […]

7 years ago

Whether it’s one millimeter or six feet, when it comes to snow, as long as it’s white it counts. Since the Beast From The East, Irish people have become obsessed with the white stuff. We’re not sure whether it’s because we all got a day off work with it or because of the pandemonium that […]

7 years ago

We’ll set the scene. At 10:30am, The FAI release a statement about it stating that they have “parted ways” with O’Neill and Keane. Shortly after 11am, we compiled a list of the bookmakers favourites to become manager of the Republic of Ireland. There was a clear favourite, at 5/6 and the blast from the past […]

7 years ago

Forms of sexting have probably been around since whenever couples started sending letters to each other. A long time to wait for a response, mind you. But the term ‘sexting’ really took off in the 2000s and beyond with the development in technology. For those of you who don’t know the exact terminology for ‘sexting’, […]

7 years ago

Republic of Ireland managers, Martin O’Neill and his assistant Roy Keane have parted ways with the FAI on Wednesday morning. O’Neill and Keane have been in charge of Ireland for five years but pressure has been put on the pair to resign following a disastrous Nations League campaign where they didn’t win one single game […]

7 years ago

Next Ireland is recalling a piece of Christmassy clothing over choking and suffocation fears. The clothing item is being sold all around the country and has been a big seller ahead of the Christmas period. A message from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission reads: “There is risk with attachment of the pom-poms on the […]

7 years ago

Netflix have saved the best month for new additions until the very last month. When you’re in the house over Christmas, you’re going to be fighting over what movies to put on. The Silence Of The Lambs has been added to Netflix for next month and as if that classic movie isn’t enough, Netflix has […]

7 years ago

I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Outta Here is only two episodes old but already it’s had its main talking point. No, it wasn’t about a bush-tucker trial, nor was it about a spat between camp mates. Nope, anyone that spotted this moment last night were talking about how Rita Simons let out a massive ripper in […]

7 years ago

Another Republic of Ireland game. Another match where we refused to attack despite the fact that even if we won, drew or lost 7-0, our journey would not change. Another game where we essentially parked everyone behind the ball and hoofed the round thing away anytime we got it as if it was a hot […]

7 years ago

WOW air has launched a ‘Purple Friday’ flash sale with low cost fares to Iceland and seven North American destinations With Black Friday being one of the most anticipated shopping days in the year, WOW air has made the day its own by creating Purple Friday, offering its Irish passengers even lower fares for travel […]

7 years ago

Gardaí are currently investigating a massive brawl that broke out at a Kickboxing Event in Oakwood Hotel in Shannon, Co.Clare. The incident took place on Saturday night. The shocking footage has been circulating heavily on social media and shows chairs and bottles being used as weapons. It’s being said that between 10-15 people were involved […]

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