A new documentary detailing sexual abuse allegations against Michael Jackson will air on Channel 4 next month. Leaving Neverland will outline claims from two men who allege that they had a number of sexual encounters with the late singer while they were young boys. The film is directed by British filmmaker Dan Reed and features […]

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If you’re a regular radio listener (or reader of our site) you will no doubt have stumbled upon the name Dermot Kennedy at some point in the recent past. The Dubliner’s star continues to rise and those in the music world are certainly sitting up and taking notice. Last night though, the singer reached a […]

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If you’re not a fan of serial killers (and let’s face it who is?) then you might want to swerve Netflix’s latest big hit Conversations With A Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes. Then again, if you see yourself as a bit of a true crime buff then it’s probably right up your alley. The much-anticipated […]

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The clock is ticking towards the weekend and there’s a sofa with your name on it waiting for you at home. Not literally of course, unless for some reason you’re vain enough to deface your furniture in such a way. If you are planning a night in front of the telly then you’ll be interested […]

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Met Éireann has issued a status yellow wind warning to 13 Irish counties with strong gusts expected throughout the weekend. The counties in question are Dublin, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Waterford. The warning is valid from 8pm on Saturday until 9am on Sunday and is expected to […]

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After we all enjoyed a mighty session on last week’s Late Late Show, the musical theme continues with this week’s line-up. Topping the bill will be Ireland’s very own Hozier whose international reputation continues to rise. The Wicklow-born singer will be discussing his upcoming album Wasteland, Baby! as well talking about how he is coping […]

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The wait is over and the 2019 Academy Award nominations have been announced. Following its win at the Golden Globes, Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody has been included on the list for Best Picture and it’s joined by another music-themed movie in A Star Is Born. Both films will have to beat off competition from […]

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Controversial Oscar hopeful Detainment is expected to be shown on RTÉ in the coming weeks, it was revealed on Claire Byrne Live last night. The Irish movie, which has been nominated in the Live Action Short category, is based around transcripts of police interviews with Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, who were convicted of murdering […]

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The short flight from London over to Ireland is the perfect opportunity to catch forty winks after a busy stay in England’s Big Smoke. These young fellas from St. Brendan’s College in Killarney had different ideas though. Not content with putting the heads down on their flight from Stansted to Kerry yesterday, they decided that […]

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Messages spreading from one Whatsapp group to another could soon be a thing of the past after the messaging app announced a new update yesterday. According to Sky News, the Facebook-owned company will restrict the number of times a message can be forwarded on to five in a bid to combat the spread of fake […]

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Bitter out there so it is. Absolutely bitter. On the bright side though, things could be a whole lot worse. While winter is well and truly underway here in Ireland, spare a thought for our friends over in the UK as they have a bout of ‘thundersnow’ to look forward to. If you’re wondering what […]

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It’s Sunday night and that means half the country is settled in watching Dancing With The Stars while the other half remains blissfully unaware. If you’re not into it, you’ll have completely missed the sheer panic that took hold when the RTÉ One show went off air just before 8pm. Just after Fair City star […]

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The release of the third season of The Crown is getting ever-closer and it’s fair to say a very strong cast is set to take over from the first batch of stars on the drama. Due to the fact that each season takes place in a different era of Royal Family history, the Netflix show […]

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TV audiences have been enjoying new E4 reality show Vogue, Spencer And Baby Too and the reasons are in no small part down to the rapport between the couple. Vogue Williams and Spencer Matthews are clearly a good match and while they’re never far from a little bit of bickering, they aren’t afraid to take […]

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Munster booked their place in the Champions Cup quarter-final yesterday with a narrow 9-7 victory over Exeter Chiefs at Thomond Park. In what was a very nervy affair, three Joey Carbery penalties secured the victory but the tension appeared to get the better of one member of the Munster pack. When encountered by Exeter’s Jonny […]

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The people of Kerry and Wexford will have All-Ireland football and hurling glory respectively in their sights this year and if last night is anything to go by, luck could well be on their side. The National Lottery has revealed that players in both counties have reason to celebrate today with a Kerry punter netting […]

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Were you given a present of a nice warm scarf and gloves over Christmas? Well, if you haven’t broken them in already, this week is the time to do it. Met Éireann is forecasting ‘very cold’ conditions over the coming days with widespread frost and minimum temperatures of minus three degrees tonight (Sunday). The outlook […]

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RTÉ is planning on axing its The Ray D’Arcy Show, according to a report in The Irish Sun today. The publication claims that the chat show will end its current run in March, rather than in May as planned. An insider said that the programme is ‘a huge disappointment’ but if the broadcaster doesn’t manage […]

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Saoirse Ronan was always destined for big things. Not many people get an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress at the age of 13, after all. But did you know that just three years before her star turn in Atonement, Saoirse charmed the nation’s radio listeners when she appeared on The Gerry Ryan Show on […]

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For centuries, Irish social gatherings have revolved having an auld sing-song and The Late Late Show kicked off this weekend in that same vein last night. Promoting an RTÉ initiative to find Ireland’s favourite folk song, Ryan Tubridy invited Mary Black, Phelim Drew, Aoife Scott and Fiachna Ó Braonáin onto the show and sure enough […]

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When it comes to picking the greatest year in the history of Irish rugby, it’ll be hard to top 2018. Sure, we also won a Grand Slam in 1948 and 2009 but neither of these successes had the icing on the cake that is a victory over the All Blacks. Throw in a series win […]

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Game Of Thrones fans may have to wait a bit longer for the start of season eight but thankfully this week’s Late Late Show will provide a little appetiser to keep you going. Appearing on the show will be Liam Cunningham who plays Davos Seaworth in GOT. The Dubliner will be filling Ryan in on […]

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Since its launch in 2016, Gogglebox Ireland has been a massive hit with TV viewers and the last couple of episodes have been particular highlights. Last week, viewers enjoyed watching the Goggleboxers react to iconic Irish TV moments of the 80s and 90s and last night it was the turn of the ’00s and now’. […]

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The arrival of snow in Ireland has been hinted at for a few days now and with the air feeling particularly chilly it’s no surprise really. It seems we could be seeing the white stuff sooner than expected as Met Éireann has confirmed that snow is on the way tonight as temperatures drop to between […]

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It’s been a long four and a half years since the release of Hozier’s self-titled debut album and now the wait is over for the Bray singer’s second offering Wasteland, Baby! The star unveiled the details of the upcoming album today ahead of its release on March 1. The record will contain 14 tracks including […]

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Subtitling a live news broadcast must be a hugely difficult task and one we certainly don’t envy. The level of speed and attention to detail required to carry out the task means that mistakes will inevitably happen and sometimes those mistakes can be pretty hilarious. Like this incident from earlier today, for example. All eyes […]

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After a fairly tame festive season in terms of weather, it looks like things are set to take a turn for the worst. Yesterday, we reported that hail and thunderstorms are on the way and now Met Éireann has issued two counties with a status yellow wind warning. Last night, residents in Cork and Kerry […]

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Leo Varadkar has clarified comments he made yesterday about cutting down on red meat. The Taoiseach came under fire in the Dáil earlier for reducing his intake due to ‘health and climate change reasons’ with Michael Healy-Rae telling him “You’re the Taoiseach for every single farmer in this country trying to make a living.” However, […]

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Take the rest of the week off work. Cancel your 5-a-side match. Tell your ma you won’t be seeing her ’til Monday. Whatever you do – do not go outside. Met Éireann is predicting a fairly rough middle and end of the week with hail, thunder and wintry showers on the way. It all starts […]

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There’s no denying that the seaside town of Cobh has contributed a lot to the world. First and foremost, there’s the sheer beauty of the place with multi-coloured housing rows lining the streets… View this post on Instagram A post shared by Europe Traveler (@europe_travelers_) on Jan 13, 2019 at 8:47am PST That’s before we […]

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Pay attention, true crime fans because you won’t want to miss this one. Last month, it was confirmed that Netflix would be releasing its next big true crime series Conversations With A Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes on January 24 and today they’ve treated us to a first look at what to expect. The four-part […]

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The humble GAA raffle has long been a hallmark of Irish local pub life. On a weekly basis, you can guarantee that someone will be shaking a bucket in order to raise money for the local club, while at the same time one of the regulars will get a chance to win some cold hard […]

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It’s Monday and most of the country is only dying to get home from work so they can stretch out on the sofa for the night. It’s always so much easier when the telly stations provide us with something decent to watch rather than aimlessly scrolling Netflix for hours. Well, tonight is one of those […]

8 years ago

Back in the autumn, royal watchers rejoiced at the news that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, formerly known as Harry and Meghan, were expecting their first child. The announcement came just months after the the pair got hitched and came via a Twitter post by Kensington Palace which said ‘Their Royal Highnesses The Duke […]

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It’s common knowledge that we don’t take compliments well here in Ireland. A mere hint of praise can see us go bright red before the sentence is even finished and if you’re that way inclined you better not read on. A tourist has taken to Reddit to thank the Irish people for our hospitality during […]

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If you’re too young to remember when Irish TV used to finish up for the night with the national anthem and A Prayer At Bedtime then this week’s episode of Gogglebox would have filled you right in. Wait a minute… A Prayer At Bedtime? Podge And Rodge? A Scare At Bedtime? Literally just got that! […]

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Westlife returned with a bang yesterday as they unveiled their first single for eight years to their legions of fans around the world. It’s fair to say that Hello My Love went down a storm, reaching the top of the iTunes charts as people shared their appreciation online. However, one thing was clearly missing – […]

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We don’t get too many great white sharks here in Ireland so it’s understandable that we’d all be a bit surprised if one ever does decide to show up. Down in Australia though, the beasts are a lot more commonplace so naturally the Aussies generally greet the news of their presence with a bit of […]

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Horror fans are in for a treat this spring with the release of Irish scarefest The Hole In The Ground starring Seána Kerslake of A Date For Mad Mary and Can’t Cope Won’t Cope fame. As for friends and family who aren’t into horror but will be dragged along regardless – you’re in our prayers. […]

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‘Twas a fierce mild Christmas so it’s only a matter of time before we start getting punished, right? Well, it seems it all starts this weekend. Met Éireann is forecasting a weekend washout as ‘high pressure that has dominated the start of 2019 gradually weakens’. The development will see increased winds and outbreaks of rain […]

8 years ago

There’s nothing worse than planning for weeks to see a film in the cinema only to find that it’s gone as soon as you get an evening free. This was almost the case for myself in the run-up to Christmas but thankfully I managed to catch Katie on its last day of screening at the […]

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As Derry Girls fans on this side of the world await the release of the second series, American viewers are still getting to grips with the first one on Netflix. By all accounts, the Channel 4 sitcom has gone down very well Stateside and one video review has even caught the attention of Nicola Coughlan, […]

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Last night, Liverpool’s Mo Salah capped a pretty incredible 2018 by being named African Footballer Of The Year for the second year in a row. The man known to the Anfield faithful as The Egyptian King bagged 44 goals in all competitions throughout 2017/2018 and hasn’t started this season to badly either with 16 to […]

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It seems like only yesterday that Love Island was the topic on everyone’s lips with the antics of the contestants making for some of the biggest stories of summer 2018. Believe it or not, the fourth series of the British reality show wrapped up less than six months ago and already viewers are looking forward […]

8 years ago

The Whatsapp group chat has a number of benefits but there are some annoying habits that make us wish it had never been introduced. From people bombarding everyone with holiday pics to the latest unfunny memes being shared with the gang, it’s something we could do without at the best of times. Chief among the […]

8 years ago

We’re well aware of the beauty of the Kingdom of Kerry and have documented our love for the county on numerous occasions in the past – like here, for instance. Well, it now seems that the gospel has spread as travel guidebook and website Rough Guides has included one of Kerry’s most stunning areas in […]

8 years ago

Ever forgotten your date’s name? Happens to the best of ’em. To be fair though, most people aren’t on national television when their minds go blank. Sadly, for one poor fella, that’s the exact situation he finds himself in as First Dates Ireland returns later this week. The incident occurs while mother and daughter Amy […]

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There are worse ways to spend a Monday evening than rub shoulders with the greatest footballers in the world and that’s literally what Cork youngster Caoimhin Kelleher will be doing tonight. The 20-year-old goalkeeper has been named on the bench for Liverpool’s F.A. Cup third round trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers and he’s in pretty impressive […]

8 years ago

Travel shows are all the rage these days and you won’t have to browse Netflix for long to find a decent one to get stuck into. If you can’t decide though, I can offer a personal recommendation that I discovered over the weekend. While enjoying a couple of post-Christmas nights in (*pats self on back*), […]

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Gardaí in Cork are on the lookout for an arsonist who attempted to set fire to the Tria Express petrol station in Blarney this morning. The person was captured on CCTV trying to set a pump alight before running away from the scene. Moments later, Gardaí arrive before one officer puts himself in the line […]

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