Pope Francis has touched down in Dublin amid a huge security operation in the city. The Pontiff landed at around 10.30am and will now make his way to Áras an Uachtaráin where he will be met by President Michael D. Higgins. .@Pontifex sets foot in Ireland | #popeinireland pic.twitter.com/7yFgGsnVGA — RTÉ News (@rtenews) August 25, […]

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Republic Of Ireland football manager Martin O’Neill has revealed that his assistant Roy Keane was involved in an altercation with two squad members over the summer. Speaking to the Irish Mirror, O’Neill revealed that there was a bust-up between Keane, Jonathan Walters and Harry Arter ahead of the match against the U.S.A at the Aviva […]

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Latest figures from the Court Services indicate that more than 4,100 couples applied for divorce in Ireland in 2016 with a further 1,300 applying for a judicial separation. According to the Irish Mirror, Carlow tops the divorce table for the second year running, followed by Dublin,Tipperary, Clare and Louth. Nationwide, the number of divorce applications […]

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Every sport has that one manager who all players wanted to represent. For soccer, read Sir Alex Ferguson and for hurling it’s Brian Cody. But when it comes to Gaelic football, who’s the gaffer that players dreamed about playing under? According to former Kildare footballer Eamonn ‘Leper’ Callaghan, that man is former Donegal boss Jim […]

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It’s now four days since Limerick ended a 45-year-wait for an All-Ireland Hurling title so you’d imagine their triumphant players might just have landed back on earth after all the hysteria. That is until they read this glowing tribute from one of the most famous sport stars in the world. Tiger Woods, 14-time Major-winning golfer, […]

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Matt Damon! Sorry, that name simply can’t be mentioned without referencing this classic gag from Team America. via GIPHY Now that it’s out of our system, we can announce that Damon will be hitting Irish screens tonight when his 2015 science fiction movie The Martian airs on RTÉ 2. Set in the year 2035, Damon […]

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As Dublin go in search of four-in-a-row next weekend, they so in the face of jibes about being a professional outfit in all but name. Are the accusations justified? In the latest episode of The Forty-Five podcast, which can be found below, Eamon Fennell and Ross McConnell discuss the differences in representing The Dubs in […]

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Blindboy Boatclub, him off the Rubberbandits, has been confirmed to present a new television series in the UK. The music producer, political activist, podcast host, and ehhh… man with a bag on his head, will be adding another string to his bow when he fronts Blindboy Undestroys the World (working title) on BBC Three. The […]

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Waterford Rose Kirsten Mate Maher may have been crowned the 2018 Rose Of Tralee last night but one woman stole the show ahead of all the contestants. London Rose Gráinne Hawkes, originally from Castleknock in Dublin, was telling host Daithí O’Sé all about her 98-year-old grandmother Nora, who was present in the audience. Speaking of […]

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Fáilte Ireland has released new data which reveals the number of overseas visitors in every Irish county in 2017. Unsurprisingly, Dublin came out on top with 5,936,000 tourists descending onto the capital, bringing €1981m of revenue with them. Other counties to reach seven figures were Galway with 1,673,000 (€589m), Cork with 1,600,000 (€631m) and Kerry […]

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Don’t say anything. Just watch. As you’re all aware, the 2018 Rose Of Tralee wraps up tonight and what a way to go out. Eyes rolled across the nation when Boston Rose Sorcha Rochford requested that the audience begin clapping along as soon as they hear the familiar tune of Yeah by Usher. “Well, this […]

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Know any film directors? Tell ’em there’s a job going. The official James Bond Twitter account has posted to inform fans that Danny Boyle, who had been due to direct the next instalment of the spy series, has left the project ‘due to creative differences’. Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and Daniel Craig today announced […]

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Reckon you’d be a good Late Late Show audience member? Ya know, something along the lines of this guy? Or this absolute charmer? Perhaps you’d like to dance like nobody’s watching on live TV à la this girl? Well, now’s your chance to get that five seconds of fame you’ve secretly craved for years. RTÉ’s […]

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Wondering what to watch tonight, sports fans? Wonder no more. Irish soccer fans are getting a rare treat of having a choice of TWO live Champions League matches on terrestrial TV. Despite the fact we’ve yet to reach the group stage of this year’s competition, there’s still plenty to be decided as clubs from around […]

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The heads are sore, the voices are gone and Dreams by The Cranberries is being played on loop. That doesn’t mean that the party is in any way nearly over in Limerick after their epic All-Ireland Hurling Final win over Galway yesterday. In fact, the Liam McCarthy Cup has only just left Dublin ahead of […]

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When you’re at one of the biggest sporting events of the year, it’s only right that you try to take your seat as early as possible. Take former Limerick player and manager Richie Bennis for example. 11 years after leading Limerick to their last All-Ireland Hurling Final, Richie was at Croke Park yesterday to witness […]

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Fancy putting your knowledge of Irish county names to the test? Have a go at our quiz which is bound to get most of you scratching your heads. The aim is to translate all 32 counties from English to Irish in under 10 minutes. Sound simple? It’s not. Of course spellings matter, we wouldn’t let […]

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In the days of mobile phones, iPads and what have ya, it’s comforting to know that when it comes to huge national moments, Irish people are still turning on the auld telly. There hasn’t been many bigger moments this year than Limerick ending a 45-year wait for the All-Ireland Hurling title yesterday and people tuned […]

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If you or anyone you know is travelling home from England today, there’s quite a humorous surprise waiting for you at Gatwick Airport. Staff have taken to scribbling flight information on a whiteboard after an IT issue led to screens going down at the airport. This photo, taken by Twitter user Edmund von der Burg, […]

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RTÉ has today issued a statement in relation to Tyrone GAA boycotting media coverage of the upcoming All-Ireland Football Final where the Ulster county will come up against defending champions Dublin. According to the Irish Independent, the dispute stems from a sketch on the John Murray Show in 2011 which satirised Tyrone manager Mickey Harte. […]

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With so much riding on both games, how does a player prepare for such a monumental day in their own career as well as the lives of their family, friends and neighbours? This is just one of the topics discussed in the latest episode of The Forty-Five podcast by Eamon Fennell, Ross McConnell and this […]

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It’s the morning after the night before but celebrations are only getting started in Limerick after the Shannonsiders ended 45 years of hurt to clinch the All-Ireland hurling title yesterday. Despite Galway giving them a mighty scare towards the end, the Treaty County finally got over the line, winning by a score of 3-16 to […]

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In today’s crowded Irish festival market, one new addition has seemed to stand out above the rest this summer. All Together Now took place over the August Bank Holiday weekend at Curraghmore House in Waterford. The line-up featured the likes of First Aid Kit, Underworld, Fleet Foxes and loads more but by all accounts the […]

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It’s coming up to All-Ireland final weekend and that means friends, cousins and even Garda stations will be divided as the county colours are waved across Galway and Limerick. The Tribesmen take on the Treaty County in the hurling showdown on Sunday and these pictures taken at Henry Street station in Limerick are the perfect […]

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The Gardaí have sent out a warning urging the public to be wary of an email scam which aims to trick the recipient into purchasing iTunes gift cards. Officers in Cork recently received a report which said that an email was sent by a person claiming to be the manager of the company and requested […]

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U.S. singer Aretha Franklin has passed away at the age of 76, it has been reported. Dubbed the ‘Queen Of Soul’, Franklin is understood to have died in her home in Detroit. The star, born in Memphis Tennessee in 1942, was known for a string of hits such as Respect, Natural Woman and I Say […]

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If there’s anyone in the world of sport who has pissed people off more than Conor McGregor it’s Real Madrid footballer Sergio Ramos. Both men appear to thrive on controversy and it would be no surprise if there was a certain level of admiration between the pair for their shared ability to get under the […]

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Ah, the Leaving Cert. The ultimate test of a teenager’s ability to memorise lines from old poetry and maths equations they’ll never use. Putting the cynicism aside for a sec, a hell of a lot of hard work is put in by students all over the country and while, sadly, some will left disappointed by […]

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Ya really can’t bate a lovely bowl of Irish stew and a pint of Guinness. Well, to put it more accurately, 46 other dishes from around the world can. That’s right, “Irish Stew and a pint of the black stuff” has come in at number 47 in Lonely Planet‘s ‘Ultimate Eatlist’ which ranks the top […]

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True crime fans have been gripped this summer by Netflix documentary The Staircase which tells the story of the death of Kathleen Peterson in U.S. and the murder trial which followed. In December 2001, Kathleen’s body was found at the bottom of the stairs at the North Carolina home which she shared with novelist husband […]

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Mick McCarthy has always been a national treasure here in Ireland. From his days as ‘Captain Fantastic’ in Jack Charlton’s Italia ’90 squad right through to when he guided us to a respectable second round World Cup exit in 2002, despite all the Saipan business that went before it. Part of the Yorkshireman’s charm is […]

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Apart from a couple of major events, 2018 will be remembered as a fairly decent one for Irish weather. Particularly since the onset of the summer, with temperatures soaring for weeks on end and barely a cloud in the sky, for the most part anyway. The perfect opportunity, one would think, to take a photo […]

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Take a dash of Christian Bale, a smidge of Ryan Gosling, sprinkle on some Steve Carell and throw in some Brad Pitt for good measure. What have you got? A pretty damn good movie is what. While the cast of The Big Short features some of the biggest names in Hollywood, it’s also a very […]

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The good thing about the Gardaí being so active on social media is that drivers can be made fully aware of punishable offences before they get any silly ideas. Take this example in Naas, for instance. At first glance, it looks like the driver has merely parked slightly outside the lines which, while a major […]

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Last week, English comedian Russell Brand posted a pic of himself hanging out at The Happy Pear in Wicklow and by the looks of things he can’t get enough. The Forgetting Sarah Marshall star has been filming in Ireland over the past while and as any social savvy-celeb will do these days, he’s been documenting […]

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Over a decade after first teaming up for ageless comedy Superbad, Jonah Hill and Emma Stone are back together. Only this time, the pair will be starring on the small screen in a new Netflix series, Maniac, that looks like it could be your next binge. If the pulling power of the Oscar winner Stone […]

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RTÉ has announced that Brendan O’Connor will front a new three-part chat show which will begin airing on Friday August 17. Brendan O’Connor’s Time Out will feature interviewees such as Majella O’Donnell, star of Daniel and Majella’s B&B Road Trip, writer Michael Harding and Chic frontman Nile Rodgers. The show will see guests reveal ‘what […]

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During a recent stay in Kinvara, Co. Galway I found myself getting that all too familiar feeling where nothing would satisfy my hunger like a good old-fashioned pizza. Once the idea of a decent pie gets in my head, the only thing that can stop it is getting a taste of that cheesy goodness […]

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Say what you want about him but Gerry Adams will feature prominently when the history of late 20th/early 21st Ireland is written. The former Sinn Féin leader has been keeping busy since his retirement earlier this year and has now announced that his next move will be into the world of writing cookbooks. Because obviously. […]

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UK television watchdog Ofcom has ruled that an exchange between ITV pundits Roy Keane and Ian Wright was “intended in good humour” after complaints were received. The pair argued after England’s World Cup semi-final defeat to Croatia with Keane claiming that fans shouldn’t have been getting ahead of themselves before reaching the final. While making […]

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was in Dublin over the weekend overseeing his side’s 5-0 friendly victory over Napoli and it seems he caught the Irish sports bug while he was here. The German has been speaking to the Liverpool Echo about his sporting bucket list and high on his agenda is taking in a hurling […]

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The UFC has confirmed that Conor McGregor will fight Khabib Nurmagomedov in Las Vegas on October 6. The fight has been rumoured for some time and it will be the first time McGregor has fought in the UFC since defeating Eddie Alvarez in November 2016. THE FIGHT IS ON!@TeamKhabib vs @TheNotoriousMMA Oct. 6 in Las […]

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In the spring of 2000, there was only one song on the lips of every teenager in Ireland. Maniac 2000 by Mark McCabe spent an incredible 10 weeks at the top of the charts and always provides a welcome blast of nostalgia when it’s thrown on at a gaff party. But how well do you […]

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Brilliant! Ireland have qualified for the Women’s Hockey World Cup semi-final after a dramatic shoot-out victory over India in London. After the match finished scoreless, it was down to Chloe Watkins to seal a 3-1 victory in the shoot-out after heroics from Irish goalkeeper Ayeisha McFerran. What a moment! Ireland have done it, they’re into […]

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Ryanair has confirmed that thunderstorms in Stansted today have led to a number of flights being cancelled. Customers who are affected will be contacted by email or text message. Additionally, German, French, Greek and Croatian air traffic control strikes have caused delays to 441 flights. Stansted and ATC Update – July 31st: pic.twitter.com/tkocR0bZIu — Ryanair […]

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Here in Ireland, we’re all well aware of what The Happy Pear have done for the food industry. Not many are able to combine healthy eating with the necessary amount of handstands and for that we commend them. Recently, the Wicklow lads have been introduced to an international audience thanks to the Netflix series ‘Somebody […]

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We all got a bit of a shock over the weekend when an unfamiliar liquid known as “rain” started falling out of the sky. While it will clearly take us a while to get over the the confusion and trauma, it might be something we’re just going to have to get used to. According to […]

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Labour Senator Ged Nash has asked the government to allow Drogheda to achieve city status. The Co. Louth town has a population of over 80,000 and Nash is disappointed that the move has not been mentioned in the National Planning Framework. In a press release, he said: “Drogheda is Ireland’s largest town and the broader […]

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Research conducted by extra-marital website Victoria Milan among 21 countries including Ireland, Australia and Sweden has revealed what women talk about with their friends after a one night stand. According to the Irish Mirror, the size of a fella’s manhood is the number one topic of conversation among Irish girls as well as those from […]

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Tony McGregor, what did we do to deserve you? Ever since Conor’s da posted his gas DART video last weekend, the clip has spawned imitations in pubs, workplaces and across the internet. Not since the ‘frostbit’ boy from a few years back has one post spawned so many impressions. First there was the Fupin Eejits, […]

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