Anyone up for a trip to Bray this August? The fifth annual Groove Festival is set to take place at Kilruddery House & Gardens on the weekend of August 19th and 20th. The two headline acts have now been confirmed and it must be said that it looks like a stellar line-up.  Firstly, reggae legends […]

10 years ago

A man in his 50s has lost his life after being involved in a 12-car pile-up on the M7 Dublin to Limerick road last night.  According to The Irish Mirror, a freak hailstorm was taking place at the time and may have been a factor in the collision. It’s been reported that the deceased’s car […]

10 years ago

Anyone from Tipperary will know all about its amazing residents as well as its sporting and musical prowess but for those not in the loop, The 2 Johnnies have produced a tribute music video in order to educate the masses. See? There’s a lot more to Tipp than Thurles and Templemore.  READ NEXT: WATCH: This Video […]

10 years ago

Carrick-On-Shannon has long been established as the stag and hen capital of Ireland.  The nightlife is unreal, the people are great craic and pints do be flowing.  However, as is the nature of such trips away, nobody has a notion about where to go for the cure.  Help is at hand, as we’ve chosen the best […]

10 years ago

€88.5m really is life-changing amount of money but it’s nice to see that Ireland’s recent Euromillions winners are keeping their feet on the ground.  The syndicate who bought their ticket at a service station in Lusk, Co.Dublin last month collected their winnings at Lotto HQ on Thursday and have chosen to remain anonymous.  A spokesperson for […]

10 years ago

“Everyone who’s ever been young…so that’s everyone ever… knows just what humiliation feels like.” The enduring line from the trailer for Handsome Devil which we reckon will be a massive hit with Irish audiences when it hits the big screen at the Dublin International Film Festival later this month.  The film tells the tale of a blossoming friendship […]

10 years ago

Tell your ma if anyone rings, you’re not going out.  Snow is already falling in some parts of the country and we’ve been warned not to ditch the scarves and gloves just yet.    Temperatures in Ireland are set to drop to as low as -3 degrees tonight leading to severe frost and ice for the weekend. According […]

10 years ago

Marvellous news for the ice-cream lovers out there.  The ice cream chain are set to add two new branches to their already extensive network around Ireland.  The likes of Dublin, Wicklow, Waterford and Galway have long been blessed with Gino’s delicious range of iced treats and plethora of different flavours and now the next two locations can be […]

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What a feckin’ line-up.  Graham Norton will welcome not one, not two but THREE bona fide Hollywood legends onto his sofa tonight.  Making an appearance will be star of Sister Act, Made In America, Ghost and countless other classic 90s flicks, the legendary comedic actress Whoopi Goldberg.  Joining Whoopi will be Oscar winner Denzel Washington who […]

10 years ago

First Dates Ireland has been one of RTÉ’s biggest hits of recent times with both series one and two attracting huge audiences and providing plenty of memorable moments along the way.  While most people have enjoyed the show from the sofa, being part of it looks like great craic too. If you or your mates are in […]

10 years ago

“This is an art attack. This is an art attack. THIS IS ART ATTACK.“ Anyone who remembers the 90s arts and crafts show hosted by Neil Buchanan will be impressed by this effort from Caherline National School in Limerick.  One of the staples of the show was aerial shots of massive art displays on the ground, […]

10 years ago

Irish rugby ledge Jamie Heaslip may be flat out preparing for the crucial Six Nations clash with Italy on Saturday but that doesn’t mean his pooch Jay Z isn’t allowed to have some fun. Electronics giants Samsung equipped the bulldog with a 360 degree camera allowing viewers to check out what he gets up to […]

10 years ago

If you’ve any experience wolfing down a Supermac’s after the pub of a Saturday night then we may have the job for you. One of Ireland’s favourite fast food joints have officially advertised for a ‘mystery shopper’ which to us just sounds like a burger taster.  Specifically, the role will entail making sure the Supermac’s Grilled Chicken Sandwich is up […]

10 years ago

‘Roses are red,  Violets are blue, What should we do? I haven’t a clue.’ If this is what you’re writing on your Valentine’s card then we’re here to help.  Forget about the candlelit dinner or the night in watching a romcom. There are plenty of other ways to have a romantic time, be it when you’re both […]

10 years ago

Awwww. We all know how hard it is to be separated from a loved one and it’s no different for our furry friends Irish Retriever Rescue are looking for home for four pairs of middle-aged dogs that can’t be split. They have also said they have another pair on the way. They posted the following on […]

10 years ago

A man in his 60s has died after falling into a lake while out walking this morning, the Irish Independent are reporting.  The incident occurred at Terryglass on Lough Derg at around 9.30am today. The Irish Coast Guard and the the Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat were alerted and the man was pulled ashore.  The casualty was airlifted to […]

10 years ago

Irish Rugby have just announced the team to face Italy on Saturday. Head Coach Joe Schmidt revealed the news via Facebook Live:  Following defeat to Scotland last week there have been two changes to the starting XV. The men charged with turning around Ireland’s disappointing start to the 2017 Six Nations are listed as follows, […]

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Last year, 188 people lost their lives on Irish roads. These included 83 drivers, 38 passengers, 35 pedestrians, 22 motorcyclists and 10 pedal cyclists and each and every one was remembered in RTÉ’s harrowing documentary After The Crash last night. The victims ranged from a young father to a doting grandmother, from a bubbly secondary student to a young mother and her teenage son. The documentary featured interviews with […]

10 years ago

Two words. Free. Burrito. Oh, and Cork. Three words.  Yep, the much-anticipated opening of Boojum Cork takes place today and to mark the occasion free burritos, bowls or nachos will be handed out to the first 300 customers at the new Winthrop Street location.  Along with that you also get a snazzy-looking t-shirt as a keepsake.  The […]

10 years ago

According to AA Roadwatch, four separate crashes have taken place on the N25 this morning.   Two multi-vehicle collisions took place westbound just after 7am. The first occurred between Tullagreen and Little Island followed by another on the same stretch of road. Two more crashes took place since but all four have now been cleared.  No serious injuries have been reported […]

10 years ago

Sick of checking your Tinder and seeing zero matches time and time again? Never fear, Foil Arms and Hog are here. In their latest sketch, the rib-tickling trio lay out everything you need to keep your Tinder hopping, from profile pictures to lying about your job and of course the crucial made up trip to Machu Picchu.  Watch […]

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In the age of multi-room TV and internet streaming, it’s easy to forget the days when the whole family would gather around to watch the same show at the same time. Seldom, enough people would be out so that you would get control of the remote but usually the TV viewing would be at the discretion of […]

10 years ago

Netflix have released a trailer that is sure to have Orange Is The New Black fans chomping at the bit.  The prison drama is returning for a fifth series on June 9 and the new clip is something of a cliffhanger. Take a look:  Feckin’ hell. We want more! READ NEXT: This New Netflix Offering Will Be Your Next […]

10 years ago

Three Irish people have reportedly died in a house fire in England. According to RTÉ, the blaze broke out at a house on Laburnum Avenue, Hornchurch, Essex shortly after 4am on Monday morning.  One woman was pronounced dead at the scene while two men who were in the property passed away in hospital earlier today.  The […]

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For the third day this week, University Hospital Limerick is the most overcrowded hospital in the country with 41 people being treated on trolleys at the facility today.  The figures collated by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) plaves UHL just ahead of Cork University Hospital which has 39 patients on trolleys.  The figures put […]

10 years ago

Transport Minister Shane Ross will today propose to the cabinet new laws aimed at eradicating drink driving.  Since 2009, first-time drink drivers have received three penalty points and a fine but Minister Ross aims to amend this to a mandatory disqualification from driving. This morning, Minister Ross told The Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk that “there […]

10 years ago

He’s only in South America five minutes and already the locals are taking Mikey D to their hearts President Michael D. Higgins is set to be awarded ‘The Order Of The Sun’, the highest honour awarded in Peru. El Presidente set off on on a 12 day tour of Latin America on Tuesday, starting off in […]

10 years ago

We’ve seen An Post do things like this before when they managed to get this letter with a map instead of an address to its intended recipient as well as this very specific description of an Irish person. Well, as always they’ve delivered again by getting the following letter to Petra Kindler and Donal Moore in […]

10 years ago

Workers at nine Irish Tesco branches are set to go on strike from next Tuesday, February 14.  Mandate Trade Union announced the move earlier today, claiming that workers who have been at the company since 1996 are being asked to sign contracts for up to 15% less pay. A spokesperson for Tesco Ireland told TheJournal.ie that the company had “exhausted […]

10 years ago

Police in Co. Down have appealed for information following a burglary involving a large number of bathroom suites and toliets were stolen. PSNI Down posted on its Facebook page yesterday that a large quantity of items were taken including three white bathroom suites, three white toilet and sink sets and nine white radiators. They added that the incident occurred in the area of […]

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Anger. Shock. Disbelief. Yesterday we informed you that RTÉ would be airing a documentary focusing on Irish hospital waiting lists the patients whose lives are affected. Living On The List depicted the agony that patients are going through in their everyday lives and their wait for lifesaving operations and procedures. Anyone who watched it will agree […]

10 years ago

Leo Varadkar has become the first minister to speak out against a Donald Trump visit to Ireland. Speaking to Sean O’Rourke on RTE Radio 1 earlier today, the Minister for Social Protection said he ‘”wasn’t sure what purpose it would serve” and referred back to former president Barack Obama’s trip to these shores in 2011.  “The […]

10 years ago

A man in his 40s is in a serious condition following an alleged assault in Co. Roscommon overnight. According to breakingnews.ie, the incident occurred in Erris Bay, Boyle at around 4.30am.  The victim was brought to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin where he remains in a serious condition.  Gardaí have arrested another man in his 40s who is being held at Roscommon […]

10 years ago

Been wanting to take that trip around South America but worried about the affect it will have on your state pension entitlements? Fear no more as now might be a good time to tell your boss you’re outta here for a while.  It’s all down to the PRSI system being reformed meaning  it will be easier to […]

10 years ago

What have Dublin, Galway and Belfast got that Cork hasn’t got? The answer to that question can no longer be a Boojum because as of this Thursday the burrito bar will take pride of place on Winthrop Street in the Rebel City.  Already a massive hit in other parts of the country, the latest addition has gotten the people of […]

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We are actually retching at some of these findings.  The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has revealed that it received 3,202 complaints by consumers relating to food, food premises and food labelling in 2016. The figure is a  17% increase on on 2015 when 2,739 complaints were received. Some of the shocking complaints received in 2016 include foreign […]

10 years ago

Anyone who fancied seeing Robbie Keane playing in the League of Ireland any time soon may be disappointed by this. It looks like the former Republic of Ireland captain may be in for a bit of a payday in the Middle East as he has been pictured training with a high-profile club in Dubai.  The 36-year-old […]

10 years ago

If you’re a bloke set to walk down the aisle, or a best men struggling for stag party inspiration, the following may be of interest to you.  Irish stag website stagparty.ie have revealed the top five destinations chosen by Irish men for their pre-wedding session.  So without further ado, here’s the top five, which the website […]

10 years ago

More than one in ten Irish schoolchildren have been victims of some form of cyber bullying, new research has revealed. According to Newstalk, a study conducted by the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre at Dublin City University show that children as young as nine are being exposed to the risk of cyber bullies. The results will form part of […]

10 years ago

RTÉ are set to air an investigative look in Irish hospital waiting lists tonight. Living On The List will aim to highlight the pain and suffering of those who must spend months or even years waiting for critical procedures and operations around the country. The documentary is also set to reveal that the number […]

10 years ago

Robbie Keane’s legendary status is universally accepted on these shores (as well as the UK, the US and anywhere else the Tallaght lad has plied his trade) and now attempts are being made to award his goalscoring exploits with recognition from The Guinness Book of Records. Irish football statistics site ‘Irish Abroad’ feel that Robbie’s achievement of […]

10 years ago

Widely regarded as football’s first international superstar, the story of George Best is a fascinating one. A mix of the Belfast Boy’s good looks, Irish charm and eye for a bit of divilment saw to it that his fame tranceded his sport and that’s without even mentioning his extraordinary talents with a ball at his […]

10 years ago

Very much part of RTÉ’s stellar Sunday night schedule in the ’90s alongside much-love soap opera Glenroe, Where In The World is fondly remembered by those who grew up during the era.  Presented by Theresa Lowe, the geography-based quiz show regularly had ratings of over a million viewers, even sometimes beating The Late Late Show.  It’s now […]

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It seems quite apt that Ireland’s biggest music festival has made a major announcement on one of the wettest days since it shut its gates last September.  Earlier today, Electric Picnic took to Facebook today to make an announcement about the 2017 festival which is set to take place at Stradbally Hall, Laois in seven months time.  So there you […]

10 years ago

All in a day’s work. Yesterday, it was confirmed that Katie Taylor would be fighting on the undercard of the high-profile bout between David Haye and Tony Bellew in London on March 4. Delighted to welcome @KatieTaylor to the #HayeBellew card ???????? #March4 @SkySports pic.twitter.com/1pfMuTzOcu — Eddie Hearn (@EddieHearn) February 2, 2017 The Bray boxer […]

10 years ago

The adverse weather conditions may have played a part here but this is still incredibly reckless.  A video has emerged on a Facebook page called ‘Idiot Drivers Northern Ireland’ of an overtaking manoeuvre which almost went horribly wrong.  The driver in question appears to veer into the hard shoulder on the opposite side of the road but […]

10 years ago

So jockey AP McCoy was on Tommy Tiernan last night. No, we don’t think you understand. He was on Tommy Tiernan. Comedian Tommy Tiernan has impressed a lot of people by displaying his more mature side on his chat show in recent weeks.  Issues such as travelers’ rights, transgender equality and drug abuse have all been discussed and Tiernan has […]

10 years ago

They’re onto us, lads.  The ever-popular ‘Rory’s Stories’ series has released a new vid documenting the sheer frustration of losing a loved one to the always hilarious Whatsapp group.  Is this something you’re familiar with? Well, people can’t help it if their mates are just feckin’ hysterical. Who does the clip remind you of? Let them […]

10 years ago

Ed Sheeran tickets went on sale at 10am and the people have been queuing through the night all over the country in order to nab tickets. Queue of fans out for Dublin @edsheeran tickets in the rain at 6.30am. Not going to lie, I’d join them if I didn’t have work #EdSheeran pic.twitter.com/BmyJfwxmn2 — Sarah Magliocco (@SarahMagliocco) February 2, […]

10 years ago

Irish endurance athlete Gavan Hennigan had rowed his way into the record books by becoming the fastest solo competitor in the history of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, which is widely regarded as the world’s toughest row. The 35-year-old former heroin addict also smashed the record for the Sean McGowan’s record as Ireland’s quickest Atlantic rower by an astonishing 69 days. Speaking […]

10 years ago