The Government has launched a new online portal for people who are looking to retrain or acquire new skills. The portal contains a range of free online courses aimed at people who are looking to learn new skills or are seeking to retrain. Those who are unemployed have options to retain social welfare benefits while […]

6 years ago

Met Éireann has issued a status yellow snow/ice warning for Wicklow today with ‘significant snow accumulations’ expected in the county. The warning is valid from 10am until 7pm today and says that ‘falls of sleet and snow today with significant snow accumulations on hills and mountains.’ It follows on from yesterday’s nationwide advisory for cold […]

6 years ago

The Government is expected to extend current Level 5 restrictions at next week’s Cabinet meeting, according to reports this evening. Current Level 5 restrictions are scheduled to remain in place until January 31 but it looks like that this date will be pushed back after a Cabinet meeting next Tuesday. On the reopening of schools, […]

6 years ago

Met Éireann has issued a five-day weather advisory for the whole country, with temperatures set to plummet to as low as minus four degrees. The advisory was issued today at 2pm and will be valid from midnight on Wednesday until 11.59pm on Sunday. It says that the weather will be ‘turning colder from Wednesday with […]

6 years ago

All eyes will be on Washington this week, hopefully for different reasons to a fortnight ago, as the Joe Biden Inauguration gets underway at the United States Capitol. Security in Washington D.C. is being stepped up ahead of the Joe Biden Inauguration on Wednesday, during which the 78-year-old will be officially confirmed as the 46th […]

6 years ago

Gardaí have revealed more details of fixed charge notices that have been issued to people for breaching 5km Covid-19 restrictions in recent days. The fixed charge of €100 was introduced last Monday and since then, 400 fines have been issued with 300 of those being handed out across the weekend. Under current Covid-19 measures, people […]

6 years ago

Gardaí have confirmed that over 300 people were fined over the weekend for breaching the 5km travel limit put in place to slow the spread of Covid-19. The 5km limit is scheduled to remain in place until the end of January at the earliest and since a new fixed charge was introduced last Monday, Gardaí […]

6 years ago

PepsiCo Ireland has donated €35,000 to suicide charity Pieta House to mark Blue Monday. Blue Monday occurs on the third Monday of January and is often cited as the ‘most depressing day of the year’ due to factors such as weather, finances and our failure to keep New Year’s resolutions. To mark Blue Monday 2021, […]

6 years ago

She must have given it some kick. A 10-year-old girl is delighted today after GAA ball she lost on a Waterford beach was located in Llanrhystud, west Wales. A Facebook user across the Irish Sea posted a picture of the lost ball over the weekend along with the words ‘If anyone knows Aoife Ní Niocaill, […]

6 years ago

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said that people can travel more than 5km to pick up takeaway food but it must be “within reason” and “within the vicinity of their home”. McEntee’s comments came after Gardaí revealed that three people had been fined earlier this week for travelling 80km from Meath to Ringsend in […]

6 years ago

The Cranberries have paid tribute to their lead singer Dolores O’Riordan on the third anniversary of her death. Dolores O’Riordan passed away on January 15, 2018 at the age of 46. Her death led to tributes from all over the world, while thousands of people filed past her coffin at St. Joseph’s Church in Limerick […]

6 years ago

Leo Varadkar has stated that he expects restrictions on gatherings to be in place until summer or autumn. Ireland is in the midst of its third nationwide lockdown with current Level 5 restrictions scheduled to remain in place until January 31. However, it is highly-anticipated that measures will last into February or even longer, with […]

6 years ago

Gardaí have issued 29 people with €100 fines for breaching the 5km travel limit since new enforcement measures were introduced on Monday. Current Covid-19 regulations mean that people can only travel outside their 5km limit for essential reasons. Despite this, Gardaí have confirmed that three of the 29 people fined had traveled from Co. Meath […]

6 years ago

Who’d have thought an innocent game of Countdown would lead to these kind of scenes on morning telly? Ireland AM is usually a safe haven for people who want to enjoy their breakfast in front of some harmless, wholesome TV. However, on this morning’s episode, things took quite an unexpected turn. During a game of […]

6 years ago

It’s all about the Irish acting queens on The Late Late Show this week with Brenda Fricker and Nicola Coughlan set to chat to Ryan Tubridy. The pair are just two of a wide range of guests this week with singer Lyra and former boxer Barry McGuigan also appearing on The Late Late Show, as […]

6 years ago

Public health expert Dr. Gabriel Scally has said that schools are “unlikely” to reopen in February as planned. Due to a significant rise in Covid-19 cases, schools were initially asked to reopen on January 11 after the Christmas holidays before that date was pushed back to the end of January. Speaking on Newstalk Breakfast today, […]

6 years ago

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan has said that there are “early signs of hope” in Ireland’s battle against Covid-19. Speaking at yesterday evening’s press briefing, during which 3,569 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed, Dr. Holohan said that while we have a “long, long way to go”, there are “early signs of hope” in […]

6 years ago

Irish chaser Darragh Ennis has responded to fan suggestions that he has been sacked from ITV quiz show The Chase just two months after making his debut. An article in the Liverpool Echo addressed fan concerns that Dubliner Darragh Ennis had been sacked from The Chase having been absent from the daytime quiz show for […]

6 years ago

An Post have been in great form of late, proving time and again that they don’t necessarily need a specific address in order to get letters delivered to the right place. Following on from last week’s story that An Post delivered a letter to Co. Clare from Australia, which was basically just enclosed in an […]

6 years ago

Graham Norton has moved to defend Alison Hammond after the This Morning presenter took some criticism for a question she asked the Corkman on last Friday’s episode. In case you missed it, Graham Norton was being interviewed by Hammond and Dermot O’Leary on the ITV daytime show, when the subject of his dog Bailey came […]

6 years ago

Like many of us, the ‘Penguin Picassos’ have been trying to keep busy during lockdown by taking up a new hobby and the results are hugely impressive. Dingle Oceanworld have tasked their penguins with creating some artwork as a means of keeping busy while visitor restrictions are in place and, looking at the results, we’re […]

6 years ago

When Leo Varadkar said on March 17 last year that it was a “St. Patrick’s Day like no other,” it was hard to disagree with him. Never before on St. Patrick’s Day had over 1.5 million people gathered in front of the TV  to watch a special Ministerial Broadcast delivered from the Taoiseach about an […]

6 years ago

Ireland has recorded the highest rate of Covid-19 infection in the world in the past seven days, according to data released by Bloomberg and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Ireland lies on top of the table with 10,100 cases of Covid-19 per million people, followed by Czech Republic on 8,900 and Slovenia on 7,200. The […]

6 years ago

A dog that was stolen in Cork in June 2020 has been returned to its owners after being located in the UK. In a time when the next wave of bad news never seems to be too far away, we’ll take all the positive stories we can get. This one, which was shared by the […]

6 years ago

Alison Hammond is in for a rough ride if she appears on The Graham Norton Show any time soon. Most people who have had pets will have experienced the devastation of having to say goodbye and television presenter Graham Norton is no different. The thing is, most people will never get a unwelcome reminder of […]

6 years ago

Met Éireann has issued another national status yellow weather warning with “hazardous icy conditions, severe frost and pockets of freezing fog” expected. The new low temperature warning was issued on Friday at 11am and follows on from a similar warning yesterday. The latest advisory covers the whole country and reads: ‘Hazardous icy conditions in places […]

6 years ago

NPHET (National Public Health Emergency Team) has offered some hope that Ireland’s Covid-19 situation could be improving. This week has seen a massive surge in Covid-19  numbers, with 25,792 new cases having been confirmed since Monday. As of this morning, a total of 1,151 people are now being treated in hospital for Covid-19 but amid […]

6 years ago

The National Off-License Association has suggested that the Government proposal to reduce alcohol sale hours would “lead to increased waiting times and congregations.” Speaking on The Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk yesterday, An Tánaiste Leo Varadkar suggested that the Government could introduce a ban on the sale of alcohol after a certain time in the […]

6 years ago

The Leaving Cert students at Coláiste Bhaile Chláir in Co. Galway have written an open letter to Education Minister Norma Foley regarding yesterday’s decision to continue in-class learning for sixth years. The letter, which written by head boys and head girls at the school and approved by its Board of Management, addresses the fears Leaving […]

6 years ago

Over 100 towns have joined a campaign to leave Christmas street lights around Ireland in order to lift spirits in these uncertain times. Started by Councillor Valerie Byrne in Elphin, Co. Roscommon, the national campaign is encouraging towns and villages to leave their Christmas street lights on until the end of January. Ten towns in […]

6 years ago

Leo Varadkar has raised the possibility of banning the sale of alcohol after a certain time in the day. Yesterday, An Taoiseach Micheál Martin called on publicans to “forget about takeaway pints” as Ireland grapples with the latest wave of Covid-19. While the sale of takeaway alcohol is not illegal, the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) […]

6 years ago

An Taoiseach Micheál Martin has told people to “forget about takeaway pints” at a press briefing to announce a new lockdown this evening. Among the new restrictions announced are that schools will move to online learning until the end of January at least with the exception of Leaving Cert students who will attend classes three […]

6 years ago

The Government has confirmed a range of new Covid-19 measures, including the decision to keep schools closed until January 31 at the earliest. However, Leaving Cert students will attend lessons for three days per week starting from Monday. Schools for children with special needs will also remain open and creches will remain open for children […]

6 years ago

Retail Excellence has said that the expected ban on click and collect services will have a “disproportionately negative effect on smaller retailers.” A ban on click and collect services is expected to be one of numerous severe new measures announced by the Government later today as Ireland looks to stem the recent surge in Covid-19 […]

6 years ago

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved the the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for use in the European Union, with Ireland expected to receive 880,000 doses initially. In a statement issued just after 12 noon today, the EMA said that it has ‘ recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation for COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna to prevent coronavirus disease […]

6 years ago

Justice Minister Helen McEntee has confirmed that a recent test for Covid-19 has returned a positive result. Taking to Twitter this morning, Helen McEntee wrote: ‘I was recently tested and have received a positive result for Covid-19. In line with our HSE guidance, I am isolating. I am continuing to carry out my duties by […]

6 years ago

The Cabinet is set to reach a decision today on a range of tighter restrictions as the number of Covid-19 cases in Ireland continues to escalate. Ireland looks set to return to the ‘severe restrictions’ we saw back in the spring of 2020, with schools closures being extended until the end of January and the […]

6 years ago

Fianna Fáil have seemingly confirmed the closure of schools until the end of January before promptly deleting the tweet that announced the news. Just after 2pm today, the party’s official Twitter account posted that ‘An Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed that schools will remain closed. To flatten the curve once again, we all need to […]

6 years ago

Gardaí are investigating another suspected shebeen after similar discoveries in Co.Kildare and Co. Limerick over the New Year weekend. This time, the shebeen is located in Westport, Co. Mayo and an update issued last night which said that ‘Gardaí conducted a search of a suspected shebeen in Westport, County Mayo, last night. People were found […]

6 years ago

Met Éireann has forecast “wintry showers or longer spells of sleet or snow” for Thursday and Friday of this week. With temperatures plummeting, the weather experts at Met Éireann are predicting that the dusting of snow we’ve seen in recent days could become more prominent by the end of the week. To start off the […]

6 years ago

4,962 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed on Sunday evening, bringing the total number of new cases across the weekend to 8,356. Seven additional deaths have also been reported which is up from the four notified yesterday. Announcing today’s numbers, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan said: “This is a critical time. We are […]

6 years ago

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has pleaded with the public to stay at home as hospitals face “extreme pressure” due to a surge in Covid-19 cases. In a statement issued earlier today, the INMO said that it has been contacted by frontline health workers expressing concern about a “major increase in the number […]

6 years ago

It’s the first Sunday of the year, the last embers of the Christmas buzz are burning out and we’re all being asked to stay at home. The perfect excuse to kick back with some movies on TV. Tonight, there are plenty of goofball comedies that will raise a few chuckles with a bit of action […]

6 years ago

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has said that the current 5km exercise limit could be reduced to 2km if Level 5 restrictions don’t lead to a sufficient reduction in Covid-19 cases. After a record daily number of Covid-19 case numbers was reported yesterday, Minister Ryan said that “a really strong effort in the next week […]

6 years ago

Put 9pm tonight aside, quizzers, because one of the best new quiz shows of 2020 is returning for a second series starting this evening. We say ‘new quiz show’ but Beat the Chasers is obviously a spin-off of The Chase which has been massively successful since it first aired in the UK in 2009. Last […]

6 years ago

The Department of Health has this evening reported 3,394 new cases of Covid-19, by far Ireland’s highest daily figure since the beginning of the pandemic. Four additional deaths related to coronavirus have also been recorded and the he high number of cases is partly due to a delay in formal reporting. At a press briefing […]

6 years ago

That existential dread you’re feeling about going back to work on Monday? It’s nothing a good list of movies on TV can’t sort out. The first Saturday of 2021 has a pretty good selection of movies on TV, as we bid farewell to the film-filled Christmas schedule. Tom Hanks fans will be only delighted with […]

6 years ago

Brian O’Driscoll and Amy Huberman have welcomed their third baby into the world in news that was announced by the former Ireland rugby captain on Instagram. BOD took to the platform earlier today to reveal that Amy gave birth to a baby boy, a younger brother to seven-year-old Sadie and six-year-old Billy, on Monday, December […]

6 years ago

Gardaí are investigating after a suspected shebeen was searched in Rathkeale, Co. Limerick on New Year’s Day afternoon. Following on from the discovery of a suspected shebeen in Co. Kildare on New Year’s Eve, Gardaí have now launched an investigation after searching a former pub in Rathkeale, Co. Limerick on New Year’s Day afternoon. In […]

6 years ago

Great news, Drag Race fans! The latest episode is now available to watch on Netflix. But, eh, the bad news is that there’s a slight issue with how to watch it. It was announced on New Year’s Eve that season 13 of RuPaul’s Drag Race would be begin streaming on Irish Netflix on Saturday morning […]

6 years ago