Hate crimes are being reported to the Gardaí Síochána at a rate of almost one every day, according the Central Statistics Office. A total of 151 aggravated incidents were recorded by gardaí in the first six months of this year alone. That is nearly double the numbers previously logged. 2009 saw a hate crime filled […]

10 years ago

Pronouncing words incorrectly is potentially one of the top five most embarrassing things on Earth. We feel so strongly about that, that this isn’t even our first time writing about it. But finally, thanks to the Youtube channel Englisch Mit Nick, our prayers have been answered, and our pronunciation woes have been obliterated. A video has […]

10 years ago

We’ve all heard the joke.  A horse goes into a bar. The barman asks, ”why the long face?” Well, now, we can all agree that it’s not just a joke, it’s actually happened – thanks to Derek Daly’s bar in County Clare. The pony joined a whole host of regulars in what appears to be a great day altogether.  […]

10 years ago

Scotland has now joined the legions of countries looking to decriminalise cannabis after a historic motion at the Scottish National Party (SNP) Conference. The British Government kicked out a petition calling for the legalisation of cannabis last year with 200,000 signatories, saying the drug remains “a significant public health issue.” SNP members, however, voted for a motion […]

10 years ago

After a week of pretty consistent rainfall, following some sun, Met Éireann have forecasted some seriously heavy rain for the next 24 hours, particularly in Southern counties. A status yellow flood warning has been alerted to counties Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow, Meath, Cork and Waterford. Met Éireann’s Siobhan Ryan stated: What’s happening is we had been dominated by a Scandinavian […]

10 years ago

So, Bob Dylan has only gone and won the Nobel Prize for Literature – deeming him the first musician to do so, and the first ever person to win a Grammy, an Oscar AND a Nobel Prize. Not bad for a man who rhymed “road” with “knowed”. The reactions from the public have been pretty wildly […]

10 years ago

The Irish Association for Emergency Medicine (IAEM) has claimed that an estimated figure of around 350 people are dying each year as a direct result of the overcrowding of the country’s Emergency Departments. The group stated how deeply disappointing it was for them to say that on the day of the Budget, a total of 438 patients languished on trolleys in Ireland’s acute hospitals. […]

10 years ago

Michael Fassbender may currently be one of the world’s biggest stars and most famous actors – but the Kerryman still vividly remembers his roots, and the exact moment his whole future was laid out in front of him.  Believe it or not, he made his stage debut playing an ugly stepsister in a school production of Cinderella in his hometown of […]

10 years ago

The ‘creepy clown trend’ is unfortunately one the world has recently had to get used to. The trend has terrorised the UK and the United States, and sees people dressing up in clown costumes, a common phobia amongst children and adults, and terrifying unsuspecting members of the public.  A case was feared to have been spotted in Ireland recently, but […]

10 years ago

Oh, Wikipedia – the root of all evil and the epicentre of all rumours.  The editable site that allows literally anyone to be the subject of the joke is at it again, with comedic masterminds changing around the ‘Parade’ section of the beloved Morbegs’ Wikipedia page.  Excellent, just excellent.  We always knew Molly was a […]

10 years ago

Boys everywhere, rejoice! No longer must you drop €400+ on a brand new suit, as Penneys can sort you out with some deadly little numbers for less than you’d expect.  Check out this gorgeous Italian wool suit, which retails at just €150 for the whole kit and caboodle.  Or check out this beautiful Donegal tweed number, by Molloy […]

10 years ago

If you’re a Bank of Ireland customer, you may have received a call, text or email in the past few days, attempting to inform you that they are a service provider, offering you either money, a refund or tax back.  As with most scams, to claim the potential goods, you need to click on a […]

10 years ago

The Sony PlayStation VR headset comes out this Thursday, and we, along with everyone else in the world, are pretty excited about it.  Celebrating its release, the Japanese tech giant has launched a temporary Pop-In Demo space where aspiring gamers can try their hand at the new machine and some of its key games. Open to everyone over 12 […]

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Yesterday, the Irish 2017 Budget was announced, and due to the lack of price raising in both petrol and alcohol – it was all received rather well.  After everything was said and done, however, a post-budget conference took place in which Minister of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten spoke about the National Broadband Plan, and led […]

10 years ago

This video, recorded in the Czech Republic’s capital city of Prague, makes for some harrowing watching – as a crosswind landing almost results in a crash of this pretty shaky looking Boeing 737. Watch below as the pilots make an incredible recovery in this terrifyingly turbulent experience. …excuse us. We just have something in our eyes.  We suddenly have […]

10 years ago

RTÉ Prime Time’s Budget Special always makes for memorable watching, and last night’s Budget 2017 special was no different. Last night’s event featured the usual in-depth analysis of the day’s events and also a rousing argument between a couple of politicians. But for many watching, there was only one stand out star… 77-year-old audience member, Ellen Redden, from Dublin spoke candidly about […]

10 years ago

Conor McGregor has never been one to shy away from the limelight, and this time is no different with his latest Instagram post.  Rumours in the MMA world have circulated that Notorious himself had broken his nose in a training mishap. His trainer, John Kavanagh, has dismissed it as nonsense, but the rumour mill still continues to spin.  Conor McGregor […]

10 years ago

Two Wexford men have been praised for their dogged determination and will, spending a phenomenal four days rescuing nine puppies trapped underground in a badger sett. The puppy rescuers have been named as Philip O’Brien and Billy Murphy, who came across the den in the top wood of a farm in New Ross, Co Wexford, after spotting the nonuplets’ mother, a two-year-old […]

10 years ago

Minister of Finance, Michael Noonan, was the the subject of mockery last night in a panel debate on the Budget last night, after being confronted about his age. It was Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty who brought up the politician’s age on live TV. Everything kicked off after a row between Doherty and the veteran Fine Gael TD about how often Sinn Féin voted […]

10 years ago

The Little Museum in Dublin is looking for your help.  In the coming weeks, they’re kicking off their new exhibition Brand New Retro – and they’re looking for someone to kindly contribute a Bosco doll to add to the collection.  Could you have one lying around that you no longer use? The Little Museum of Dublin @dublinmuseum […]

10 years ago

Keeping the Irish music dream alive, the Down and Bangor natives Two Door Cinema Club did us proud with their deadly performance of their new single Bad Decisions on Jimmy Kimmel last night. Currently on a promo tour of their long-awaited third album Gameshow this coming Friday, the talented trio stopped by on Kimmel’s show to momentarily blow […]

10 years ago

Come the day, cometh the hour, that you are no longer the shiniest apple in the orchard of your teacher’s eye. Yes, you’ve been warned that the precocious child is almost always condemned to a lifetime of anti-climax – but who knew it would all happen so fast?! So here, as we watch legions of […]

10 years ago

Love her or hate her – Kim Kardashian is the sat atop the epicentre of world news, and will remain seated for the next decade or so. Her recent escapades at Paris Fashion Week were cut short due to being held captive at her Parisian hotel, in which millions of dollars of jewellery were stolen, and […]

10 years ago

A figure just short of 4,500 people currently living in Ireland are expected to be kicked out of the country this year, according to new figures from the Department of Justice. The staggering number is the highest it’s been in six years, and includes people being turned away at ‘entry points’, deportations or removals from the country in 2016.  Almost 4,000 […]

10 years ago

Kildare’s most prominent newspaper, The Leinster Leader, has only gone and done it again. Just yesterday, it printed a list of Kildare phrases for the non-native to get stuck into the culture, well and truly. Here they are in all their glory. Now, feel at one with the Curragh county yet? Of course you do. Thank […]

10 years ago

When you take a step back and fully realise, you start to cop on that Ireland in general, and Irish humour in particular, are truly the gifts that keep on giving.  Don’t believe us? Well then, tuck into one of the incredibly Irish hum-dingers below.  We guarantee you’ll guffaw or else your money back.* *(lol, obviously not […]

10 years ago

Irish born Gilly Cullen has an incredible gift for sketching, she creates pencil drawings so vivid they could be easily mistaken for photographs. Her pieces consist of pretty much anything, from friends and family to landscapes and even professional clients.  Hailing from the scientific background of an Environmental Science degree, her attention to detail is like no […]

10 years ago

If you live in an estate, along a road of many houses, or in the vicinity of lots of children – you know just how much time it can take to organise a plethora of Halloween treats for oncoming púcas.  But this year, you’re in luck.  Banshee Box, Ireland’s newest Trick-or-Treat bag specialists, are taking […]

10 years ago

Last night, Gogglebox Ireland took our screens by storm for the third time running and people went absolutely mad for it.  Featuring animal trainers, housing advice and gentrification tips – this week’s episode had it all.  Don’t believe us? Just have a glance below… 1. Irish slang FINALLY being thrust into the media spotlight YOUR A […]

10 years ago

Australia’s honorary first lady, Kylie Minogue and her British fiancé Joshua Sasse has said she and he will not get married until same-sex marriage becomes fully and totally legal in Australia. The Australian singer and actress, 48, and English actor Joshua Sasse, 28, announced their engagement in February of this year. They both have been continuously active and vocal supporters of the “Say […]

10 years ago

As was announced yesterday, the British Government will, in due time, be forcing companies to make a list of all of their foreign workers in a bid to shame firms that turn down UK citizens, or chose foreign nationals over their own. A further update of this, coming from The Home Office of The United Kingdom has confirmed that Irish workers […]

10 years ago

Yes, you read right. TV’s favourite mother-and-daughter duo are returning to TV screens worldwide in order to celebrate the wildly successful television show’s sixteenth birthday.  Yes, it’s been 16 whole years since Lorelai and Rory Gilmore burst onto our screens and into our lives. Netflix has fought the good fight and only gone and picked up the show […]

10 years ago

This weekend marks the last weekend of the internationally acclaimed Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival, and with it, the chance for you to find your one true love. …or the chance to have a huge amount of craic, AND get to visit one of Ireland’s most beautiful regions. Just LOOK at all the happy, loved-up fun everyone […]

10 years ago

Homegrown talent Ronan Keating has only gone and made us proud to be Irish, once again. A genuinely nice guy, Keating is known for being good to his fans, and always up for the laugh. This time around, he’s in Manchester, mid-way through his wildly successful ‘Time Of My Life’ world tour, and breaking hearts every step […]

10 years ago

You’ve only gone and done it again, Twitter. Making our job easy once more, you’ve slayed us via the wonders of your minds. We thank you, we love you and now we’re showing you off for all the world to see.  Keep doing what you’re doing. 1. Tragedy 2. This educated guess jaysus I’d say the […]

10 years ago

Today was the longest day of all time and now you’re knackered.  Our proscription? You need to retreat to a blanket fort of some description. Good thing Netflix is pulling out all the stops as of late and absolutely nailing it in terms of deadly films to slump to. Don’t feel bad, slump it up. Here’s our pick […]

10 years ago

In recent years the name Monart has become an Irish household name associated with luxury, indulgence and perfection. And jaysus, we haven’t had more of an urge to hit up The Land of Strawberries since our cousins’ camper van at Curracloe Beach was free for the August Bank Holiday in 2005.  The sunny south east strikes again, but this time – it’s decadent.  So, anyway, here’s the scoop on […]

10 years ago

Dingle is incredible. And when one arrives in Dingle, your expectations tend to be higher than high. Luckily, Castlewood House is there to keep those standards high in the sky. The country house is nothing short of perfection, and has rave reviews coming out its perfect chimneys to prove it.  Don’t believe us? Check these out.  Tenner bets […]

10 years ago

Yes, THE SANDWICH.  Ever been keen to try to make it up yourself? Well now, there is a way. Say hello to the real life ‘Moist Maker’, courtesy of chef Andrew Rea. It involves a lot of work, but boy is it worth it.  Rea shows you exactly, step-by-step, the exact way to assemble the terrific […]

10 years ago

Deerpark CBS in St Patrick’s Road, Ballintemple, County Cork is running a weeklong event to coincide with National Stand-Up Awareness Week, which is organised by Belong To, an Irish support group for LGBTQ+ youths. This event is helping to increase awareness, friendship and support for those involved in the LGBTQ+ people, and this awareness week helps to tackle homophobic bullying. The weeklong […]

10 years ago

Inner City Helping Homeless has launched its annual Christmas shoebox appeal, and it’s such a fantastic idea, we don’t know how we’ve never thought about it.  The homeless charity is calling upon organisations across Dublin to take part in the city’s biggest ever appeal. They are calling on individuals, schools, businesses and colleges to come together […]

10 years ago

Unless you spent yesterday with your head in your hands, weeping over what a tragic Monday yesterday was – you will have heard that a supermoon was going to be visible over Ireland last night. The supermoon was basically a rare lunar experience that only happened every few decades, and last night’s one almost felt […]

10 years ago

This year is set to be the hottest year ever recorded globally, beating records set just last year, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) have said. The WMO said this year would be the warmest since records began, in the late 19th century, with average surface temperatures 1.2C above pre-industrial times. Global temperatures this year are approximately 1.2C […]

10 years ago

Hotel search website trivago.ie have announced the best hotels in Ireland, according to their more than 175 million customer reviews. This year the top 10 hotels have been awarded across the following eight different categories: 3-star, 4-star, 5-star, B&Bs, Value for Money, Breakfast, Guest Service and Guest Rooms. After being rated the best hotel in Ireland […]

10 years ago

Sir David Attenborough, known for being potentially the most likeable man on Earth, by both humans and animals, has been presented with an award by the Duke of Cambridge for his outstanding contribution to broadcasting. Prince William gave Attenborough the royal seal of approval, as he handed him the London Evening Standard Beyond Theatre Award, recognising excellence away […]

10 years ago

A sensational Tibetan-style temple is being built overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in West Cork. The endeavour will cost nearly €2 million to complete.  The design is completely authentic, but accommodates views of the vast Irish ocean to add the Emerald Isle charm. The temple celebrates 30 years of Buddhism in Co Cork. The charity (Dzogchen Beara) runs the tranquil retreat, using all the ways of a […]

10 years ago

We know where we’re heading next time we’re in Limerick!  Check out these top buzzers having the craic in Top Pizza, Cornmarket Row, Limerick City.  Sure what else would you be at when you’re waiting for your kebab? Hon the craic! READ NEXT: Cork Has Been Named As The Best City For Correct Food Disposal

10 years ago

Cork City residents are the very best in the country for segregating food waste.  New figures state that people living in the Greater Cork Area have the highest rate of three-bin collections in the country. A total of 83% of households in the city avail of a brown bin collection service, the coloured bin used for the disposal of food waste. The […]

10 years ago

A new ‘hybrid’ Christmas card for business could bring a very welcome boost for the homeless. An Post has married the idea of an online Christmas greeting with a traditional card, with 20% of the sales will go to the Peter McVerry Trust. An Post’s Sales and Marketing Director, Liam Sheehan says: You go in to AdMailer.ie. There’s […]

10 years ago

It seems the whole world watched Planet Earth 2 last night. And rightly so, did you see the dancing bear?! And, because it’s 2016 – people seemed to live tweet the whole bloomin’ lot.  Check out the best of the best below.  Monday!#planetearth2 pic.twitter.com/uNZgIfL0NH — Shaun Hinds (@shaunhinds) November 14, 2016 When there’s free cake […]

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