With the #fillatram initiative going so well, and charities all around the city and country filling up with volunteers – we’re chuffed to announce that we’ve one more item of good news to add to the list.  According to the Daily Edge, a woman who was at the Late Late Toy Show last weekend has […]

10 years ago

It’s no secret that 2016 has been a year of ups and downs… However, it’s all up, up, up from here, as the best Irish Facebook videos of the past 12 months have been revealed.  And they’re all crackers. Check them out for yourself.  1. The Byrne Brothers dancing in Eyre Square Good craic, fine […]

10 years ago

Everyone loves stationary, right? And everyone especially loves cool, pretty stationary that are stylish, handy and trendy, right? Leanún is a brand new Irish Start-Up, made up of Ciara, Éadaoin and Kate, and their first product?  This beauuutiful 2017 Day Planner.  And while two of the owners are currently based in North America, The Leanún Day Planner is designed with Irish women […]

10 years ago

Becks and Vicky B make up two of the proudest parents in the world this week, as little Cruz made his musical debut with his new charity single ‘If Every Day Was Christmas’. Seen on David’s Instagram, you can spot the little tot listening in for the first time to his new tune. And it’s […]

10 years ago

Our love for old, discontinued sweets and chocolate will never die.  The comfort and satisfaction the treats of yore brought us will always live on in our hearts, especially that of the Cadbury’s Dream.  But, alas. The Cadbury’s Dream LIVES ON.  In Australia, no less.  There is hope! Do they even sell Cadbury’s Dream in […]

10 years ago

Carpool Karaoke is definitely the best thing to come out of 2016. Boasting guests like Adele, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Michelle Obama, it’s a phenomenon that’s gotten the whole world hooked – and it’s a no brainer as to why. Who knew watching celebs sing songs with James Cordon would be such a laugh?! This […]

10 years ago

There were four Enforcement Orders doled out to food safety breaches last month. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) just today announced that the Enforcement Orders were served to food businesses, during the month of November, for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2010.  The Enforcement Orders […]

10 years ago

It’s no secret how much we love An Garda Síochána and their twitter antics. But they’ve just completely stolen our hearts with this one tweet, check it out below. Children are to be on best behaviour as a series of trial runs for Santa’s xmas delivery are beginning, as seen here in Waterford today pic.twitter.com/gR5WycCos7 […]

10 years ago

How do you pronounce scone? Does it rhyme with ‘on’ or ‘own’? Both are used unabashedly in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, but now, someone had actually published where exactly the two versions are said throughout the two nations.  Check it out.  Photo cred: Reddit Gas?  Gas.  This is maybe the best map […]

10 years ago

Virgin Media Ireland had some issues with broadband and phone services last night, causing people throughout the country to be without internet, phone use and general life, so it would seem.  The problems have since been restored for customers after a major outage last night, but that didn’t stop people from complaining.  Huge amounts of customers took to social […]

10 years ago

TV3, just yesterday, announced that it would be launching its new ‘three channel’ strategy shortly, including replacing UTV Ireland with a brand new channel called Be3. The new channel, set to be ‘female focused’ and ‘female orientated’ will house “drama and chat” programming, as well as repeats of the channel’s line-up of soaps. Children’s programming blocks will also move […]

10 years ago

Sligo is love, Sligo is life – we think you’ll all agree.  Whether you’re a surfer, a food lover or a general craic artist, Sligo has it all. And now it’s only bloody gone and gotten itself a bloody market.  The Strandhill People’s Market is located in Hangar 1 at Sligo Airport, and this December […]

10 years ago

Yet another reason to love this country.  The Economist has done the maths, and found that the net benefit (after fees, extra tax, etc) of getting a university degree from Ireland is the best value in the world.  Yep, the WORLD.  According to their report, the average degree holder from Ireland earns an extra €350,000 over […]

10 years ago

An agreement has been signed by both Ireland and the United States extending the 12-month J1 visa for another three years. The visa was originally agreed in 2008, and has been renewed on a two-year basis ever since, however, today it was renewed for a further three years. The agreement signed today refers only to the 12-month graduate J1 visa […]

10 years ago

Gah. We’ve been stopped in our tracks.  By a TFO – a tiny flying object.  If you’re a fan of the Twitter site We Rate Dogs you may have seen this already, but if you aren’t (what are you doing with your life) here it is in all its glory.   This is Reginald. He’s one […]

10 years ago

RTÉ’s still got it, by the sounds of things. The famous (of infamous, however you look at it) Late Late Toy show aired just this weekend gone, and racked up the highest amount of viewers ever.  A whopping 1.4 MILLION of you tuned in to see Tubs dressed as Baloo from the Jungle Book, a […]

10 years ago

If you were one of the millions watching the Toy Show the other night, you’ll have spotted a little girl called Kathryn, who was part of the beloved book children.  And wasn’t she was only presented with the loveliest letter of all time from President Michael D. Higgins on the show, commending her love of reading.  The framed copy was delivered to […]

10 years ago

Oh Christmas, how we love you and your endless encouragement to push the boundaries food wise. Ireland’s milkshake capital of the world, Belfast, has the answer to all of our dreamy chocolatey Christmas prayers. 26 West Bar & Grill, located on the Falls Road in Belfast, has given us the holy grail of decadent treats. […]

10 years ago

A team of Sligo ice cream makers has just won prestigious gelato awards in Italy. Yes, that’s right – ITALY. They beat the royal family of gelato! Hon Sligeach! Michael O’Dowd, owner of Gelati in Enniscrone, was invited to enter the Mostra Del Gelato competition in Longarone, Italy just last week. This is one of the oldest ice cream competitions in the world […]

10 years ago

Only in China… A Chinese manufacturer is building a full-size replica of the Titanic according to Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua. The new Titanic, which will be permanently docked at a reservoir in Daying County of Sichuan, is a stationary tourist attraction, according to Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group, based in central China’s Hubei Province. Construction started on […]

10 years ago

Creepy. Very creepy.  This story from the Limerick Leader has gotten us feeling pretty spooked.  Over thirty years after the moving statue phenomenon in Ballinspittle happened, what can be described as an unusual and somewhat alarming sighting of what is believed to be an image of the Virgin Mary has drawn attention County Limerick. The alleged vision is in […]

10 years ago

Well look who’s gracing the screens of Air New Zealand’s latest video… Entitled ‘Summer Wonderland’, Ronan Keating and New Zealand child actor, Julian Dennison, take on the mammoth task of re-writing Christmas jingle ‘Winter Wonderland’ for the warmer parts of the Southern Hemisphere.  And they do a pretty good job.  Not too shabby, Ronan.  READ NEXT: This New Ryanair […]

10 years ago

It’s that time of year again, people.  Battle stations, everyone as Ryan Tubridy embarks on what is 100% the most trying gig on TV. For those of you on the sesh tonight, or just plan on drinking a gallon of booze on a Friday night alone (guilty) we’ve come up with the perfect drinking game […]

10 years ago

A transatlantic flight was diverted to Shannon this morning after a passenger had reportedly fallen ill. The Air Berlin flight AB-7447, which had 287 passengers and a crew of 11 on board, was travelling from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic to Düsseldorf at the time.  The Airbus A330-200 jet was about an hour west of Ireland when the crew declared a medical emergency […]

10 years ago

You guys, you’ve done it again. Broken the internet once more, and made our jobs very easy. So, without further delay, here’s the best tweets of the week, with thanks to Irish Twitter.  1. A year of loss My dad wrote a poem called 2016: A Year Of Loss: ‘David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Fidel Castro, […]

10 years ago

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… And since this cold spell hit us today, it’s gotten us all thinking about one thing and one thing only – SNOW.  Bookies weren’t too sure about whether the white stuff would fall from the sky or not a few weeks ago… But now, odds are much higher.  […]

10 years ago

Meet the teddy that is way better travelled than you’ll ever be. Packie The Bear is growing as a national phenomenon all across the country, and his stints in international waters mean that his international status is growing rapidly.  Packie himself is from Leitrim, and has visited 51 countries on six continents since he left home back in September ’12.  […]

10 years ago

We’ve officially lost the plot and started crying in the office. All because of a dog with a movement disorder.  Facebook user and beloved dog owner Dani O’Connell brought this to our attention, and we couldn’t be more grateful.  Check out this perfect pup below. View this post on Instagram Having one of those days where my […]

10 years ago

Listen, we all lose the head every once in a while. Especially when there are puppies involved.  An Irish man dialled 999 recently and asked for an ambulance to be dispatched because his dog was giving birth. As well as that, the paramedics from the TV3 show Paramedics once received an emergency call asking for all the services to be […]

10 years ago

Oh, Ireland.  We’ve just recently spotted this local coal firm in Derry, alongside local Derry heartthrob Kevin, displaying it perfectly with his advertising. First of all, there’s Kevin’s sign below. Read it and weep.  Is it or is it not the best thing you’ve ever seen? It’s the best, don’t lie.  Here’s some more of it.  Excellent. Just excellent.  Keep […]

10 years ago

Prosecco fan? Course you are. We all are. No one isn’t.  Well now, you can incorporate it into your food order as well as your drinks order with Marks & Spencer‘s latest prosecco treats range.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lyssa Brownsea (@lyssabrownsea) on Nov 10, 2016 at 2:31pm PST It’s […]

10 years ago

We’ve all seen the Instagram posts of modern day celebs pushing the colouring book trend, as a method of relaxation, zen and promoting ‘me time’, and we’ve all sighed collectively. Buuuut, this is a colouring book we can certainly get behind.  Sweary coloring books by Edwina Mc Namee, a Louth woman no less, is the answer […]

10 years ago

This is your warning to cancel all of your plans and go straight to bed after work. Tonight’s going to be bleedin’ baltic, with forecasts hitting serious lows after a particularly cold one today.  Met Éireann had this much to say about it all: Frost will become widespread tonight under clear skies and will be […]

10 years ago

Oh, Christmas.  We love how you allow us to relax in our jammies for the day and watch TV with no judgement.  AND, the good people at Netflix have done us all a solid and released a whole load of excellent telly for the times that lie ahead.  How kind! But, what shows should we […]

10 years ago

Oh, awkward. Reddit user Cocolumpia0784 reached out to the good people of the internet (ooh, not a good idea luv) for advice on her unique situation and received a massive backlash.  She stated that her fiancé didn’t want her BFF to be part of the bridal party celebrations because she ‘wasn’t attractive enough’. Jaysus.  Her exact message on the site read: […]

10 years ago

Irish rail is adding to its service for the festive season.  Iarnród Éireann just recently announced that late night DART, Dundalk and Maynooth line commuter services are to be restored from this Friday night, December 2. This service will run during the few weekends before Christmas, and following Dublin’s New Year’s Eve celebrations. Iarnród Éireann also asking drivers who use the M50 daily to […]

10 years ago

Frequent flier, Peter Shankman, is most generously offering to help out those in need to get home to their families for Christmas, using his impressive spare air miles. Shakman estimates he has flown about 350,000 miles this year, while travelling the world, and after handing them out to his friends and family, he thought he would try to help some people out who can’t […]

10 years ago

Drivers at Bus Éireann have vowed to  engaging in industrial action if the company implements a controversial restructuring plan without full agreement. Last September, it was mooted that the Expressway service could be separated from the rest of the company, meaning a reduction in staff numbers and the implementation of pay cuts for those remaining. Bus workers have formed a new group entitled Save Our Bus Service to protect […]

10 years ago

We’re floored.  This is fucking brilliant on so many levels.  Incorporating the people’s obsession with Conor McGregor as well as people’s joint obsession with making Facebook videos and going viral.  And what better man to do it than Owen Colgan, of Hardy Bucks fame, himself.  We’re all honestly in tears here. It’s phenomenal. READ NEXT: Here’s […]

10 years ago

Claire Byrne Live caused quite the consternation last night as the very important topic of mental health came into play.  So much so that #CBLive is still trending on Twitter this morning.  People were disappointed that no one from the HSE was available for the piece on 24hour mental health supports, as suicide rates are ever-growing in this country.  But […]

10 years ago

To those who think this country is no longer the land of saints and scholars – read on. 50-year-old Kevin Daly, a construction worker from Ballyagran, Co. Limerick told The Irish Post just exactly what inspired him to write his heart-breaking poem, ‘Martin’. The short answer is it’s not about any one person but a mixture […]

10 years ago

The Cork Fire Brigade were called to fight an enormous blaze at the Lower John Street area of Cork city last night The team managed to bring the fire to a controlled halt by 9:40pm, however fire brigade units stayed at the scene. #cork #Fire pic.twitter.com/4rFSdNOmlS — Ana Bernardo (@fibernardo) November 28, 2016 Road closures and diversions are in place […]

10 years ago

This hilarious video from the cast of the sketch comedy series Studio C is just top-notch, and an absolute must-watch for any Bake Off fans who are trying to fill the gap the show left gaping open. The details are perfect, including Mary’s floral outfits and Sue and Mel’s gas antics.  Take a bow lads, take a bow. READ NEXT: So, […]

10 years ago

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has, just today, held a 23-minute meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican. The meeting was requested several weeks ago following the invitation to the pope by the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, enquiring about a potential visit to Ireland for the World Meeting of Families in two years’ time. Taoiseach, accompanied by the Head of the […]

10 years ago

Oh, Michael O’Leary, you’re killing us… Ryanair, just today, have launched a huge Cyber Monday sale with up to 20% off 10 million seats on the Ryanair website.  As part of the 8-day ‘Cyber Week’ campaign, these discounted seats are to be used to travel from just December – March, and must be booked by midnight tonight.  You can also only book these cheap flights on the Ryanair website. Spokesperson, Robin […]

10 years ago

A controversial tax based around backpackers working and living in Australia has just been signed off, and people are not happy.  The country’s government had originally wanted to bring in an enormous 32.5% rate, but has eventually settled on a 15% levy on foreign nationals living in Australia, on working holidays. It has since been lowered after farmers and tourism groups raised concerns about […]

10 years ago

Just one month ago, we were lucky enough to catch our first glimpse of next year’s hotly-anticipated Marvel sequel with the arrival of the trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. And now, thanks to the lovely people behind Huxley Berg Studios, we have a wholly impressive LEGO remake. The original trailer gave us a glimpse of the key characters, including […]

10 years ago

The annual Christmas Bonus is set to be paid to 1.2 million social welfare recipients by the end of this week. The payment in question will be given to pensioners, people living with disabilities, carers, single parents, the long-term unemployed and several other recipients. The Minister for Social Protection, Leo Varadkar, welcomed the payment, stating it represents an injection into the economy, referring […]

10 years ago

Yep, you guessed it – Christmas FM is officially back on our radios as of today.  As of 1pm today, Christmas tunes are yours aplenty, with thanks to the good crew of Christmas lovers behind the brand, and their charity partner Focus Ireland.  It’s official! @Christmasfm FM broadcasts begin on Nov 28th @ 1pm with […]

10 years ago

So, it seems the world and its mother is as addicted to Sir David Attenborough’s Planet Earth 2 – but hey, you don’t see us complaining.  The iconic television is as beautifully shot as it is epically narrated, and as well as both of those, it’s a bit gas too.  Check out what everybody else thought […]

10 years ago