The reasons behind the orders ranged from active rodent infestation to presence of E. Coli. Last month, 10 Irish food businesses were served closure orders, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, five of which were in Dublin. This included White Rabbit on Capel Street, Super Asia Food on Capel Street, Il Capo takeaway on […]

2 years ago

She passed away in the early hours of Thursday morning Mystic Meg, one of the most famous astrologers in Britain, has passed away at the age of 80 following a short illness. The astrologer was known for her daily written horoscopes in the Sun – which she wrote for almost 23 years – and numerous […]

2 years ago

A new study has revealed the optimum fridge temperature Hellmann’s has released a new ‘smart jar’ which tells you if your fridge is too warm – in a bid to reduce food waste. Using heat-sensitive ink, the label on the mayonnaise jar reveals hidden messages and quirky graphics – once temperatures drop below five degrees. […]

2 years ago

So tragic. Tributes have poured in for Jordan Dunbar, who appeared on both First Dates Ireland and My Yellow Brick Road, following his death at the age of 29. Jordan was one of the first people to appear on the RTÉ dating series back in 2017 and went on to present My Yellow Brick Road […]

2 years ago

It’s going to be a cold one. As temperatures continue to plummet to freezing levels this week and a yellow ice warning is currently in place, the forecast is now suggesting we prepare for some snow to hit. A status yellow ice warning is in place until 10am on Tuesday for the entire country as […]

2 years ago

The end of an era. Just as people have gotten over the shock of realising there’s a bear on the Toblerone packaging, Mondolez have announced a big change to their logo. The recognisable yellow and red packaging is set to lose the Matterhorn logo, as Toblerone is no longer considered Swiss enough to have it. […]

2 years ago

As the Government reportedly explores options to reduce private car usage, AA Ireland has suggested a radical move. AA Ireland has called upon the Government to introduce a free public transport and shared bikes trial across Ireland. The automotive services company said that such moves should be implemented for a “dedicated period” before the Government […]

2 years ago

The Oscar nominee has revealed he’ll be taking his 13-year-old son Henry to the ceremony as his plus one. Colin Farrell, who is nominated for his first-ever Academy Award for his role in The Banshees of Inisherin, spoke to IndieWire about his excitement for the upcoming ceremony, saying he’s “giddy” to be nominated. “I enter that space as […]

2 years ago

Stuff of nightmares. Some of us may never think to wash our new purchases once we’ve brought them home. But, if you really think about it, it’d be a good hygiene move considering the many hands that have touched the item. American TikToker, Ellen Danz, was browsing through some leisure wear in Lululemon when she found the entire […]

2 years ago

And they won’t be falling from planes… A self-proclaimed time traveller apparently from the year 2671 has warned seven people will “mysteriously fall from the sky” in June. Eno Alaric – who goes by @radianttimetraveller on TikTok – has made a number of baseless predictions about the future. In his latest daft video shared with his 84,500 (?!) followers, he […]

2 years ago

Who doesn’t love a trip to the seaside? The town of Bray, County Wicklow, has been named one of the world’s 14 most under-appreciated travel destinations by Time Out magazine. The global travel experts compiled the list of destinations with the aim of highlighting places “that are legitimate hidden gems, off-the-tourist-trail, or offer great (or quiet) […]

2 years ago

“That doesn’t mean you’re going to get more alcohol” A bartender has shutdown a customer who thought they’d discovered a hack to get more alcohol, and in doing so divided opinion in what has turned into an icy debate. The customer thought they could get more booze for that bucks by asking for no ice. […]

2 years ago

“It’s a sweet coming-of-age tale about communication and missed connections.” Before ‘The Van’ came ‘Good Chips’ – chronologically, at least. Roddy Doyle’s ‘The Van’ (released in 1996) is set around Italia 90 as friends Bimbo and Larry set up a chip van that becomes a surprise success due to the World Cup journey of Jack […]

2 years ago

However, under-hand cabbage tossing is acceptable. A Paddy’s Day parade takes place in Metairie, Louisiana every year, but they’ve made a key adjustment to this year’s festivities, which takes place on Sunday 12th March. Unlike other years, the throwing of potatoes will be banned at the 2023 festival. Parade captain, Dan Civello explained their […]

2 years ago

The new hotel would be six storeys. Kildare Village, Tesco, and others have objected to planning for a new six-storey hotel on the Monasterevin Road in Kildare town. Murlyn Capital Investments Ltd lodged plans with Kildare County Council for a hotel on a site at the junction of Nurney Road and Monasterevin Road at […]

2 years ago

Multiple fires were lit in advance of the March 1st deadline. Gorse fires ripped through West Kerry and Cork last weekend as firefighters fought to control the blazes. Kerry County Council reported an extremely busy few days, with 18 call-outs on Monday, in addition to 33 over the weekend. A County Council spokesman said: “Kerry […]

2 years ago

‘My followers, I know, will not want to see you’ An influencer kicked up a stink after a man interrupted her livestream by sitting on a bench in a public park. Footage posted on Twitter account No Context Brits shows the woman approaching the stranger after he took a load off by the side of a path. […]

2 years ago

Drink up while you can, your morning espresso could be a thing of the past in a few years. That’s according to Fairtrade Ireland, who held their annual Fairtrade Fortnight event this week. The Irish charity that manages the ethical label said that coffee beans, cocoa and other foods grown in hotter climates could become […]

2 years ago

Exciting news. Hozier has announced his first Irish live date in four years for this summer. The Wicklow man will play Malahide Castle in Dublin on Friday, 30 June, where he will be joined by The Teskey Brothers as special guests. The announcement comes as the singer-songwriter’s new EP ‘Eat Your Young’ is set to […]

2 years ago

Maybe one of these is your local staycation spot… Over 50 hotels from 18 counties across the island of Ireland were spotlighted by the Gold Medal Awards, including a breakdown of the best 3-star, 4-star and 5-star hotels in the country. Below is a breakdown from each county that featured one of the winning hotels, so you […]

2 years ago

“Why is that on our food?” Coriander haters around the world are rejoicing today, on their day – ‘I hate coriander day’. According to, International Today, the annual herb hating day originated in 2013, with the launching of a Facebook page, that was named as you’d expect: ‘I hate coriander’. To date, 282,000 people signed up to […]

2 years ago

It’s all over as soon as it began. It looks like it’s all over between Una Healy, David Haye and Sian Osborne after The Saturdays singer deleted all her posts of the two from her Instagram. Fans have been hooked on the short lived romance for the last few weeks after rumours began that the […]

2 years ago

We beat countries such as the Netherlands, Austria and Sweden. A new study has named Ireland as the 7th safest country in Europe for tourists. In describing Ireland, the study stated that “Ireland is a nation filled with natural beauty and enveloped in history, culture and tradition”, and also drew particular attention to tourist hotspots […]

2 years ago

It promises to be the Gaeltacht like “you’ve never seen it before”. A new Love Island-esque Irish language programme is on the hunt for singletons who want to take part. Macalla Teoranta and Virgin Media Television are seeking out people from across Ireland and Northern Ireland to compete in Grá ar an Trá, which will follow […]

2 years ago

The modern 12-hour clock dates back to the 16th century Brits have confessed to being clueless about what A.M and P.M actually stand for, despite often using the abbreviations on a daily basis. The 12-hour clock was developed from the second millennium BC and reached its modern form in the 16th century AD. It is […]

2 years ago

The rationing is expected to last ‘weeks’ Asda and Morrisons have imposed purchase limits on lines of fruit and vegetables, with other supermarkets considering similar temporary measures amid dwindling fresh produce supplies. Asda has introduced a customer limit of three on tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, salad bags, broccoli, cauliflower and raspberries. Meanwhile, Morrisons said it […]

2 years ago

“He was a good regular before he came to big fame.” There will always be free pints available for Paul Mescal at his local pub. The actor has come a long way since his Denny’s ad days, and Maynooth pub The Roost, based in Mescal’s hometown, are proud of him to say the least. In […]

3 years ago

The venue has said the situation was ‘out of their hands’ Some S Club 7 fans were left disappointed after just one member of the pop group turned up to perform at a sold-out gig. Tina Barrett, 46, and Bradley McIntosh, 41, had been scheduled to play at Wyld, a 150-capacity venue in Newport, Isle […]

3 years ago

Don’t tell Sabrina the Teenage Witch about this one. It’s easily one of the top five days of the year, but Americans still can’t quite wrap their heads around the British phenomenon that is Pancake Day. Whilst Shrove Tuesday is a day recognised in Christian countries across the world, the fanatical celebration of pancakes on […]

3 years ago

Privately, IUI can cost around €900. Patients in Ireland will be able to access intrauterine insemination (IUI) through the HSE later this year, as Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly announced an expansion of basic fertility treatment in Ireland. IUI involves placing washed and concentrated sperm directly into the uterus at the time when the uterus […]

3 years ago

Time to break out the cúpla focail. Is fearr Gaeilge briste ná Béarla cliste. An old adage repeated ad nauseam from the days of primary school, in between sessions of reading Bran and watching the dub of Spongebob as Gaeilge. The Irish language, however, as been viewed as that for a long time; a relic […]

3 years ago

You know exactly where to be heading if you want to be swept off your feet so. If you’ve ever wondered where the capital county of love is in Ireland, wonder no more. The best place for romance is County Cavan, a Bank of Ireland study has found. For Valentine’s Day 2023, Cavan consumers […]

3 years ago

Ryan Tubridy is RTÉ’s highest-paid presenter. RTÉ has published the fees earned by its 10 highest-paid presenters in 2020 and 2021, with Ryan Tubridy retaining the top spot for both years. It had already been revealed that Tubridy was the broadcaster with the biggest wage in 2019, with the Late Late show host earning €495,000. […]

3 years ago

Met Eireann say to expect “wintry showers.” The unusually balmy February weather Ireland has been experiencing is set to come to a shuddering halt this week. Whilst temperatures are set to rise to an unseasonal high of 14 degrees, Met Eireann says that the mild weather will be short-lived. From Tuesday onwards, the weather is […]

3 years ago

The proposals have been criticised by industry bodies A ban on supermarket meal deals could be considered in Wales under new government proposals to tackle obesity. A Welsh Government consultation document exploring how to make the “food environment in Wales healthier” was published in June 2022 with several proposals on how to promote healthy eating. […]

3 years ago

Last year saw 106 incidents investigated. In a shocking new report, the number of spiking investigations almost doubled in 2022 compared to 2021. Last year 106 spiking incidents were investigated while there were 62 in 2021 and 12 in 2020 (although bars and clubs remained closed for the majority of this year). It is […]

3 years ago

He suggested she wear red instead, as to wear white would be “deceiving”. A bride-to-be has revealed her fiancé wants her to wear a red dress on their wedding day because she’s not a virgin. The anonymous woman, 27, from the US, shared her torment on Reddit’s Off My Chest forum at the end of last […]

3 years ago

Who doesn’t love finding a hidden gem? Luckily we have 10 of them. While it can be easy to find all the well known popular restaurants in Ireland with a quick Google search, what’s harder is finding the hidden gems. By their very definition, these spots are lesser-known but much-loved by the locals in […]

3 years ago

The patient had never travelled to Ireland. A cancer patient in the US developed what has been described as an “uncontrollable Irish brogue” despite never going to Ireland. The patient, an American man in his 50s, was suffering from small cell neuroendocrine prostate cancer and undergoing chemotherapy at the time. While the man spent […]

3 years ago

Us *stunned* There have been a few Irish-American trends floating around on TikTok as of late but this one has Irish Twitter up in arms. TikTok user Lorї (@screamingcryinghistory) made the below video, and safe to say it raised a few eyebrows. The video begins with her looking at her fit, with the writing […]

3 years ago

Definitely wasn’t feeling sheepish A Bolivian convict attempted to escape a maximum security prison by disguising himself as a sheep. José Luis Callisaya Diaz, who is serving 15 years in prison for homicide in Chonchocoro prison in La Paz, Bolivia, wrapped himself in sheepskin so that he could roam free. Diaz reportedly snuck past security by crawling […]

3 years ago

The pair said they “cracked the code” with the drink KSI and Logan Paul have revealed just how much money their Prime drink has made since being launched. The pair joined the Kyle and Jackie O Show on Australian radio station KISS FM on Tuesday. Paul left the hosts stunned when he told them: “In year one […]

3 years ago

Send a bit of joy to the people in your life. You truly can’t beat a good card to express your love; the written word has been a tool of declaration for as long as we could write, and it often beats physical gifts like flowers, or teddy bears, or chocolates (although we wouldn’t […]

3 years ago

Banksy shared the work on their Instagram page on Valentine’s Day Banksy has confirmed that a piece of artwork in Margate highlighting the issue of domestic violence does indeed belong to them. The work, entitled ‘Valentine’s Day mascara’ depicts a stereotypical 1950s housewife with a black eye and a missing tooth, closing the lid of […]

3 years ago

That said, Larry Mullen Jr. will not be performing during the residency because he is undergoing surgery this year. U2 has announced that they will play a Las Vegas residency at a “state-of-the-art” new venue. Confirming the news in a Super Bowl ad, the Irish rockers’ residency is titled U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At The Sphere and […]

3 years ago

An unfortunate ad placement to say the least. A McDonald’s ad labelled “tasteless” by locals due to its position outside a crematorium has been replaced – but some reckon the new ad is no better. Last week, McDonald’s confirmed it would remove a sign outside Penmount Crematorium in Cornwall advertising its McCrispy burger. McCrispy. https://t.co/uBw0uPCFrQ — […]

3 years ago

Spooky vibes. Twitter user Shaun McClenaghan (@shaunmc) took to the social media platform with a photo he snapped of what appears to be a submarine just North of Rathlin Island. While it’s almost impossible to identify the submarine from the image, a few fellow Twitter users believe it was of the British Astute fleet. […]

3 years ago

One of the workers was taken to hospital by air ambulance Confectionary giant Mars Wrigley has been fined £12,000 after two workers at a factory fell into a vat of melted chocolate. The pair had been hired to clean tanks at the factory in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, last June. They fell into a tank used to […]

3 years ago

A restaurant in New Jersey has come under fire after banning children under 10. Nettie’s restaurant said children under 10 are no longer welcome because having children on their premises causes multiple issues. They explained that they don’t have enough room for high chairs. They are also tired of cleaning up “crazy messes” caused by […]

3 years ago

Being the youngest has its perks! If you’re the youngest sibling in your family then we’ve got some good news for you. A study has discovered that the youngest child is the most fun to be around. The baby in your family is more likely to be the most craic, according to expert Dr. Catherine […]

3 years ago