If you’re in the market for a hidden gem of a scary movie, then look no further. With so many options available to us, as well as the comfort-watching feeling of just wanting to rewatch something we now we already know we love, it can be tough to properly uncover some great movies unless someone […]

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Your Sunday night viewing menu has arrived! Before we all get back to normal(ish) on Monday morning, why not ease into the end of the weekend with one or more of these: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen – E4 – 6.55pm The late Sean Connery’s final on-screen role puts him as the leader of a […]

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January continuing to do what January does best: be very, very cold. The weekend looks to be ending things with a snowy, icy bang, as Met Éireann are predicting temperatures to drop to as low as -5 degrees in places tonight (Sunday, January 24). Actually, the entire forecast for tonight’s weather keeps getting worse, sentence […]

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Drivers need to be even more careful than usual on the roads this morning. While the entire country remains under a status yellow snow and ice warning until 12pm today, last night saw most of the island get at least some snowfall. However, some parts of the country got a lot more than others, which […]

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Yes, we’ve played it, and yes, we shrieked in fear. Twice. Resident Evil games have had a somewhat chequered history when it comes to quality. Without getting into the all of the remakes and spin-offs (there are now 26 games in the franchise in total) and just sticking with the main series, Resident Evil 7 […]

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The announcement of his death was made this morning. Larry King, a world-famous TV and radio host, is reported to have passed away, at the age of 87. The announcement was via his official Twitter account, with the following statement: “With profound sadness, Ora Media announces the death of our co-founder, host, and friend Larry […]

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In the market for a great Irish movie this evening? Look no further! Sometimes you just feel like watching an Irish movie, a home-grown product that shows off how great Irish cinema can be, and to that end, that is why we’ve created this list. We’ve tried to stick to the movies that you won’t […]

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Plan your Saturday night accordingly with some of these great movies. We’ve a lot to get through, so we’ll just dive right in, shall we?? Moana – RTE One – 6.35pm One of the best Disney movies in recent years, Moana heads off on an adventure – with the assistance of a shape-shifting demi-god (appropriately […]

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There has been a 132% increase in the amounts of ‘smishing’ reported to Gardaí this month. An Garda Síochána and Allied Irish Banks are reporting a large increase in ‘smishing’ attacks on customers throughout the month of January. ‘Smishing’ essentially consists of customers receiving a text, usually asking for permission to block a fraudulent transmission, […]

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‘I’m fed up with covid as well, it’s killed my soulmate.’ One of the first guests to join Ryan Tubridy on The Late Late Show on Friday night (January 22) was Jeni Pim, who came on the programme to discuss the recent loss of her husband. Jeni’s husband Nigel was 50 years of age when […]

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A very decent selection of movies on TV for your Thursday evening in! Here we are, just one more sleep to the weekend! This week has been absolutely flying/dragging in (delete as necessary), and there is a very good selection of movies on your TV tonight to enjoy before the weekend finally arrives. All The […]

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We’re not gonna lie, all five of tonight’s movies are very good, so this will actually be a tough choice for you! Have you seen the weather out there?? That is a big no thank you from us! Best to just stay in and check out one of these instead. The 40-Year-Old Virgin – Comedy […]

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Tuesday night is your Choose Day night (geddit?) for movies on TV. You’ve got a very healthy genre selection to choose from tonight – comedies, action blockbusters, sci-fi, musicals, thrillers – so whatever you’re in the mood for, it is on the TV this evening! Super 8 – FilmFour – 6.35pm A group of young […]

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Tonight’s line-up features one of the best comedies of all time, one of the best actions movies of all time, and one of the best Irish movies in recent years. Seriously, your Monday night viewing menu is absolutely PACKED with some great options. A great way to start off your week! The Way Way Back […]

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Warner Brothers revealed some of the first footage from a very impressive line-up of huge blockbusters coming in 2021. Hot on the heels of the very impressive 2021 preview that Netflix revealed last week, Warner Brothers have gone a similar route, showing off a host of huge movies they’ll be releasing in cinemas and on […]

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Snow is forecast to return in parts of the country later in the week. Happy Monday! After a relatively mild (for Ireland, for January) weekend, the weather is back with a BANG this week, with a heavy rain warning issued, and set to be stretched out over parts of two days. Met Éireann have issued […]

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Whether you’ve got Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, or Apple TV+, we’ve got something for you! This weekend is the best time to catch up on some amazing new movies and TV shows that have been released on the streaming platforms in the last few days, and this week in particular has been a particularly generous […]

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From Monday, people in Ireland will need to wait 28 days to receive the second vaccine dose. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly took to Twitter today to share the announcement that Ireland currently has the highest daily vaccine rate in all of the EU. As Minister Donnelly states, the rates won’t always remain this high, but […]

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You’ve got some tough TV decisions to make tonight! Friday night, and your choices are overflowing! You’ve got the stacked couches joining Graham Norton and Ryan Tubridy, and then there are the new additions to the streaming platforms this weekend. But if you’re not watching the new Marvel show on Disney+ (which you should), or […]

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They’ve reunited with their Spider-Man for this new movie. How do you follow up two of the biggest movies ever made? Avengers: Infinity War made $2.048 billion at the worldwide box office, and it was followed up by Avengers: Endgame, which made $2.798 billion at the box office, currently sitting pretty at the number one […]

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Recent research shows that 94% of people working in Ireland prefer working from home. The Government has announced the Remote Work Strategy, which will give employees the legal right to request to work from home on a more permanent basis. The new strategy, which is set to be put in place by September, will now […]

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With a score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, it is definitely worth seeking out. Like so many other movies that were released in 2020, this movie attempted to screen to audiences in cinemas during that short period during the summer when they actually re-opened, but mostly got lost in the shuffle of Tenet and, well, […]

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Tonight’s selection includes three VERY different movies all kicking off at 9pm. Just one more day to the weekend! We can do this! But until then, we’ve got loads to watch on the telly tonight, starting with… Sahara – FilmFour – 6.40pm Matt McConaughey and Kate Hudson team up again after How To Lose A […]

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Two Irish observatories have listed some incredible stargazing events happening over the next two months. Studies have revealed that stargazing can actually promote aspects of positive mental health and well-being, and during a time when we’re all restricted in the stuff we can do and see, anyone looking for something very different (and potentially very […]

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Over 8 millions doses of the vaccine are set to arrive in Ireland by the end of September. Yesterday, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly announced that at least 700,000 people will receive their first dose (if not also their second) by the end of March, effectively covering the first three groups of prioritisation in Ireland, which […]

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“I’ve loved being in Ireland, I love it here!” Back in December, we covered the first trailer for Fate: The Winx Saga, the new fantasy series coming to Netflix, which was filmed in Wicklow. If you haven’t watched that trailer yet, then you can check it out right here, but today Netflix have revealed a […]

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“This is a national emergency. It should be treated as such.” The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation have requested urgent government intervention, laying out a five-point plan that they feel should be implemented as soon as possible. They state this is due to the rapidly increasing numbers of COVID cases leading to unprecedented pressure on […]

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The competition will see €150,000 invested into the short films. Lenny Abrahamson (Normal People, Room) and Lisa McGee (Derry Girls, The Deceived) are among a very impressive panel that will judge a shortlist of Irish short films, all of which will participate in the 2021 Virgin Media Discovers & Screen Ireland Short Film Competition which […]

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Netflix’s latest big budget action movie arrives this Friday. There is a particular type of movie made by Hollywood that you could affectionately call a ‘January Blockbuster’, but more accurately, they are bad movies with big budgets that get dumped into cinemas in the first month of the year when there is very little competition, […]

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Horror. Action. Romantic drama. Tonight has got it all. Well… all of those three genres. This sure doesn’t feel like a Wednesday, does it? For a split second, we were filled with joy, because we actually thought it was a Friday. But no. It is Wednesday. And here are Wednesday night’s movies: Super 8 – […]

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Minister Donnelly also stated that anyone working or living in a nursing home will receive their first vaccine by Sunday week. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly told Newstalk this morning the current progression of the rollout of numerous different vaccines currently available in Ireland. Talking to Pat Kenny, Donnelly stated that the goal is to vaccinate […]

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Aldi already employs 4,500 people in Ireland. As you may have noticed, during the pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns when many businesses were forced to let go of some or all of their staff, Aldi actually began a recruitment drive. The German supermarket chain added 500 new staff to their numbers in Ireland since the […]

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We want to see each and every one of these movies right now, please and thank you. We should really be incredibly thankful for Netflix (and all streaming services, to be fair) for the hours and days of entertainment it has provided for us all throughout most of 2020, when alternatives of distractions were few […]

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The award-winning writer of Normal People is releasing her new book this year. It is entirely fair to say that Normal People was something of a global phenomenon in 2020. While the show was a huge hit around the world, it also brought even more attention to the book it was based on, resulting in […]

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It will give you your estimated place in the vaccine queue in Ireland, and when you might expect to receive your first and second doses. Since the introduction of the vaccine in Ireland – and the first person in Ireland to receive the vaccine on December 29 last year – it is likely one of […]

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Tonight’s selection has a lot of action movies in the mix. We’re not sure why, but four of five tonight’s movies could safely be described as action movies. Sure, some of them lean harder into sci-fi, or thrillers, or heist movies, or big blockbusters, but they are all action movies. Except for the very first […]

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Some are arriving this month, and there are some we won’t get our hands until 2023! Normally, the Consumer Electronics Show is the yearly way for all the big names in the world of gaming to show off what they’ve got coming over the horizon, and despite the fact that the event – held in […]

5 years ago

The fine will be issued to anyone who breaches the current travel regulations and does not comply with direction given by Gardaí. While we have previously reported on Gardaí issuing fines to those who have been found outside of their 5km radius without proper cause, today is the first day that a fixed charge has […]

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Separate rain and ice warnings have been issued for well into the week. A lot of weather we’re having lately! So much weather! We’ve already reported on today’s weather warning, which will see “Persistent and occasionally heavy rainfall may cause some localised flooding” in Mayo and Sligo, with the warning in place from 12pm today […]

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Your Monday night movie viewing menu is ready! Somehow we’re already on the second Monday of January. Somehow, we’ve got another weather warning to deal with tonight. But somehow, thankfully, we’ve got another selection of entertaining movies for you to choose from this evening. Baywatch – Comedy Central – 9pm Zac Efron and The Rock […]

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Two counties will get the brunt of it pretty much all day today. Over the weekend we reported that Ireland had reported its coldest temperatures of the winter so far, dropping to as low as -8 in places. This week, you’ll be happy to hear that the worst of the cold is behind us (for […]

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And it is reportedly no longer called Sex & The City… It was barely two weeks ago when we first reported that a Sex & The City reboot/remake/requel (whatever you want to call it) was in the works, but that series highlight Samantha Jones (played by Kim Cattrall) wouldn’t be a part of it. Now […]

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“Just get this to East Clare and they will know who I am on about.” Nowadays, it is getting harder and harder for letters to not end up where they are supposed, thanks to Eircode and the likes. In fact, the only way they wouldn’t arrive at their destination is if you make it as […]

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The HSE have also announced that 35,000 people will receive the vaccination this week. Anne O’Connor, the Chief Operating Officer for the Health Service Executive, told RTE today that a total of 35,000 people are expected to receive the vaccine this week, split 32,000 to healthcare workers and 3,000 in care homes. She anticipates 40,000 […]

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We’re not gonna lie, tonight has some very, very good movies to choose from! Friday is upon us, and we’ve got yet another weather warning. This one warns of “hazardous conditions and pockets of freezing fog”, which sounds… unappealing. Better off staying in and either checking out Graham Norton’s stacked couch, or maybe new national […]

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Once again, Ireland is proving the place to be for Hollywood filming their big budget productions. What is it with Ireland and dragons? It turns out that there is a huge blockbuster filming in the same studios that parts of Game of Thrones were filmed in, and it will also revolve around the flying, flame-throwing […]

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10 albums. 10 questions. Sounds easy enough… 2021 is just a few days old, so we haven’t had enough time to get any amazing new music from this year. Actually, we’re still celebrating the great music that we got throughout the 12 months of last year, and very excited to be able to get out […]

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There are some additions on tonight’s TV movie viewing menu that don’t come along too often and are worth checking out! Another day, another weather warning because it is too cold outside. Seriously, at this point, it is probably less time-consuming to let us know when there isn’t a too-cold-outside weather warning. Thankfully, we’ve another […]

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Another nationwide ice and low temperature warning has been issued. Earlier this week, Met Eireann reported that the coldest night of the winter so far was on the way, with temperatures predicted to drop to as low as -7. That didn’t quite materialise, as while we did indeed get the coldest night of the winter […]

5 years ago

Everyone from the Irish Embassy to Dustin the Turkey had big love for the CNN reporter hailing from Kerry. Back in November 2020, approximately seventeen months ago in lockdown time, when all of Ireland was glued to American TV during the election results, the country confessed their new-found love for CNN reporter John King, who […]

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