YAS. The TV series version of mega popular Irish movie The Young Offenders is finally being released after news broke that filming had begun last summer.  The six-part series will follow lovable teenage ragamuffins Conor and Jock as they navigate through their adolescent years.  The series, written, directed and executive produced by award-winning filmmaker Peter Foott, will film […]

8 years ago

Grab your wooly hats and scarves lads ‘cos the cold spell isn’t over just yet… Met Eireann are predicting that there will be a risk of snow showers across the country,  most frequent in Ulster and Connacht. A Status Yellow snow-ice warning has been issued nationwide – in effect from now until noon tomorrow  A Met forecaster […]

8 years ago

Plans for every 18-year-old living in the European Union to get a free Interrail train ticket have finally been passed and will be rolled out with a pilot scheme this year.  The Lonely Planet have reported that the free tickets will be fully introduced across Europe by 2020 when all teens will get the ticket on their 18th […]

8 years ago

We admire this man’s resilience. Teresa Mannion is no stranger to *eventful* news reports, but last night it wasn’t Teresa herself who went viral, but her background co-star ‘Guy With Flag’. The broadcast gate-crasher came running into the shot holding a massive US flag, but not only was the flag upside down – the wind […]

8 years ago

Met Éireann has issued two weather warnings as Storm Eleanor makes its way across the country bringing gusts of up to 130km/h. Motorists have been warned to exercise extreme caution as winds strengthen and some areas are in danger of flooding.  Now, photos and images from Cork are showing some of the havoc already been […]

8 years ago

Planning to hop on the New Year, New You wagon? It’s actually not as hard as it might seem, considering Lidl has pretty much EVERYTHING you need to get your #fitfam buzz started.  From today, Lidl has an incredible range of healthy foods, workout equipment, cooking appliances and yoga wear in stores so you can stock […]

8 years ago

“Move over Aonghus, RTÉ has a new star!” The last news blooper of 2017 comes courtesy of RTÉ tonight, although it was just a fraction too late to make it into the best news bloopers in the world video. An RTÉ reporter was caught in quite a PICKle when she went live a little earlier […]

8 years ago

Ah Gangster Rap, those beats that make you feel like you actually look good twerking and you’re hard as nails.  We’ve heard it all, from Tupac to 50 Cent and now would you believe, you can hear it in the Irish language! Two lads from Belfast called Kneecap have gotten together to produce the kind of song you […]

8 years ago

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses after a teenager was flung from a car during a high-speed chase yesterday. The young man is now fighting for his life in Tallaght Hospital while three other teenage men were arrested when their vehicle collided with another following a Garda pursuit. The collision occurred on the N7 Naas Road at approximately […]

9 years ago

Well, well, well.  Online conspiracy theories about big corporations are a dime a dozen, with many dismissed as quackery.  But a stopped clock is ri ght twice a day – and now it turns out that a popular theory about iPhone maker Apple was in fact correct.  People have long theorised that older models of the […]

9 years ago

If all of this Christmas happy-joy-joy is getting a bit much for you, there’s a darkness to turn to on Netflix. The fourth series of the gripping dystopian series Black Mirror arrives today and it looks as dark and ominous as ever. Charlie Brooker’s series explores the lives of characters in a series of suspense-filled […]

9 years ago

Met Éireann Has Issued Two Separate Weather Warnings For Five Counties Sad news this evening.  Tributes are pouring in on Twitter after it was announced that Gogglebox fave Leon Bernicoff has passed away following a short illness. The 83-year-old was one of the TV show’s first and most-loved characters, appearing alongside his wife June and […]

9 years ago