Bored? Yeah, us too. We’ve scrolled on every newsfeed of every social media platform, we’ve played in the snow until our hands are red raw and now we’re like tuckered out little kids who don’t know what they want. With the weather still pretty fierce outside there’s no way we’re braving it to head out tonight (well, […]
8 years ago
The Irish Independent is reporting that all schools might not able to re-open following the disruption that Storm Emma has caused. With a red alert still in place on Friday and low temperatures and thawing expected to take place over the weekend, it seems that rural schools in regions that have been hit hardest by […]
8 years ago
After a night of strong winds, heavy snow showers and blizzards, up to 10,000 Eir customers have been left with no phone and internet connection. This is as a result of damaged poles, cables and mast infrastructure, which Eir has said will take time to fix due to snow on the roads which has made some areas […]
8 years ago
It’s one of the biggest snow storms that Ireland has ever seen and Storm Emma seems to have reached its peak on Thursday night and Friday morning when snow of up to 40cm fell throughout Ireland. And if you thought that would be the end of it, you could be wrong as Weather Expert Alan O’Reilly told […]
8 years ago
A recall has been issued for 4,000 Lee Stafford Coco Loco hair straighteners after it was discovered that an electrical fault could cause customers to get electric shocks. The safety notice was issued by MPL Home, which licenses the Lee Stafford straighteners, after a potential safety hazard with the swivel mains connection of the hair tool […]
8 years ago
With the worst of Storm Emma (apparently) over, the ‘stay indoors’ order has been lifted for now. This is good news if you need to get some more supplies in but there’d be nothing worse than trudging through the snow only to find out your local supermarket is closed so we’ve put together this handy guide. […]
8 years ago
After a night of wind, snow, blizzards and freezing cold temperatures, a number of Irish roads are covered in snow. Gardaí have warned drivers to remain off the roads unless it is absolutely necessary, and several cars have been abandoned on roads as a result of the heavy snow. Gardaí urge motorists to remain off […]
8 years ago
Cabin fever – begone. We’re into Day 3 of what feels like has been the longest end to a week we’ve ever had – (actually, scrap that, January felt like it went on for two years). The Irish public were advised yesterday to stay in their homes and were ordered not to stir outside after […]
8 years ago
Storm Emma has caused mayhem overnight in Ireland with snow and high winds in many parts of the country leaving people without power. According to RTÉ, nearly 24,000 homes and businesses are without power on Friday morning with the worst areas affected being parts of Munster, Leinster and Galway. Dublin was hit extremely hard as […]
8 years ago
What is it about bread that us Irish love so much? Honestly, we could face any sort of a challenge but as long as we had the ingredients for some toast/a sandwich and a mug of tea, we’d take on any man, woman or child. In the lead up to Storm Emma, while the beast […]
8 years ago
Lads remember Flappy Bird? Everyone went absolutely nuts for it and your high score was your most prized possession. Well with the whole bread fiasco that has gripped the nation since the snow started falling, game developers have decided that it was time to bring out a bread game that was even more addictive than […]
8 years ago
We went to the shops earlier in: Two pairs of trousers, a scarf, a t-shirt, a hoodie, a jumper, a jacket, a hat, two pairs of socks and a pair of boots and we were still cold. And when we came across this picture, we got even colder still. A Canadian girl living in Galway […]
8 years ago