Still haven’t been to Belfast? Please, fix this grave error immediately. I’ve been to Belfast more times in the last six months than I have in my entire life for one simple reason: it’s better than Dublin.  There, I’ve said it. #Sorrynotsorry.  Creative restaurants and cocktail bars that look like they’ve been lifted up from Shoreditch […]

8 years ago

Gardai are investigating the discovery of a body of a man found in Carlow, The Irish Independent reports.  It’s understood that the man may have died of hyperthermia after the recent freezing temperatures caused by Storm Emma.  The discovery of the man’s body comes just hours after Leo Varadkar reiterated his comments that people may […]

8 years ago

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

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

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

There was chaos in Dublin Airport today as countless flights were delayed or cancelled due to Storm Emma.  RTE headed over to speak to some of the passengers affected, and one of them just so happened to be rapper and actor Fredro Scruggs Jr., better known as Fredro Starr.  Fans of The Wire might recognise him for his […]

8 years ago

Known for training in the wettest of weather and coldest of nights, Storm Emma is so severe that the GAA has cancelled all Allianz Football and Hurling league matches that were due to take place over the course of the weekend. A statement posted on the GAA website reads: “The GAA has confirmed that all […]

8 years ago

The severe weather has forced most people indoors, but Ireland’s brave reporters soldier on, bringing us news from the worst affected parts of the country.  Yesterday evening, Paul Byrne from TV3 News was reporting from Waterford, telling the public to keep an eye on elderly neighbours and make sure they have stocked up on the ‘three fs’.  […]

8 years ago

Brrr. It is SO GODDAMN COLD out there. The Beast from the East is making its presence firmly felt today, with up to 10cm of snow recorded in Ireland and freezing temperatures.  With a Red weather warning already in place for Dublin, Meath, Wicklow, Louth and Kildare, the arrival of Storm Emma tomorrow is expected […]

8 years ago

Get ready for some oncoming cabin fever boys and gals, as it looks like the snow we’re seeing this morning is nothing compared to what’s in store from tomorrow.  With a Red Weather alert currently in place for Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow Louth and Meath thanks to the Beast from the East, Storm Emma is expected to bring up to […]

8 years ago

And there we were, getting carried away that all this talk about snow would mean that we’d get a day off.  Apparently not. Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy has said that the Government cannot instruct a company to close if a red weather alert is put in place.  Although it looks like Met Éireann will […]

8 years ago

Moscow isn’t a place that many Irish people have visited, and in some ways you can see why.  Getting a visa is complicated, there’s a perception that it’s intimidating or dangerous, and Russian people don’t generally speak much English.  BUT once you get past all that, it’s an incredibly beautiful and fascinating city, and offers an experience like no other.  […]

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