From Brandy Alexander to a Winter Nightcap This time of year, we can revert back to our old reliable tastes and methods. In the period of festive cheer, nostalgia reigns supreme, from the top of the tree to the tinkle of your bar cart. With all that time on your hands and with your family, […]
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2022 was the first year we spent mostly without coronavirus restrictions, but it sadly brought its own issues, namely the energy crisis and cost-of-living crisis. While 2022 Christmas is set to be better than its 2021 counterpart, this year saw its own range of challenges. While the coronavirus pandemic winded down, with restrictions almost a […]
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As is to be expected in the week before Christmas, pretty much everyone in Ireland is sick. Whether it’s Covid or a nasty cold or flu of some description, there are people confined to their beds, attached to IV drips of Lemsip Max all over the country. So it shouldn’t come as a shock that […]
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It wouldn’t be Christmas in Dublin without these festive activities. Making plans for the weekend? In these final few weeks leading up to Christmas, Dublin has no shortage of fun festive events taking place to get you into the spirit of things. Covering everything from highly-acclaimed theatre to dazzling light shows, Winter in Dublin has […]
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“We are going for it,” Ryan said. Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has said he is aiming to reduce the number of cars on Irish roads by 2030. The Minister made the comments following a report in The Irish Times regarding the Government’s updating of its Climate Action Plan. The outlet stated that taking one in five cars […]
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A grim stat heading into Christmas. In the lead up to 25th each year, dog shelters the world over re-iterate the same vital bit of info: A dog is for life, not just for Christmas. No doubt there are families all over the country hoping to wake up and find a red ribbon-adorned puppy under […]
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Over 40 birds have been stolen from a poultry farm in Corrandulla, Galway, valued at about €10,000. Even the family’s turkeys for Christmas were stolen, they said in a post on Facebook. Michael Gilmore of Gilmore’s Poultry said that the birds stolen were top show stock and breeding stock, and that whoever had taken them […]
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The puppies are now in the process of rehoming. A multi-agency crackdown at Belfast Port saw 29 puppies be rescued from illegal trafficking. The PSNI, the Department of Agriculture, Environmental and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Belfast Harbour Police and Belfast City Council were part of a crackdown on illegal puppy smuggling in the Paws for Thought Initiative. The […]
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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland have ordered a recall of ham fillets being sold at Lidl. The fillets were recalled due to incorrect boiling instructions detailed on the label. The hams affected are the 3kg Smoked 100% Irish Ham Fillet and Unsmoked 100% Irish Ham Fillet, and no doubt would have been purchased by […]
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Brrr. It looks like we could get a white Christmas after all as Met Eireann is predicting that snow is on the way. The national forecaster has issued three alerts this morning, with a Status Orange and a Status Yellow low temperature and ice warning set to end at midday. The warnings are to be […]
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Forget about Kevin; it’s Eoin at home alone this Christmas! Home Alone may be everyone’s favourite Christmas movie, but are there ways we could improve on the original story? Maybe by, making it Irish, say? Set in Clone, County Monaghan, Eoin wishes his family would disappear after a day dealing with their beratement. Sure […]
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A “celestial fireworks display” is on offer this evening. Astronomy Ireland has said the “best meteor shower” of 2022 will peak on Wednesday night (14 December). The Geminid Meteor Shower is caused by tiny pieces of space debris that have fallen off an asteroid called Phaethon, which goes around the Sun every one and a […]
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