“It’s a black mark on a busy tourist area.” Mayo Councillor Christy Hyland has made an appeal to Mayo County Council for the public toilets at Croagh Patrick to be closed due to their ‘dire’ condition. According to the Connaught Telegraph, the toilets at the holy site are regularly left in terrible condition “with excrement […]
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Donegal is the new LA, we’ve been saying it for years. Different hills. Same vibe. Courteney Cox has been added to the list of celebrities spending time in the hills of Donegal, along with Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. The Friends star visited The Boathouse Restaurant in Moville, Donegal last week with partner Johnny […]
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If your first day back to work after Christmas is sending you over the edge, then perhaps a spot of good news is in order? Christmas is officially over. Lidl is overrun with free weights in the middle aisle, and you’re desperately counting down the days until you’re paid again. Summer is a long way […]
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Finally, a good news story. National treasures Daniel and Majella O’Donnell rung in the new year by renewing their wedding vows, after 20 “wonderful” years of marriage. The couple, who met on holidays in 1999 celebrated their 20 year anniversary on November 4 2022. Daniel and Majella marked the occasion with a small family gathering […]
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Very interesting… Paul Mescal was spotted over the weekend on a coffee date with none other than Angelina Jolie amid his split from fiance Phoebe Bridgers. The Daily Mail published photos of the Maynooth native hanging out in a coffee shop with the Hollywood A-Lister, as well as her 16-year-old daughter Shiloh. They then reported […]
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Consider this our way of memorialising our favourite Irish Twitter moments. Unfortunately it may be the beginning of the end for Twitter. There have been ups, downs, and everything in between, but one thing is for certain. While it can also be a cesspool for negativity and scare-mongering, Twitter can also be a place for […]
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Appointments are now available. The Health Service Executive will offer the Covid-19 booster vaccine to anyone in Ireland aged between 18 and 49. It follows a previous warning issued by HSE officials anticipating the “highest pressure ever seen” on the Irish health system during the Christmas and New Year period. As of Thursday morning (29 December), 723 […]
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It’s the second year in a row the club has received a donation from the Oscar winner. A charity appeal run by Ireland’s biggest book club has once again received a €5,000 donation from Hollywood A-lister Russell Crowe. The Rick O’Shea Book Club is running its fifth annual Christmas appeal this year and had set […]
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Believe it or not, it wasn’t all bad news. Let’s address the elephant in the room. It’s been a fairly bad year for news. We’re about three crises deep in this country when it comes to housing, cost-of-living, and energy, and all over the world things seem to be going tits up (overturning of […]
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Alright, who’s cutting onions around here? Nothing like a super sweet story to pull on the heart strings this festive season. The last few days of endless scrolling on Twitter have produced many a meme or funny hashtag, but this story is about as wholesome as it gets. Twitter user Noel Mc (@NoelMcuk) shared […]
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We knew it. Every bloody year Christmas seems to pass in the blink of an eye! You may want to think twice about taking the Christmas lights down just yet. Apparently, leaving your Christmas lights up is actually good for your mental health. Who knew? According to Chicago environmental and design psychologist Dr. Sally Augustin, […]
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The ITIC say there is a “long road ahead” as tourism is “very vulnerable”. Despite 2022 being a good year for Irish tourism, CEO of the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) Eoghan O’Mara Walsh has stated that it won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2026. In a conversation with RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Walsh said […]
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