From Salthill to Siena. If you’re a bartender who knows your Smithwicks with a Guinness head from your Guinness with a drop of black and feel you’ve served your time on Irish soil, there could be a new life waiting for you in sunny Siena, Italy. Located in central Italy’s Tuscany region, Siena is home […]

2 years ago

Once work on the reviews begin, they are expected to be completed in six months. Minister for Media Catherine Martin has announced that she will be commissioning an “independent, root and branch examination” of RTÉ in the wake of the Ryan Tubridy payments scandal. It comes after the RTÉ Board last month revealed that the former Late […]

2 years ago

The boy was onboard a Ryanair flight that lost cabin pressure and had to make an emergency landing. An 11-year-old schoolboy from Kildare has been awarded €10,000 in a personal injuries claim against Ryanair, after he suffered a “terrifying ordeal” onboard one of the airline’s flights. The aircraft made an emergency landing after losing cabin […]

2 years ago

Planning a trip to Galway? For some tasty pub grub, delicious cocktails and a bit of live music, these pubs tick all the boxes. Whether it’s a break with your other half or a get-together with the girls, there’s no spot out West quite like Galway city to enjoy a few days away. With its […]

2 years ago

JFK visited Ireland just five months before he died. 2023 marks the 60th anniversary of the historical visit of President John F Kennedy to New Ross and to his ancestor’s homestead at Dunganstown, where the memorable Tea Party took place. To pay homage to this iconic event, the tea party is set to be re-enacted at the […]

3 years ago

The new host of the Late Late Show had reached out to RTE seeking to make his salary public. Patrick Kielty, the new host of the Late Late Show, has revealed his salary for hosting the iconic RTÉ chat show. The release of the figures comes the day after Kielty himself made it known to […]

3 years ago

The announcement comes following calls for full salary transparency. New Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty is reportedly keen to make his presenting fee public, once it goes through the appropriate processes. According to RTÉ, the broadcaster and Kielty are revisiting the issues of making it public. Interim deputy director general Adrian Lynch told the Oireachtas Committee on Wednesday […]

3 years ago

The day we hoped we’d never see has sadly come and gone. The retailer started closing their doors in March after they announced that they would be leaving the Irish market. Click and collect services stopped on Thursday, June 22nd, and now Argos’ remaining Irish stores across the country have closed. Argos made the shocking […]

3 years ago

The teenager drank a mixture of stout, cocktails and vodka shots. An alcohol warning has been issued after a teenager died following a drinking game. A 19-year-old has sadly died after taking part in a drinking game where he consumed stout, cocktails and vodka shots. He passed away after his blood alcohol level reached a […]

3 years ago

Staycation season is upon us and after the roaring success of the Banshees of Inisherin, the Aran Islands are top of everyone’s list.  On our recent travels we were lucky enough to spend a night on Inis Mór, the largest of the three Aran Islands with cycling, seafood and session-ing aplenty. If you’re planning on […]

3 years ago

Minister for Media Catherine Martin has said she is “extremely concerned” by the details which have come to light. RTÉ has issued an apology after understating Ryan Tubridy’s annual earnings between 2017 and 2022. The Irish public service broadcaster issued a statement from its board regarding the matter on Thursday (22 June). In it, the board says that […]

3 years ago

RTÉ has admitted to overpaying its top presenter Ryan Tubridy by hundreds of thousands of euro over a several-year period. In a statement issued on June 22nd, the board of the national broadcaster said that between 2017 and 2022, RTÉ’s highest-paid presenter received a series of payments in addition to his agreed salary. The series […]

3 years ago