Header image via Instagram/Ireland Football It’d bring a tear to anyone’s eye. The Irish team were greeted by hundreds of fans in Sydney Airport today as they touched down ahead of the Women’s World Cup. Vera Pauw, Katie McCabe, Amber Barrett, Denise O’Sullivan, and co. touched down in Sydney, Australia this morning. Hundreds of Irish […]
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165,000 people are earning minimum wage currently. A 12% increase in the national minimum wage will be proposed by the Low Pay Commission to the government for next year. The increase is more than twice the predicted rate of inflation for 2023 and would increase the hourly minimum wage to €12.70, an increase of €1.40 […]
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Header image via Facebook/Inishbofin Heritage Museum The skulls were smuggled off of Inishbofin by British anthropologist and ethnologist Alfred Cort Haddon. Inishbofin locals attended a mass and burial over the weekend for 13 skulls, which were stolen from the island 133 years ago and brought to Trinity College in Dublin. The remains were taken from […]
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An investigation into the incident is currently underway. Gardaí are investigating after a Bus Éireann bus was stolen and driven all the way from Donegal to Dublin during the night on Monday (13th). Taken from Letterkenny Bus Station in Donegal at around 1 am on Monday, the stolen bus was later found in Dublin City […]
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Some grim discoveries made by the FSAI last month. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has confirmed that ten closure orders and two prohibition orders were served on Irish food businesses during June 2023. The orders were issued for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the European Union […]
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Response to the vessel has been mixed, with some calling it a ‘monstrosity’. A cruise ship which is five times the size of the Titanic will carry its first passengers into open waters in January 2024. Royal Caribbean International’s giant ‘Icon of the Seas’ is the largest cruise ship in the world, coming in at […]
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The Coffee Cup Project aims to remove over 1 million single use coffee cups from the town annually. Keep cup culture took a bit of a hit in Ireland over the pandemic, with many cafés calling a temporary ban on them in an attempt to stop the spread of Covid-19. Luckily, we’re now all fairly […]
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The broadcaster said he has struggled to leave the house amid the RTÉ payment controversy. Former Late Late host Ryan Tubridy appeared before the Public Accounts Committee meeting today alongside his agent, Noel Kelly. In the latest interesting quip from Tubridy, who came out swinging this morning with his opening statement addressing various “untruths” circulating […]
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The orcas said “don’t worry Fungie, we’ll take it from here”. Passengers aboard the Dingle Sea Safari were treated to a special show this week, as an orca was seen nimbly tipping in and out of the water. The boat tour invites ocean enthusiasts out on the water to explore the Dingle Peninsula, enjoy scenery, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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