The latest 2019 Times Higher Education World University Rankings show that only two Irish colleges have improved on their places since last year. University College Cork and Maynooth University are the only two to jump up the rankings, while Trinity College Dublin remains the top dog of the Irish colleges at 120th. University College Dublin […]
7 years ago
Blindboy Boatclub, him off the Rubberbandits, has been confirmed to present a new television series in the UK. The music producer, political activist, podcast host, and ehhh… man with a bag on his head, will be adding another string to his bow when he fronts Blindboy Undestroys the World (working title) on BBC Three. The […]
8 years ago
We may complain about a whole lot of services in this country, but I think we can all agree that we might just have the best postal service in the world. Our postmen and women are so good in fact that they don’t even need an actual address to get your mail where it needs to be — this […]
8 years ago
Tommy Tiernan’s show has gotten a huge response since the second series started at the start of January. His unique form of new-presenting (AKA not knowing who the feck is going to come on) plus the brilliant guests that he has had, add up to make a fantastic formula. On Wednesday night, he had Rubberbandits’ […]
8 years ago
The most popular book of 2017 has been revealed, and it’s by none other than Blindboy from the Rubberbandits. The Gospel According to Blindboy nabbed the top spot in a poll of over 4,000 Easons customers. The Limerick native’s collection of short stories was followed closely by The Pursuit of Perfection by Donal McAnallen. Check out the […]
8 years ago
Gerry Adams has always been some man for the gas tweets but his latest effort has his Twitter followers more baffled than ever. The Sinn Féin leader is due to step down next month and the fact that he will have plenty more time on his hands can be seen as a good or bad […]
8 years ago
Irish stars have lashed out at YouTuber Logan Paul after he posted a graphic video in the Japanese ‘Suicide Forest’. The 22-year-old sparked a massive online outcry after he published a video featuring a dead body that he found in the forest, and now Rubberbandits, Brian McFadden, Cian Twomey and Stephen Byrne are among the […]
8 years ago
Okay, it’s official: Ireland has the most amazing postal service in the world. They’ve delivered beer mats and all sorts of bizarrely addressed letters, but one special delivery to Limerick has sealed the deal. Blindboy Boatclub from The Rubberbandits shared on Twitter that An Post managed to deliver a letter to him – pretty amazing […]
8 years ago
What do you get when you cross a seaside town with men wearing plastic bags? The Bray Comedy Fest, duh. There’s another load of laughs coming to Bray next year with some of Ireland’s funniest people, best known jokers and as is now the tradition, the new acts on the block and ones to watch. The […]
8 years ago
Blindboy Boatclub, one half of The Rubberbandits, is now five episodes deep into his new podcast series. In the latest instalment of the eclectic show containing “short fiction, interviews and comedy”, the gas cuntist fielded a question from a listener, one that every Rubberbandits fan has probably wanted to ask at some point. “Why are you wearing a bag […]
8 years ago
Louis Theroux, the king of real-life documentaries, is back tonight with a thought-provoking look at the issue of anorexia. In Talking To Anorexia, Louis gets up close with patients at two London eating disorder facilities and viewers will learn some of the devastating effects of the illness which they may not have known about. Check […]
8 years ago
In recent years, Halloween costumes have shifted from the usual witches and ghosts to more topical references of news stories from throughout the year. The Ballyragget GAA scandal emerged just in time this year and it’s been spoofed in this frankly genius outfit which was posted by Rory’s Stories on Twitter. There’s your winning Halloween […]
8 years ago