“I’ve had my fun and that’s all that matters.” Just one of hundreds of Father Ted quotes which are repeated on a daily basis across Ireland and beyond. It was of course delivered by Father Fintan Stack, an absolutely dreadful human being who replaced Father Jack at Craggy Island Parochial House when Jack was sent […]

8 years ago

If you remember, and you really should remember, a certain Storm was a major talking point around this time last year too. Storm Ophelia put the whole country into shutdown as red warnings were issued for Ireland as 185km/h winds battered each corner of the island. Well, it looks like a Storm nearly as big […]

8 years ago

Oh winter is coming, baby. And you know how we know winter is coming? Because the two heavyweights of television are back on our screens. The Late Late Show first and there’s a few familiar guests on the couch tonight. Fresh from their gold medal winning victories at the World Rowing Championships, Paul and Gary […]

8 years ago

Ryanair has announced a new seasonal route from Dublin to the Sardinian capital of Cagliari. The new route will operate from July to August. Welcoming the new service Dublin Airport Managing Director Vincent Harrison said “We are delighted to see Ryanair’s route network go from strength to strength at Dublin Airport. Cagliari is steeped in […]

8 years ago

Watching siblings on television together can be a wonderful spectacle at times. There was nothing more sweeter than watching the Brogan brothers light up the Hill together. The O’Donovan brothers first passion is rowing but they could easily have a calling in the comedy business with the way they leave people in stitches following television […]

8 years ago

Still reeling from Storm Ali this week? Afraid to risk that volatile Irish weather? Get your slippers on and cosy up for an evening of The Late Late Show. Tonight, Ryan will be chatting to Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin in what RTÉ describes as a ‘wide-ranging interview’ about his time at the helm and […]

8 years ago

Ireland is still recovering from the damage caused by Storm Ali and Storm Bronagh has barely arrived on our shores – and now we’re already getting warnings about a third storm on the way. Met Éireann had issued a Status Yellow rainfall warning for seven counties up until 9pm tonight, advising how a ‘very disturbed’ […]

8 years ago

Storm Ali is starting to fade away but Bronagh is arriving and is due to kick up a storm over the weekend in Ireland. Storm Ali caused absolute havoc for airlines and brought with it a number of delays and cancellations. One of those flights that was delayed was a Ryanair one that was heading […]

8 years ago

Storm Ali, what was all that about this morning? It felt like only last week that we were enjoying the 20 degrees odd weather and tanning ourselves saying ‘Storm Emma, who?’. Ali left its mark all around Ireland and people are still being advised not to make any unnecessary journeys on Wednesday. And just when […]

8 years ago

Storm Ali is wreaking havoc across Ireland today with an orange weather warning in place until 1pm in large parts of the country as well as a yellow warning in place until 5pm. Met Éireann has issued an update which indicates the locations with the strongest gusts up until 10am today. It seems that Galway […]

8 years ago

We’re now in for a very wild Wednesday as Met Éireann issue not one but two new weather warnings. Storm Ali is expect to hit Ireland hard with the west and south-west looking to get the brunt of the impact from early inspection. The first new warning is a Status Orange Wind warning for all […]

8 years ago

What is it about something as serious as the RTÉ News bulletin that produces moments of sheer awkwardness. We’ve came across our fair share of RTÉ Bloopers – the latest one from last week is probably up there with one of the worst of all time, someone definitely got in trouble for this – but […]

8 years ago