Poor Evelyn Cusack had a bit of an awkward moment last night on live TV. When trying to deliver the forecast after the Six One News on RTÉ, the veteran weather woman was visibly taken aback by the fact her weather graphics were all off. In fairness to her, she managed to handle it brilliantly though. READ NEXT: Good News […]

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The gloomy weather assailing us this week might have you wondering if summer has departed for the year, but we’ve got some news that’ll put a little ray of sunshine in your week. Met Éireann has forecasted that most of the week will be chilly and overcast with plenty of scattered showers, but the weekend is a different story.  Friday will […]

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Today is set to be the hottest day of the year, and with temperatures soaring to an unprecedented 30 degrees, the whole nation has gone into shock. One of the shocked is RTÉ weather woman Joanna Donnelly, who yesterday put up this tweet: According to this, the hottest areas of the country today will be as […]

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Fair play to Guinness, their short films just seem to get better and better. Their latest offering, entitled ‘Behind Every Great Horse‘, provides an insight into the passion, dedication and hard work undertaken by the teams of people involved in the horse racing industry. Check it out below. Shot in the Athenry horse training yard of well-known Galway trainer, Val […]

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If you thought today was hot, my fellow sweltering people of Ireland, you ain’t seen nothing yet. RTÉ weather woman Joanna Donnelly tweeted this picture earlier of forecasted temperatures across Ireland for tomorrow and Wednesday and people are getting exceedingly giddy about it. See for yourself below. The broadcaster also asked her followers to share their […]

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People of Ireland, we love you. Irish humour is incredibly unique, and love it or loathe it (who on Earth loathes it?), it’s here to stay. And thank God for that. Here are a few of its best example from the last week. 1. This stellar parking job When there’s no road, you must make a road.  Photo cred: […]

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RTÉ News & Weather continues to be a feckin’ comedic gold mine. When news segments aren’t being videobombed by foul-mouthed teens or errant 99 lickers, the weather people are having great craic sneaking cheeky lines into their forecasts. Case in point. Only in Ireland does the national channel weather outlook include ‘Good Drying’ #irishmammyweather pic.twitter.com/n5lohDnGaS — Pat???? […]

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Scotland has now joined the legions of countries looking to decriminalise cannabis after a historic motion at the Scottish National Party (SNP) Conference. The British Government kicked out a petition calling for the legalisation of cannabis last year with 200,000 signatories, saying the drug remains “a significant public health issue.” SNP members, however, voted for a motion […]

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After a week of pretty consistent rainfall, following some sun, Met Éireann have forecasted some seriously heavy rain for the next 24 hours, particularly in Southern counties. A status yellow flood warning has been alerted to counties Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow, Meath, Cork and Waterford. Met Éireann’s Siobhan Ryan stated: What’s happening is we had been dominated by a Scandinavian […]

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The UK finally took notice of the GAA not too long ago, and it seems like they just can’t get enough of us. RTÉ2’s Bridget & Eamon made it’s British television debut on Saturday night, and their fan base has been growing ever since. The show premiered with a double episode at 11pm on UK Gold on […]

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The All-Ireland final is getting closer and closer by the hour.  Naturally, anticipation is building heavily – and Twitter is a hive of activity right now as people pledge their allegiance to either Dublin or Mayo. Or neither.  We’re seeing A LOT of #MayoForSam on Twitter, where are the Dub supporters hiding? Accurate. On the Pitch: […]

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When you think of the best Irish pub, everyone no doubt has their own ideas in their head.  But everyone is probably picturing the same kind of things – a small, warm place in a tiny Irish town, with cheap pints, endless tayto, class toasted sandwiches, a fire burning in the corner and some legend propping […]

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