Warmer weather is finally on the way and Aldi’s new garden collection is just the thing we need to get us sorted for those summer barbecues. Aldi’s latest range will feature everything from sofas and parasols to outdoor pizza ovens (a steal at €49.99) and dual fuel barbecues. Prices start at €5.99 for the garden […]

7 years ago

Hoodies are an absolute saviour when you can’t decide what to wear or the weather is a bit in-betweeny. But there is an age when we should really stop wearing them according to findings published in the UK’s Daily Star. It turns out 26 is the age we should re-evaluate our hoodies. The survey was […]

7 years ago

Get your big geansaí back out of the wardrobe because this weekend is looking like a bitter one. After the sun flirted with us for a short spell earlier this week, it now seems to be declaring itself uninterested, for the time being at least. Met Éireann reckons that temperatures will fall to zero degrees […]

7 years ago

You do not want to cross angry Irish fans. The mob were out in earnest last night as Nicki Minaj cancelled her 3 arena show less than two hours before the concert was due to start. The US rapper cited “severe weather conditions” on the Irish Sea, meaning that her equipment trucks could not safely […]

7 years ago

Ireland was faced with some seriously freezing temperatures this morning, with some parts plummeting as low as -8C. Earlier this week, Met Éireann extended a status yellow snow-ice warning for the whole country, which will remain in place until Saturday afternoon at 12pm, and it’s been getting steadily colder ever since. Katesbridge in Northern Ireland […]

7 years ago

Freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall have led to the closure of a number of Irish schools today. With a warning in place until Saturday, people are being urged to take care on icy paths and roads as the weather looks set to get worse over the coming days. RTÉ reporter Ciaran Mullooly has confirmed that […]

7 years ago

RTÉ News host Caitriona Perry has announced that she’s expecting her first baby. The Six One presenter confirmed on Twitter that “eagle-eyed viewers” who had contacted her were right about her pregnancy news. Formerly RTÉ’s Washington correspondent, the 38 year old took over from Sharon Ní Bheoláin and Bryan Dobson as an anchor on Six […]

7 years ago

Parts of the country have finally started seeing a bit of snow after the miserable rain and freezing cold weather we’ve been dealing with recently. Actual snow, too – not just the kind that disappears the moment it hits the ground. People around Ireland have been sharing photos on Twitter and it appears to have […]

7 years ago

Michael O’Leary has said that this country can become the next main tourist destination for Ryanair flyers and tourists alike. On a recent visit to Israel, the Ryanair CEO met with the Israel Tourism Minister to talk about the potential of their country. He said that there is major plans for further expansion into Israel […]

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Azealia Banks has slammed Aer Lingus in a series of videos posted on her Instagram Stories, claiming she has been “banned” from the airline. The American rapper was meant to be flying from Gatwick Airport to Dublin ahead of her gig at The Academy on Tuesday night but she left the flight before take-off. In […]

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Father Ted creator Graham Linehan is facing backlash for his inclusion in an upcoming Prime Time debate on transgender issues. The RTÉ One show will examine “the exponential growth in the number of young people seeking to change gender, and the implications of the proposed new law allowing them to do so without their parents’ […]

7 years ago

After a fairly tame festive season in terms of weather, it looks like things are set to take a turn for the worst. Yesterday, we reported that hail and thunderstorms are on the way and now Met Éireann has issued two counties with a status yellow wind warning. Last night, residents in Cork and Kerry […]

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