If you’re based in the People’s Republic, you’ll be delighted with the latest news from low-cost airline Wow Airlines. The company announced today that it is to launch a host of new services from Cork Airport, including direct flights to Reykavik and several new transatlantic routes. From May next year, Wow Air will operate flights from Cork […]

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It was only a matter of time before James Corden and his team of carpool karaoke specialists got their heads on Mother Monster, Ms. Lady Gaga. The New Yorker has legions of fans worldwide, who are absolutely sure to tune in as their First Lady takes the passenger seat.  For now, all we have is […]

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Aer Lingus’ North America flight prices have just been released and just in time – as we’re absolutely sweatin’ for a holiday. Prices come in at just €209 for New York, Newark and Connecticut. WE KNOW! Check out all prices below. Ever wanted to see LA? Well now’s your chance… The fares above are each way and […]

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Donald Trump is the gift that keeps on giving. At the Alfred E Smith dinner in New York last night Trump and Hillary Clinton had to share the stage and speak, giving the loud-mouthed entrepreneur ample opportunity to dish out some truly awful jokes about his opponent, earning him a lot of boos for his troubles. Watch […]

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Internationally famous comedian Amy Schumer has penned an open letter to the people who walked out of her show in Florida, due to derogatory comments she made about Donald Trump during her set. At her show on Tuesday in New York’s Madison Square Garden, Schumer did not hold back, and had this to say about the “orange, sexual-assaulting, fake-college-starting monster.” In […]

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An incredible lunar rainbow – i.e. a ‘moonbow’ – was spotted in Yorkshire, and it’s maybe one of the most incredible sky viewings we’ve ever seen.  Ben Gwynne of 159 Photography took the sensational shots on the moors above Skipton, Yorkshire, Sunday night. He went to take a photo of the supermoon that lit up over the skies […]

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I spent the first two years of my adult life housekeeping in high class hotels in Cork. It was the best of times, but more often than not, it was the worst of times. However, it was a massive learning curve for me, and it taught me A LOT of valuable lessons. 1. Guests will ask anything […]

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The most expensive hotel suite has been revealed to be the Penthouse Suite at The Mark Hotel in New York, according to Elite Traveler. Costing a staggering $75,000 (€68,000) a night, these swanky rooms share the top spot for priciest hotel with the Royal Penthouse Suite at President Wilson Hotel in Geneva. Located on New York’s Upper East Side, the 12,000 square-foot penthouse takes […]

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A great week for The Emerald Isle.  Ireland was named Europe’s best destination at the annual Travel Weekly annual Readers Choice Awards this weekend – beating off tough competition from England, France, Italy, Germany and Spain.  Travel Weekly is the leading weekly newspaper for American travel agents and travel professionals, with some 15,000 of its readers having voted in the various categories earlier this year.  […]

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TV3, just yesterday, announced that it would be launching its new ‘three channel’ strategy shortly, including replacing UTV Ireland with a brand new channel called Be3. The new channel, set to be ‘female focused’ and ‘female orientated’ will house “drama and chat” programming, as well as repeats of the channel’s line-up of soaps. Children’s programming blocks will also move […]

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Well isn’t this only gooorgeous? Our favourite Christmas song + our favourite Irish singer? Yes, please.  We’ll have this on repeat all Christmas long, happily.

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It’s only a couple of weeks since Conor McGregor won his second belt at the UFC contest in New York but the champ hasn’t exactly been staying out of the press. In this interview in Belfast on Friday night he talks about everything from being stripped of a belt to getting a boxing license and how […]

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