This is one of the best/worst things we’ve heard all week: Apparently people are using country singer Nathan Carter’s pics to help them pull on Tinder. Eh, what? According to the Irish Mirror, people have been catfishing Nathan, “the 26-year-old chart topper who is one of Ireland’s most eligible bachelors with plenty of ladies keen […]

9 years ago

Yesterday we brought you the cinematic masterpiece that was a Cavan man beating the world record for making the most amount of sausages in one minute (Spoiler: He made a meaty 78), and it was impressive. Today however, the kinda weird sausage theme that’s been running on RTÉ’s Big Week On The Farm continued on last […]

9 years ago

A male driver in his 20s was killed in a single car collision in Limerick last night.  The incident occurred on the R515 at Doonmoon in Knocklong at 11.40pm and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.  Three of the car’s passengers were injured in the incident and were transported to University Hospital Limerick. […]

9 years ago

Once ‘can weather’ hits, there’s no better spot in the country to have a few sunny drinks than the Spanish Arch in Galway. Well, that’s what we’ve been told anyway. We would never actually indulge in illegal public drinking. Let’s move on. The popular spot by the Corrib River is home to hundreds of revellers […]

9 years ago

The spirit of Mother’s Day is alive and well.  Famed Cork chipper Murphy’s went above and beyond to treat some elderly fans on the big day.  Vivienne O’Sullivan was working in Mercy Hospital in the city when she reached out for one of her patients who had a taste for fish and chips. The popular […]

9 years ago

If you regularly watch television on your laptop, it looks like you could be about to get hit with a new charge. Proposals are being put forward to extend the current television license to include all laptops with screens over 11inches. Many had previously avoided paying the €160 annual fee by streaming shows online, rather […]

9 years ago

In case you haven’t noticed, RTÉ weather forecasts are a goldmine for live televisual mistakes — and we witnessed yet another in last night’s instalment. Everyone’s favourite meteorologist Joanna Donnelly was telling the nation when and where to expect some sweet, sweet sunshine this week when she made a bit of an oopsy-daisy… @MetEireann @rtenews where is galway? […]

9 years ago

Matchday has finally arrived, the atmosphere has been building all afternoon and Temple Bar has been taken over by the Welsh. You can’t beat a big gameday in Ireland, especially with the weather the way it is and the bond between team and supporters like nothing we’ve seen in years.  Here’s a selection of the […]

9 years ago

Search teams have located the wreckage of the Rescue 116 helicopter which crashed off the Mayo coast last week.  It’s said to be a significant development in locating missing crew members Captain Mark Duffy, winch operator Paul Ormsby and winchman Ciaran Smith.  Jurgen Whyte of the Air Accident Investigation Unit told RTE News:  “We have located […]

9 years ago

If that miserable March weather doesn’t have you dreaming of a getaway, we don’t know what will. Well, Ryanair have just answered all our prayers by announced a FLASH SALE which started at 6 o’clock this morning and will run until 6 o’clock this evening.   We’re having a March 12-hour sale! €5 sale on […]

9 years ago

A search and rescue operation has been launched to find a hillwalker who went missing yesterday afternoon in the Maamturk Mountains, Co Galway. The man, who is in his 50s and is from Dublin, has been described as an “experienced” hillwalker, according to The Journal. He was last in contact with a member of his […]

9 years ago

Rescue workers searching for the ill-fated Rescue 116 helicopter have located a ping from its black box.  The news have been described by Gerry O’Flynn, operations manager of the Irish Coast Guard as a ‘significant development’ in the search for the wreckage.  Of the four people on board the helicopter, only Captain Dara Fitzpatrick has […]

9 years ago