If you were to compile a list of the best Irish acting performances of the decade, Peter Coonan would obviously win followed closely by Saoirse Ronan. Coonan’s star turn as psychotic gangster Fran Cooney in Love/Hate had tongues wagging throughout the first half of the 2010s and while the success of Ronan is on a […]

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In September of next year, Stormzy takes to the 3 Arena stage for two dates of his 2020 H.I.T.H world tour. The UK rapper has always had an affinity for us here in Ireland and he’s proven that once again with his latest gesture for his Irish fans. Taking to Facebook, the 26-year-old has invited […]

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Shane Lowry was named RTE’s Sportsperson of the Year last night. Lowry beat the likes of Katie Taylor, Stephen Cluxton and Seamus Callanan to claim the honour. The Offaly golfer picked up the award at the end of a year during which he won his first major title, when he romped to victory in the […]

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The USA should be ticked off everyone’s travel bucket list more than once. There are so many different states, cities and resorts to visit, all drastically different from one another. From a family vacay in Disney World Florida to a crazy hen or stag in Vegas, there’s something for everyone. I did a J1 a […]

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Twitter in 2019 was an interesting place to be. It seems that every social media platform serves a particular purpose and most use Twitter to keep track of what’s going on in the world. There was no shortage of goings-on this year and research has shown exactly what Irish people have been tweeting about since […]

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Liam Gallagher is coming to Belfast next year. Fresh from his pair of sold out shows at Dublin’s 3Arena, Gallagher will return to these shores next August, when he will headline Belfast Vital. The former Oasis frontman was confirmed on Monday morning for a headline slot at the annual Belfast festival, which will be Gallagher’s […]

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A new festival for Westport has been announced for next summer and it will be headlined by Dublin singer Dermot Kennedy as well as Johnny Marr of The Smiths fame. The Saltwater Festival will take place over the June Bank Holiday weekend or, in the case of 2020, from Friday May 29 until Sunday May […]

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It’s hard to pick between The Graham Norton Show and The Late Late Show this week. Stellar line-ups have been announced for both shows in the Friday night wars so regardless of which you choose to watch live, it’s probably a good idea to record the other. We’ve already covered who will be joining Ryan […]

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The city of Liverpool has always had an affinity with Ireland and it’s easy to see why so many make the short trip across the Irish Sea every weekend. When we say short we’re not exaggerating either. If you buy a newspaper to pass the time on the flight from Dublin to John Lennon airport, […]

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Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has got a fancy new job and yesterday it took him to Belfast for a meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB). The Frenchman recently took up the post of head of global football development at FIFA and one of his first assignments took him Laganside to discuss issues […]

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The latest GIAF performer has been announced. The 2020 edition of the Galway International Arts Festival is set to be a big one with Sinead O’Connor being confirmed for a headline performance at the event next year. The announcement follows on from the news that she’ll play three major gigs across Ireland next year as […]

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There’s a lot of football to be played before we start worrying about Ireland at Euro 2020. The Republic of Ireland still need to qualify for next summer’s tournament and will need to first beat Slovakia as well as the winners of the Bosnia vs. Northern Ireland to progress from their four-team play-off. Consecutive victories for […]

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