If anyone knows about the fighting prowess of Irish people, it’s Chris Eubank. The former WBO middleweight champion twice came up against The Celtic Warrior Steve Collins in 1995 and lost on both occasions before announcing his retirement in October of that year. While Collins of one of the faces of Irish combat sports in […]

9 years ago

Poor weather conditions yesterday meant the climb up Croagh Patrick for religious pilgrims was even more treacherous, with Mayo Mountain Rescue assisting at least 15 people. The Journal reports that thousands of people attempted the 764 metre climb yesterday, which is traditionally held on the last Sunday in July. 12 different organisations, including the Irish […]

9 years ago

Scratching your head over where to have that romantic holiday this year? We’re here to help. When heading away with your other half you want to go someplace with delicious food, a lot of energy, and gorgeous scenery — you need to come home with envy-inducing pics, after all.  With that in mind, we put together this […]

9 years ago

The weather for this weekend is set to be unreal – and what better way to celebrate than a beautifully affordable 1c ice-cream.  To celebrate the arrival of Apple Pay, AIB is introducing its fleet of Apple Pay Ice Cream Trucks to a number of locations throughout Ireland this weekend. Launching today, the trucks will […]

9 years ago

Camping holidays (if the weather is like it is right now anyway) are genuinely some of the best craic you’ll ever experience. Whether it’s with a big gang of mates or just you and boo, roasting the shit out of sausages on a DIY campfire (although a small cooking stove is a better idea if […]

9 years ago

Met Eireann has issued, yet another I’m sad to say, yellow rainfall warning. This comes after the whole country experienced heavy rainfall after a few glorious days of sunshine. Galway, Mayo, Clare and Kerry have been issued the warning, which will come into place at 9pm tonight, until 9pm tomorrow night.  While the weather is relatively […]

9 years ago

For all of our faults, we’re a wonderful little country. Whether it’s business or sport, we’re constantly punching above our weight and doing ourselves proud across the globe. Each year seems to unearth a new collection of creative and dynamic people who are ready to forge a path and show us something new. This list […]

9 years ago

This weekend just gone, I spent one of the comfiest weekends of my young life in the warm and cosy surroundings of The Kingsley, County Cork.  A ten-minute taxi from the train station, this place is perfectly designed for those of you who want to sack the car, see a new city and get away […]

9 years ago

Fresh searches for two missing crewmen from the ill-fated Rescue 116 helicopter have been postponed until Monday due to weather.  According to RTÉ, it had been hoped that the searches could get underway today but Superintendent Tony Healy, who is coordinating, says the search will now get under way on Monday when the weather improves. […]

9 years ago

It’s now been four years since one of the most glorious RTE moments was captured live on air: newsreader Aengus Mac Grianna applying make up and fixing his suit live on telly, not realising that cameras had cut straight to studio instead of playing the opening sequence of the show. A simple ‘What’ and a […]

9 years ago

Just when we thought Ireland had reverted straight back to the doom and gloom of November weather, it seems that the weekend isn’t looking too bad at all. Like, 23 DEGREES not too bad. Met Eireann forecasts that while Friday will be humid with rain expected later in the evening, top temperatures of 15 to […]

9 years ago

In this era of Netflix and perfectly legal internet streaming, it takes a lot for us to look at a TV schedule and actually feel quite impressed. Tonight, however, it seems like both RTÉ and TV3 have come up with the goods. The only thing is, we can’t decide which one to watch tonight and which […]

9 years ago