Met Éireann has issued a status ‘yellow’ weather warning for Ireland as Hurricane Ophelia is set to arrive in Ireland on Monday. Experts say that the remnants of the hurricane has the potential to have a high-impact effect on parts of the country. They said, “On Monday, an Atlantic storm from the remnants of Hurricane […]

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Scientists are keeping a close eye on an asteroid which is set to hurtle close to Earth today.  The space rock, which is described as the size of a house, is set to pass just past Australia and will provide a defence of the planet’s space defences.  According to Independent.ie, astrophysicists are welcoming the opportunity […]

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In the past couple of weeks we’ve seen hurricanes wreak havoc across the Caribbean and parts of Florida and Texas.  In a remarkable and unexpected twist of events we are now in the track of a hurricane ourselves with a new storm set to hit Ireland on Monday.  The storm has started brewing in the […]

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According to The “Nibiru theory” it might be a wise move to start making some alternative plans for the next couple of days because a giant hidden planet X is going to smash into earth on the 23rd of September and kill us all. Before you check you diaries that is in two days time. Saturday. […]

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We have all seen very different music videos about our Emerald Isle. A lot of them try to capture the stereotypical essence of Ireland and frankly, we find them quite hilarious at times. Well, this famous French group of children, Kids United, released a music video for their cover of the 1981 French hit by […]

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Eight Irish counties have been hit with a status yellow wind warning for today. Met Éireann has warned that: “A deepening depression is expected to track eastwards across the centre of Ireland,(Galway to Dublin) this evening with a band of very strong winds on its southern and western flanks, which will affect coastal counties of […]

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Unless you’ve been on a severe social media cleanse, you’ll know that Hurricane Irma has caused devastation on the other side of the Atlantic, and has so far killed 39 people in the Caribbean, including ten in Cuba, and one in Florida. Irma has been ranked as a Category 5 storm, one of the highest […]

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It’s our favourite time of week. It’s when we get to scroll through social media and show off the very best that Irish Twitter has to offer. This week, we were all dying after Electric Picnic, we laughed at a bat causing mayhem and we found out what grandparents are really made of.  Here’s the […]

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If you didn’t manage to nab tickets to Electric Picnic this weekend then you may be on a social media detox.  Not checking Instagram. Not checking Twitter, Facebook or Snapchat for the fear of catching the deathly FOMO bug.  However, we’re here to ruin that for you with a round up of wonderful pictures and […]

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Bad news for drivers in Ireland, as petrol and diesel prices are due to rise next week because of the devastating impact of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. The Irish Independent reports that drivers have been warned by The Irish Petrol Retailers’ Association (IPRA) to expect price rises of a painful 3c per litre. A number of […]

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It’s the calm before the storm.  We woke up to a bright, sunny morning and no one would except at first glance that come evening time, we are set for a lot of rain. Why, Hurricane Gert? It’s a night to stay in and watch movies and avoid going outdoors at all costs (unless it’s opening the […]

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As un-intimidating as Hurricane Gert (lol) may sound, its unfortunately set to throttle us this weekend.  And while the hurricane will have greatly diminished by the time it reaches Ireland after wreaking havoc across the Atlantic, weather warnings have been put in place for these five Irish counties.  Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo were […]

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