Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said that parts of Ireland could be placed into Level 2 of Covid-19 restrictions once Level 5 is lifted, as expected, on December 1. Speaking on RTE News at One, Stephen Donnelly said that “The plan is, in the first week of December, to open back up. It could be […]
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One Brussels sprouts pizza with all the trimmings, please. On second thoughts, maybe not… Time has lost all meaning this year – anything from March on is a blur and so the fact that November seems to have become the new Christmas doesn’t surprise me all that much. Under normal circumstances, I’d be fighting tooth […]
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Joining Ryan on the show this week is former One Direction star Niall Horan and comedian Deirdre O’Kane. The weekend is within touching distance and though we don’t necessarily have anything special planned, it’s still nice to have two days off to look forward to. Announcing the lineup for tomorrow night’s Late Late show, this […]
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Hark! Christmas FM is back online and it’s about to get a whole lot more Christmassy (is that a word?) up in here. Pulling a Beyoncé on it and surprising us all with their return, the guys at Christmas FM have confirmed that they’re back online as of today. Clearly on the fast track to […]
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Perfect for all you 3am shoppers… Due to the closure of all non-essential stores, many outlets have seen their profits take a major hit this year. Penneys, and the UK chain Primark, are estimated to have lost out on over €2.2bn/£2bn of sales this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and are looking […]
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Locals down in Kildare are being asked for their help to reunite a lost dog – going by the name of Shadow – with its very worried owner. Where, oh where, oh where is Shadow? Where could Shadow be? It’s the question Bear in the big blue house first asked us way back when we […]
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An Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that Level 5 restrictions will remain in place until December 1 despite a significant decrease in Covid-19 cases. Level 5 restrictions came into effect on October 21 and are expected to remain in place for a total of six weeks, ending on December 1. However, a review is expected […]
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Your Thursday night viewing menu. Another cold night ahead for us tonight, and we’re just one night away from the weekend. Tonight’s mix includes Cillian Murphy, Arnie, Kurt Russell, and a load of big dangerous killer monkeys. So… y’know… it is definitely varied, for sure. Also, three of tonight’s five movies involve females being kidnapped, […]
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Christmas will look a little different this year due to current circumstances and while many of the annual traditions may have to be put on hold (including Dublin’s Mistletown Fair), one Wicklow spot is making sure that their popular Christmas markets go ahead as planned. Revealing that it’s still very much all systems go when […]
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We spoke to Ricky Martin and Keegan-Michael Key about playing the bad guys in Netflix’s new Christmas movie. Playing a baddie in a family movie is very different to playing a baddie in a “grown up” movie. We, as adults, can disassociate the actor from the character, we know that Anthony Hopkins isn’t really a […]
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Mourning the loss of two well-known local fishermen, one Galway café is honouring their memory by fundraising for the RNLI. Two well-known members of the Galway area, the loss of Tom and Martin Oliver has rocked the local community in recent days with news of the men’s passing being met with an outpouring of love […]
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Working to help end hygiene poverty, volunteers have said that the demand for services offered by The Hygiene Bank has increased dramatically since the onset of the first lockdown in early March. A community initiative giving hygiene and personal care products to those in need, The Hygiene Bank Ireland has just launched its new ‘it’s […]
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