With low temperature weather warnings being issued and us Irish people absolutely broke after spending all our money on bread and milk during last week’s storm, The Late Late Show line-up will be the perfect persuading factor to keep us in this Friday.  Pippa O’Connor, Louise O’Neill and Brendan O’Connor all lead the charge on Ryan […]

8 years ago

Sure, wasn’t that a grand few days there where we had no weather warnings and no talk of snow and correct me if I’m wrong, I think some counties reported seeing this big yellow thing in the sky.  Madness. Anyway, we’re back to the norm now it seems as Met Éireann has issued a Status […]

8 years ago

if you’re like me and you probably didn’t even know Mother’s Day was coming up until your sibling or an ad on TV told you, then this will possibly become your life-saving present also.  Aldi has released a €5 ‘Miracle Cream’ by Lacura which will help protect, soothe and moisturise the skin and would be […]

8 years ago

Still haven’t been to Belfast? Please, fix this grave error immediately. I’ve been to Belfast more times in the last six months than I have in my entire life for one simple reason: it’s better than Dublin.  There, I’ve said it. #Sorrynotsorry.  Creative restaurants and cocktail bars that look like they’ve been lifted up from Shoreditch […]

8 years ago

Gardai are investigating the discovery of a body of a man found in Carlow, The Irish Independent reports.  It’s understood that the man may have died of hyperthermia after the recent freezing temperatures caused by Storm Emma.  The discovery of the man’s body comes just hours after Leo Varadkar reiterated his comments that people may […]

8 years ago

Bored? Yeah, us too. We’ve scrolled on every newsfeed of every social media platform, we’ve played in the snow until our hands are red raw and now we’re like tuckered out little kids who don’t know what they want.  With the weather still pretty fierce outside there’s no way we’re braving it to head out tonight (well, […]

8 years ago

After a night of strong winds, heavy snow showers and blizzards, up to 10,000 Eir customers have been left with no phone and internet connection. This is as a result of damaged poles, cables and mast infrastructure, which Eir has said will take time to fix due to snow on the roads which has made some areas […]

8 years ago

Storm Emma has caused mayhem overnight in Ireland with snow and high winds in many parts of the country leaving people without power.  According to RTÉ, nearly 24,000 homes and businesses are without power on Friday morning with the worst areas affected being parts of Munster, Leinster and Galway.  Dublin was hit extremely hard as […]

8 years ago

There was chaos in Dublin Airport today as countless flights were delayed or cancelled due to Storm Emma.  RTE headed over to speak to some of the passengers affected, and one of them just so happened to be rapper and actor Fredro Scruggs Jr., better known as Fredro Starr.  Fans of The Wire might recognise him for his […]

8 years ago

Known for training in the wettest of weather and coldest of nights, Storm Emma is so severe that the GAA has cancelled all Allianz Football and Hurling league matches that were due to take place over the course of the weekend. A statement posted on the GAA website reads: “The GAA has confirmed that all […]

8 years ago

The severe weather has forced most people indoors, but Ireland’s brave reporters soldier on, bringing us news from the worst affected parts of the country.  Yesterday evening, Paul Byrne from TV3 News was reporting from Waterford, telling the public to keep an eye on elderly neighbours and make sure they have stocked up on the ‘three fs’.  […]

8 years ago

Brrr. It is SO GODDAMN COLD out there. The Beast from the East is making its presence firmly felt today, with up to 10cm of snow recorded in Ireland and freezing temperatures.  With a Red weather warning already in place for Dublin, Meath, Wicklow, Louth and Kildare, the arrival of Storm Emma tomorrow is expected […]

8 years ago