A chief executive in the Health Service Executive (HSE) has issued a strict warning about a killer superbug which has hospitalised 19 people in Ireland this week.  Healthcare Professor Martin Cormican told Morning Ireland that more than half of all patients who develop the infection in their blood stream will die as a result.  The bacteria […]

9 years ago

With just about a week until Christmas, if you haven’t bought any presents yet then it’s officially time to panic.  Finished? Okay. Take a deep breath and remember that in the era of the internet and what have ya, you don’t even have to leave your house to do any shopping. Most of the presents […]

9 years ago

We know it’s a bit early, but we want to give you your Christmas present now! Oh, you haven’t gotten us anything yet? That’s fiiine, just fill in our survey and we’ll call it even. The present of which we speak is a two-night stay for two at Trinity City Hotel, with breakfast each morning and dinner […]

9 years ago

In the run up to the New Year, Lidl are going to be selling bottles of Prosecco at the INSANE price of €3.99 on the 30th and 31st of December.  Which, if you are a regular drinker of the stuff, is really decent for a bottle of golden, sparkling nectar.  The company took to social media to […]

9 years ago

After a blizzard of voting from across Ireland, Tony Fitzpatrick’s family house in Drinagh, Wexford has been voted Energia Ireland’s Most Christmassy Home for 2017. Michael Giblin’s house in Drogheda and, last year’s winner, Tony Noonan from Templeglantine in Limerick were very close runners up. Since Monday, more than 3,475 people voted for Tony Fitzpatrick’s […]

9 years ago

As the year comes to a close, 2017’s most popular trends and topics are coming to light. Over the past few days we have seen the most searched for recipe, the most popular movies, and now Oxford Dictionaries have released the 2017 word of the year. And, to be honest, we haven’t a feckin’ clue […]

9 years ago

Wow. Just wow. The Late Late Show and The Graham Norton Show have pulled out all the stops this week to keep you, the viewers, tuned in on this cold Friday night. Tonight’s Late Late show is the very last one of 2017 but Ryan Tubridy and company are really going out with a bang.  […]

9 years ago

If there was any couple who needed a break from the spotlight recently it’s probably Conor McGregor and Dee Devlin.  They’ve had speeding fines, ‘date nights‘ with British pop stars and rumours of pub brawls during a hectic few weeks although all of that was down to Conor in fairness. The pair have now jetted off to New […]

9 years ago

Having a big family usually means splashing out a shit ton of money on loads of presents but it doesn’t have to be this way. Instead of spending your hard earned spends on the usual socks for dad, perfume for mam and toys for the nieces or nephews (okay, you better buy them toys or they’ll […]

9 years ago

They should rename it ‘The New Cork Times’. If you’re still reading after that admittedly questionable gag then we are eternally grateful. We probably won’t be writing for The New York Times any time soon, that’s for sure. One person who is though is Brooklyn-based journo Brendan Spiegel and he’s given the Rebel City an amazing […]

9 years ago

It’s that time of the week again. The time where we share the very best of Irish Twitter on our social platform to show off what a gas bunch you all are.  G’wan you! This week is no different, you guys have killed it once more. Just see for yourself.. 1. Wait… This… Actually makes […]

9 years ago

In recent years, watching The Snapper on TV has become just as much an Irish festive tradition as midnight mass and getting shitfaced on St. Stephen’s Night.  Perhaps the most quotable Irish movie of all time, there’s something in the Curley family we all seem to relate to. Whether it’s foul-mouthed Des, his long-suffering wife, or any […]

9 years ago