Picnic season is on the way.  I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again – Irish people are masters of making hay when the suns shines. It’s not often that the weather is good, but when it is, boy do we know how to take full advantage of it. The first whisper of summer […]

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RTÉ’s decision to screen Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry appears to have paid off, with 750,000 viewers tuning in last night. The national broadcaster was criticised in some quarters for airing the interview but it seems the decision was justified, with an average audience over two hours of 725,000 tuning in. […]

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Piers Morgan is well-known for being “anti-snowflake” so viewers were surprised to see him storm off set this morning after being challenged on his views. After the Meghan Markle interview that aired last night, Piers Morgan and the Good Morning Britain team fronted wall-to-wall fallout coverage and there was one point where it all got […]

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We hope you enjoyed some sunshine over the weekend because that might be the last you see of it for a while. Met Éireann is forecasting a very erratic week in the weather department, with wet and windy weather set to take hold from as early as tomorrow. The experts’ outlook says that it will […]

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Going on so many walks means that we’re all in need of new listening recommendations and these pop-culture podcasts have been great company any time we head out for some fresh air and to get our steps in. Pop-culture makes up the very bones of the content we consume on a daily basis. We’re bombarded […]

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The Government is set to scrap the €9 substantial meal rule that saw pub-goers having to order food along with their drink last year. The controversial guideline meant that, by law, people had to order what was considered to be a ‘substantial’ meal costing at least €9 if they wanted to enjoy a drink in […]

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An Taoiseach Micheál Martin will address the nation this evening at 6pm, when he is expected to unveil details of Ireland’s revised Living with Covid plan. It has already emerged that Ireland will likely remain under Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions until April 5 at least. Other details include the phased return of schools from March […]

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Not ones to take themselves too seriously, staff at Mr Waffle in Galway have really hit the nail on the head with their latest video. Getting themselves together for the months to come, the team are already preparing for al fresco dining. Sharing a look at what the reality of outdoor dining in Ireland is, […]

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Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman has said that the majority of secondary school students won’t return to school until after Easter. Speaking on RTÉ’s Today with Philip Boucher-Hayes, the minister said, “It is my understanding that the focus is on primary school children and Leaving Cert classes and we will see how those four weeks […]

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Originally in place for Donegal, Galway and Mayo, forecasters have since extended the Status Yellow weather warning to cover Sligo as well.  Met Éireann has updated a Status Yellow wind warning to cover four Irish counties this morning, predicting that gusts of 110km/h or higher are possible along coastal areas. In place for counties Donegal, […]

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Warnings have also been issued to roads in eight other counties around the country. After a night of heavy rain, snow, and sleet in parts of the country, drivers will have woken up on Saturday morning to find many of the roads in a much more treacherous state than usual. AA Roadwatch have issued a […]

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The cold weather is set to last into the weekend so there’s no better way to spend your Friday than snuggled up with some movies on TV. Tonight’s line-up of movies on TV provides plenty of jumpy scares, a dollop of sci-fi and, of course, some romance for the weekend that’s in it. Here’s a […]

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