Nobody tell Piers Morgan. UK bakery Greggs came in for some serious controversy last year when they started selling vegan sausage rolls, but there’s no doubt that lots of people out there are always looking for ways they can consume less meat. Aldi has announced that they’ll be adding vegan sausages to their shelves in […]

7 years ago

Ireland goes to the polls today.. European and local elections are taking place today across the country as well as referendum on divorce and the polls will remain open until 10pm tonight. Some people have been seeing Bibles on the desks of poll clerks, and they’re wondering what the deal is. There is, however, a […]

7 years ago

The government is rolling out a hot meals in primary schools programme. The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection is seeking expressions of interest in its Hot School Meals Scheme Project, an initiative to provide a hot meal to primary school children on a pilot basis from September 2019. The department has contacted all […]

7 years ago

The move follows a declaration of national emergency by Donald Trump. Google has announced that Huawei phones will not be able to use the Android operating system in the future. The Chinese tech company currently holds a 15 per cent share in the global smartphone market, compared to 17 per cent for Apple. It comes […]

7 years ago

You’re guaranteed both armrests to yourself. Aer Lingus has announced plans for a new “premium travel experience” to be launched later this year. Maybe the most appealing element of the new AerSpace scheme is that you’re guaranteed either a window seat or an aisle seat with the middle seat unoccupied. In addition to the elbow […]

7 years ago

In honour of the Spice Girls. Wigwam on Dublin’s Abbey Street is celebrating the Spice Girls’ upcoming show in Croke Park with a bottomless brunch that comes with one key feature: spice bags. That’s right, the Dublin delicacy will be available to customers for a two-hour sitting between 12pm and 6pm ahead of the Croker […]

7 years ago

Ah come on now, Hannah. The worst of Storm Hannah is over, according to Met Éireann, but her effects are still being felt in several counties. The storm, which raised a status red warning from the national meteorological service, hit the southwest coast last night, and had a serious effect on the power lines. According […]

7 years ago

Adjust your plans.

7 years ago

Many had expressed concern on social media. A spokesperson for An Garda Síochána has confirmed that the small public service vehicle license of Mansoor Uddin, a man who has pled guilty to three charges of sexual assault, has been revoked. Furore had ensued following reportage from Uddin’s hearing 9 April, which had claimed a condition […]

7 years ago

Ireland is currently experiencing record levels of homelessness. As homeless figures in Ireland topple 10,000 at least, An Post has launched a new service called Address Point, which will offer fixed addresses to the homeless. Homelessness is fraught with many issues, including problems around receiving notices regarding medical appointments, being able to receive responses from […]

7 years ago

The tweet has since been deleted. The Law Department of NUI Maynooth has apologised for tweet it sent to a student on Saturday evening. Asked by a student about an exam timetable which saw two major exams take place one day after another, the account responded: “First, we don’t make the timetable. Second, assuming you […]

7 years ago

Shhhh…

7 years ago

You’ve heard of sugar daddies… Now try Tayto Daddy. Iconic Irish crisp brand Tayto is running an unusual kind of competition at the moment, where one lucky winner will have their rent paid for a whole year by Mr. Tayto himself. In order to be eligible to win, you have to pick up a promotional […]

7 years ago

A baby has died following an illegal circumcision in Italy, according to media reports. The BBC has reported that a young child in the Italian province of Reggio Emilia died in hospital, after he went into cardiac arrest following a circumcision performed in his home. The baby was five months old. An investigation has been […]

7 years ago

Anyone who loves a good gig will be rejoicing at this news. Ticketmaster has announced that it will be shutting down secondary website Seatwave, which is often used by touts who sell tickets at jacked up prices. Many recent high-profile concerts in Ireland have been darkened by the reality that “professional sellers” buy tickets from […]

7 years ago

Minister for Health Simon Harris has hit out at Bishop Kevin Doran. Bishop of Elphin Doran, when speaking at an event in Dublin, shared the view that contraceptive measures “take away from women one of the principle motives or freedoms for saying no to unwanted sex.” He also blamed the “contraceptive mentality” for the increase in […]

7 years ago

“We’ve been notified of four further measles cases…” The Health Service Executive (HSE) has warned that a recent measles outbreak in Dublin has gotten worse. According to a statement: “HSE has been notified this week of four further measles cases in Dublin, affecting two adults and two children. “These four individuals are likely to have developed […]

7 years ago

Things are finally returning to normal. Kind of.

7 years ago

Exceptional.

7 years ago

TK Maxx is a godsend. Realistically, there aren’t too many shops where you can consistently buy big name brands for low prices. But even though TK Maxx is in a state of permanent sale, someone has crunched the numbers to calculate exactly when the cheapest time to shop there is. Joshua Fruhlinger of Thinknum, a […]

8 years ago

Greek Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas has said that there are “serious indications” the fire in Greece that killed dozens was started intentionally. So far, there are 83 people reported dead as a result of the fire, which affected towns popular with tourists on the coast of Greece. Among the deceased is Irish man Brian O’Callaghan-Westropp, originally […]

8 years ago

Employment has never looked so tasty.

8 years ago

It’s only getting more expensive to live in Ireland. A new report by the Living Wage Technical Group estimates that the living wage in Ireland has gone up by 20c per hour since last year. The report puts the new living wage at €11.90 an hour. The figure now exceeds the Irish minimum wage €9.55 by €2.45 per hour. The […]

8 years ago

In fairness to them, it has been fairly hot lately… Pat Gallagher of the Irish Naturist Association spoke to Ocean FM on Tuesday about the issue of “unofficial nudist bathing sites” around the country. “In Sligo there have been two that have been used for many, many, many years,” Gallagher said, referring to spots at Cliffoney […]

8 years ago

The heat.

8 years ago

Well worth a watch.

8 years ago

Take note.

8 years ago

Can you trust the admin of your group chat?

8 years ago

Awwww, here it goes! Well, not quite… If you’re in your 20s right now then there’s a strong chance that you grew up watching the Nickelodeon classic Kenan and Kel, starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. The pair also worked together on teenage comedies like All That and Goodburger. The four-season show finished up in […]

8 years ago

Brendan Dassey’s bid for freedom has been hit by yet another setback. Dassey, one of the subjects of Netflix’s explosively popular documentary series Making a Murderer, has learned that the US Supreme Court will not hear an appeal of the decision that upheld his conviction for the murder of Teresa Halbach in 2005. There was […]

8 years ago

Dream job alert.

8 years ago

HBO has revealed early details for the first Game of Thrones spin-off series. Given that we’ve only got one season of Game of Thrones left to go, fans are clamouring for news about the many spin-off series that have been touted to take its place. Until now, HBO had remained tight-lipped on any details relating […]

8 years ago

Statistics from 2017 suggest that 46 million more journeys were made on Irish public transport last year than in 2016. Last year, 252 million total public transport journeys were recorded across Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Iarnród Éireann, Luas and LocalLink. In total, this represented a 12 percent in use of public transport in Ireland compared to […]

8 years ago

Ever wondered why certain people are always at the top of your Instagram feed? This week, Instagram invited reports to a press conference where they revealed the secrets behind their mysterious algorithm — shining a light on the reasons why we see what we see, and the order we see it in, on the popular […]

8 years ago

That’s Limerick City. Last night, the Lotto Jackpot was a staggering €4.3million, and somebody, somewhere, is currently holding on to the winning ticket. And they’re most likely in Limerick. We can reveal this morning that the winning ticket was sold at Whitty’s Mace supermarket in Caherdavin, Co. Limerick. The thrilled store owner, DJ Whitty, said […]

8 years ago

Nothing brings out the sun like state exams. There’s just something about thousands of students studying for and sitting the Leaving Cert that makes the sun want to shine extra bright for a few weeks. According to Met Éireann, this week will be no different, with temperatures in the high teens and low twenties throughout. […]

8 years ago

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued an Allergy Alert over a batch of cheese triangles not labelled in English. According to the FSAI website, the batch is being recalled because important information regarding the product is only labelled in French. The product in question is referred to as “Milbona Cheese Triangles XXL; pack […]

8 years ago

Finally!

8 years ago

This could be your big break… Modest! Management, the team behind some of the biggest names in pop music are on the lookout for the “next Niall Horan” for their new global project. The management company, who are affiliated with huge acts like One Direction, Niall Horan, Little Mix and 5 Seconds Of Summer, announced […]

8 years ago

It’s a tough pill to swallow, but not everybody on Tinder is using the app to find their one true love… In fact, many people who use online dating apps are only after one thing. That’s right: sex. But a new study, conducted by researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, has found […]

8 years ago

It’s only Monday, and Saturday still seems a long way away… But they don’t pay the professional meteorologists at Met Éireann for nothing, and right now it sounds like there’s good news on the cards for next weekend. Both Friday afternoon and Saturday are slated to be warm, sunny, dry days — which pretty much […]

8 years ago

Check those tickets

8 years ago

So not on…

8 years ago

How? How? HOW?

8 years ago

RIP.

8 years ago

Reading about this will immediately make you want to break out the Pokemon Red. Ken Sugimori, Atsuko Nishida, and Koji Nishino, three of the brains behind the designs of all your favourite Pokemon, recently sat down to talk shop with Japanese newspaper Yomiuri. Anyone who remembers the original 151 Pokemon knows that in the first […]

8 years ago

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has confirmed that fans of the show can expect at least three more seasons. Knight, who created the BBC Two phenomenon, is currently working on the show’s fifth season. While speaking to the Birmingham Press Club, he acknowledged that the gangster drama’s popularity has only continued to surge. According to […]

8 years ago

The state of Hawaii has voted to ban suncream products that use chemicals harmful to their coral reefs. The bill, which was introduced by Democratic Senator Mike Gabbard, will ban any products containing chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate. According to the BBC, these chemicals are used in over 3,500 of the most popular sunscreen products. The bill was passed […]

8 years ago

Rock band Smash Mouth have slagged off DJ Khaled for admitting that he doesn’t perform oral sex on his wife. Bet you never thought you’d read that sentence under literally any circumstances but here we are. Smash Mouth, yes Smash Mouth, the guys who sing ‘All-Star,’ the song from Shrek, have torn into hip-hop producer […]

8 years ago

Don’t get up off the couch just yet…

8 years ago