There were no winners of the big prize last night, meaning we should ALL be buying a ticket for this Friday’s draw. There was no repeat of the massive win tasted by an Irish syndicate earlier this year in Tuesday night’s Euromillions draw, but with the jackpot going unclaimed, there’ll be another chance for us […]

9 years ago

Not the last time we checked anyway. Sometimes Irish people fall into the trap of thinking that people outside of the country know as much about it as those of us who have lived here our entire lives. That said, of the things that people do know about Ireland, Aer Lingus would be close to […]

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A nice surprise for all the students currently studying for exams right now. Fresh from their big win at the BAFTAs at the weekend, much-loved Saturday Night Takeaway hosts Ant and Dec were back at the coalface on Tuesday, taking a load of NUI Maynooth students by surprise while they were at it. They weren’t […]

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The bank looks set to significantly expand its workforce in Ireland over the next three years. US bank JP Morgan Chase has confirmed plans go on what the Financial Times has described as a “hiring spree” in Dublin over the next three years. James Kenny, head of investor services at JP Morgan, told the Financial […]

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Daniel was last seen on the morning of Tuesday, 9 May. Gardaí and the family of Daniel Kelly are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing his whereabouts; he has been missing for the last five days. Daniel, from Dunderrow, Kinsale, in Cork, was last seen on the morning of Tuesday, 9 May after leaving his […]

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In the spirit of the Eurovision, it was all in good fun. As far as Eurovision song contests go, the 2017 edition had it all. It had plenty of, eh, interesting music, loads of colour, a definite sense of ceremony and occasion and an Australian baring his arse to an international audience. In the end, […]

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Costelloe came in for a barrage of criticism on social media as a result. Irish designer Paul Costelloe has been heavily criticised for comments made about a number of female figures during an appearance on the Late Late Show on Friday night. During the course of a discussion with Ryan Tubridy, Costelloe made derogatory remarks […]

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This is brilliant. In this day and age, we’re blessed with how easy it is to travel all over the world but it’s not that long ago since trips abroad were a rare and wonderful experience for Irish families. Judging by some of her youthful recollections as a guest on the Graham Norton show on […]

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This advice could prove particularly timely for college students all over Ireland right now. The dreaded Leaving Cert is fast approaching and as many of us know, it’s an extremely daunting experience. Getting the most out of those study hours is hugely important, of course, and with that in mind, students might well want to […]

9 years ago

Know anyone that would be interested in this? The gym doesn’t exactly strike us as the ideal place to meet someone new for the first time. If you’re doing it right, you should be sweaty, possibly out of breath and not exactly looking a million dollars, although that said, the vast increase in the number […]

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How one man’s desperate search for chicken nuggets turned into an Internet phenomenon… The famous selfie taken by Ellen DeGeneres at the Oscar ceremony in 2014 has been overtaken as the most retweeted tweet of all time. By a tweet posted by some random dude looking for chicken nuggets. And it took just over a […]

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You couldn’t make this stuff up. A blasphemy investigation arising from comments made by Stephen Fry on the RTÉ show Meaning of Life in 2015 has been dropped. According to the Irish Independent, An Garda Síochána decided not to proceed with the investigation because they were “unable to find a substantial number of outraged people”. […]

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Although the blasphemous investigation arising from comments made by Stephen Fry on the RTÉ show Meaning of Life in 2015 has since been dropped, this Twitter thread is well worth a read. The investigation, in case you hadn’t heard, has come about after a member of the public reported Fry’s comments on the RTÉ show to Gardaí […]

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The Duke of Edinburgh turns 96 next month. Buckingham Palace have confirmed that the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, will retire from his royal duties later this year. Buckingham Palace confirmed the news this morning after the royal household were summoned to an emergency meeting at the palace, a meeting which prompted much speculation on […]

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That was a rough few hours. Instant messaging app WhatsApp have apologised after the entire planet pretty much lost its mind for a few hours while the app was inaccessible on Wednesday night. All over the world, people realised the ludicrous extent to which we are now reliant on the world’s most popular messaging service, […]

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Slip of the finger or cry for help? Back when Donald Trump was officially inaugurated as president of the United States (seems like a lifetime ago, doesn’t it?), you may remember a rather frosty exchange between himself and his wife that spread like wildfire on social media. Footage of Melania Trump’s facial expression turning from […]

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An all-inclusive holiday has many benefits but not this many. If you’ve ever been on an all-inclusive holiday abroad, you’ll be familiar with the perks that come with it. In most cases, having already paid a fixed sum of money, you’ll be entitled to eat and drink to your heart’s desire and in many cases, […]

9 years ago

Pointless and unnecessary it may be, but we can’t wait to try it out. It would be a stretch to say that the chips, or fries, served by McDonald’s are universally popular. They certainly have their admirers, but there are also chip lovers out there who prefer their chips to be more substantial; dare we […]

9 years ago

We don’t want to get your hopes up but… The mere sight of sunshine in the last couple of days has been enough to have Irish people falling over themselves with excitement, so we can only imagine the reaction to the prospect of the hottest month of May EVER recorded in the country occurring this […]

9 years ago

“The American people don’t know what’s best for them… I do.” If we’ve learned anything about Frank Underwood in the four seasons of House of Cards to date (and we’ve learned a hell of a lot), it’s that there are no lengths to which he won’t go to crush whomever or whatever gets in his […]

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It is claimed that the man, known as Sodimedjo, was born in 1870. An Indonesian man who claimed to be the oldest human being ever to have lived has died at the age of 146 in Central Java in Indonesia. According to the BBC, Sodimedjo, also known as Mbah Ghoto (grandpa Ghoto), passed away at […]

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Great news to hear on a Monday morning. Parts of Ireland are bathed in glorious sunshine on the May Bank Holiday Monday, and it looks like there will be plenty more of where that came from for the rest of the week. There will be scattered showers in parts of the country the longer the […]

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Did your town make the cut? Much like the debate about where to find the best pint of Guinness, Irish people are often keen to vouch for their hometown as the most beautiful part of the land. There are, however, a number of towns that regularly pop up in discussions about the most attractive towns […]

9 years ago

Sorry, we mean “heavily distressed” jeans. “Heavily distressed” might be the term used by US department store, Nordstrom, for a recently released line of jeans, but one look at the accompanying pictures and most people would come up with more appropriate descriptions than that. The jeans have taken the internet by storm this week after […]

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Pardon the pun, but it’s been quite a turbulent month for United Airlines. United Airlines has announced a series of changes to its customer service policy following a whirlwind of negative publicity in the wake of the forcible removal of a passenger, David Dao, from a United Airlines plane earlier this month. Dao, 69, has […]

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Boylan confirmed his resignation on the Pat Kenny show on Newstalk on Thursday morning. Dr. Peter Boylan has confirmed that he has resigned from the board of the national maternity hospital. Boylan, the former Master of Holles Street Hospital, has been an outspoken critic of plans to move the hospital to St. Vincent’s Hospital in […]

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The figures were released in a Higher Education Authority (HEA) report set to be published today. Courses in and related to construction, computer science and engineering have the highest dropout rates of third-level courses in Irish universities and institutes of technology, according to a HEA report due to be published on Thursday. The report, titled […]

9 years ago

Ever eaten in any of these places? The Merrion Hotel in Dublin, Ballynahinch Castle in Galway and Gougane Barra Hotel in Cork were amongst the venues named as the best places to eat breakfast in Ireland at the 2017 Georgina Campbell Irish Breakfast Awards. The awards, held in association with Fáilte Ireland, were held at […]

9 years ago

High praise indeed. Donegal Airport has been voted in second place in a list of the airports with the most scenic landings in the whole world, according to the 2017 edition of the annual scenic airports poll by PrivateFly, a global booking service for private jet charter and private aircraft hire. Its official @DonegalA is […]

9 years ago

As far as the free booze is concerned, the forecast is looking good. It might not feel like it with the weather we’ve had this week, but this coming Monday, May 1, is the official start of the summer. In countries with a more temperate climate than Ireland, the start of the summer is the […]

9 years ago

You’ll have to act fast. Thinking of a summer getaway? More specifically, are you thinking of a summer getaway in the US or Canada? If so, then you may well be interested in Aer Lingus’ North American sale, with €100 off direct, return flights to all US cities from July 1 to October 31. Those […]

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The new €50 note went into circulation in Ireland earlier this month. Gardaí in Limerick have issued a warning to the public having been made aware of counterfeit €50 notes in circulation in Limerick city and the surrounding areas of late. The warning, issued on An Garda Síochána’s southern region Facebook page on Friday, reminded […]

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This will not come as welcome news for Ed’s millions of fans around the world. Ed Sheeran is undoubtedly one of the biggest acts in the music business right now, but he might be about to disappear off the radar altogether in the near future if certain reports are to be believed. Sources close to […]

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House of Cards is back! The return of one of the best TV shows of recent years for a fifth season on 30 May is not the only highlight of a packed Netflix schedule for next month. There’s also, for example, the return of the excellent Master of None for a second season, highly anticipated […]

9 years ago

There was a lot of laughing. Thursday, as you might have already known, was 420 day, a day when you might find people talking about smoking cannabis more than usual. To mark the day, Irish YouTube channel Facts., who release videos every week of Irish people trying out new foods or watching shows that they […]

9 years ago

It might not make a huge difference now, but it could make a massive impact on your earnings in the future. Irish investment and insurance intermediary Clear Financial have warned that Irish workers – particularly those in their 30s – who started their career at the beginning of the recession in Ireland might have halved […]

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The proposal met with overwhelming support at the ASTI convention in Killarney on Wednesday. The Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) have overwhelmingly supported a proposal that would allow Junior and Leaving Certificate students who have become seriously ill or who have been affected by the death of a family member to sit repeat examinations […]

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Does your Eircode fall into either category? To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Dublin is home to the ten most expensive Eircode areas for household dwelling purchases, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Wednesday. In the year to February, Dublin 6 proved to be the most expensive Eircode area in […]

9 years ago

A tale that will break your heart and lift your spirit all in one. Ed Sheeran was the name on all Irish people’s lips last week as he performed two sold-out gigs at the 3 Arena, recorded the music video for his single, ‘Galway Girl’ in Galway and appeared on various Irish radio stations in […]

9 years ago

Emma Morano is thought to have been the last person left in the world to have been born in the 19th century. Emma Morano, the oldest person in the world, has died at the age of 117. According to the BBC, Morano died at her home in her home in the city of Verbania in […]

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How many of these have you stayed in? 18 hotels in Ireland have been ranked amongst the 2,500 best hotels in the world, according to reviews by users of hotels.com, one of the biggest online accommodation booking websites in the world. 2,500 hotels across 87 countries were recognised as truly outstanding in the Hotels.com Loved […]

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“Gone are the days of your antics at the shifting wall and thinking you got away with it.” One of the most popular nightspots in the capital and indeed, the country, Copper Face Jacks is not exactly renowned as an establishment where one would go for a couple of quiet pints. The crowds are usually […]

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That’s the long weekend sorted.

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The news comes immediately after SIPTU members in Dublin Bus voted in favour of taking industrial action in support of their colleagues at Bus Éireann. Striking Bus Éireann drivers are to lift pickets immediately, following the issuing of a Labour Court recommendation in the wake of deliberations at the Workplace Relations Commission on Wednesday night. […]

9 years ago

Nearly 40 million followers on Instagram between them. If you’re into keeping fit, chances are you pay attention to some of the most influential fitness voices across social media. Sure, you may not have their rock-hard abs or might not be able to replicate their perfect technique, but the messages and pictures they post across […]

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Just like old times. It’s a tradition that younger readers might not be aware of, but there was a time in Ireland when pubs used to close between the hours of 2-4pm on Sunday afternoons. Dubbed the ‘Holy Hour’, Irish pubs were required by law to close during those hours, but in true Irish fashion, […]

9 years ago

A bit of a mixed bag. Those of you hoping for a repeat of the gorgeous weather of last weekend over the next few days are going to be a little disappointed, but it’s not all bad all the same. According to Met Éireann, Holy Thursday and Good Friday are set to be as dull […]

9 years ago

“I want you to know that we take full responsibility and we will work to make it right.” United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz has issued a statement offering his deep apologies to the customer that was forcibly removed from United Express flight 3411. Footage of the passenger being removed from the flight and suffering injury […]

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One can only guess what song the music video might be for… It hardly needs repeating that Ed Sheeran is a BIG deal in Ireland and he seems to have a particular affinity, as a lot of us do to be fair, with Galway. Like many a wannabe singer-songwriter, Ed used to busk on Shop […]

9 years ago

Would you or anyone you know be interested? Irish Rail have announced that they are seeking male and female apprentices for a wide variety of positions commencing in Autumn of this year. Iarnród Éireann are seeking female and male applicants for the following apprenticeships; Apprentice Fitter, Apprentice Heavy Vehicle Mechanic, Apprentice Electrician and Apprentice Vehicle […]

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