The incident took place on Thursday afternoon. A man has died on a farm in Cork following a fatal workplace accident. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene in Drimoleague on Thursday afternoon, 3 March. At approximately 3.30pm, the body of a man, aged in his 60s, was located on a farm in the area. […]

4 years ago

Simon Coveney has said as many as 20,000 Ukrainians could come to Ireland in search of refuge. The people of Ireland have been asked to “open up their homes” in order to house incoming refugees as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its sixth day. Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has confirmed that Ukrainians […]

4 years ago

“We saw a rocket flying just above us… just above our car.” A Ukrainian woman based in Cork has described her attempts to flee Kyiv over the past week, detailing some notable eye-witness accounts of conflict along the way. Speaking on The Neil Prendeville Show on Red FM on Monday (28 February), the woman by […]

4 years ago

“We are not perfect and are learning all the time.” Popular podcast and radio presenters The 2 Johnnies have issued a public apology after a controversial video shared by the pair on social media was heavily criticised this week. Highlighted by Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns, the video in question features several crude references to […]

4 years ago

Thunder and lightning will also be making an impact. Hey, remember when we said that Met Éireann was issuing a constant supply of weather warnings this week? Well, you’ll never guess what. Yep, it’s time for another one. A big one, this time. A brand new Status Yellow weather warning has been issued for the […]

4 years ago

A stormy start to the week. Following on from Storm Dudley and Storm Eunice last week, Storm Franklin is making its presence felt in Ireland. Approximately 29,000 homes and businesses are without power on Monday morning (21 February), according to ESB Networks, with Sligo and Donegal most affected by outages. A Status Yellow weather warning […]

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This is genuinely jaw-dropping. Storm Eunice is very much making its presence felt on Friday as it traverses the length and breadth of both Ireland and the UK. Here at home we have various weather warnings and power outages to contend with thus far. Across the pond, a strange new spectator sport has emerged. Thanks […]

4 years ago

A rough weekend ahead. Met Éireann has issued two separate Status Yellow warnings ahead of the weekend, with strong winds and heavy rain anticipated. The first warning concerns three counties – Donegal, Galway and Mayo. In this instance, strong south or southwest winds gusting up to 100 kilometres per hour are expected. This warning is […]

4 years ago

Ireland has a major role in the story. Facebook and Instagram could be subject to an enforced shutdown for European users in the months to come, following a warning made by the respective platforms’ parent company. Meta’s annual report for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission notes that new regulations present notably damaging potential […]

4 years ago

Be advised… Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow warning, with snowy and icy conditions anticipated. The warning, issued on Thursday morning, concerns three counties – Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo. It will be valid from 3am on Friday morning (4 February) until 10am on the same day. According to the national forecaster, icy stretches are […]

4 years ago

A teenage girl was assaulted on Monday afternoon. Gardaí are seeking a specific individual following an incident of assault that took place in Kilkenny on Monday, 31 January. Shortly after midday, a teenage girl was approached in Johnstown by an unknown male and assaulted before the man left the scene. The victim, who is reportedly […]

4 years ago

He’s really gone for it, in fairness to the man. It might be time for the case to be made for John Travolta as an underrated and unfairly maligned talent. Sure, he’s made a string of terrible films – Battlefield Earth, Gotti, The Fanatic, lots of straight to video cash-grabs, you name it – but […]

4 years ago

“It was in poor taste.” The pandemic has proved devastating in just about every way imaginable and we won’t dwell on the more horrific aspects of it if we can help it. One horror that must be addressed, though, emerged early into proceedings. Cast your mind all the way back to March 2020, when times […]

4 years ago

Be careful out there… Met Éireann has issued a weather advisory for the entire country, with icy conditions anticipated. According to the national forecaster, a mix of rain, sleet and snow will clear south over Ireland on Monday evening and early on Monday night, with a cold airmass following from the north. Ice is expected […]

4 years ago

More rain, you say? Christmas is over and there was no sign of snow whatsoever. Instead, we had to contend with plenty of rain, dark clouds and the other usual winter-associated weather staples. Good news – that run of form is very much set to continue. Met Éireann has officially issued a Status Yellow weather […]

4 years ago

Be advised… Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow weather warning for three counties as a heavy bout of rainfall closes in on the country. Issued on Tuesday morning but not valid until Wednesday, the warning concerns Cork, Kerry and Waterford. Per the national forecaster, several bands of heavy rainfall will bring accumulations of 30 – 50 […]

4 years ago

The Taoiseach is expected to address the nation on Friday. Minister for the Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport Eamon Ryan has insisted that people can still have “a social Christmas” despite the onset of imminent new Covid-related restrictions. The National Public Health and Emergency Team (NPHET) has recommended fresh measures to Government, including a proposed […]

4 years ago

The Government is set to meet on Friday to consider the proposals. The National Public Health and Emergency Team has called for a 5pm curfew for pubs and restaurants as part of new recommendations issued to Government. If approved, the 5pm closing time would come into effect from Monday, 20 December. Cabinet is expected to […]

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New Government plans will be formally announced in the coming days.

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The incident took place on Tuesday morning. A woman has been taken to hospital following an incident that occurred in Cork city centre on Tuesday morning, 7 December. The woman, who is aged in her 30s, is believed to have fallen from a property on Sullivan’s Quay at approximately 8.30am. Gardaí have confirmed that the […]

4 years ago

The adventurous aquatic dream is dead in the water. Dublin’s long-mooted white water rafting project is no more. First proposed in 2018 and officially put forward for public consultation in August of 2019, the multi-million-euro idea was to be housed in Dublin’s Docklands, set within the environs of George’s Dock. It was initially estimated that […]

4 years ago

The incident took place on Saturday evening. A man has died after being attacked by a newly calved cow in Mayo over the weekend. The man, who was aged in his late seventies, was reportedly checking on the cow on Saturday evening (4 December) when the animal charged at him, resulting in serious injuries. RTÉ […]

4 years ago

“The key focus for all of us must be to continue to suppress the current wave of infection that is driven by the Delta variant of Covid-19.” The Omicron variant of Covid-19 has been officially detected in Ireland following the review of a number of samples by the National Public Health and Emergency Team (NPHET). […]

4 years ago

“Every parent will want to do the right thing to keep their kids safe.” Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has advised that children avoid major public events such as pantomimes as Christmas comes into focus amidst the latest Covid-19 wave. According to the Minister, pantomimes may continue to go ahead as planned, but the advice […]

4 years ago

“We need to be thinking, as a society, about the next three months, and as individuals about what we can do safely.” Ireland requires at least a three-month plan to tackle the current wave of Covid-19 in the country as the new Omicron variant looms. That’s the viewpoint of Cillian De Gascun, Director of the […]

4 years ago

“Just because you believe something for your own reasons, whether they’re religious or other, you shouldn’t be imposing your beliefs on somebody else.” Cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has called on politicians to grant terminally ill people the right to die via medical assistance on their own terms. Speaking alongside the launch of a Sunday […]

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NPHET is meeting regularly across the weekend to monitor the situation and discuss potential new measures. The new Omicron variant of Covid-19 is “probably” already in Ireland, according to a public health expert. Speaking to Newstalk on Sunday, Professor Anthony Staines said that while no case of the Omicron variant has been detected in Ireland […]

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A man in his 60s was found dead on Wednesday afternoon. Gardaí have launched an investigation following the discovery of a body in north Dublin on Wednesday (24 November). On Wednesday afternoon, Gardaí attended a domestic residence in Balbriggan, where the body of a man aged in his 60s was found. A statement from An […]

4 years ago

“I’d love to do five but I’d also like to be six-foot-five and have abs.” Garth Brooks has moved to play down the long-mooted prospect of five shows at Croke Park in 2022, saying that he doesn’t think he will shift the same amount of tickets this time around. Speaking before an assembly of reporters […]

4 years ago

Vaccination will now be mandatory for the population. Austria is set to re-enter a full lockdown in a bid to quash the surge of Covid-19 currently sweeping throughout Europe. In doing so, Austria becomes the first country in western Europe to reimpose such measures. Furthermore, the country will make its vaccination rollout mandatory for all […]

4 years ago

“We feel that this is best practice for our staff and customers.” Dublin venue Pygmalion is set to offer free antigen tests to its customers as Covid-19 cases continue to rise throughout the country. All ticket holders for club nights at the popular South William Street venue will be offered a test upon arrival. These […]

4 years ago

A special exemption is required to travel to the country. Australia is set to ease travel restrictions for its citizens, with fully vaccinated people permitted to travel overseas from Monday, 1 November. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed the forthcoming lifting of the travel ban on 7 News’ Sunrise programme on Wednesday morning. “I can […]

4 years ago

“We have to move away from thinking that there’s a binary choice when it comes to Covid and reopening.” Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has outlined three options for the Government to consider ahead of a crunch National Public Health and Emergency Team meeting next week. NPHET is set to review the […]

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The incident occurred on Thursday night. A man, aged in his 20s, has died following a fatal road traffic collision in Dublin. The incident took place at approximately 8.25pm on Thursday night (14 October) on the R136 in Lucan when a motorbike and a car collided. The motorcyclist was taken to Connolly Memorial Hospital for […]

4 years ago

An extra bank holiday is being proposed as a way of paying back frontline workers. Budget 2022 is just around the corner and it would appear that the Government is already encountering some difficulties with regards to a proposed recognition payment bonus for frontline workers. On Wednesday, both Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar […]

4 years ago

Paraic Coffey’s story was featured on Monday night’s edition of Crimecall. Gardaí are renewing their appeal to the public for information relating to the death of Paraic Coffey, who was the victim of a fatal hit-and-run collision in Meath 25 years ago. 18-year-old Coffey was struck by a vehicle in Eightyeight Acres, Athboy, as he […]

4 years ago

The incident took place at around 5am on Monday morning. A woman aged in her 50s has died following a single-vehicle road traffic collision that took place in Monaghan on Monday morning, 20 September. The crash occurred at approximately 5am on the Roslea Road out of Clones. The woman in question was a passenger in […]

4 years ago

“I’ve been through a lot of these types of things and I don’t let them hold me back.” Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has finally broken his silence over the photograph that circulated on social media of him attending the Mighty Hoopla festival in London two weekends ago. There was a huge reaction to the image from the […]

4 years ago

Do you know a child who would like to appear on the show? Love it, hate it, plan your entire social calendar around it – The Late Late Toy Show continues to be a national institution. Ryan Tubridy’s yuletide spectacular generally attracts a large audience of both children and adults alike, with new cult heroes […]

4 years ago

Major changes afoot in the recycling game. Soft plastic items are now acceptable to place into Irish household recycling bins, provided that the material is clean, dry and loose. All permitted waste collection companies will now accept the items so long as they meet the above criteria. Soft plastic may be placed alongside “rigid” plastic […]

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The Tánaiste has come under fire following his appearance at a UK music festival over the weekend. The events industry in Ireland has called upon the government to accelerate reopening plans for its sector in the wake of Tánaiste Leo Varadkar’s reported appearance at a music festival in the UK last weekend. An image of […]

4 years ago

Sure, what else would you be doing? You’ve probably heard by now that we’re basically in lockdown. Home entertainment – and acting responsibly in order to save lives – is everything right now. Movies offer a necessary comfort. Let’s see what’s on the TV today, so… Saturday 28 March Monsters University – RTÉ One – […]

6 years ago

“Let us make sure that, through the decisions and actions we take at present, we ensure the health and safety of each other, all of us together.” On Friday evening, President Michael D. Higgins officially signed the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020 into law. The President released a statement to the public […]

6 years ago

A list of what’s open for the next two weeks. With Ireland officially under a version of lockdown until Sunday 12 April – full details here – due to the ongoing Covid-19 emergency, people may be wondering precisely what qualifies as an “essential” service during this time. In response, the government has published its official […]

6 years ago

The latest figures have been released. Three more people have died in the Republic of Ireland in connection with the Covid-19 coronavirus, the Department of Health announced on Friday evening (27 March). The deaths relate to a patient in the north-west of the country and two patients in the east. 302 new cases of Covid-19 […]

6 years ago

The new measures came into effect from midnight. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has revealed Ireland’s “next stage” in response to the ongoing Covid-19 emergency, effectively amounting to a two-week lockdown for the public. In an address broadcast to the nation on Friday night (27 March), Varadkar began his remarks by expressing his condolences for those who […]

6 years ago

“As the Covid-19 pandemic develops, we continue to work on a number of other initiatives to support and protect all of our customers and colleagues.” Tesco Ireland has announced the introduction of priority shopping for healthcare workers during the Covid-19 coronavirus emergency. In a statement issued on Friday (27 March), the supermarket giant noted that […]

6 years ago

“We will take appropriate action to protect consumers.” The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has officially issued a warning to the public in relation to the website WhataDeal.ie, which currently lists a range of hand sanitisers for sale on its home page. The CCPC has voiced “concerns” regarding the information being provided to customers […]

6 years ago

Warning: This is a difficult watch but one that could help save lives. The world is in the grip of the Covid-19 coronavirus emergency. In Ireland, 191 new cases were confirmed on Thursday evening by the Department of Health. A third death associated with the virus was announced in tandem. At the time of writing […]

6 years ago

Speaking on RTÉ Prime Time, Dr Catherine Motherway painted a tough but important picture of what we’re all facing. 191 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus were officially confirmed by the Department of Health on Thursday evening, 19 March. A third death associated with the virus was also announced. This represents a 52% rise in […]

6 years ago