“Keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth.” Viewers and attendees were left shocked when Academy Award winner Will Smith slapped host Chris Rock live on air during the Oscars on Sunday night (27 March). The slap heard around the world came following a joke from Chris Rock about Jada Pinkett Smith’s appearance. Smith […]

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155 climbs have been organised nationwide as part of the campaign. An amazing €700,000 has been raised for Irish charities as part of the Climb With Charlie fundraiser. Tens of thousands of people are registered to attend climbs worldwide in order to raise funds for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association and Pieta House. The […]

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A woman in her 60s was left with non-life threatening injuries. A man has been left in a critical condition following a burglary in Cork on Saturday (26 March). At approximately 4pm, a man forced his way into a property in McCurtain Villas, where he assaulted a man aged in his 20s. The victim was […]

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McKee was murdered during a riot in the Creggan area of Derry in 2019. Five men have been arrested on Tuesday morning (15 March) in connection with the murder of Lyra McKee. The journalist was fatally shot during rioting in the Creggan area of Derry in April 2019. Two men have previously been formally charged […]

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Officers approached Coogler with their guns drawn in the Atlanta bank. Black Panther director Ryan Coogler was left shaken following a misunderstanding that led police officers to arrest him on suspicion of being a potential bank robber. The Oscar nominated director and producer was arrested in a Bank of America branch in Atlanta in January. […]

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Patrons were left shaken, not stirred. A spider in a takeaway cocktail was among the thousands of complaints received by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) from consumers in 2021. The FSAI published its annual findings on Wednesday (2 March). 3,414 individual complaints in total were submitted, detailing some especially stomach-churning discoveries customers had […]

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More than 2.5 million free postcards are available in post offices nationwide. Ah lads, it really would make your heart melt. Everyone’s favourite space whiz (and we mean everyone’s) Adam King is teaming up with An Post to send virtual hugs around the world in time for St. Patrick’s Day. More than 2.5 million postcards […]

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“It is very hard to think there is people out there that could do something like that to someone that’s in financial distress.” An Irish businesswoman and former hockey star who scammed victims out of thousands of euro is the subject of an RTÉ Investigates programme on Monday (14 February). The documentary, RTE Investigates – […]

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Gusts of over 100 km/h are expected on higher ground. The north and west of Ireland have been hit with several weather warnings as Storm Dudley is set to arrive on Ireland’s shore this week. A Status Yellow Wind warning has been issued for Clare, Donegal, Galway, and Mayo from 12pm Wednesday (16 February) to […]

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Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses. A man (aged in his 70s) and woman (aged in her 80s) were threatened at knife point in the course of a burglary in Cork on Sunday (13 February). The intruder entered the house on Boyce’s Street in the Gurranabraher area of Cork City shortly after 7.30am, and left […]

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The victim, Tom Niland, remains on life support. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a “horrendous” aggravated burglary and assault in Sligo in January. Three masked men forced their way into Tom Niland’s private home in Doonflynn at approximately 7pm on Tuesday, 18 January. The culprits left Tom with serious head and […]

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Tragic news. A man aged in his 60s has died following a single vehicle road traffic collision on Sunday (13 February). The crash occurred at approximately 12.25am at Robertstown, Kilmainhamwood in Meath. The sole occupant of the vehicle was taken to Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan where he was pronounced dead. A post-mortem will be […]

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Tragic news. A man has died following a single-vehicle road crash in Wexford on Wednesday (9 February). Gardaí attended the scene of the crash that occurred at approximately 1:45pm at Kerlogue on the R730. The man, a motorcyclist aged in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene. The road was closed for a technical […]

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One woman in Belfast was scammed out of £130,000. When you watch The Tinder Swindler, it’s very easy to imagine these scams happening somewhere else. Hayut’s scams and schemes happen all across these beautiful exotic locations, with the victims hopping on flight to flight to either help or hinder their “boyfriend”. The documentary has exploded in […]

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Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information to contact them immediately. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward following an aggravated burglary which has left the victim on life support At approximately 7pm, Tuesday 18 January, three masked men forced their way into a private house on the N59, Skreen, Co. Sligo. The sole […]

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Do you want to take part in traditionally the rowdiest show on Irish TV? It’s second only to the Toy Show on the scale of how iconic it is… Yes, the Late Late Show Valentine’s Special is back this year, and producers are looking for couples and singles to take part in the broadcast. Whether […]

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Fourteen civilians were killed following a protest march in Derry in 1972. Today (30 January) marks 50 years since Bloody Sunday. 14 civilians were killed during a civil rights march against internment without trial when British soldiers opened fire on them. 13 of those died on the day of the march, with one further civilian […]

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The man is due to appear before Carlow District Court on Thursday morning. A man has been charged following an incident at a post office in Carlow town last Friday (21 January). A body was taken into a post office in the town, propped up by two men in what appeared to be an attempt […]

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Some restrictions such as wearing masks are set to remain for another while. Micheál Martin has said that it is very possible that changes to Covid restrictions could be coming next week, and that more restrictions could be lifted by the end of January. The Taoiseach made the comments on Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio […]

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Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Gardaí in Roxboro Road are currently investigating a single vehicle fatal road traffic collision that occurred at O’Malley Park, Southhill, Limerick on Sunday (16 January). A male motorcyclist, aged 26 years old, collided with a wall and metal fence at 1pm. The man was pronounced dead at […]

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A man in his 40s remains detained at Tullamore Garda station. Gardaí are appealing for information surrounding a mountain bike connected with the murder of Ashling Murphy. The fatal assault occurred at approximately 4pm on Wednesday (12 January) along the canal bank at Cappincur, Tullamore, County Offaly. A postmortem as been completed, with results not […]

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Rain, rain, go away… One county is set to have a wet and wild start to 2022, as Met Éireann have issued a Status Yellow weather warning in anticipation of heavy rainfall. Donegal has been issued the warning, which is set to come into effect tonight from midnight onwards. The warning is in place from […]

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One last deal to be done… The trailer for the final season of Peaky Blinders has been released. The critically acclaimed BBC series has been on the airwaves since 2013, bagging several awards during its run. However, all good things must come to an end, and the Shelby gang have one more score to settle. […]

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Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward. A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Caoimhe Morgan. Morgan’s body was discovered in a property in Harcourt Drive in North Belfast on Saturday morning. Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Major Investigation Team are investigating the circumstances surrounding her […]

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She was the driver and sole occupant of the car. A woman killed in a single vehicle collision in Clare on Tuesday (7 December) has been named as Peggy Twomey, mother of RTÉ sports presenter Marty Morrissey. Twomey, who was aged in her 90s, was named locally by the Irish Examiner. The crash took place […]

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Travel disruptions are expected. Met Éireann have issued a Status Yellow wind warning for every county in Ireland in anticipation of the arrival of Storm Barra. It will be a wet and windy start to the week, with temperatures dropping to between 5 and 9 degrees Celsius. The storm is set to first hit western […]

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A “person of interest” is in custody following the incident. A Christmas parade in Wisconsin turned tragic on Sunday night (21 November) when an SUV sped through barriers and into the crowd, killing five people and injuring 40. The car struck paraders during the annual Christmas parade in Waukesha in Milwaukee. In videos captured by […]

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The couple were aged between their late 70s and early 80s. An elderly couple has been found dead in unexplained circumstances at a house outside Kenmare in Kerry. Local Gardaí were contacted around midday, and the house in Dromneavane has since been cordoned off. The State Pathologist’s Office has also been notified. An investigation is […]

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Goodbye, all you cool cats and kittens. Carole Baskin is suing Netflix for their use of footage of her in Tiger King 2 which is due to release on 17 November. According to Variety, the lawsuit is being filed against the producers of the documentary sequel, Royal Good Productions. Baskin said she had signed a release […]

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Is your phone on the list? WhatsApp will no longer be supported on 53 phone models in November, due to their obsoletion. The devices will no longer have support for the WhatsApp app and will be incompatible starting next month. In a note on their website, WhatsApp have said that they “will no longer support […]

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The new restrictions will be effective as of Friday. Patrons will be required to stay one metre away from each other when receiving bar service in nightclubs from today (29 October). This is according to new guidelines published by the government ahead of Friday’s revision of Covid restrictions. Tickets will be required one hour before […]

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