Brilliant. A new Banksy artwork paying tribute to NHS workers has appeared at Southampton General Hospital in the UK. The piece is called Game Changer and was left with a note for the hospital’s workers. It read: “Thanks for all you’re doing. I hope this brightens the place up a bit, even if it’s only black […]
This will make a lot of people very happy. Children under the age of 10 in Switzerland have been told that they can hug their grandparents as the country starts to ease some of its coronavirus measures. The health ministry’s infectious diseases chief Daniel Koch said scientists concluded that children that young do not transmit […]
There will be some restrictions in place. A number of Supermac’s outlets across Ireland will begin reopening on a phased basis over the coming days. The fast food chain initially closed all outlets on 27 March but announced on Wednesday morning that it would begin a phased reopening of some of its outlets after consultation with […]
Thoughts? ITV is launching a new show called Beat the Chasers, a brand new prime time spin on the beloved quiz show The Chase, challenging contestants to take on two, three, four or all five chasers at once. The show will be hosted by Bradley Walsh and will include chasers Mark ‘The Beast’ Labbett, Anne […]
“Personally I was in shock, as you can imagine.” A staff nurse working on a Covid-19 ward in an Irish hospital has said that on Tuesday, he was spat at by an abusive and disruptive patient. Damien, who did not give his full name or the location of the hospital, said he was called with […]
A great idea. Tesco Ireland has confirmed changes to its home delivery services which will help the company to provide more delivery slots to over 65s and customers most in need during Covid-19 pandemic. The retailer said the changes have already resulted in over 2,000 more deliveries for over 65 customers becoming available in the […]
Check those tickets… There was no winner of Wednesday night’s Lotto jackpot of €8,334,789, but that doesn’t mean that there wasn’t still a big winner on the night. Someone managed to match five numbers plus the bonus number to win themselves a cool €311,413. The winning numbers were 10, 13, 24, 32, 33, 42 and the bonus […]
The stage is set for Trump v Biden… Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the 2020 US presidential race, setting up a general election between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Sanders made the announcement in a call with his campaign staff, his campaign said. The 78-year-old senator from Vermont initially performed […]
If you’re outside tonight, look up. A “Super Pink Moon” is set to illuminate skies across Ireland on Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. A supermoon is a new or full moon closely coinciding with perigee, the moon’s closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. When this occurs, the moon will appear around 30% […]
Free photography classes? Sign us up… Nikon has announced it will stream online photography courses for free for the entire month of April. Now through 30 April, all 10 classes available at the Nikon School can be viewed for free with classes ranging from 15 minutes to well over an hour. The classes usually cost […]
Due to the Covid-19 outbreak. It’s Friday, which means it’s the day of the Pub Quiz and, depending on the time of the year, The Late Late Show and The Graham Norton Show. The Graham Norton Show hasn’t been on our screens recently, but the new series is set to start on 10 April as […]
Good news for customers. SSE Airtricity has announced it will reduce its gas and electricity prices for customers. It said will reduce gas prices by 11.5 percent and electricity by 2.7 percent for its more than 320,000 household customers from 1 May. The company believe the reductions will mean a typical annual saving of €102 […]