Get the hot water bottle ready. Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow low temperature and ice warning for 17 counties in Ireland. All of the counties in Connacht and Leinster are covered in the warning. It was issued at 12pm on Friday and is valid from 6pm on Friday until 11am on Saturday morning. […]
Mumps is a viral infection that can be contagious for over two weeks. The HSE has issued a warning to schools and colleges following a widespread outbreak of mumps. Last week alone there was 132 cases of mumps reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre with most of the cases reported in teenagers and young […]
“Farmers might finally be able to answer the question: How now brown cow?” Cattle have their own language and talk to each other about food and the weather, a news study has shown. The animals have individual vocal characteristics and change their pitch depending on their emotions, according to research by the University of Sydney. The study […]
He said he has demanded a report into the incident. Minster for Housing Eoghan Murphy has said he was “saddened to hear of the incident by the canal” where a homeless man was left with life-changing injuries after the tent he was sleeping in was removed by an industrial vehicle. The incident took place at the […]
It looks like the country is heading to the polls sooner, rather than later. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will reportedly call a general election for the 7 February. The Sunday Times said Varadkar could ask for a dissolution of the Dáil as early as Monday, following the return of power sharing in Northern Ireland on Saturday […]
Check those tickets. A €1 million winning EuroMillions ticket for Friday night’s draw was sold in Dublin, The National Lottery has revealed. The winner scooped the prize in the Ireland Only Raffle. The winning ticket code was IHNR69611. A spokesperson for The National Lottery said: “As with any prize win over €1 million, it is important […]
Rain, rain, rain… Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow rainfall warning for four counties. The warning was issued at 12pm on Thursday and is valid from 3pm on Friday until 3pm on Saturday. Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Donegal are all affected by the warning. Met Éireann has said heavy rain with accumulations of between […]
The app is hugely popular in Ireland. Cybersecurity research firm Check Point Research has said it found “multiple vulnerabilities” within the video sharing app TikTok. The smartphone app, loved by teenagers and young people, boasts hundreds of millions of users worldwide but had serious vulnerabilities that would have allowed hackers to manipulate user data and reveal personal […]
Theodore and Ivy have become popular children’s names. Kelly, Murphy and Ryan were the most registered surnames among babies in Ireland in 2018 according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). New data released by the CSO on Wednesday revealed the trio of surnames topped the list in 2018 with Murphy being registered 686 times, Kelly […]
The company has added the cooking information to its boxes. Birds Eye has confirmed that its potato waffles can be cooked in a toaster after the company said it carried out “rigorous” testing on the method. This might not be new information for many of you, who probably already used a toaster to cook them, […]
The first movie was one of the big successes of 2018. The first trailer has arrived for A Quiet Place Part II, the sequel to John Krasinski’s surprise horror hit, which sees Emily Blunt and her family leaving home their home and discovering that while the monsters are scary, humans are capable of being monsters […]
He denounced all forms of violence against women. Pope Francis has apologised after slapping a woman’s hand as he met with the public outside the Vatican on New Year’s Eve. Francis had been shaking hands with people along the barriers when he shook hands with a woman who pulled him closer and didn’t let go. […]