Alan Loughnane

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A great idea… Motorists all over Ireland will be able to avail of a free coffee at participating Applegreen stations as part of a safety campaign to combat the effects of driver fatigue by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána over the Bank Holiday weekend. Between 2pm and 8pm on today, Friday, […]

What a brilliant achievement… Ireland’s fairytale World Cup will continue for at least another game after they beat India in a thrilling penalty shootout in their Women’s Hockey World Cup quarter-final. After 60 breathless, scoreless minutes in London, Chloe Watkins stepped up and maintained her composure to score the decisive penalty and secure a place […]

Oh, the wonders of live television. Never work with children or animals on live television the saying goes. But even then, when things are live, things aren’t always going to go to plan. Poor Siobhán Ryan was presenting the weather last night and obviously, RTÉ was experiencing some technical difficulties. She began her broadcast but […]

Thousands of passengers have been affected.

We’re a shower of messers, there’s no doubt about it. Tony McGregor spoke and the Irish public have responded with their… support? First of all, if you haven’t seen the video, take a look at it below. Video via Cloud9point1 Cam We’re sympathetic to Tony McGregor and all the excess coinage he has in his life […]

People are urged to be careful. In the current spell of very hot weather, the dangerous Lion’s Mane jellyfish has been spotted at several Irish beaches, including ones in Galway. A warning has been issued by Irish Water Safety who say that a sting from the Lion’s Mane can be extremely painful and in some […]

Those damn, pesky flies… While people enjoy the turn in the weather and instances of farmers tans have increased by up to 7000%*, the warm weather does bring with it some problems of its own. People have be warned about possible fires starting from reflective items left on their window sills, and urged to remain […]

Things certainly took a turn.

Be ready, folks.

This should not be happening… Audio obtained by the investigative news outlet ProPublica captures the harrowing cries of ten Central American children when they were taken from their parents at the US border by immigration authorities. The audio of the ten children is just a tiny percentage of what is happening at the US border. […]

A decision will be made at the beginning of July. A deadline for a ballot by Ryanair pilots based in Ireland to decide whether or not to take strike action has been extended. The decision was made to allow members additional opportunity to cast their votes on the course of action. According to RTÉ, the […]