Some decent savings to be had here. Aer Lingus has announced a 48-hour flash sale on transatlantic return flights to celebrate the resumption of travel to the US from Ireland. The United States of America will begin admitting air travellers from Ireland and several other countries who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 from Monday. Aer […]
A number of people were in the vicinity and are asked to come forward if they have information. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a young woman was struck in the face by a firework in Eyre Square in Galway city overnight. Shortly after midnight on Friday morning, 22 October, a firework struck a young […]
Justin Timberlake famously told Facebook to drop “The” from its name in its early days*. Social media behemoth Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name next week. The new name will reflect its focus on building the metaverse, The Verge reported, citing a source with direct knowledge of the matter. Facebook […]
In all, 68% of towns showed an improvement on last year. A national survey carried out by An Taisce for the Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) has shown the majority of our towns have improved their cleanliness over the past 12 months. But the first post-lockdown survey by the IBAL has also shown that the […]
It comes less than a week after the original announcement. OnlyFans has shelved plans to ban sexually explicit content from its service, less than a week after the subscription site had announced the change, citing the need to comply with policies of banking partners. The move comes following a backlash from its adult content creator […]
The Department of Foreign Affairs is attempting to find them safe passage from the country. Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said that there are 15 Irish nationals attempting to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the country. Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland on Monday morning, Coveney said there are currently 23 […]
Take note. A wet weekend is in store for many parts of the country as two separate weather warnings are in effect. A Status Yellow thunderstorm and rain warning is in place for Connacht, Ulster, north Leinster and north Munster. The warning is valid from 9am on Friday until 9am on Saturday morning. Met Éireann […]
They are not happy. The organisers of Electric Picnic have called on the government to interrupt its summer recess and immediately issue reopening guidelines for the music and entertainment sector. It comes as Laois County Council on Wednesday refused to grant the festival a licence, stating the decision had been made “following the most up to […]
Police said Liam O’Keefe died in a stabbing incident. A woman has been charged with the murder of a baby boy in north Belfast. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said Liam O’Keefe died in a stabbing incident on Tuesday at Brompton Park in the Ardoyne area. His sister, who was injured in the […]
The Australian actor played Shane Parrish in the 1990s. Dieter Brummer, best known for his role opposite Melissa George as Shane Parrish on Home and Away, has died aged 45. It’s understood he was found dead in Glenhaven, in Sydney’s north-west, on Saturday afternoon. His death is not being treated as suspicious. A fan favourite, Brummer […]
A bonus day of high temperatures, it seems. Met Éireann has extended its high temperature warning in Ireland for another 24 hours. Currently, there are three warnings active in Ireland, a Status Orange high temperature warning for six counties, a Status Yellow high temperature for the rest of Ireland, and in the north, the Met […]
The company said early data showed that antibody levels jump five to 10-fold after a third dose. Pfizer and BioNTech have announced that they will seek regulatory approval for a third dose of their Covid-19 vaccine. It’s an attempt to boost the efficacy of its vaccine as the Delta variant becomes more prevalent across the world. Research […]