There’s some musical chairs… Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has named his first cabinet as the new leader of Fine Gael and there’s been some change in roles. As expected, deputy leader Simon Coveney has been given the position of Minister for Foreign Affairs with special responsibility for Brexit, with him reportedly requesting the move in a […]
It should be in place by next year. All premises should be permitted to serve alcohol from next Good Friday. It had already been announced by Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald that the government would not stand in the way of the private member’s bill, which aims to abolish the ban for pubs and off-licences, […]
And that’s just one of the popular apps… When it comes to seeking a partner in Ireland, it seems that Tinder is still the most popular way to try and earn yourself a date. The dating app is the hugely popular in Ireland with new figures from Ipsos MRBI and the Irish Independent showing that a […]
Take note if you’re attending this week… There are two big gigs taking place in Malahide Castle this week as both Arcade Fire and The 1975 will be playing shows there. And it seems the increased security we’ve seen at gigs in Ireland so far this year is set to continue as the list of banned items […]
Sweet baby Jeebus… Your childhood wasn’t complete unless you ate at least one Super Split ice cream per day during the summer months while sitting on your lawn listening to some member of your family say, “Tis fierce warm.” The best way we can describe a Super Split, is as an ice cream you wouldn’t buy […]
Just what we love to hear… right? You may have been hoping that yesterday’s weather warnings would have been the end of it. Separate warnings covered 15 counties in total on Thursday up until 10pm. It rained. A lot. But you’d have been wrong. Dead wrong. Yes, Met Éireann have issued another status yellow rain warning […]
Take note… Mars Chocolate UK and Mars Ireland have announced that they’re recalling some of their products on sale in Ireland and the UK due to the potential presence of Salmonella from the ingredients used making the chocolate. In Ireland, they’ve recalled Galaxy Counters 112g pouch (batch codes 720B1SLO00 and 720C1SLO00) with a Best Before date […]
*Drools uncontrollably* Do you have plans for lunch today? Well, you do now, as burritos will be on the menu for you if you’re in and around Dublin. You may remember the recent news that Boojum is opening its tenth outlet at 63-65 Mespil Road, Dublin 4. The new Boojum will open its doors at 11.30am […]
But you’ll have to be quick… Topaz has announced that it’ll be dramatically dropping the price of petrol and diesel in a number of stations around the country over the weekend. In 14 locations, the fuel retailer will be selling fuel for 99c per litre for 99 minutes. The price drop comes to celebrate the […]
It’s taking every fibre of our being not to binge watch it all right now… We assume that there’s many people taking a holiday day from work today to coincide with the release of one of the biggest TV series on the planet. Yes folks, the new season of House of Cards is on Netflix […]
The phenomenon that is Donald Trump’s handshakes… has returned. It has been well documented on social media that President Donald Trump seems to have an unorthodox style of shaking hands with people. On many occasions it has looked like he’s wrenching them towards him as he firmly grasps their hand. There's no escaping Donald Trump's […]
Probably as Irish as it gets… It was absolutely roasting in Ireland yesterday as temperatures soared to a whopping 24 degrees in places. We all know at this stage that Irish people deal with the heat with varying degrees of efficiency. Some of the more sallow among us can handle the heat but many a […]