Ah here… The bad news just keeps on coming, earlier talks broke down between unions and management at Bus Eireann meaning that the current strike isn’t going to end just yet. Now, it looks like you’re going to have to get a licence if you own a laptop or tablet in Ireland. According to the Irish […]
Well… sh*t. Talks between management and unions at Bus Eireann in the Workplace Relations Commission have broken down without agreement. The news follows 16 days of negotiations between parties. The unions have now referred a number of issues to the Labour Court and the company have agreed to attend. Bus Eireann has sought an early hearing […]
They’ve released a map of the route… Did you know that they’ve been doing Luas works? You might have noticed, a digger, or two, or three during a walk around the city over the last 50 years few months of construction. The Luas Cross City Project is set to be completed in December this year with 13 […]
A welcome boost… Food retailer Iceland has announced that it will create 270 new jobs in Ireland as part of an investment in nine new stores across the country. Nine new stores have been announced in Tallaght, Galway, Cork (Douglas, Fermoy, Ballincollig) Letterkenny, Limerick, Shannon, and Gorey in the coming months. The new stores are part of […]
Buyer beware… We’re inching towards the summer so you may be thinking of making some travel plans during the fine weather, but according to European consumer protection authorities, you need to be careful. Websites which are showing prices for flights, hotels and other travel arrangements are not giving customers accurate information. The European Commission and EU consumer […]
The attack took place on Friday afternoon. A suspect has been arrested in connection with the Stockholm lorry attack, with local reports claiming the person was arrested in Marsta, north of the Swedish capital. The Aftonbladet newspaper reported that the person arrested was a man, and he has confessed to carrying out the truck attack in the city centre which […]
Wow… that escalated quickly. It’s done. It’s over. Finito. Sayonara. Au revoir. The final episode of the current series First Dates Ireland is over and an overall rather tame episode really kicked off in the final quarter. Niall from Dublin was on a date with Karen, who was also from Dublin. The date seemed to go […]
We wouldn’t mind a night here. Mayo’s Ashford Castle has been named as the AA’s Hotel of the Year for 2017 at the annual AA Hospitality Awards. The award was presented by Minister of State for Tourism Patrick O’Donovan on Thursday evening. The five-star hotel came out on top after an anonymous visit by inspectors where hospitality, […]
Now is your chance to be a star… Ireland is fast becoming the place to go for many major Hollywood productions, with Star Wars and Game of Thrones being filmed here, as well as the hit series Vikings. Now we have some excellent news for you; The Extras Dept are looking for actors and will be […]
Excitement for the concert has just been cranked up… Guns N’ Roses are one of the biggest rock bands from the late ’80s and ’90s after their debut album Appetite for Destruction propelled them into super-stardom. While the original Guns N’ Roses fell apart four albums later, beginning a hiatus of almost two decades, Axl […]
“You bitch!” You’re probably nearly full to the teeth with April Fool’s Day pranks at this stage (well, it is Monday), and we can’t really blame you, some of them do get rather tiresome. But, before you close your mind off to watching another one, we urge you to give this effort from Balgriggan a […]
Great sports… All Round To Mrs Brown’s is the new chat show created by Brendan O’Carroll on the back of the extraordinary success of Mrs Brown’s Boys. Taking place on Saturday night, the show welcomes on guests for Mrs Brown to “interview”, although, unsurprisingly, the word “interview” is used very loosely here. Last week, Pamela […]