“I just want to point out that the age of consent is actually 17.” Giving free contraception to under-17s could cause “legal challenges”, Junior Health Minister Mary Butler has said. Free contraceptives for women aged 17 to 25 will come into effect from next August as part of the 2022 Budget. At a Department of […]
“What is wrong with our young people – and I’m not old Joe, I’m a young woman.” Liveline listeners have been left stunned as a woman said that free contraception is not needed in Ireland as “everybody has an imagination”. Many listeners took to Twitter on Wednesday after the caller added that “we don’t all […]
On the bright side, “plenty of dry weather and sunny spells” are on the cards next week. Met Éireann has issued a somewhat bizarre weather forecast for this time of year, with temperatures set to hit 20 degrees today and tomorrow with enough rain hanging around to merit a status yellow weather warning. With a […]
The Temple Bar Residents Association said it is “something Temple Bar needs like a hole in the head”. There has been widespread calls to save Merchant’s Arch in Temple Bar after a hotel development was approved in the area. As well as outrage online over the development, an online petition is also calling for the hotel […]
It seems the ‘She Wolf’ held her own against the sticky-fingered boars. Shakira has claimed that she was attacked by two wild boars who stole her bag during a visit to a park in Barcelona with her son. In a series of since-deleted videos posted to her Instagram story Wednesday, the ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ singer […]
“The presenter picked up on a secondary meaning to this term, which refers to sex, and this caused him to laugh.” A segment on Virgin Media show Ireland AM resulted in an angry complaint made to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) after a guest asked one of the presenters if he “liked a sugary […]
It took 30 Gardaí to break up the brawl and a young man with a knife was arrested. Gardaí are investigating an incident of violent disorder that occurred on the afternoon of Wednesday, 22 September in Galway. At approximately 4pm, Gardaí were called to the scene of a violent altercation between a large group of persons at […]
“At Aldi, we are always looking at new opportunities to improve the shopping experience of our customers.” Aldi has said that the possibility of till-free stores in Ireland in the future will be kept “under review” following the commencement of a trial in the UK on Tuesday. The retailer’s first checkout-free store, based at an […]
Roughly one incident is reported every 15 minutes. Nearly 100 domestic abuse incidents have been reported to Gardaí every day this year, according to Minister of State for Justice, Hildegarde Naughton. Figures released by Naughton in response to a Parliamentary Question revealed that 24,686 domestic abuse incidents were reported up to 9 September this year, meaning […]
“We were starting to lose hope of ever seeing the young, wandering walrus again.” Wally the Walrus is “well on his way home” after being spotted in Iceland over the weekend. The walrus who took a tour of Ireland’s south coast this summer was first spotted on Kerry’s Valentia Island last March before heading on to […]
Tickets go on sale this Friday. The first pilot nightclub event since the pandemic began is set to be hosted on Thursday, 30 September at the Button Factory in Dublin, it has been announced. The fully standing show will allow dancing and will see 450 people attending, which is 60% of the venue’s maximum capacity. […]
The delays are due to freight and port disruptions. Penneys has issued a warning to Irish customers as autumn and winter inventory is expected to be delayed due to freight and port disruptions. “We are experiencing some delays to the handover of some autumn and winter inventory caused by port and container freight disruptions,” a […]