Make sure to adjust your plans accordingly. Today (21 July), Dublin City Council is enacting a plan to pedestrianise College Green. The move is a trial run to test out proposals for a pedestrian plaza outside Trinity College. Currently, the College Green area is a choke point for cars, Dublins Bus, Luas, and cyclists – […]
Wet hot summer. Parts of Ireland are expected to experience temperatures in the high twenties over the coming week, but that’s not enough to spare us from some severe bursts of rain. So severe, in fact, that Met Éireann has issued a status yellow weather warning for nine counties: Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Roscommon, Leitrim, Cavan, […]
Do not get caught out. Both An Garda Síochána and the Revenue Commissioners have warned the public that a fresh text message scam is doing the rounds. Gardaí in Donegal have issued a statement which contains details of the scam: “There have been reports of an unsolicited text message being sent with the sender details […]
This is taking dating apps to the next level. Bumble’s original unique selling point was that it would only allow the woman to message first, and she only had 24 hours to do so. Similarly, once that first message is sent, the recipient only has 24 hours to reply. This was supposed to be a […]
Well excuse us for existing. The readers of Big 7 Travel Guide, in their infinite wisdom, have seen fit to rank Ireland as the least sexy country “on earth.” The poll, conducted in December of 2018, actually only featured 50 countries, so we were actually just the ugliest of the bunch on offer… But it’s […]
Very sad news. An Garda Síochána have confirmed that a 14-year-old girl who got into difficulty while swimming off the coast of Louth earlier today has died. In a statement issued to JOE, a spokesperson for An Garda Síochána said: “Gardaí who have been dealing with the incident at Seapoint, Termonfeckin, Louth this afternoon where […]
This is heartbreaking stuff. The Police Service of Northern Ireland have warned people to remain vigilant after a woman in the north of Ireland was conned out of £300,000 in an online romance scam. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, was befriended by a man on Facebook three years ago and a relationship developed. […]
A video of the incident has emerged. Police in the United Kingdom have received reports of assault after a video of Conservative MP Mark Field putting his hands on a female protestor was captured by journalists. The woman was part of a peaceful Greenpeace protest at the chancellor’s Mansion House speech. Greenpeace, an environmental activism […]
Fans of the Fab Five rejoice. Netflix’s sensational unscripted show Queer Eye will return to the platform for its fourth season on 19 July. Not only that, but Bobby, Karamo, Jonathan, Antoni and Tan will be back for the fifth season too. The show, which is based on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (2003-2007) […]
A baby spent days in hospital in Sligo after contracting Cryptosporidiosis. The infant was sent to Sligo University Hospital when she fell seriously ill. It was a nurse there who identified that the local water supply could be to blame. A group called Lough Talt Water Warriors posted a statement on Facebook which read: “I […]
The woman is in critical condition. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) confirmed this morning that a woman had been hospitalised after her vehicle became submerged in a lake. The incident occurred at around 10.25pm on Saturday night, at Muckros Pier on the Boa Island Road in Kesh. Three police officers were also treated in […]
It might not be technically raining right this very second… But it could pretty much start raining at any given moment, so we’re not feeling too happy about going outside today. With that in mind, one of the other options is to watch a movie. There are plenty of decent options on the box tonight, […]