They were given the warnings, but they didn’t heed them. Dozens of Irish motorists were caught speeding within only a couple of hours of the commencement of National Slow Down day on Friday morning. An Garda Síochána had this week served notice of an intensive national speed enforcement operation for a 24-hour period this Friday […]
In case you ever get a notion to go on a really, really long pub crawl. Ireland may be a small country but it is home to an awful lot of pubs. It’s home to 7,193 of them, in fact, as well as 3,161 off-licences, 2,406 restaurants and 983 hotels, according to a new report […]
6,000 seats from three Irish airports available for the next ten days. Irish people seeking to visit the United States this summer can do so for as little as €99 one-way after Norwegian Air announced details of a special offer that includes 6,000 seats at €99 on routes from Cork, Shannon and Dublin to various […]
Some great deals for shoppers and all for a great cause. Shoppers at the Blanchardstown Centre in Dublin will be able to avail of discounts of up to 20% in selected stores this Saturday and Sunday. Donate for Discounts Weekend at Blanchardstown Centre was launched by Kathryn Thomas this week, with Blanchardstown shoppers able to […]
Remain calm. One of Ireland’s most popular burger joints, Bunsen, will be opening a new outlet in Ranelagh this week. The Ranelagh outlet will be Bunsen’s fifth in Ireland, with three locations already well established in Dublin (Wexford Street, Temple Bar and South Anne Street) and one on French Church Street in Cork. Bunsen revealed […]
This is starting to get more than a little bit awkward. Melania Trump hasn’t exactly tried to hide the fact that she’s not always comfortable in the company of her husband since he became president; even on the day of his inauguration, she delivered a fairly public hint that relations between the two of them […]
New rules on how tobacco products can be sold come into effect from today, thanks to an EU Directive. Irish retailers will be forbidden from selling packs of tobacco smaller than 30g in size and any other products that do not comply with the Tobacco Products Directive, which comes into effect this weekend. From today, […]
The Saturday Night Takeaway stars are keeping their cards very close to their chests. Having taken Maynooth University students aback with a surprise visit to the campus on Tuesday, two of the nicest men on television, Ant and Dec, have continued their tour around Ireland this week. No definitive explanation was delivered for their appearance […]
It’s all happening in Fine Gael this week. Michael Noonan has announced his intention to step down as Finance Minister and that he will not be seeking re-election at the next General Election. In a statement released on Thursday morning, Noonan said that he did not wish to be considered for Cabinet by Enda Kenny’s […]
Very sad news. Rock musician Chris Cornell, best known as the lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave, has sadly passed away. He was 52 years old. In a statement to The Associated Press, Cornell’s representative, Brian Bumbery, said that Cornell had died in Detroit on Wednesday night and that his death was “sudden and unexpected”. […]
The Kerry TD made the comments in an Oireachtas Transport Committee debate on Wednesday. Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae has suggested that eating a big meal before driving can have the same effect on motorists as consuming small accounts of alcohol before getting behind the wheel. Healy-Rae made the comments during an Oireachtas Transport Committee debate […]
For those of you who want to keep the party going long into the night. Forbidden Fruit have announced the venues for the after-parties that have become a legendary part of one of the most anticipated Irish music festivals of the summer. A whole host of Forbidden Fruit artists will be hanging around some new […]