There were no winners of the big prize last night, meaning we should ALL be buying a ticket for this Friday’s draw. There was no repeat of the massive win tasted by an Irish syndicate earlier this year in Tuesday night’s Euromillions draw, but with the jackpot going unclaimed, there’ll be another chance for us […]
Not the last time we checked anyway. Sometimes Irish people fall into the trap of thinking that people outside of the country know as much about it as those of us who have lived here our entire lives. That said, of the things that people do know about Ireland, Aer Lingus would be close to […]
A nice surprise for all the students currently studying for exams right now. Fresh from their big win at the BAFTAs at the weekend, much-loved Saturday Night Takeaway hosts Ant and Dec were back at the coalface on Tuesday, taking a load of NUI Maynooth students by surprise while they were at it. They weren’t […]
The bank looks set to significantly expand its workforce in Ireland over the next three years. US bank JP Morgan Chase has confirmed plans go on what the Financial Times has described as a “hiring spree” in Dublin over the next three years. James Kenny, head of investor services at JP Morgan, told the Financial […]
Daniel was last seen on the morning of Tuesday, 9 May. Gardaí and the family of Daniel Kelly are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing his whereabouts; he has been missing for the last five days. Daniel, from Dunderrow, Kinsale, in Cork, was last seen on the morning of Tuesday, 9 May after leaving his […]
In the spirit of the Eurovision, it was all in good fun. As far as Eurovision song contests go, the 2017 edition had it all. It had plenty of, eh, interesting music, loads of colour, a definite sense of ceremony and occasion and an Australian baring his arse to an international audience. In the end, […]
Costelloe came in for a barrage of criticism on social media as a result. Irish designer Paul Costelloe has been heavily criticised for comments made about a number of female figures during an appearance on the Late Late Show on Friday night. During the course of a discussion with Ryan Tubridy, Costelloe made derogatory remarks […]
This is brilliant. In this day and age, we’re blessed with how easy it is to travel all over the world but it’s not that long ago since trips abroad were a rare and wonderful experience for Irish families. Judging by some of her youthful recollections as a guest on the Graham Norton show on […]
This advice could prove particularly timely for college students all over Ireland right now. The dreaded Leaving Cert is fast approaching and as many of us know, it’s an extremely daunting experience. Getting the most out of those study hours is hugely important, of course, and with that in mind, students might well want to […]
Know anyone that would be interested in this? The gym doesn’t exactly strike us as the ideal place to meet someone new for the first time. If you’re doing it right, you should be sweaty, possibly out of breath and not exactly looking a million dollars, although that said, the vast increase in the number […]
How one man’s desperate search for chicken nuggets turned into an Internet phenomenon… The famous selfie taken by Ellen DeGeneres at the Oscar ceremony in 2014 has been overtaken as the most retweeted tweet of all time. By a tweet posted by some random dude looking for chicken nuggets. And it took just over a […]
You couldn’t make this stuff up. A blasphemy investigation arising from comments made by Stephen Fry on the RTÉ show Meaning of Life in 2015 has been dropped. According to the Irish Independent, An Garda Síochána decided not to proceed with the investigation because they were “unable to find a substantial number of outraged people”. […]