A teenage girl was assaulted on Monday afternoon. Gardaí are seeking a specific individual following an incident of assault that took place in Kilkenny on Monday, 31 January. Shortly after midday, a teenage girl was approached in Johnstown by an unknown male and assaulted before the man left the scene. The victim, who is reportedly […]
He’s really gone for it, in fairness to the man. It might be time for the case to be made for John Travolta as an underrated and unfairly maligned talent. Sure, he’s made a string of terrible films – Battlefield Earth, Gotti, The Fanatic, lots of straight to video cash-grabs, you name it – but […]
“It was in poor taste.” The pandemic has proved devastating in just about every way imaginable and we won’t dwell on the more horrific aspects of it if we can help it. One horror that must be addressed, though, emerged early into proceedings. Cast your mind all the way back to March 2020, when times […]
Be careful out there… Met Éireann has issued a weather advisory for the entire country, with icy conditions anticipated. According to the national forecaster, a mix of rain, sleet and snow will clear south over Ireland on Monday evening and early on Monday night, with a cold airmass following from the north. Ice is expected […]
More rain, you say? Christmas is over and there was no sign of snow whatsoever. Instead, we had to contend with plenty of rain, dark clouds and the other usual winter-associated weather staples. Good news – that run of form is very much set to continue. Met Éireann has officially issued a Status Yellow weather […]
Be advised… Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow weather warning for three counties as a heavy bout of rainfall closes in on the country. Issued on Tuesday morning but not valid until Wednesday, the warning concerns Cork, Kerry and Waterford. Per the national forecaster, several bands of heavy rainfall will bring accumulations of 30 – 50 […]
The Taoiseach is expected to address the nation on Friday. Minister for the Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport Eamon Ryan has insisted that people can still have “a social Christmas” despite the onset of imminent new Covid-related restrictions. The National Public Health and Emergency Team (NPHET) has recommended fresh measures to Government, including a proposed […]
The Government is set to meet on Friday to consider the proposals. The National Public Health and Emergency Team has called for a 5pm curfew for pubs and restaurants as part of new recommendations issued to Government. If approved, the 5pm closing time would come into effect from Monday, 20 December. Cabinet is expected to […]
New Government plans will be formally announced in the coming days.
The incident took place on Tuesday morning. A woman has been taken to hospital following an incident that occurred in Cork city centre on Tuesday morning, 7 December. The woman, who is aged in her 30s, is believed to have fallen from a property on Sullivan’s Quay at approximately 8.30am. Gardaí have confirmed that the […]
The adventurous aquatic dream is dead in the water. Dublin’s long-mooted white water rafting project is no more. First proposed in 2018 and officially put forward for public consultation in August of 2019, the multi-million-euro idea was to be housed in Dublin’s Docklands, set within the environs of George’s Dock. It was initially estimated that […]
The incident took place on Saturday evening. A man has died after being attacked by a newly calved cow in Mayo over the weekend. The man, who was aged in his late seventies, was reportedly checking on the cow on Saturday evening (4 December) when the animal charged at him, resulting in serious injuries. RTÉ […]