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‘Serious food poisoning outbreak’ presented by beef burgers, warns FSAI
Food

‘Serious food poisoning outbreak’ presented by beef burgers, warns FSAI

A number of cases have been reported. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has, on Tuesday, reminded caterers and restaurants of the dangers of not cooking minced beef burgers thoroughly to remove harmful bacteria. Reportedly, 3 percent of raw minced beef used in Ireland is known to be contaminated by a particularly harmful type […]

Ryanair pilots have announced two new days of intended strike action
News

Ryanair pilots have announced two new days of intended strike action

The airline has said that if pilots wish to continue with strike action then “so be it.” A number of Ryanair pilots based in Ireland have announced that they intend on staging two further 24-hours strikes later this month. The Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (IALPA) branch of FÓRSA has announced that strike action will take […]

Priest loses temper and slaps crying baby during christening service
Life

Priest loses temper and slaps crying baby during christening service

The video has been circulating online. A video of a French-speaking priest slapping a distressed baby during a baptismal service has garnered attention online in recent days. The clip shows the baby being held in a woman’s arms as she stood beside another woman and man beside a baptismal font in a church. It goes […]

The story of how one chancer blagged his way into Ed Sheeran’s sold out Galway gig
News

The story of how one chancer blagged his way into Ed Sheeran’s sold out Galway gig

They said it couldn’t be done. It’s now mid-May and officially Ed Sheeran season across Ireland, as the redheaded music maestro has taken the country by storm. Having already hit up Cork, Belfast and Galway on his monster nine-show tour across the country, Sheeran is now set for Dublin’s Phoenix Park, where he’ll play Wednesday, […]

Goats ‘procreating like there’s no tomorrow’ causing concern for Clare residents
News

Goats ‘procreating like there’s no tomorrow’ causing concern for Clare residents

“The disturbance that these goats are causing in the locality is totally unacceptable”. It’s been claimed that a herd of raucous wild goats roaming free on the western outskirts of Ennis “are procreating like there is no tomorrow”, disturbing locals in the process. Fine Gael member of Clare County Council, Mary Howard, alerted other councillors […]

Simon Coveney for abortion up to 12 weeks ‘if it’s coupled with medical guidelines’
News

Simon Coveney for abortion up to 12 weeks ‘if it’s coupled with medical guidelines’

The Tánaiste has held a series of meeting with health professionals in recent weeks in an attempt to establish boundaries for the administration of abortion pills. Tánaiste Simon Coveney is now reportedly set to back abortion for up to 12 weeks into a pregnancy ahead of the Eighth Amendment referendum. The Foreign Affairs Minister has been meeting […]

Rubberbandits and Luke Kelly mural removed from Dublin city centre wall
News

Rubberbandits and Luke Kelly mural removed from Dublin city centre wall

Both Blindboy Boatclub and street artist collective SUBSET took to Twitter to share the news. A mural created by Street art collective SUBSET, which was unveiled just last month in Dublin city centre, has been painted over. Both SUBSET and Blindboy Boatclub took to Twitter to share their disappointment upon hearing the news. The mural, […]

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Celebrity

Pádraig Harrington’s Twitter has been hacked and is very NSFW

Not a great start to the weekend. Pádraig Harrington has woken up this Saturday morning to what appears to be a hacking on his personal Twitter account. The pro-golfer, who usually uses his Twitter account to raise awareness for suicide prevention, promote charity events and tweet general merriment, has woken up this morning to find […]