It’s heating up already. Last night saw Love Island return to our screens, and in a new twist, the public decided who got to couple up with who. The current pairings are: Dami and Amber, Liam and Gemma, Ikenna and Indiyah, Andrew and Tasha, and Luca and Paige. However, at the end of last night’s […]
The airport is “ramping up” its operations. The Dublin Airport Authority (daa) has said that no passengers missed their flights due to long queues over the bank holiday weekend. On RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Ireland’s Minister of Sate at the Department of Transport Hildegarde Naughton repeated a claim made by the daa which signalled that the […]
The First Dates star said that Merlin is being “incredibly stoic in the face of what’s happening to him”. Fred Sirieix, the maitre’d of Channel 4’s First Dates, has given an update on his co-star Merlin Griffiths, who recently underwent surgery for bowel cancer. Merlin, who works as a bartender on the popular dating show, […]
“We need actual information signposted on those loo rolls.” Deborah James has called for toilet paper to include details about bowel cancer on their packaging as she continues to receive palliative care at home. The host of the You, Me and the Big C podcast has had bowel cancer for the past five years, and […]
“I cannot sing the praises of Daniel enough for his support of As Darragh Did.” Andrew McGinley has thanked singer Daniel O’Donnell for performing a charity concert in which €100,000 was raised. The concert took place last night in St Finian’s Community Hall in Newcastle, Dublin, and it was in aid of Mr McGinley’s charity […]
A pretty major twist, to be fair. This year’s Love Island will open with a huge twist as viewers will be given the power to decide who gets to couple up with who. The shake-up is a big change from how the show normally runs. Typically, the boys present themselves to the girls, and the […]
May he rest in peace. Room to Improve’s Dermot Bannon has paid tribute to his colleague Karl Cullen, who has passed away aged 30. Karl was killed in a car crash on Sunday, which took place in Clonhaston in Co. Wexford. His car collided with a ditch and he was subsequently pronounced dead. Gardaí are […]
It’s gonna be a scorcher. It’s time to get the BBQ out and slap on some factor 50 because we’re in for some pretty toasty weather this bank holiday weekend. According to Met Éireann, the weekend will see highs of 20 degrees, though there may be some scattered showers at later points. Tomorrow, Saturday 4 […]
“By 6am this morning, queue times under 10 minutes were being experienced by early morning travellers in both terminal one and two.” The Dublin Airport Authority (daa) has said that departures are operating “very efficiently” this morning. As RTÉ reports, the maximum number of security lanes are open, extra staff are working and there is […]
We’re all rooting for you Spuds. Spuds, a cat from Newry, has been recognised for his role in saving six people from a house fire. Brendan Curran’s cat is among the felines nominated in the Most Caring Cat category at the National Cat Awards in the UK, which is run by Cats Protection, a UK-based […]
Her’s Digital Star for June is writer and activist Ranae von Meding. “The thought that our child would not be treated equally was a whole other thing.” Ranae von Meding describes herself as an “accidental activist”. The Dublin-based writer is the co-founder and CEO of Equality for Children, an organisation that was set up in […]
There have been two confirmed cases of the virus in Ireland. The World Health Organisation has issued a warning to festival-goers regarding monkeypox ahead of the summer. Dr Hans Henri Kluge, who is the WHO’s regional director for Europe has said that some of the recent cases have been linked to large parties and events. […]