Not long to wait now. Conversations with Friends, the new drama series from the producers of Normal People, will come to RTÉ One and RTÉ Player on Wednesday, 18 May, it has been confirmed. Based on Sally Rooney’s debut novel of the same name, Conversations with Friends follows two Dublin college students, Frances (Alison Oliver) […]
Gardaí are continuing to appeal for witnesses. A man has died in hospital following an assault that occurred at Rockwood Parade in Sligo on Tuesday (19 April). Shortly after 6pm, emergency services attended the scene and treated the man in his late 30s for an apparent head injury and he was taken to Sligo University […]
“So many of all our thoughts over recent days have been with our LGBTQI+ community.” President Michael D Higgins has expressed his “deepest support and condolences” to all those impacted by a number of “appalling recent events” in Ireland. The President issued a statement on Saturday as vigils have been taking place around the country […]
Based on the current working title, it sounds controversial. Having created Netflix’s biggest ever series launch with Squid Game, filmmaker Hwang Dong-hyuk is working on a new movie that he says will be “more violent”. Speaking at a recent event, which was reported on in Variety, Hwang revealed he is developing a film with the […]
Despite the measure, the DAA says queues at the airport “moved well” on Saturday morning. Dublin Airport has issued a statement after passengers were asked to queue outside its terminal buildings on Saturday morning. Images and footage shared on social media show large numbers lined up outside Terminal 1, as well as long-winding queues inside […]
It includes which members of the population should receive a second booster vaccine dose soon. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has accepted new recommendations regarding Ireland’s Covid-19 vaccination programme. In a statement on Wednesday, the Department of Health said that work has been ongoing between it and the HSE regarding the Covid mid-term vaccination strategy. It […]
“I’m grateful to you, to every citizen of Ireland.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was grateful to “every citizen of Ireland” in a powerful address to a joint sitting of the Oireachtas on Wednesday morning. Zelensky thanked the Irish public for the support for Ukraine since its invasion by Russia, saying: “People of Ireland, […]
Major changes could be on the way for Ireland’s licensing laws. Nightclubs in Ireland are to be allowed stay open until 6am as part of major changes to the country’s licensing laws, according to reports. The Irish Daily Mail states that new legislation will enable nightclubs to operate at different times to late bars and […]
Prince Charles later paid a public tribute to Ashling, saying her “name will not be forgotten”. Prince Charles and Camilla met with the family of Ashling Murphy on Friday as part of the royal couple’s State visit to Ireland. The trip saw the royals visit Tipperary, where they spoke privately with Ms. Murphy’s parents, siblings […]
Met Éireann says temperatures could rise into the “mid or even high teens”. Ireland is set to experience “warm spells of spring sunshine” with a rise in temperatures expected, according to experts. Met Éireann’s current national outlook for next week says conditions are to be “dry and settled” overall with temperatures forecasted to climb into […]
“The world is doing everything it possibly can.” Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the world is “very anxious” not to provoke a third World War. The Taoiseach made the comments on RTÉ’s Six One News when speaking about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This was following the news that Irish citizen and journalist, Pierre Zakrzewski, was […]
“We are continuously focused on delivering the very best value for our customers.” Circle K Ireland has “categorically” denied that a recent increase in its prices of diesel and petrol was related to the Government announcing decreases to excise duty on fuel. On Wednesday, the Dáil voted in favour of a cut of 15c in […]