He’s “vehemently opposed to the unethical practices” that they pursue. Ed Sheeran has said that he’s “deeply concerned” about touts and secondary ticketing sites that are charging extortionate prices for tickets to his gigs. Much like the process to buy tickets for U2 and Coldplay’s upcoming concerts, thousands of people were ultimately left frustrated as they […]

10 years ago

Controversial, very controversial. One of the real pleasures from watching First Dates Ireland is seeing the lust, laughs and love that’s blossoming between two complete strangers. To the best of our memory, the majority of the singletons on the show have usually come across as kind and decent people, and last night’s show was no different. Thankfully, superficiality […]

10 years ago

Awwwww.

10 years ago

He probably should have expected it, given the current situation… Congressman Paul Ryan is the Speaker of the House of Representatives, which puts him third in line for the Presidency, and he is the youngest speaker since before the Civil War. He comes from Irish heritage on his father’s side and often frequents Irish events. He […]

10 years ago

This is just awful.

10 years ago

Hahaha.

10 years ago

The dream really.

10 years ago

Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, has made his official predictions at the 131st celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Groundhog Day, an occasion made world-famous by the eponymous 1993 movie starring Bill Murray, saw the weather-predicting rodent emerge from his burrow to see his shadow today; meaning Americans will endure another six weeks […]

10 years ago

Don’t let the non-threatening name mislead you, it’s very scary. Ireland could be about to bear the brunt of another storm in the coming days, a storm with arguably the least threatening name in the history of storms. After Storm Barbara and Storm Conor made their presence felt in these parts over Christmas, Storm Doris […]

10 years ago

Fancy a bit of extra cash? Aside from a plethora of memories and some remarkable experiences, most students that travel to the US on a J1 working visa will return to Ireland with a severely depleted bank balance. Totally worth it! Still though, wouldn’t it be nice to get some cash back? If you, or someone […]

10 years ago

What was happening there?

10 years ago

Gardai are appealing for the public’s help following a serious sexual assault in Killiney on Monday evening. A woman in her forties was said to have been viciously attacked by a lone man while walking in the Bayview Estate area in the South County Dublin suburb. The attack occurred at approximately 5.45pm after the woman […]

10 years ago

Yikes!

10 years ago

London MEP Seb Dance has had enough. UKIP’s Nigel Farage was left red faced this afternoon after London MEP Seb Dance decided that enough is enough. During a speech in which Farage accused the EU of being “anti-American” and “anti-democratic zealots”, Dance decided to switch seats and hold up a sign which read “He’s lying to you”. Take […]

10 years ago

Tell us more.

10 years ago

Can you imagine?!

10 years ago

“I can’t explain love, because I’ve never had it”. First Dates Ireland has provided a fair few characters this season with ‘bolloxed’ Ciaran, the Ass Man and the cute couple Paddy and Lauren all highly entertaining over the past few weeks. There’s another Paddy on this week’s episode, which airs on Thursday night, and he seems […]

10 years ago

Some of these are quite surprising.

10 years ago

There’s great chemistry between these two. Jamie Dornan is on the promo trail for his new movie Fifty Shades Darker and he made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. The film hits Irish cinemas on February 10 and it’s expected to be even bigger than the first movie which made over $500 million […]

10 years ago

Some movers… Apple has been dethroned as the most valuable brand in the world by mammoth search engine Google in an annual study of the world’s leading brands by Brand Finance. The creators of the iPhone had been top of the list for the last five years but suffered a 27% drop in brand value over […]

10 years ago

This really surprised me. I’ve quickly realized the benefits of quitting smoking. So many things have improved – my health, my hair, my skin and my taste buds. I feel better, I’m less tired in the mornings and in general I’m a total convert. One thing that has really surprised me is how much money […]

10 years ago

A last minute deal has been agreed.

10 years ago

Thirsty work. There were over 15,000 pints of draft beer sold in the Dáil bar last year with Guinness by far and away the most popular drink among Irish politicians. The black stuff generated €33,400 in revenue from the sale of 7,591 pints which was twice as much as the next most popular drink Heineken. The third […]

10 years ago

A number of customers have reportedly received text messages purporting to having been sent by the bank. Bank of Ireland has warned its customers to beware of a text message scam claiming that online access to their account information has been frozen and requiring customers to click a link to unlock it. According to RTÉ, […]

10 years ago

This could come in handy!

10 years ago

There are some great ideas in here.

10 years ago

Have you ever slipped up with some of these sentences? There’s an adage that’s true about most relationships, whether their romantic, platonic or professional. You can say the right thing a million times and nothing major will come of it, but say the wrong thing once and you won’t hear the end of it. Any […]

10 years ago

Researchers from Cambridge University have identified traces of what they believe is our earliest known prehistoric ancestor, and the microscopic, bag-like sea creature ain’t good looking. A tiny sea creature that lived about 540 million years ago has been identified from microfossils found in China and boffins think it may be the earliest known step on an […]

10 years ago

Brought to you by Fibre One.  Say goodbye to the 3pm slump. Staying full all day at work is no easy task. There’s an awful lot of time between breakfast, lunch and dinner, especially when you spend most of your working day sitting at your desk daydreaming about your next meal. When the hunger pangs […]

10 years ago

Police in the UK have launched an appeal to find Linzi Davis and her eight-year-old son River Bain, who were last seen on Friday near a train station in the Scottish Highlands. The mother and son from Auldearn, a village situated close to Nairn train station where the pair were last spotted, have not been in contact […]

10 years ago

Batteries supplied with the laptop are a fire risk.

10 years ago

It hit home with a lot of viewers… “Irish people love their pills. Every year we spend €500 for every man, woman and child in Ireland on pharmaceuticals – that’s 40% higher than the EU average. Since 2000 the number of prescribed drugs we are consuming has grown from 32 million to 73.5 million items […]

10 years ago

First there was Uptown Abs, the incredibly tough gymnastics workout that made our entire bodies sore just looking at it. Thankfully the latest ‘try-it-at-home’ fitness video is much, much more accessible. And we can NOT get enough of it. An utterly brilliant tutorial by The Fitness Marshall (aka dance instructor Caleb Marshall), this easy routine to Sia’s […]

10 years ago

The offending sign was “in no way an official notice”.

10 years ago

Could you do any better? Ali vs Frazier, Borg vs McEnroe, Real Madrid vs Barcelona, Simpson vs Flanders, Craggy Island vs Rugged Island. The world is absolutely filled with famous rivalries and head-to-head showdowns, but no contest is bigger than man vs food. We’ve all been there. Walking into a restaurant with a serious hunger on you, […]

10 years ago

This is the first time that Obama has discussed Trump’s presidency since he left office earlier this month. The office of Barack Obama has released a statement which supports the ongoing protests that are occurring around the US. The former US president has stated that he opposes any policy that discriminates against individuals because of their faith […]

10 years ago

This should be popular. We’re firmly of the opinion that the most popular Christmas present this year wasn’t a Furby, Hatchimal or diamond engagement ring, it was this gin advent calendar. Yep, people absolutely adore gin. If you’re on a night out and your tipple of choice happens to be Hendrick’s or London Dry, then a visit […]

10 years ago

It’d be cool to see more businesses do this. The weather forecast is pretty crap at the moment with rain expected every day up until the weekend, sorry to be the bearer of bad news ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ With that in mind, Chez Le Fab Wine Bar and Cafe in Limerick City has come up with a brilliant idea to […]

10 years ago

22,764 students took part in the Irish Life Health Schools Fitness Challenge in 2016. Matthew O’Leary from Bunclody Vocational School in Wexford and Louise O’Dowd from Presentation Secondary School in Milltown in Kerry were awarded overall fittest boy and girl at a prize-giving ceremony in Croke Park for the 2016 Irish Life Health Schools Fitness […]

10 years ago

They don’t want your cash. Dublin Bus have been urging customers to switch from cash to Leap cards for a few years now and they’re hoping to go fully cashless in between three and five years. According to the Herald, the National Transport Authority wants to follow the example of London which has eliminated cash fares. […]

10 years ago

A lot of actors spoke out last night. The 2017 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards took place in Los Angeles on Sunday night and reactions to Donald Trump’s #MuslimBan dominated the ceremony. Two and a Half Men and That’s 70s Show star Ashton Kutcher was the host for the evening and he set the tone with these […]

10 years ago

It’s going to be a great show. English band The 1975 have exploded around the world in the last two years and their one of the hottest shows on the planet right now. The Manchester boys teased Irish fans a few weeks ago with this tweet. // I R E L A N D & […]

10 years ago

The European Health Consumer Index, published on Monday, has found that Ireland has the worst hospital waiting times in Europe. The EHCI is now the leading comparison body for assessing the performance of national healthcare systems in 35 countries. The report analyses national healthcare on forty-eight indicators, looking at areas such as patient rights and […]

10 years ago

Watch the moment the shocked French beauty won the title.

10 years ago

Good thing his job doesn’t require an in-depth understanding of the press or anything. Sean Spicer has had a rather torrid beginning to his tenure as Donald Trump’s Press Secretary, the person responsible for presenting the message of the Trump administration to the media. In Spicer’s first press conference, he refused to take questions from […]

10 years ago

Our eyes!

10 years ago

And it’s a lot less than you would assume.

10 years ago

The old private school vs public school debate. Every single Irish student will be familiar with a particular cliche that teachers love to recite.  Hands up if you’ve ever heard your teacher say the following: “Learn it, don’t learn it. Either way, I won’t be the one that’s sitting the exam.” It’s a classic adage in […]

10 years ago

Powerful words.

10 years ago

Following Donald Trump’s decision to ban people from certain Muslim-majority countries from entering the USA for the next 90 days, many have suggested that Taoiseach Enda Kenny should forego the annual St Patrick’s Day trip to the White House. It was confirmed last week that the invitation would be extended to the Taoiseach, as has […]

10 years ago