Approximately 600,000 people are affected by the notice. A boil water notice has been issued for parts of Dublin, Meath, and Kildare. Irish Water has issued the warning for homes and businesses in the vicinity of the Leixlip Water Treatment Plant. The entire water supply has been affected. Issues with the water treatment process led […]

6 years ago

“Many failures have taken place.” Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has issued an apology on behalf of the State for the women and families affected by the CervicalCheck controversy. Addressing the Dáil today, he apologised for the failings of the Irish healthcare system and for the information that was kept from patients. “I apologise to the women […]

6 years ago

May he rest in peace. The world’s wooliest sheep, Chris, has passed away. The merino sheep was found wandering around the Australian outback near Canberra in 2015. He was carrying a staggering 41 kilograms of wool on his body. It was thought that Chris had been wandering around the outback for as long as six […]

6 years ago

Won’t somebody please think of the hash browns. The potato: a staple of any Irish meal. In the mood for something carby? Get some mash. Just a light snack? A few chips in your paw. Need a breakfast based treat? Hash brown got you covered. There are a myriad of ways that the humble potato […]

6 years ago

The North isn’t Next, it’s Now. At the stroke of midnight, abortion and same-sex marriage was legalised in Northern Ireland.  The last country in the UK and Ireland to have an almost all-out ban on abortion – and a full ban on equal marriage – the North officially amended its legislation last night and aligned […]

6 years ago

GO ON THE LADS. Galway has been listed among the best cities in the world to visit for 2020, confirming our suspicions that the west truly is best.  Lonely Planet named Galway as fourth in their annual list of class places to visit. According to their ‘Best In Travel 2020′ list, the city is “arguably Ireland’s […]

6 years ago

I M A G I N E. Earlier this year, Westlife played a load of gigs. They played gigs on TV, the played gigs in arenas, they even played gigs in arenas that were live streamed in cinemas – that’s how many people wanted to see them sing their songs. And with good reason too. […]

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He will address the Dáil this afternoon. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will offer a State apology to those affected by the CervicalCheck failures today. The State screening programme was mired in controversy last year when it was reported that over 220 women had received false negative results. Further IT related issues led to thousands of patients […]

6 years ago

She’s due next year. A woman pregnant with her 22nd child (yes, really) is continuing to add to Britain’s largest family. Sue Radford, 44, confirmed that she and her husband Noel, 48, are expecting again via a YouTube clip of herself holding up an ultrasound and being excited. “So now you know guys, we’re having […]

6 years ago

The water is unsafe or potentially unsafe to drink. Batches of Celtic Pure bottled water have been recalled due to microbiological contamination. The products – bottled by the Celtic Pure brand – have been recalled from certain supermarkets as they do not meet the legal requirements and are unsafe or potentially unsafe to drink. Lidl, […]

6 years ago

“I’m a legal stranger to this child.” Earlier this year, the Civil Registration Bill 2019 was signed into law. An amendment to 2004’s Civil Registration Act, the new law gave some female LGBT parents the right to include both of their names on their child’s birth certificate. However, the law – as well as the provisions […]

6 years ago

“No one is really checking.” Every year, 28 cases of breast cancer in men are diagnosed in Ireland. The illness is the second most common cancer affecting women in the country, and although the number of men developing the disease is significantly lower, it does happen. Being breast aware is necessary for both men and […]

6 years ago

An investigation has begun in the States. Johnson & Johnson has recalled 33,000 bottles of baby powder in the US due to the possible presence of asbestos. The company decided to recall the single batch of the product after Food and Drug Administration (FDA) testing found traces of asbestos in one bottle purchased online. The […]

6 years ago

Same. A big dog named Floyd had to be rescued on a stretcher after he got tired during a hike up a mountain. The 190 pound mastiff was walking up the Grandeur Peak trail in Utah with his human when he simply decided that he could go no further. Concerned hikers phoned emergency services and […]

6 years ago

The incident occurred on Wednesday. A road traffic collision in Dublin has left a 70-year-old pedestrian with life-threatening injuries. The incident occurred on Wednesday October 16 at approximately 10.10pm at a pedestrian traffic lights on the Leopardstown Road when a male pedestrian was hit by a car. He was taken to St.Vincent’s University Hospital with life-threatening injuries. […]

6 years ago

“I am always surprised that people are surprised that you grieve forever.” Stacey Solomon has detailed partner Joe Swash’s struggle following the birth of their first son together, Rex. The singer and Loose Women presenter said that since the death of his father, Joe has found is difficult to enjoy major milestones in his life. […]

6 years ago

Fair play to all involved. Two Dublin Chinese restaurants have made it onto a Top 50 in Europe list. Dublin city centre’s Hang Dai and Sandyford’s China Sichuan have both landed on the ranking compiled by Dubai-based travel company Big 7 Travel.  China Suchuan made it to number 14 with Hang Dai coming in at 32. […]

6 years ago

A sound lad all round. Stephen King is turning his family home in Maine into a museum. The horror author and his wife Tabitha have decided to vacate their home – which also happens to be a mansion that’s blood-red in colour – to give back to the community. According to Rolling Stone, Bangor City […]

6 years ago

Excellent news of a Friday. Back in 1998, Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena, and Keisha Buchanan became the Sugababes. The trio were successful enough, dropping a number of decent tunes from their debut album, One Touch.  A while later, Siobhán left the band and was replaced by Heidi Range. Some time later, Mutya left and was replaced by Amelle Berrabah. […]

6 years ago

“Invaluable work.” A new women’s refuge for domestic violence victims is set to open in Dublin. The space, located in south Dublin’s Rathcoole, will provide additional accommodation for victims of domestic abuse and their families. It will include five units of emergency refuge family accommodation, allowing for up to five adults and 15 children. The […]

6 years ago

More like “one small step for woman,” imo. The first all-female space walk is happening today. Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will become the first women to leave the International Space Station without the company of a male counterpart. This is the first time that this has ever happened in the history of space […]

6 years ago

“Am I pragnent?” Cast your mind back to the year 2008. Barack Obama became the first black president of the United States. The first ever episode of Breaking Bad aired on TV. Lady Gaga was but a new phenomenon. Yahoo Answers was also a thing that people still actively used, seeking explanations to every day […]

6 years ago

“You’re giving someone something who doesn’t have that much.” Maggie Ivanov was about three or four when she received her first shoebox from Team Hope. She doesn’t remember every single thing about the day, but the memories she does have are fond. They’re of heading down to her local church with her older brother Christian […]

6 years ago

She was last seen on October 12. Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 17-year-old girl. Evigena Filaj is missing from Rathfarnham, Dublin. She was last seen on Saturday, October 12 at approximately 9.50am. The teenager is described as being 5 foot 2 in height and of slim build. She has brown eyes and black hair […]

6 years ago

LADSLADSLADS. What a show this will be. Every single one of us enjoys Room To Improve.  Well, every single of us that is except for the people who have dubbed it as “disgusting” and “pathetic” which is potentially fair enough, yeah. Regardless, the RTÉ show is a pretty popular programme and Dermot Bannon is a […]

6 years ago

The product is unsafe to eat. Birds Eye have recalled a chicken nuggets product over fear of the presence of plastic. A batch of the brand’s 50 Chicken Nuggets with Golden Wholegrain were recalled today as they may contain small pieces of plastic. The presence of this plastic could make the product unsafe to eat. The […]

6 years ago

She gave birth via C-section on Saturday night. An Indian woman has become the “world’s oldest mother” after giving birth to a baby weighing just 1lb 5oz. 75-year-old Prabha Devi welcomed her first child – a baby girl – via C-section last week in Kota’s private Kinker Hospital in Rajasthan. The infant had to be delivered prematurely […]

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They had not been outside in nine years. Six “children” have been rescued from a basement after nine years spent underground. The “family,” who had spent almost a decade in the farm basement “waiting for the end of days,” were discovered this week by police in The Netherlands. Suspicions were alerted in the Dutch region […]

6 years ago

“I just knew that it was my job to stay alive.” A woman who was lost in the Australian Bush for three days has been rescued by some good old fashioned SOS signage. Deborah Pilgrim wandered away from her campsite in South Australia’s Mount Lofty Ranges on Sunday morning. The 55-year-old soon realised that she was […]

6 years ago

“It’s a very strong yet dark storyline.” Fair City actors have said that they hope the soap’s domestic abuse storyline will encourage victims to seek help. The upcoming scenes will see Will attack partner Cristiano following a relationship counselling session. Actor John Cronin, who plays Will, told RTE that his character’s abuse is the result […]

6 years ago

People do love a good toy, yeah. Next month, the Toy Show is on. It’ll be an exciting time for every single of us who enjoys toys, minor Irish celebrities, and drinking games. Fun for all the family, etc. And while most of the country would part with a limb to attend the Toy Show […]

6 years ago

Stick to the stores, yeah? Primark have urged customers not to shop online for their products via third party sites. The low-cost retail giant, that operates all Penneys stores across Ireland, said that although a lot of their stock has recently appeared online on Amazon, customers should not purchase it. According to them, many of […]

6 years ago

They already have one son together. Miranda Kerr has welcomed her second child with husband Evan Speigel. The model gave birth to son Myles recently, telling PEOPLE Magazine that she was “overjoyed” by the arrival. Kerr also has an eight-year-old son, Flynn, from her previous relationship with Orlando Bloom. “We are overjoyed at the arrival […]

6 years ago

It doesn’t get more wholesome than this, lads. I’ll level with you – adventure doesn’t tend to be my idea of fun. At least not when it’s in Ireland. Throw me in a spa, give me a drink, or pump me full of food and I’ll generally be happy out. Being totally and utterly relaxed […]

6 years ago

Why’d you have to go and make things so complicated? …. By not including an Ireland date on their European tour. Why, Avril? Why? But listen, we won’t hold it against you. We’ll just bop onto Ryanair there and book a few cheap flights to London or Manchester for next year. Sorted. All of this […]

6 years ago

The incident occurred yesterday. A woman has died after being thrown from a swing chair funfair ride in France. The 24-year-old was sitting in a pod-like chair with another women over 10 metres above the ground, when the pair were flung from the ride. Emergency services arrived to the funfair in the central France town […]

6 years ago

You’re not alone, friend. Picture the scene: you’re out and about. You’re alone. Your phone suddenly dies or is lost or you realise that you’ve left it at home. You feel anxious, you feel naked, you feel like everybody in the entire world is going to be trying to get in contact with you now, […]

6 years ago

“I want kids by the time I’m 22, simple as that.” Love Island‘s Tommy and Molly-Mae have already been chatting about the prospect of having kids – on a YouTube Q&A, nonetheless. The couple, who came second during this summer’s instalment of the reality TV show, have said that they both want to have children […]

6 years ago

“I realised that there are men who use that same language when taking advantage of a woman.” Pharrell Williams has said that he is now “embarrassed” by the lyrics to ‘Blurred Lines’ and said that he would “never write or sing” such a track today. The Happy singer featured on and produced the 2013 Robin […]

6 years ago

“I admire those who get out of bed every morning.” Ellie Goulding has shared details of her ongoing struggle with anxiety and imposter syndrome. The Close To Me singer said that she has spent a lot of time wanting to “sabotage my own success” as she deals with the constant pressure associated with fame. Following […]

6 years ago

We can dig it, yeah. All those years ago, Stranger Things landed on our TV screens. It was the return of Winona Ryder, the introduction of Finn Wolfhard, the slow realisation that Mille Bobby Brown is actually British. Lots going on, lots to love – three seasons deep and the series is still pulling in […]

6 years ago

She was last seen on October 9. Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 17-year-old girl. Andrada Moldovan is missing from her home in Navan, Co. Meath. The teenager was last seen at approximately 1.30pm on Wednesday, October 9. Andrada is described as having a thin build and being five foot nine in […]

6 years ago

Because who among us doesn’t need another live action remake in their lives? Earlier this year, it was announced that another live action remake of Cinderella was on the cards. Following on from Kenneth Brannagh’s 2015 attempt of the same name, the film would (yet again) tell the fairytale story of the poor woman whose […]

6 years ago

Gagging to see this, tbh. The stars of the upcoming true crime series Dublin Murders have said that filing the show left them “broken” and “exhausted.” Killian Scott and Sarah Greene, who play lead detectives Rob Reilly and Cassie Maddox, said that as much as they enjoyed being involved in the series, it did take it […]

6 years ago

Shocking news. Most women are turned off by a lad if he has a messy bedroom. A considerable 51 per cent of women have said that if they went back to a guy’s gaff and their bedroom was messy, the mood would be instantly killed. Bad news for the hoarders everywhere, so. The research, conduced […]

6 years ago

Because of course there is. There’s a couple of reasons as to why slides are a bit of craic. One of those reasons is because they are fast. Another one of those reasons is because they sometimes involve water. And the third and final reason slides are good is because a lot of the time, […]

6 years ago

Same, yeah. Getting a haircut is a stressful experience. You go in there knowing exactly what you want without being able to articulate what you want, and if you emerge having not gotten what you want, then you’re sad. It’s a stressful enough time for all involved, but it’s rare that we get to experience […]

6 years ago

Finally, some good news. A dog who went missing 12 years ago has finally been reunited with her owner. Duchess the Fox Terrier escaped her garden in Florida in 2007. Her owner, Katheryn Strang, searched for her for years, always renewing the Duchess’s microchip in the hope that somebody would find her. And then one day, […]

6 years ago

“I think that everyone makes their own choices and decisions.” Kim Kardashian has been sticking up for Harry and Meghan amidst their recent decision to sue the British tabloids.  The reality star compared herself to the couple, essentially saying that nobody is perfect and they should be left alone to get on with things. Speaking […]

6 years ago

“Maybe it’s better this way…” It is, Jen. It definitely is. Ever since Friends ended, there have been rumours abound concerning a Friends movie, a Friends reunion, and another Friends series, probably. The fans think it’s what they want, what they need, and what they deserve – but lads, it’s not. It’s really not. It […]

6 years ago