A longer wait than expected. Irish students won’t know their Leaving Cert results until 7 September, the Department of Education has confirmed this evening. Leaving Cert results are typically published in the first two weeks of August, and Minister for Education Norma Foley was pushed for a date by Labour TD Aodhán Ó’Ríordáin in Dáil […]
5 years ago
Anybody else missing the cinema? The sticky floors, the scent of popcorn, the trailers… Just a few of the many things we’ve been deprived of for the last few months, thanks to the demon that is Covid-19. However, speaking at a press conference today, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (yes, he is still Acting Taoiseach) said that […]
5 years ago
A warm, wet weekend is ahead of us. Now that we’ve had time to get to grips with Phase Two, the chances are the more and more people are making plans to meet friends and explore their county. Annoyingly, there’s been a noticeable and predictable downturn in the weather since the restrictions were eased. Still, […]
5 years ago
Woodie’s say their stores across the country opened at 7.30am today, 90 minutes earlier than scheduled. Phase One of Ireland’s reopening strategy began this morning (18 May), and one of the key restrictions that has lifted applies to hardware shops and garden centres. Several of Woodie’s 35 stores across Ireland saw major queues from as […]
6 years ago
Graham Norton is providing the entertainment we so sorely need at this desperate time. Like the rest of us, Graham Norton is abiding by social distancing rules, so his guests can only appear on the digital red couch for now. But while Covid-19 may be getting in the way of the traditional chat show format, […]
6 years ago
An important update. On Wednesday, the HSE updated the list of groups that are most at-risk of Covid-19. Over 100 people have now died from the virus on the island of Ireland, and we are fast-approaching 4,000 cases between Northern Ireland and the Republic. The list includes those who are residents of nursing homes. Several […]
6 years ago
King’s College Hospital in London has confirmed a 13-year-old boy has died after testing positive for Covid-19. The boy’s name was Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, and he was originally from South London. A report by Sky News noted that the boy had no “pre-existing health conditions.” A GoFundMe account set up in order finance funeral costs said: […]
6 years ago
We’re shivering already. After a storm-heavy February, March has gotten off to a chilly start – and the next few days are set to be no different. Met Éireann is forecasting lows of -3 degrees tonight with widespread frost and ice forming across the country. Thursday will be just as grim with highs of five […]
6 years ago
Met Éireann have issued a new weather warning covering almost all of Ireland. This morning’s status yellow rainfall warning follows on from a warning that was already in effect, affecting 15 counties. The counties affected by the latest warning are: Galway, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Wicklow, Offaly, Westmeath, […]
6 years ago
Anyone with an electric scooter is advised to be very careful. Dublin Fire Brigade has alerted the public to an incident that occurred in west Dublin on Saturday morning. Two fire truck units were dispatched to the house. Thankfully there were no injuries. In a tweet, the official Twitter account for Dublin Fire Brigade noted: […]
6 years ago
The HSE has asked people who are suffering from the flu and norovirus to keep Ireland’s emergency departments free for emergencies. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Dr Vida Hamilton, the National Clinical Advisor and Group Lead at HSE Acute Hospital Operations, reminded the public that “weather illnesses” like colds are viral and self-limiting, meaning that […]
6 years ago
Christmas is a bad time to adopt a dog. Dogs Trust, Ireland’s largest dog welfare charity, has today announced that it will suspend the rehoming of dogs from its centre over the Christmas period in an effort to stop people from rushing into the decision of adopting a dog. While puppies are a popular Christmas […]
6 years ago
Make sure you don’t have this in the house. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has warned that a brand of infant milk is issuing a recall on some of its products. Hipp UK Ltd. is recalling batches of its Organic Combiotic First Infant Milk Starter Pack, as the product contains fish which is not […]
6 years ago
Atiyah is having a grand old time out there… And it’s only going to get worse in certain parts of the country. Earlier on Sunday (8 December), Met Éireann issued a Status Red warning for Kerry between 4pm and 7pm. The western half of the country will also be buffeted by Status Orange-level stormy weather […]
6 years ago
We’d love to see this. Ever since Matthew McConaughey’s unbelievable return to form as Rust Cohle in the first season of True Detective, we’re happy to see him in pretty much anything. According to We Got This Covered, a US movie website that has had solid sources on much of the Batman casting so far, […]
6 years ago
It was the wettest of times, it was the driest of times. I believe it was Charles Dickens who first wrote that, but it is reflected in Met Éireann’s weather forecast for the coming week. First of all, it will be icy cold tonight (3 November) as temperatures drop to lows of 1 degree, and […]
6 years ago
Make sure you don’t have these in the freezer. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has alerted consumers to a warning that ‘turkey dinosaurs’ purchased form supermarket Iceland might contain pieces of metal. Iceland is recalling batches of Bernard Matthews 9 Turkey Dinosaurs (pack size: 450g) because they may contain small pieces of metal. […]
6 years ago
Winter is coming and the days are getting colder. There are few things more satisfying than pulling on warm clothes on a cold winter morning. From this week onwards, Aldi is selling a heated clothes-rack that will be perfect for anybody who can’t handle the frosty weather. The “heated clothes airer” — which plugs into […]
6 years ago
Not ideal for weekend plans. Depending on your luck, there’s a good chance that you’ve been inadvertently soaked at some point in the last 24 hours. Unfortunately, the rain is only set to get worse in certain parts of Ireland, according to the latest update from Met Éireann. The forecaster has issued a status yellow […]
6 years ago
Do you Like this? For the last 10 years at least, the Like button has been pretty much synonymous with Facebook. Now, the social media giant is rolling out a trial of hiding the number of Likes beneath posts, starting tomorrow (27 September) in Australia. The number of Likes will still be visible to whomever […]
6 years ago
Very worrying news for dog-owners. The Barna Vet Clinic has warmed dog owners in Galway to avoid certain parts of the Corcullen/Drom area after four dogs mysteriously died this weekend. In a statement on Facebook, Barna and Moycullen Veterinary Clinics wrote: “There have been four deaths of dogs in different households all walked in the […]
6 years ago
The puppies are no more than three days old. Six puppies, all of the same litter, have been found and rescued in Granard, Co. Longford. They were immediately taken to a vet, where action was taken quickly to restore their health. According to the ISPCA, the vet “checked them over and later transported them to the […]
6 years ago
There is a shortage of places for students with special needs. The Department of Education has told six primary schools in Dublin 15 that they must provide more places for students who have special education needs. Originally, 22 schools in the area were written to with regards the lack of spaces for students with special […]
6 years ago
We need some good weather after this weekend. It’s been a pretty dreary few days on the weather front with rainfall warnings abound since last Thursday. Thankfully, Met Éireann is forecasting that the week will start with dry, sunny weather on Monday morning. The temperature will be 14 to 17 degrees Celsius, with moderate breezes. The […]
6 years ago
It’s been a rite of passage for many. The number of Irish students going to the USA on J1 visas has fallen by more than half in the three years between 2015 and 2018. The temporary work visa had an uptake of more than 8,000 just four years ago, a number which has since fallen […]
6 years ago
Wet hot summer. Parts of Ireland are expected to experience temperatures in the high twenties over the coming week, but that’s not enough to spare us from some severe bursts of rain. So severe, in fact, that Met Éireann has issued a status yellow weather warning for nine counties: Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Roscommon, Leitrim, Cavan, […]
6 years ago
A baby spent days in hospital in Sligo after contracting Cryptosporidiosis. The infant was sent to Sligo University Hospital when she fell seriously ill. It was a nurse there who identified that the local water supply could be to blame. A group called Lough Talt Water Warriors posted a statement on Facebook which read: “I […]
7 years ago
The government is rolling out a hot meals in primary schools programme. The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection is seeking expressions of interest in its Hot School Meals Scheme Project, an initiative to provide a hot meal to primary school children on a pilot basis from September 2019. The department has contacted all […]
7 years ago
Adjust your plans.
7 years ago
A baby has died following an illegal circumcision in Italy, according to media reports. The BBC has reported that a young child in the Italian province of Reggio Emilia died in hospital, after he went into cardiac arrest following a circumcision performed in his home. The baby was five months old. An investigation has been […]
7 years ago
“We’ve been notified of four further measles cases…” The Health Service Executive (HSE) has warned that a recent measles outbreak in Dublin has gotten worse. According to a statement: “HSE has been notified this week of four further measles cases in Dublin, affecting two adults and two children. “These four individuals are likely to have developed […]
7 years ago
Things are finally returning to normal. Kind of.
7 years ago
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has warned that a baby food producer has issued a recall of its product. In an alert posted to the FSAI website, the authority wrote: “Babease Ltd. is recalling three batches of its Broccoli, Parsnip & Lentils with Onion, Tomato, Quinoa, Fennel, Rapeseed Oil & Herbs baby food […]
7 years ago
Heading away?
8 years ago
It’s only getting more expensive to live in Ireland. A new report by the Living Wage Technical Group estimates that the living wage in Ireland has gone up by 20c per hour since last year. The report puts the new living wage at €11.90 an hour. The figure now exceeds the Irish minimum wage €9.55 by €2.45 per hour. The […]
8 years ago
The heat.
8 years ago
Can you trust the admin of your group chat?
8 years ago
Take note.
8 years ago
Statistics from 2017 suggest that 46 million more journeys were made on Irish public transport last year than in 2016. Last year, 252 million total public transport journeys were recorded across Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Iarnród Éireann, Luas and LocalLink. In total, this represented a 12 percent in use of public transport in Ireland compared to […]
8 years ago
That’s Limerick City. Last night, the Lotto Jackpot was a staggering €4.3million, and somebody, somewhere, is currently holding on to the winning ticket. And they’re most likely in Limerick. We can reveal this morning that the winning ticket was sold at Whitty’s Mace supermarket in Caherdavin, Co. Limerick. The thrilled store owner, DJ Whitty, said […]
8 years ago
Nothing brings out the sun like state exams. There’s just something about thousands of students studying for and sitting the Leaving Cert that makes the sun want to shine extra bright for a few weeks. According to Met Éireann, this week will be no different, with temperatures in the high teens and low twenties throughout. […]
8 years ago
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued an Allergy Alert over a batch of cheese triangles not labelled in English. According to the FSAI website, the batch is being recalled because important information regarding the product is only labelled in French. The product in question is referred to as “Milbona Cheese Triangles XXL; pack […]
8 years ago
It’s only Monday, and Saturday still seems a long way away… But they don’t pay the professional meteorologists at Met Éireann for nothing, and right now it sounds like there’s good news on the cards for next weekend. Both Friday afternoon and Saturday are slated to be warm, sunny, dry days — which pretty much […]
8 years ago
Check those tickets
8 years ago
All the more reason to stay in.
8 years ago
Plus, how to fix it.
8 years ago
the incident happened this morning.
8 years ago
Here’s what you can expect.
8 years ago
“Delete it immediately.”
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