Met Eireann warn of thunderstorms and heavy rain this weekend
It is looking set to be a damp and miserable weekend as Met Eireann have warned over heavy thundery weather. Although it is expected to be relatively warm, it is set to be a wet …
June 2020
Black Lives Matter protests: After 31 years, reality TV show ‘Cops’ gets pulled over racism claims
The reality TV Show ‘Cops’ has been canned permanently with reruns of the show also not to be shown indefinitely. There’s been accusations of racism throughout the 32 season show but with the recent Black …
Green Party’s Eamon Ryan now very likely to be in coalition government with Varadkar and Martin
It’s looking increasingly likely that the Green Party’s Eamon Ryan will be in government with Fine Gael’s Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fail’s Micheal Martin, despite what the general election results showed. Green Party leader Eamon …
Missing Dublin man Aaron Healy has been found safe and well
Gardai have confirmed that missing Dublin man Aaron Healy has been found safe and well. In an announcement Gardai confirmed that Mr Healy who had been reported missing since June 3rd was located safe and …
Eyebrows raised as to whether social distancing is taking place in queues for Penneys across the country
Eyebrows have been raised as to just how much social distancing is taking place in long queues to get into Penneys and the like across the country. Staff are doing a good job once people …
Recall notice: Hot dog products recalled due to faulty packaging
A number of hot dog products manufactured by Rustlers and Feasters are being recalled due to possible faults in their packaging. It is understood that the seal in some batches of Rustlers Classic Hot Dog, …
Two players win big in tonight’s Euromillions draws
It will be a weekend to remember for two lucky punters as they managed to win €337,142 and €500,000 in tonight’s Euromillions and Euromillions Plus draws. The lucky wins come as there no winners of …
Repent folks, as the so-called ‘Mayan doomsday’ calendar was wrong, according to conspiracy theorists, and the world will end soon
You might want to start repenting soon, as conspiracy crackpots are claiming that the so-called ‘Mayan doomsday’ calendar was wrong, adding that the world will end ‘soon.’ By ‘soon’, they mean this month -June 21, …
Zara announces the closure of 1,200 stores globally due to mounting losses during lockdown
Fashion retailer Zara has announced the closure of 1,200 stores globally, due to mounting losses. Zara operates 11 stores in Ireland. It is unclear if any of these will be affected. The group owning Zara, …
Covid-19: British health authorities say that the R number might have gone past 1 in some areas
British health authorities are today saying that the R number might have gone past 1 in some areas of the country. The R number indicates the virus’ reproduction rate. Ideally, this number should be smaller than …
