Take it from a comedian – Russell Brand has never been funny
By some distance the main talking point in comedy circles over the weekend has been the Channel 4 Dispatches exposé of Russell Brand. This was the sort of thing that…
Indo World Cup Daily: Latest from the Ireland camp as all 33 players train ahead of Ireland’s World Cup showdown with South Africa
In today's Indo World Cup Daily video we have the latest from Ireland training in Tours - Sinéad Kissane and Rúaidhrí O’Connor were at Ireland training this morning and discussed…
Wind, rain and wellies – Muddy start to the Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska
Anyone going to the Ploughing Championships this week is being advised to bring their wellies and rain coat, after heavy downpours at the weekend and with showers forecast for today.…
Gardaí launch criminal probe after Seán Quinn’s comments in radio interview
Gardaí have launched a criminal investigation regarding comments made by former billionaire Seán Quinn that he would have preferred seeing two other directors at his former companies being “beaten up”…
Lucinda O’Sullivan restaurant review: ‘Georgio’s Greek restaurant is a ray of sunshine in Fethard-on-Sea’
Having come across on the car ferry from Passage East to Ballyhack, getting closer to our destination, the roads grew more winding, the foliage lusher and the unusual and fascinating…
‘I fell at a friend’s house and injured my face badly – at first I was embarrassed to go out but the healing process was incredible’
‘I was 28 when I moved to London for a fresh start. I had just gotten out of a 10-year relationship and it was a big time in my life.
Lawyers the big winner as Ryanair settles US class action
Lawyers who initiated a class action against Ryanair in the United States are now poised to harvest almost $1.5m (€1.4m) from the $5m being paid by the airline to settle…
Never too old: Meet the 80-year-old granddad who is abseiling down Croke Park for charity
John O’Rourke, fondly known as Mr Kay, in honour of his wife Catherine (Kay), is 80 years old. The father of three daughters, and grandfather of seven grandchildren, he has…
Nordic Walking: How to banish back pain, work 90pc of your muscles and get that running high – without the injury risk
Martina Farrell is the spirited 53-year-old behind the Slane-based Sonas Craft Studio, a garden studio providing classes on how to upcycle furniture.
John Downing: So ‘The Late Late Show’ is now too Northern? Maybe we need to confront our partitionist identity
Apart from anything else, in a choice between the TG4 western and The Late Late Show on a Friday night, for years now the cowboy flick won pretty much every…
How this family-run Limerick hotel is blazing a trail for sustainability
‘We love to demonstrate how a small family-run hotel like ours can lead the way in sustainability, in both energy and food production,” says Mary Fitzgerald, who has spent 40…
Rugby star Simon Zebo apologises for social media account ‘liking’ slew of conspiracy posts
Simon Zebo has apologised after his social media account ‘liked’ a slew of posts promoting anti-vax and 9/11 conspiracy theories.