Who’s ready for the Spooktacular Bram Stoker Festival, Dublin? There are still a few tickets left for some events, so check out http://ww.bramstokerfestival.com The Bram Stoker Festival will bring fun and adventure to Dublin for all ages over the Halloween weekend, playfully celebrating the gothic, the mysterious, the after-dark, and the supernatural and delving into the legacy … Read more
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a recall notice for specific batches of frozen Glenhaven deli style premium breaded chicken goujons. Two batches of Glenhaven Deli Style Premium Breaded Chicken Goujons are being recalled. The batches are 22273B, best before end: Dec 2023 and 22276B, best before end: Jan 2024. Both products were produced in … Read more
Katie Taylor defeated Argentine boxer Karen Elizabeth Carabajal on Saturday evening at Wembley Arena in London. The Irish athlete triumphed in the tenth and final round. Taylor’s lightweight IBF, WBA, WBC, and WBO belts were all on the line in the mandatory defence. Carabajal, 32, had previously won all 19 of her professional fights, but … Read more
A girl has died in a single vehicle crash in Tralee on Saturday evening. The teen was the front seat passenger of the only car involved and was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, a 40-year-old man, was taken to University Hospital Kerry with minor injuries. The other occupants of the car were uninjured. … Read more
Hundreds of people took to the streets in Dublin today to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Savita Halappanavar and call for abortion law reforms. Ms Savita, a dentist died from sepsis in Galway in 2012 while miscarrying after her request for an abortion was turned down on legal grounds. Her death reignited … Read more
Kate Winslet, who plays war correspondent Lee Miller in her latest film, has described her as an “inspiration of what you can achieve”. Miller went from working as a model in American Vogue to photographing the liberation of Europe at the end of WWII as a photojournalist. Ellen Kuras’ directorial debut explores the most significant … Read more
PrepayPower has confirmed that it expects to raise electricity prices by 9.9%, the fourth such increase this year. Approximately 170,000 customers will be affected by the change, but gas prices and standing charges will remain unchanged. Bonkers.ie is estimated that the increase will add around €200 to customers’ annual electricity bills based on average usage. … Read more
The Irish Prison Service has confirmed the death of a prisoner who became ill while in the service’s custody at Anglesea Street Courthouse in Cork on Thursday. The 30-year-old man had just been committed to custody following a case at the Circuit Criminal Court when he became ill and had to be taken to Cork … Read more
Telecoms company BT is expanding its international network of cybersecurity facilities by opening a new centre on the island of Ireland. BT’s new specialist security operations centre (SOC) is housed in the Riverside Tower building in Belfast. A BT spokesperson told SiliconRepublic.com that the new centre will increase the company’s workforce. “As we expand our … Read more
According to estimates from the Central Statistics Office, the harmonised index of consumer prices increased by 9.5% in October. Inflation in September according to this statistic was 8.6%. This “flash estimate” for Ireland is a portion of the comprehensive monthly estimate of inflation for the entire EU, which will be released on Monday. The primary … Read more
The ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Group 1, Super 12 match between Ireland and Afghanistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) has been officially called off without a single ball being bowled. The game was eventually called off shortly after 4:30 pm (local time), with Afghanistan and Ireland each receiving one point to remain in … Read more
The highly anticipated memoir by Britain’s Prince Harry, which is expected to lay bare his life as a royal, will be published in the new year. Harry’s book is called Spare, a reference to the phrase “the heir and the spare”, and will be released globally on January 10th. The memoir will be published by … Read more
Two people have died following a road traffic collision involving two cars and a lorry in Co Monaghan. The collision occurred at around 6:15 pm on Thursday evening on the N2 at Mullaghanee, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan. A man and woman in their 60s from one of the cars involved were pronounced dead at the scene. … Read more
The cost of average private rents increased by 84% in the nine years leading up to last year, according to new research from the Economic and Social Research Institute. The study found from 2012 to 2021, the average monthly rent increased from €589 to €1,084 per month. The analysis concluded that this has resulted in … Read more
The euro briefly fell back below parity with the dollar today after the European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates, and US data showed that the world’s biggest economy rebounded more than expected in the third quarter. The ECB raised its deposit rate by 0.75% to 1.5%, the highest since 2009, in an effort to … Read more