BORIS Johnson is said to be struggling with his retirement speech, expected today around lunchtime, with sources close to the outgoing PM admitting that Johnson is ‘baffled’ by what passes for a last straw around here these days. “It’s incredible to think that you can preside over a party that broke lockdown rules to have… Read more »
THE government has told the public that there’s ‘no need for thanks’ after moving Budget 2023 up by two weeks, adding that ‘it’s the least we can do to thank you all for your continued support’ while stressing that there’s no need to buy them any gifts in return. Budget 2023 will be held on… Read more »
ON HIS first official visit as Taoiseach to Ukraine, the full horror and scale of the damage done in the eastern European country was brought home to Micheál Martin as he toured Bucha, remarking how eerily similar it was to Mayfield in his native Cork. “I heard it’s €750bn you need to rebuild the whole… Read more »
HE’S one of the new arrivals into Casa Amor, there to fill the ‘cheeky Irish chappie’ quota that comes with every season of Love Island but just who is Jack Keating, and how did he manage to be picked over thousands of other hopefuls to compete on the ratings-busting show? Here’s what we know: Jack… Read more »
MUCH LIKE Hygge, F45 classes and gin cocktails, living at home with your parents well into your 30s and 40s is another cool trend that has people brimming with excitement and ready to embrace. As part of our Everything This Is Fine, This Is Normal property segment co-sponsored by the Dept of Housing and REIT,… Read more »
FROM the ‘Time in the Slime’ to the ‘Floozie in the Jacuzzi’, you can’t beat a Dubliner for coming up with a catchy nickname for every new monument or piece of public transport infrastructure that gets put into place around the city. With the Luas already available in ‘Jerry Lee’ and ‘Daniel Day’ varieties, the… Read more »
THE FULL gravity of the threat to Boris Johnson’s political future is finally being felt as ex-England football legend Paul Gascoigne has turned up outside 10 Downing St armed with fishing gear and a 6-pack of Carling. Gascoigne appearance comes just 24 hours after a series of rats issued statements about the need to flee… Read more »
CUTTING out the middle man entirely, a number of Irish third level institutions are upping sticks and moving to China in a bid to properly chase international investment. “We’ve been trying to wedge hundreds of highly lucrative international-fee paying Chinese students into lecture halls and on campus accommodation, but then it was Lorna in the… Read more »
A GROUP of botanists, environmentalists and zoologists have teamed up with a UK-based squad of junglists to discover why the once massive jungle has diminished so much over the last 30 years. “We’ve had to officially stop using the phrase ‘jungle is massive’, as it’s no longer factually correct” said Dr. Jon Stirling, also known… Read more »
