IN an unprecedented act of cooperation between rival broadcasters RTÉ and TV3, the stations confirmed today that there will be a crossover episode involving their soaps Fair City and Red Rock later on this year. The yet to be written episode will have its action take place in the familiar setting of Carrigstown as well… Read more »
A CONSUMER report found today that imitation firearms and violent video games are still the number one choice for young, impressionable humans seeking presents for birthdays and Christmas. Replica handguns for children stole the show over the festive season with one out of every five young boys requesting the weapon, followed closely by adult themed simulation… Read more »
POLICE in England are this morning appealing for information after renowned house-cleaning enthusiast and Cillit Bang spokesman Barry Scott was rushed to hospital following a suspected overdose of the household spray. Scott, 27, was admitted to A&E in the early hours of this morning after friends found him slumped on the floor of his kitchen…. Read more »
FOLLOWING an intensive advertising campaign, which reportedly cost TV3 close to €4.3 billion and started as far back as 1991, super soap Red Rock finally hit our screens last night. TV3’s newly set up a department of ‘propaganda relations’ has confirmed to WWN that the soap was watched by 6 million people. “We went with… Read more »
AN ESTIMATED 400,000 people have been evacuated in one of the largest operations the United States has ever seen, after the city of Cleveland, Ohio was deemed too unstable to live in due to poor foundations. Structural engineers took just three weeks to deliver their findings after a tip off from songwriter Bernie Taupin, who made claims that… Read more »
DESPITE the fact over 7 million people visited Ireland last year the Nation is beside itself with the news that an actor will holiday in Ireland sometime this year. George Clooney, most famous for being born George Clooney, is rumoured to be headed to Ireland this summer, prompting several hundred thousand people to quietly lose… Read more »
FOLLOWING significant outcry from some sections of the public regarding Channel 4’s decision to produce a comedy centred around the Irish famine, the public has also taken the time to show complete indifference to the ‘Vikings’ which is filmed in Ireland. Many media outlets have already reported on Irish people’s outrage at a comedy, which… Read more »
CONSUMERS in Dublin city centre have been warned to watch out for high levels of smugness as the Grafton Street area has been put on an Orange Alert signalling an impending appearance by Bono. The U2 frontman has been known to gather friends from the Irish music community to busk on the busy street every… Read more »
AN international appeal has been made by movie goers following hacking group Guardians of Peace’s successful attempt to remove The Interview film from cinemas. The comedy, which focuses on a fictional assassination plot against North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saw producers of the film, Sony, hacked and more recently a threat made against the… Read more »
