UNDER new legislation passed today by Cabinet, gambling advertisements will not be allowed to air between 5.30pm and 9pm but we bet that won’t hurt the bottom line of Ireland’s biggest bookies all that much. The new Gambling Regulation Bill aims to provide an improved gambling landscape which will hopefully curb the rise in gambling… Read more »
AERTEL users are considering getting their local GAA scores and television times from an alternative source if the proposed sale of the platform to controversial Waterford compo tycoon Alan Rust goes through as planned this weekend. Rust, who made his fortune with years of slip-n-fall claims around the country, has offered RTÉ approximately €147,000 for… Read more »
HE WAS the world famous former football star who just wanted to help Qatar launder their lamentable record on human rights abuses, migrant worker deaths and LGBTQ persecution but now David Beckham has been bitten by the hand that fed him £10mn to promote Qatar. “We’re working with the Qatari authorities on this misunderstanding, we… Read more »
THE UKRAINIAN defence forces have confirmed a fresh order of surface to air missiles after its fast-acting government sold seven new Banksy murals which the elusive artist erected around Ukraine. The famously illusive artist painted several murals in Ukraine including a ballerina defiantly dancing amid the rubble in Borodyanka, which was promptly cut out from… Read more »
SOME public hangings, a beheading or two, maybe even a good old-fashioned stoning; these are the ideas on the table in Iran at the moment aimed at quelling the ongoing disruption that stemmed from the death of a young woman at the hands of ‘morality police’ earlier this year. “Let’s start here and see how… Read more »
EVEN Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has admitted that Matt Hancock’s decision to go on I’m A Celebrity and get attacked and humiliated on live television for a fortnight seems like a smart idea compared to what’s going on at home. Sunak made the statement ahead of Thursday’s budget, where his chancellor Jeremy Hunt will attempt… Read more »
DESPITE what smelly blunt smoking Bob Marley fans would have you believe, People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny’s proposed legislation to legalise cannabis for personal use isn’t a sensible piece of legislation that would bring an end to thousands of people receiving convictions. WWN spoke to some real experts on the matter, heel-dragging government TDs,… Read more »
JUST 263 days into his 28-day special military operation in Ukraine, army chiefs and advisors to Russian President Vladimir Putin have all agreed things are going well, WWN reports. “When you put aside the economic sanctions, losing European gas and oil revenue to the tune of billions and the countless soldiers killed over the last… Read more »
IN AN EXPLOSIVE preview of his interview with Piers Morgan, football star Cristiano Ronaldo alleges that Manchester United have been such a rudderless shambles in the post-Ferguson era that they thought it was a good idea to sign Cristiano Ronaldo. “It surprised me, for sure. He’s is a diva, overpaid for what he brings on… Read more »
SPEAKING exclusively to WWN Tech, Twitter’s chief arsonist Elon Musk has confessed his performance during his first two weeks on the job has exceeded his wildest expectations. “I can’t believe you guys doubted me. Me, the exploding batteries in cars guy. Me, the ‘hey I’ll give you a horse to give me a happy ending’… Read more »