Illustrations that have been found on a Stone Age monument outside Kells are the world oldest recording of a solar eclipse in history. The carving records the solar eclipse of 3340 BC. The ancient Cairn is one of about 50 on the site and thousands across the island. Most have remained unexcavated and indeed it…
James Bond has many gadgets but a he was prevented from bringing a basic hunting knife on to a plane Vermont. Pierce Brosnan was the Bond in question and perhaps he had to resort to this because access to Q is now limited to Daniel Craig. The incident occurred at Burlington Airport in Vermont and…
An Aer Lingus commuter plane had a close call when battling strong crosswinds at Cork Airport. This video shows the battle the pilot had to land safely. The plane was buffeted by sidewinds as it approached the runway. As you can see in the video it was just metres above the ground when a strong…
Minions are everywhere these days. But you wouldn’t expect a giant one to jump onto the road and stop traffic in Dublin. But that’s what happened! It’s finally happened – #minions taking over Dublin pic.twitter.com/RUhU7B1KXR — Sean Judge (@Sean_Judges) August 3, 2015 The 40ft (12m) tall minion escaped from a nearby funfair. The Gardai were…
Earlier this week, Denis Russell, 59, was trimming the hedges outside his cottage in Co. Wicklow when he discovered €200,000 worth of paintings in them. When he saw a black garbage bag nestled in a ditch, he assumed it was filled with trash – a nuisance that has happened before. But when he opened the…
Irish Whiskey connoisseurs are to get stronger protection against inferior products following new legislation introduced by the Irish Government. Irish Whiskey, Irish Poitín and Irish Cream products such as Baileys are all protected “Geographical Origin” products under EU law. This means that any producers outside Ireland cannot describe their products using these names. This is…
We recently shared the photo at the top of this post featuring some of the legendary figures of Irish music on a night out with Billy Connolly. This was not a one-time event and everyone in the picture was a close friend. They got together each year for Billy’s birthday and this particular picture was…
Riverdancer and choreographer Kieran Hardiman teamed up with fellow dancers Alan Kenefick and Ciaran Plummer to create this Irish dance piece which is soundtracked by a speech from The Great Dictator. The piece was filmed in UCC and has been shared thousands of times on Facebook since it was posted over the weekend. It might…
She’s most famous for saying “Go On, Go On, Go On” but now Mrs. Doyle is encouraging motorists to stop for tea as part of a Mayo Road safety campaign. In an attempt to combat driver fatigue Mayp Council have erected cardboard cut-outs of Pauline McLynn’s character to remind road users to take a break….
August 1985 saw the first reports of a moving statue in Ballinspittle. 30 years ago Ireland was a different place (except for the weather) as you can see in this RTE News from the time. This August will be the 30th anniversary of the first reports of moving statues in Ballinspittle. It’s easy to forget…
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