Friends avoid Ireland lockdown by buying €9.99 flights to drink at Dublin Airport without boarding

Only here for the beers! Friends get around Ireland’s covid restrictions by buying €9.99 tickets and boozing at Dublin Airport without boarding the flight A group of four friends circumvented Ireland’s Covid lockdown rules for a pint They bought a €9.99 flight from Dublin but settled in at the bar after security Ireland has banned people … Read more

Bodies of mother and ‘her young son and daughter’ are found at a home in Dublin 

Bodies of mother and ‘her young son and daughter’ are found at a home in Dublin Bodies of two children, aged between 6 and 11, and a woman were found today   Gardai are working the scene of their death in Ballinteer, South Dublin  Officers are said to have become concerned for the wellbeing of the … Read more

Dublin says trade deal between UK and EU ‘likely’ in next two weeks

Post-Brexit trade deal ‘likely’ in next two weeks: Ireland’s Simon Coveney says talks between UK and EU have entered a ‘very serious zone’ Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said trade deal is now ‘likely’ Mr Coveney said talks between the EU and UK are now in a ‘very serious zone’  He said it is … Read more

Dublin Lidl built on Viking ruins has a glass floor so shoppers can see 11th century house below

A new Lidl built on 11th century Irish-Viking ruins in Dublin has used glass floors to allow shoppers to look at the structure below. The Lidl on Aungier Street in the Irish capital opened on October 15 and managers have made an effort to showcase the significant archaeological finds on the site. It lies in … Read more

Dublin comedian takes a bubble bath in a city centre fountain

Support bubble bath! Traffic-stopping moment Dubliner strips off and jumps in a foam-filled city centre fountain chanting ‘wash your hands’ WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE Comedian Fabu-D took a bubble bath in a fountain in Dublin City Centre  Public fountains in Dublin have regularly been targeted with pranksters The comedian stripped off and said he was having … Read more

Dublin locked down with further restrictions closing pubs and restaurants for indoor dining

The Irish Government has announced plans to tighten its coronavirus restrictions in Dublin. Only pubs that serve food and restaurants with outdoor facilities may be permitted to open, while sporting events will also be prohibited. Irish premier Micheal Martin announced that Dublin would move to risk level three of the Government’s blueprint plan to deal … Read more

Legendary Irish jockey Pat Smullen dies aged 43 in Dublin hospital after cancer battle

Legendary Irish jockey Pat Smullen dies aged 43 in Dublin after losing battle with pancreatic cancer Smullen retired in May 2019 after completing treatment for pancreatic cancer Smullen was initially given a clean bill of health but recently suffered a relapse His death was announced a year after a legends race he organised raised £2.3m … Read more

RAF scrambles Typhoons to escort Ryanair jet bound for Dublin

Ryanair flight from Krakow to Dublin is forced to make emergency landing at Stansted after cabin crew discover note in toilet claiming their were explosives on board Flight from Krakow in Poland to Dublin diverted to Stansted Airport this evening It followed reports of a loss of contact with the plane’s pilot as it flew … Read more

RAF scrambles two Typhoons to escort Ryanair jet bound for Dublin from Krakow to Stansted Airport

RAF scrambles two Typhoons to escort Ryanair jet bound for Dublin from Krakow as it makes emergency landing at Stansted airport amid reports of loss of contact with pilot Flight from Krakow in Poland to Dublin diverted to Stansted Airport this evening It followed reports of a loss of contact with the plane’s pilot as … Read more

Woman is ‘hacked to death with a samurai sword and meat cleaver’ in Dublin

Woman is ‘hacked to death with a samurai sword and meat cleaver’ at her home in Dublin before police use stun grenade and Taser to arrest her husband Jean Eagers, 57, was pronounced dead at her home in Dublin on Sunday morning Police stormed the house where they subdued and arrested a 60-year-old man Mrs … Read more