The Dublin hotel industry is enjoying a boom and is second only to Madrid in terms of growth last year. The news comes following a survey carried out by global hotel consultancy HVS which found that the revenue per available room (revpar) of Dublin hotels rose by 13.4% in 2015.
Author: Andrew Moore
Irish Beef – Topless Farmers book on sale
The topless Irish farmers are back, this time in a 75 page book which features photos of them cuddling up with their favourite animals. The topless farmers have become a surprise hit in Ireland over the past seven years, with sales of their calendars showing steady increases year on year.
Adele stunned as fan proposes to boyfriend during concert
Pop sensation Adele had a shock during her February 29th concert in Belfast as one of her female fans told her that she had proposed to her boyfriend. To add to the drama, the man had left the poor woman in limbo by telling her that he “maybe” would marry her.
Belfast student creates Adele spoof for election campaign
A student at Queen’s University Belfast has launched her election campaign with a comical spoof video of Adele’s global megahit Hello. Jessica Elder has put herself forward as a candidate to become the Student’s Union Welfare Officer.
Jack knocked off the top of most popular baby names
Jack has been knocked off the top of the most popular boys’ names in Northern Ireland for the first time in 12 years. The traditional and popular name has finally had its throne taken by James which finally takes its place as number one having spent years in the top five.
Irish bemused by British politician's call for Ireland to re-unite with UK
The Irish public has been left totally bemused by the recent comments made by former British MP Nigel Lawson. Newstalk reported that he said that he hopes the Republic of Ireland ‘realises it made a mistake’ in gaining independence and becomes part of Britain once more. The comments have created a varied response on social… Continue reading Irish bemused by British politician's call for Ireland to re-unite with UK
Irish firm move hair and beauty into 21st century
An Irish company is leading the way in moving one of the few remaining industries from telephone and face-to-face bookings into the online market – hair and beauty treatments. Over the past decade online booking services have become the go to place for consumers wishing to order food, make hotel reservations, search for tradesmen and… Continue reading Irish firm move hair and beauty into 21st century
Inspirational video from Paralympics Ireland
Paralympics Ireland have released an inspiring video about the pride and honour felt by athletes representing Ireland. More Than Sport is a campaign to raise donations to help support Irish athletes who are training to get to the Paralympics in Brazil.
Exhibition of redheads at Cork Airport
An exhibition celebrating red-haired people from around the world will be unveiled at Cork Airport next month. The attraction will feature hundreds of pictures taken by local photographer Jorg Koster.
Does this voice artist’s Liverpool accent sound Irish to you?
A voice artist who claims to be able to do dozens of accents from around the world has come under criticism online with many saying her Liverpool accent sounds more Irish. ChameleonVoices is the name of the actress who is originally from Australia.