Author: Andrew Moore

After a tough day at work most of us just want to get home, get some dinner and relax in front of the telly. However, passengers on the number 16 bus in Dublin on Sunday night were sent home with a spring in their step and a song in their heart after an impromptu performance… Continue reading Swedish choir brighten up bus journey with impromptu performance

Music superstar Hozier has received an apology from Canadian musician Chilly Gonzales after he was accused of ripping off another song for the melody on his smash hit Take Me To Church. The Bray singer is now happy to put the whole episode behind him after previously considering legal action following the plagiarism claim.

Ireland is one of the most tolerant and accepting countries in the EU, according to a recent study. More than 27,000 people from various counties in the EU were surveyed, including more than 1,000 in Ireland. The results showed that Irish people are among the most open-minded with regards to colour, race, gender and sexual… Continue reading How tolerant are the Irish when it comes to race, gender and sexual orientation?

Irish comedian PJ Gallagher says that he would never have turned to comedy if he hadn’t been adopted. The funnyman is in the middle of a nationwide tour alongside comedy partner Joanne McNally with their show ‘Separated at Birth: The Lighter Side of Adoption by Two Comedy Orphans’.

Don’t we all love these videos? An Irish Mammy has her heart filled up by her kids coming home to surprise her. This one comes from Andrew Hyde who had spent five months travelling around Asia before he decided to return to his native Ireland and surprise his Mammy at work.

Every child in Ireland should have access to an iPad according to Finance Minister Michael Noonan. The TD was speaking at a fundraising event for Fine Gael, and stressed the importance of Ireland being “ahead of its competitors” in the technology industry.

Pope Francis is expected to make the first Papal visit to Ireland in almost 40 years after he announced yesterday that Dublin will be the host city for the World Meeting of Families in 2018.

A pair of newlyweds were given a great surprise on their wedding day when the groom’s brother and best man decided to sing his speech – with a little help from his friends. Alan Gielty and Maeve Clancy of Achill were sat at the top table at their wedding reception looking every inch the happy… Continue reading Best man delivers musical speech with a little help from his friends

The remains of two people have been discovered in Kerry by archaeologists who believe the skeletons could be as much as 6,000 years old. It is believed that the skeletons belong to the first settlers in the south-west of Ireland.