Author: Michael Kehoe

The election of Donald Trump into the White House could put tens of thousands of Irish jobs at risk. The President Elect had vowed to bring major American corporations who had set up their base in other countries back to the US.

An ugly scene erupted during a Ryanair flight from Brussels to Malta and resulted in the plane having to be diverted to Pisa. Two men started causing trouble as the plane was in mid-flight. There was a lot of shouting and raised voices as a man standing in the aisle seemed to be in in… Continue reading Violence erupts mid-air on Ryanair flight

A fascinating Irish documentary could be set for Oscar glory as it is in contention to be nominated for an Academy Award in 2017. Older than Ireland is a film that looks at the lives of 30 Irish centenarians and how the country has changed during their lifetimes.

Good news for fans of leisure time in Ireland – it looks as though there could be two more bank holidays next year. And not before time – Ireland has among the lowest number of public holidays in Europe – just nine, while the European average is 11.

Ireland is besotted with Facebook and other social media as much as any nation on earth but is it bad for us…or could it actually have benefits? A new study from the University of California San Diego has claimed that using Facebook could help people to live longer – but only on one condition.

New figures show that over two thirds of Irish people are now in favour of a united Ireland. A poll by the Sunday Business Post/Red C showed that there has been a slight rise in the number of people in favour of reuniting the Republic and the North since July when the figure was 65%.

A single woman in Ireland has said that she has been overlooked in the Irish dating scene because she doesn’t wear skimpy clothes or sleep with someone she has just met. Aoife O’Callaghan said that there was too much pressure on Irish girls to look perfect, which leads to many going for nights out ‘half… Continue reading Irishwoman says she is single because she refuses to go out ‘half naked’

How about this video for an example of two great cultures meeting and creating something spectacular? Irish dancing on the Great Wall of China.

If €4,000 was just left unattended in a car park how long would you expect it to last before being ‘claimed’ by an opportunistic passer-by? A new video from Škoda has put that to the test in a Dublin car park – although their experiment does have a bit of a twist.