The Irish Rugby Team Had A Very Special Guest Speaker This Week
Yesterday’s result might not have gone the way we wanted it to, but that doesn’t mean we can’t hope for a huge world cup performance over the next couple of months. To give us every chance, the Irish management team brought in World and Olympic champion Usain Bolt to talk to them about preparation and […]
10 years ago
Watch The Irish Rugby Team “Havin’ Serious Lols” On Their Flight To France
The Irish rugby team were decidedly giddy when they caught a flight to France last week. Recorded by Jamie Heaslip, who was in the “front row with the big boys”, there was a serious school tour vibe among the lads while they waited for their flight to take off… READ NEXT: Watch This Irish Girl Scare The Bejaysus Out […]
10 years ago
Here Are All 9 Irish Tries Against Italy Today At The Aviva
Been quite a while since Ireland scored nine tries in a match and, although the opposition were poor, we won’t take that away from the boys. Here are all the tries, with the best by far being the 80 metre effort finished by our very own Jamie Heaslip. Trimble scores first try after nice chip in […]
10 years ago
The Grafton Lounge Is Closing – But There’s Something New About To Pop Up In Its Place
Farewell, Grafton Lounge. We can’t say that you were our favourite bar in Dublin. Or indeed one that we ever went into. Ever. But one thing that’s for sure is that you were definitely very… well… you, um, existed. And nobody can deny that. The venue’s owner Noel Anderson announced today that it’s going to be closing after six […]
10 years ago
PICS: The Grafton Lounge Reopened Today As Lemon & Duke – And Here’s What It Looks Like Inside
And here we have it – another addition to one of the most vibrant areas in town right now. What used to be the Grafton Lounge is open for business again after a pretty extensive fit-out – backed by the same team who run The Bridge in Ballsbridge, including Leinster rugby stars Jamie Heaslip, Rob and Dave Kearney and Sean O’Brien. […]
10 years ago
The Dáil Is To Close A Week Earlier Than Expected Before Christmas
It seems Christmas is coming early for some… The Dáil committee has agreed to close shop a full week earlier than planned this year. What was supposed to be a pre-winter finishing term day of December 23, has now been replaced with December 16 – however, those at power assure us that the same amount of parliamentary work will […]
10 years ago
Irish Man Who Thought He Was Hungover Actually Had A Brain Tumour
Cancer survivor, James Murphy, is out to share his story with the world – and kick the disease to the curb once and for all. The 26-year-old was diagnosed with a brain tumour in May of this year. He had a successful surgery in August, and from then on, decided to make it his mission to share his learned wisdom with […]
10 years ago
This Jamie Heaslip Try Has Only Gone And Won Try Of The Year
Ireland’s golden boy, Jamie Heaslip, has won himself IRPA’s Try of the Year at the annual World Rugby Awards, after topping a public vote online. The fantastic Irish team try was played against Italy in the Six Nations, and needs to be seen to be believed. The try itself beat efforts by sensational players from around the world, such as Japan’s […]
10 years ago