Festival season kicks off this weekend, and not a moment too soon. With a rake of deadly ones taking place over the next three months, there’s a lot to look forward to. The Beatyard Festival announced a few new lineup additions today, and they’re pretty fucking deadly… Boney M, Rubberbandits, Jape, Morro 16 samba band, […]
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Mental health is an issue that affects everyone, because each and every person occupies a mental space. With this in mind, medical students across the country have decided to take stand for Mental Health Awareness Month. These hundreds of students stand in solidarity with the families of the 550 reported cases of suicides a year and with the 33 people who are […]
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So, as we have it, this instalment of the best tweets reads like a secondary school timetable. And we decided to roll with it. So here’s your schedule for today… 1. History with @Rubberbandits This is the shittiest week for the poor ould Anglo Saxons since 1066 — Rubber Bandits (@Rubberbandits) June 27, 2016 2. P.E. […]
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It’s fair to say it hasn’t been a great week for Britain. First there was that whole Brexit business, and now they’ve been eliminated from the Euros after being beaten by Iceland. Limerick comedy duo Rubber Bandits summed up the UK’s last week with this absolutely perfect tweet. This is the shittiest week for the poor […]
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There’ll be a whole lot of fun descending on Dún Laoghaire Harbour over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Beatyard celebrates everything that’s good and great in the world of food, drink, tech, science, music, games, sports, arts, design and discussion. With performances from George Clinton Parliament Funkadelic, Boney M, Theo Parrish, Rubberbandits and loads more, there’s only one place to be on at the end […]
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So this is a bit of a weird one… A billboard advertisement for Sprite has popped up on Thomas Street in Limerick, and people ain’t too impressed with it. The image was shared on Twitter by@darthellen who spotted it on her pal’s snapchat. Photo credit: @darthellen And understandably, people seem a bit pissed off by it: What […]
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You always knew it was a special occasion when the parents whipped out a Romantica from the freezer… And our pals at Slice in Stoneybatter have decided to make today a very special occasion by recreating that glorious dessert in the form of a doughnut, for one day only. And it looks absolutely splendid… This beauty has […]
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Just last week we wrote about Meath County Council issuing a warning to people hitting the beach along the east coast of Ireland. And last night this beast of a jellyfish was spotted by Karen Purdy on Portmarnock Beach… Stings from Lion’s Mane jellyfish can be very serious so people are advised to be extremely vigilant if swimming. READ NEXT: The Rubberbandits Have Made A […]
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As usual, the Rubberbandits’ social commentary is painfully accurate. It’s been a busy week with murals being removed and ‘Repeal the 8th’ demonstrations kicking into action… The lads have summarised it up perfectly using Dublin’s homelessness crisis as an example. Truer words were never spoken. READ NEXT: 6 Things You Need To Know If You’re Going To BeatYard […]
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The Rubber Bandits are an unending source of amusement on Facebook and Twitter, and we heartily recommend you follow them. Case in point, this status the Limerick duo posted last night, telling the story of one fateful night outside RTÉ’s studios where the lads were enjoying some light refreshments… READ NEXT: The Rubber Bandits Have Just Summed […]
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That time of the week again… This week’s edition of tweets of the week is a total cracker. Expect Rose of Tralee chat, reference to the Irish language and font-shaming. Get stuck in below. 1. This excellent observation North Korea are after launching their own Netflix called “Manbang”. Which is the funniest word in the […]
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