These phrases are known far and wide in Ireland. Find out what they really mean in time for St. Patrick's Day.

GAA clubs have paid tribute to a schoolboy after his passing following a long battle with illness. Padraig Rafferty was diagnosed with a devastating brain tumour in 2023. The much-loved pupil at St ...

If you’re a word game-lover with an internet connection, chances are you might have stumbled across the game Wordle. This word game was originally created by a Brooklyn-based software engineer named ...

We nearly lose control… and then the snow comes out of nowhere. In winter, the road isn’t the only threat - visibility can vanish instantly when snow gets thrown into your path. This breakdown shows ...

It started as a normal magnet fishing trip. A strong hit under the water made us think we’d found scrap metal. But once we got a clear look at it, we knew it wasn’t something to ignore. Police ...

FLABBERGASTED, chuffed and gobsmacked are among the words people would love to see make a comeback. Bamboozled, codswallop and kerfuffle were others carrying a sense of nostalgia, but which are now ...

A new episode of the six-part series hosted by Muireann O’Connell will be released each month Muireann O'Connell Muireann O’Connell has begun hosting Rip.ie’s new six-part podcast series on grief, ...

RIP.ie has launched its first podcast, Parting Words, to mark its 20-year anniversary and explore "love, loss, and the stories that stay with us". The organisation said the six-part series opens up ...

How do words get their meanings? Why does the string of letters (and sounds) "d-o-g" mean "dog" and "c-a-t" mean "cat"? For the most part, meanings are conventions: A group of people (like speakers of ...

The last two words received in a letter from the late, much-missed Manchán Magan... For Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ Radio 1, listen to Two Words for Manchán, a poem by Noelle Lynskey above. Cúan Ciúin.

Tributes have poured in for a mother, father and son who had a "beautiful soul" after a horrific suspected triple murder that has shocked their rural community to the core as their death notice is ...