Farmer Gives Away $400,000 to the Poor Because God Told Him He Woud Go to Heaven
An Irish High Court Justice recently appointed a guardian ad litem to represent the best interests of a farmer who sold his property and gave most of the money to the poor because God told him he would go to Heaven. Giving to charity is commendable, but some people’s generosity can seem suspicious in certain […]
Woman Loses $820,000 Injury Insurance Claim After Winning Christmas Tree Throwing Contest
A woman who had filed an insurance claim of $820,000 claiming that she had suffered debilitating injuries in a car accident has had her claim dismissed after it was proven that she won a Christmas tree-throwing contest a year after the accident. On February 3, 2017, Kamila Grabska was involved in a car accident on […]
Poll na bPéist – Ireland’s Naturally Rectangular Rock Pool
Inishmore, the largest of Ireland’s Aran Islands, is home to a remarkable natural wonder, a rectangular pool cut so straight into limestone that it looks man-made. Also known as “The Wormhole” or “The Serpent’s Lair”, Poll na bPéist is a natural water basin with an edge length of approx. 10 by 25 meters within a stone […]
Office Worker Complains That He Gets Paid $128,000 a Year ‘To Do Nothing’
An Irish financial manager for Ireland’s national railway network claims that he gets paid almost $130,000 (€108,000) a year to eat lunch and read newspapers all day. Getting paid to essentially do nothing doesn’t sound like something most people would complain about, but for Dermot Alastair Mills, an employee at Irish Rail, it’s discrimination. The […]
Ireland’s Most Prolific Petty Criminal Racks Up Conviction Number 648
Jennifer Armstrong, a 44-year-old woman from Ireland, is considered by many the country’s most prolific petty criminal, with a record of 648 convictions. Armstrong recently made headlines in her home country, after showing up in front of a judge for trying to steal a bottle of wine while intoxicated just two days after being released […]
Irish Football Club Fakes Player’s Death to Get Game Called Off
An amateur football club in Ireland has recently come under fire for faking the death of one of its players in order to have a match postponed. Ballybrack FC was due to play Arklow Town in Ireland’s Leinster Senior League last Saturday, but the match was called off after Ballybrack representatives announced that one of the club’s […]
These Two Straight Guys Are Planning to Get Married to Avoid High Inheritance Tax
Two male Irish friends, neither of which is gay, have decided to get married in order to avoid paying a hefty inheritance tax. It sounds like the plot of a Hollywood comedy, only in real life. Michael O’Sullivan, from Stoneybatter, north Dublin, has been friends with Matt (surname not disclosed for privacy reasons) for almost […]
Irish Village Claims Fumes from Nearby Viagra Factory Are Giving Men and Dogs Hard-Ons
UK pharmacies will be selling Viagra over the counter as of spring 2018, but the men of Ringaskiddy in Ireland’s Cork County don’t need to pay for the erectile dysfunction drug. In fact, they don’t even have to pop the little blue pill: the fumes from a nearby Viagra manufacturing plant reportedly have an arousing […]
Irish Beach That Vanished 12 Years Ago Reappears Overnight
Imagine waking up one day and finding that your beautiful local beach is no more – gone, its fine white sand swept away by a freak storm. You go about your daily business for 12 long years and then suddenly the beach is back, all its glory restored by another storm. This is what happened […]
Stunning Celtic Cross Discovered in the Middle of Irish Forest
There is an impressive landmark growing in the middle of Donegal Forest, Ireland, but you could walk right through it and not even though it’s there. This newly-discovered ‘hidden treasure’ only reveals it beauty when seen from above. The giant Celtic Cross of Donegal recently made international headlines after footage shot using a drone went […]
Irish Town Holds Sheep Dung Spitting Competition
Visitors at the 37th annual Lady of the Lake Festival in Irvinestown, Northern Ireland’s Fermanagh county, were in for a stinky surprise – a sheep dung spitting competition that literally left participants with a bad taste in their mouth. The bizarre contest, organised by local hotelier Joe Mahon, had participants take mouthfuls of sheep dung and […]
Loughareema – The Vanishing Lake of Northern Ireland
When things mysteriously vanish in real life, sadly, there is always a scientific explanation behind it. And that includes Loughareema, the Vanishing Lake located on the coast road, a few miles from the town of Ballycastle, Ireland. Irish lakes have always been the stuff legends are made of, and Loughareema is no different. At times, you could […]