# Website

This year

2023

# Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus website and app restored after suffering tech issues for two hours

The webiste and app were out of operation from approximately 11:30am to 1:30pm today.

9.1k

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Mar 6th 2023, 1:32 PM

All time

# covid recovery

Government changes URL for site to request Covid recovery cert after spelling error

The initial URL of the website spelled certificate incorrectly.

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Jul 23rd 2021, 10:29 PM

# Newry

Primary school website taken over by hardcore porn after IT mixup

When you clicked on the link, you were instead directed to a porn website with categories including ‘humiliation’ and ‘spandex’. The issue has since been resolved.

22.0k

Mar 9th 2019, 6:15 AM

# changing futures

New website launched to help explain to children in care why Tusla is in their lives

The website has been designed by young people with lived experience of the care system.

9.7k

Mar 5th 2019, 12:39 PM

# papal attraction

Tickets for the Pope's visit to Knock booked out in just four hours

Francis will visit Ireland for two days in August.

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Jun 25th 2018, 5:47 PM

# Complaints

Irish boutique Cari's Closet responds to criticism made on anonymous Instagram account

The boutique came under fire in posts on the Instagram page earlier this week.

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Jun 19th 2018, 12:17 PM

# Stormfront

World's oldest white supremacist and KKK website pulled offline

The founder of the forum website Stormfront said he was still trying to get it back online.

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Aug 29th 2017, 9:56 PM

# islamic state

'You will be held accountable Trump': ISIS sympathisers hack US government websites

The messages were written in gold lettering against a black backdrop.

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Jun 26th 2017, 10:15 AM

# is mise peadar robinson

An old story about the DUP's website getting hacked as Gaeilge has gone viral

By someone called ‘Hector O’Hackatdawn’.

6.1k

Jun 10th 2017, 11:00 AM

# retracing steps

New website will show clues from child sex abuse cases to help track down paedophiles

Europol has shared 20 images of mundane objects that could help track down the perpetrators of child sex abuse.

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Jun 1st 2017, 8:18 AM

# CREATIVE IRELAND

'This is Ireland': Beautiful one-stop website really sells the country to the world

“An island on the edge… from here, everything looks different. We reach out to the world with optimism and belief in the power of creativity.”

21.9k

Mar 15th 2017, 5:52 PM

# Hacked off

The NTMA website is still down after an attempted hack this morning

The National Treasury Management Agency detected a hack earlier this morning.

8.4k

Feb 6th 2017, 1:37 PM

# lord of the bants

Someone bought colossalbellend.com and redirected it to Michael Flatley's website

Don’t hold back now! Say what you really feel!

3.4k

Jan 20th 2017, 7:52 AM

# what would you do

NWCI criticises €1m campaign against domestic violence, but minister says it's backed by research

The National Women’s Council has criticised the focus on the domestic violence campaign being on the bystander.

17.0k

Dec 31st 2016, 2:49 PM

# my social media life

Martin Heydon's life online: "You need a tough skin as a politician on social media'

Well-known Irish names tell us about their life on the internet.

7.4k

Dec 28th 2016, 12:00 PM

# held accountable

A database listing all charities and other non-profits' finances launches today - it could change everything

Benefacts is going live online this morning. It’s free to access and the product of 15 months of very hard work.

39.4k

May 18th 2016, 7:00 AM

# Easter Rising

You can step into the Dublin of 1916 thanks to this new website

An interactive map lets people explore sites such as the GPO, Liberty Hall, St Stephen’s Green and Dublin Castle.

17.3k

Apr 26th 2016, 12:38 PM

# Now safe for work

Apple changed its site's code so 'click' wouldn't look like something else

No prizes for guessing what word we’re talking about.

20.6k

Feb 26th 2016, 11:51 AM

# Desiree Capuano

Man creates website to 'destroy' his ex-wife's life

Canadian Patrick Fox has accused his ex-wife of being a stripper and drug addict.

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Feb 19th 2016, 1:55 PM

# Hacking

DDoS attacks brought down lottery and government sites, but what are they?

It was the reason why a number of high-profile Irish sites were forced offline, but how much of a problem can they be?

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Jan 23rd 2016, 8:45 AM

# denial of service attack

BBC website brought down by 'large cyber attack'

The website is back online now.

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Dec 31st 2015, 1:58 PM

# brand new retro

New book brings Ireland's forgotten magazines to life

Flares, crimplene, and problem pages.

17.4k

Dec 6th 2015, 5:30 PM

# Released

15-year-old arrested in relation to Talk Talk data theft released on bail

The company received a ransom demand from an unknown source on Friday.

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Oct 27th 2015, 10:15 AM

# Cheaters

'Consider how expensive a divorce lawyer is': The blackmail of Ashley Madison users has begun

Emails have been sent to users threatening to reveal their details to their families unless they sent some bitcoins.

29.7k

Aug 22nd 2015, 12:34 PM

# mumsnet hack

Armed police sent to home of parenting website founder in "swatting attack"

Mumsnet has reset users’ passwords after a series of similar attacks in recent days.

17.2k

Aug 19th 2015, 2:22 PM

# join the queue

Here's why over 40,000 people are 'queueing' to get into a website

It’s EXCLUSIVE, don’t you know?

6.8k

Jul 3rd 2015, 8:13 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Have you ever bought medication online?

Irish people have been warned about the dangers of buying from unregistered sites.

22.4k

Jul 2nd 2015, 9:27 AM

# dark web

Personal info about millions of swingers has been leaked online

Email addresses, user names, dates of birth, postal codes…

18.0k

May 22nd 2015, 8:43 PM

# neigh idea

Today FM website and Twitter account have gone berserk with rogue horses

What gives?

2.7k

Mar 25th 2015, 9:29 AM

# creepy clown

BBC's website went down and an old childhood nemesis freaked everyone out

That old test card made a terrifying reappearance.

20.0k

Mar 14th 2015, 2:51 PM

# married to myself

Woman's parents secretly put her on a marriage website, she retaliates perfectly

Excellently done.

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Mar 6th 2015, 7:56 PM

# sexual partners

The Guardian website had an amazing picture fail this morning

*puts head in hands*

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Jan 26th 2015, 10:28 AM

# mad world

That escalated quickly... There are now over a hundred 'shipping glitter' sites for sale

File this one under emerging markets…

10.4k

Jan 22nd 2015, 2:36 PM

# don't fly with me

Ryanair says beware of 'screenscraper' websites that use its name to sell flights

The airline has won a case against a site that used its URL.

16.8k

Jan 8th 2015, 6:25 PM

# Holliers

11 photos of life in North Korea, according to its swanky new tourism website

Fancy a citybreak?

20.4k

Dec 4th 2014, 9:22 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you object to Ask.fm's move to Ireland?

The controversial site has updated its safety policies after reports of cyberbullying.

11.7k

Nov 5th 2014, 9:27 AM

# Copyright

Pirate Bay co-founder arrested after attempting to cross border into Thailand

Fredrik Neij reportedly fled to Southeast Asia after being released on bail.

12.0k

Nov 4th 2014, 5:40 PM

# NSFW

Japanese porn links found on official Connacht GAA site after reported hacking incident

The discovery was made over the weekend.

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Oct 20th 2014, 3:40 PM

# domain squatting

Someone bought ebola.com and is trying to sell it off for €118,500

The owners of the domain name say they’ve received “many inquiries” about it over the years, but have yet to sell it.

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Oct 14th 2014, 12:51 PM

# Home Sweet Home

€1.83bn spent on Dublin property in the first 6 months of this year

This is an increase of 45% on the same period last year.

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Sep 10th 2014, 11:19 PM