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Guest line-up revealed for this week's Graham Norton Show on BBC One

The guests have been revealed for this week's The Graham Norton Show on BBC One. Producers have confirmed that Fifty Shades star Dakota Johnson, who is joining the Spider-Man universe as Madame Web, and Sterling K. Brown - Randal from This is Us - ...

30 Jan 2024 at 16:57

National News

Warning of greater risk of False Widow Spiders indoors as temperatures drop

The risk of encountering a False Widow Spider in your home will increase as temperatures fall, the National Poisons Information Centre, Ireland has warned. It says the risks is particularly great around windows and in conservatories. The false ...

10 Oct 2023 at 14:05

Warning after woman is hospitalised for a week after False Widow spider bite

Local News

Woman hospitalised for a week after False Widow spider bite

A woman has spent almost a week in hospital after sustaining a number of bites from a Noble False Widow spider. Experts say the Noble False Widow is the only species of spider capable of inflicting a medically significant bite in the Northern ...

19 Jul 2019 at 15:18

Home

Bite of 'False Widow' spider in Ireland is nastier than previously thought

A team of scientists from NUI Galway and the University of Liege in Belgium have investigated the genetic and venom makeup of the Noble False widow spider, which is considered the most venomous spider in Ireland and the UK, and has been ...

18 Jun 2020 at 16:02

Arts & Entertainment

REVEALED: Ireland's highest grossing film of 2023 so far

Barbie has become the highest grossing film of the year so far at the UK and Ireland box office, new figures show. The blockbuster comedy, which stars Margot Robbie as the world-famous Mattel fashion doll, has taken £67.5 million in ...

09 Aug 2023 at 14:01

Motoring

Ferrari owned by Manchester United icon goes on sale

A Ferrari 360 Spider once owned by former professional footballer David Beckham has gone on sale online. The Spider was owned by Beckham in the early 2000s, around the same time that the footballer’s then-club Manchester United won ...

05 Feb 2023 at 09:44

National News

NUIG scientists publish first record of noble false widow spider feeding on bat

Scientists in Galway have published the first record of a noble false widow spider feeding on a protected species of bat in the UK. The new study, titled Webslinger Versus Dark Knight, published in the international journal ...

01 Mar 2022 at 12:12

Arts & Entertainment

Who are the guests on tonight's Graham Norton Show on BBC? Here's the line-up

The guests have been revealed for tonight's The Graham Norton Show on BBC One. On this week’s show (February 2), Graham welcomes American actors Sterling K. Brown, Dakota Johnson and Colman Domingo, Irish actor Domhnall ...

02 Feb 2024 at 15:07

Arts & Entertainment

WATCH: Irish TikTok star's hilarious reaction to 'jaysus huge spider' in kitchen

An Irish TikTok star living in Australia had a hilarious - and terrifying - brush with a huge spider in his kitchen earlier this week. Offaly native Shane Gallagher, better known as the Digger Dad on TikTok, shared a ...

28 Sept 2023 at 09:57

National News

False widow spiders 230 times more poisonous than native Irish spiders

Noble false widow spiders are up to 230 times more poisonous than native species in Irish homes, a study has shown. A team of scientists at National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) found that not only is the ...

29 Aug 2022 at 17:56

National News

People shudder as RTE star finds huge spider under toaster - warning to others

Followers of RTE star Sarah McInerney after the Drivetime host posted a photograph of a huge spider found under her toaster at home. Sarah posted the picture with the caption: "Apparently this [sic] not my ...

08 Sept 2023 at 09:22

Local News

Creepy crawlies invade Kildare homes as 'spider season' gets underway!

Thousands of spiders are invading Irish homes seeking partners as the warm weather draws to a close. This spider was spotted in Naas recently and Kildare people are being reminded that these creepy ...

20 Sept 2019 at 12:07

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