Eoghan Dalton of The Daily Shift has collected 10 of the best short films that won’t detract too much time from study but can still help you take a break… Take a load off for 15 minutes and watch one of these movies anytime you feel burned out. They’ll definitely catch your attention. Alma What […]

Tributes have been pouring in for teenager Donal Walsh, who passed away this evening after a long battle with cancer.  Aoife Bennett of The Daily Shift reports on his tragic passing… Donal Walsh was 12 years old when his doctors found a tumour in his leg.  In the four years to follow, the young boy from Blennerville in […]

Do you ever get bored of the music on your iPod? Do you ever worry that you might be missing out on the greatest song you’ve never heard? Fret not, The Daily Shift’s Austin Maloney takes a journey on the outer reaches of music, to see just what you’re missing…  Basically, I am an indie […]

My, doesn’t time just fly! The Daily Shift’s Roisin Peddle can’t believe these things were a whole decade ago…  Where the hell does time go to? One minute you’re in second year, blissfully unconcerned by the Junior Cert, the next you’re a graduate battling a horrible recession. Can you believe these things happened a whole […]

Exam time is nearly over, but remember it’s a marathon, not a sprint. So what should be in your ears for the race? The Daily Shift’s Roisin Peddle takes us through the tunes to get you through…  There are big arguments raging, well, not raging, more gently simmering, about whether you should listen to music at […]

Rockstar Games have released three new trailers for Grand Theft Auto V. Brian O’ Connor of the Daily Shift can’t wait until September 17… The first trailer released by Rockstar focuses on the evidently main character of the game: Michael. As ‘Radio Gaga’ is played, there’s a direct reference to The Sopranos as Michael, a former crime […]

Passenger a.k.a Mike Rosenberg finished up his Vicar Street performances tonight. Noor Alnaqeeb of The Daily Shift was there… The first testament to how devoted Passenger’s fans are was the determination in their eyes as they climbed their way through the audience in order to watch their idol from the front row. Hair was pulled, […]

The Daily Shift’s Emma Conroy reports on the latest scandal rocking the British entertainment industry…  A second cast member of ITV’s Coronation Street has been arrested and charged with two counts of rape. Bill Roache (81), who has played Ken Barlow since the show’s debut in 1960, was arrested early on Wednesday morning May 1 at […]

The Daily Shift’s Aoife Bennett takes us through some of the things we do before exams… You can tell it’s exam season when suddenly, there’s a long list of things you’d like to do other than study. Some of these are things you’d never do if you didn’t have to face the books. Make a study timetable […]

Comedian and regular contributor to shows such as Mock The Week and 8 Out of 10 Cats, Stewart Francis plays Vicar Street next week. Eoghan Dalton of The Daily Shift caught up with the man before he plays Dublin… Stewart Francis is a busy man. With a book to publish and a sitcom to develop, […]

During the 2009-2010 swine flu pandemic, thousands of Irish people rushed to get the swine flu vaccine in an attempt to avoid the terrible influenza. But for one family this caused more illness than it attempted to prevent. The Daily Shift’s Jessica Thompson reports… The year 2009 marked the rise of a new influenza pandemic. The […]

Electric Picnic are celebrating their ten year anniversary this year and the line-up they’ve announced makes us think it’s going to be a celebration to remember. The Daily Shift’s Shannon McNamee has more… WARNING: READING THIS MAY INDUCE FESTIVAL FEVER Last week, punters all over Ireland were given the news that Electric Picnic 2013 is […]

Returning after a three year hiatus with their new album, Save Rock and Roll, Mark Roche of The Daily Shift interviews Chicago rock band, Fall Out Boy… “It’s all happened so fast”, says Patrick Stump referring to how quickly things have begun to happen once again, since announcing their return in early February of this year. Save […]

Last week Facebook launched their new android based application, home. But with it having received extremely poor reviews in its trial period in the US, its looking to be a massive fail for facebook. Today, facebook expanded the software internationally and now it is available in Ireland on selected devices. Will you be installing the […]

Walk of Punishment; Eoghan Dalton, heir to Casterly Rock reviews the latest episode of Game of Thrones season three… Rhaegar fought valiantly, Rhaegar fought nobly, Rhaegar fought bravely. And Rhaegar died. Right there, Jorah sums up the difficulties facing those who partake in the game of thrones. As Ned found out, playing fair is probably […]

It has been two days now since Facebook launched their latest product – Facebook Home – a smartphone app that promised to connect the user ever closer to their friends. The Daily Shift’s Kevin Bolger has a look at how it got on… So far the app has only been released on selected devices such […]

Apple, beware – google may just have your number yet again. The Daily Shift’s Kevin Bolger takes a look at Google Play Music which finally hit the Irish Market… It has been a long time coming, but finally google have launched their rival to iTunes, the google play music store in Ireland. The store has been […]

Indiependence recently announced their line-up, placing Scottish band The Fratellis at the top of the bill. Aoife Gray of The Daily Shift caught up with Jon Fratelli to speak about what 2013 holds for Glasgow’s famous indie-rockers. They broke onto the music scene almost seven years ago with their debut album Costello Music, which spawned […]

Facebook are set to begin charging people if they wish to send messages to celebrities and public figures on the social networking site. Eimear Morrissey of The Daily Shift has more… Facebook will charge UK and Ireland users to send private messages to celebrities and public figures. The payment, which is on a trial basis, […]

The former premises of HMV Grafton Street is now available to rent for €1 million per year. The Daily Shift’s Lauren Kelly reports… Music chain HMV went into administration in January of this year. HMV decided to close all 16 of its Irish branches as they were operating at a loss, resulting in 300 people becoming unemployed. HMV’s Grafton […]

Shain Gandee, star of MTV reality show Buckwild, has been found dead at just 21. Does Buckwild follow the unhealthy traditions of other reality shows? The Daily Shift’s Claire Corrigan has more… The reality star’s body was found in his truck  in the town of Sissonville, West Virginia on Monday morning. He had been missing for 31 […]

A survey carried out in America shows when students think rape is “ok”. The Daily Shift’s Aoife Bennett responds to the shocking statistics… A picture of the results of a poll carried out in 1978 have gone viral on Facebook, having been published on I Am Choice’s page. Jacqueline Goodchilds, an American Psychology professor, posed the following […]

Festival season isn’t too far away and Indiependence have announced a mouth-watering line-up for this year’s festival in Co.Cork. The Daily Shift’s Shannon McNamee give us the low down… Festival season is nigh. Tickets are going on sale and line-ups are being announced left, right and centre. And with that, Indiependence has announced their first […]

It was a dramatic race in Malaysia with lots of talking points to talk about from Formula One’s second race of the 2013 season. The Daily Shift’s Jack Squibb tells us what went on… It was an action packed weekend as Formula One returned to Malaysia for the second race of the season. Saturday’s wet […]

Mark Roche of The Daily Shift weighs in on the Spunout.ie controversy surrounding threesomes, sexuality and the Irish Government’s criticisms of improper distribution of funding… An article which can be found here, has received national coverage in the past few days for all the wrong reasons. Deputy Michelle Mulherin suggested that Spunout.ie through informing its readership […]

To most guitarists, Steve Hackett needs no introduction. Currently touring his new album Genesis Revisited II, Mark Roche of The Daily Shift caught up with Steve today before he leaves for Florida… Progressive-rock legend, Steve Hackett rose to prominence as the guitarist of Genesis and brought us albums such as Selling England by The Pound and […]

The people have spoken apparently. In a thread in Reddit/r/Ireland entitled “What Irish celebrities have yiz met? Which ones were pricks?” over 200 people had their say on which celebrities weren’t worth the time of day. Mark Roche of The Daily Shift has the best of the thread…

The line-up has been revealed for the new Irish festival, Longitude which is set to take place this summer. The Daily Shift’s Finnian Curran has more… Festival goers! Have your wellies at the ready because the highly anticipated line-up for Longitude festival has finally been announced and we’re quite excited about it. This is the […]

Are you still living with Mammy while in college? The Daily Shift’s Caoimhe Ní Loinsigh  fills us in on the joys of being a commuter… I’m in my final year of college, and as I live only an hour down the road commuting was always going to be an option.  This option was soon made a reality […]

The death of an Irishman has occurred in Australia. The Daily Shift’s Caoimhe Ni Loinsigh reports… A 21-year-old Wexford man who was stabbed last week in Australia has died. Kenny Meyler died in Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital shortly after midnight local time (4pm yesterday Irish time). Mr Meyler was injured following an altercation at a […]

John Green recently brought his best-selling book, The Fault in Our Stars on tour and visited the RDS to meet his Irish fans. Mark Roche of The Daily Shift was lucky enough to get a few words from the critically acclaimed author… Good morning John it’s Tuesday and although I’m insanely nervous interviewing someone whom […]

With Valentines Day fast approaching, The Daily Shift’s Aoife Bennett brings a list of songs to remind us that being single is just not that bad sometimes… Hallmark has designated February 14 as the day that we tell our beloved that we’re quite fond of them. The shops are full of dodgy heart shaped tat, and Coppers […]

With the summer approaching ever quicker, The Tallest Man on Earth has announced a date at Dublin’s, Iveagh Gardens in June. Brian O’ Connor of The Daily Shift has more… Kristian Matsson, predominantly known as The Tallest Man on Earth is currently on tour and will be playing live in the Iveagh Gardens,  Dublin on […]

Disney’s latest offering, 8-bit sensation Wreck-It Ralph hits Irish screens tomorrow. Eoghan Dalton of The Daily Shift reviews… Director: Rich Moore Writer: Phil Johnstone and Jennifer Lee Starring: John C. Reily, Sarah Silverman, Jane Lynch and Jack McBrayer Running time: 108 minutes Videogames have come a long way since their early arcade days, as they […]

Relatively unknown, Elayna Boynton featured late last year in Quentin Tarantino’s impressive Django Unchained. Mark Roche of The Daily Shift was lucky enough to talk to the budding superstar who contributed ‘Freedom’ to the soundtrack for the motion picture… Arguably the strongest track on the OST of Django Unchained and certainly one of the most […]

Southern Tenant Folk Union are an award-winning roots band with an original spin on tradition music. Mark Roche of The Daily Shift caught up with banjo player and vocalist, Pat McGarvey for a quick chat before they begin their Irish tour for Hello Cold, Goodbye Sun released today… Americana Artist of the Year 2010 and pioneering […]

After a dry summer for festivals in 2012 with no Oxegen or Glastonbury, MCD chief Denis Desmond announced the return of Oxegen. Elaine Carroll of The Daily Shift has more… Have your wellies, baby wipes and Argos tents at the ready: Oxegen is back! The MCD chief, Denis Desmond, announced that the music festival will […]

Macclesfield rockers The Virginmarys make their debut with the confidence of a band twice their age. Sean Defoe of The Daily Shift reviews… (DoubleCross Records) Release: February 1 HMV’s budgeting wasn’t up to scratch last year, but they certainly got their musical predictions right in 2012 when they gave The Virginmarys their Next Best Thing award. The […]