America – our new emigration hotspot?
Thinking about getting the hell out of dodge (aka Ireland)? Australia and Canada are so passé. The Daily Shift’s Kate Doyle asks, why not the good ol’ US of A? So the majority of us will have to...
View ArticleHorses and bayonets: The end to the Presidential debates
Debating season is over for the US presidential candidates. The Daily Shift’s Kate Doyle looks at the winners and losers from the final showdown… We watched them throw tantrums, argue and bark in each...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy leaves a path of devastation across the US
Hurricane Sandy has wreaked destruction across the east coast of the US. The Daily Shift’s Cátriona Hughes reports, and recalls her own brush with extreme weather… Eight states across the east coast...
View ArticleFour more years of Yes We Can
Four more years of Barack Obama in the White House… The Daily Shift’s Will Fleming reports… President Barack Obama begins his second term of office in the White House today after defeating Republican...
View ArticleFormula 1: FIA issue letters to all F1 teams after Vettel and Raikkonen swear...
Kimi Raikkonen and co were very naughty boys on the podium after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix causing a backlash from the FIA. The Daily Shift’s Jack Squibb has more… On Sunday motorsport fans witnessed...
View ArticleReview: Assassin’s Creed 3
The hugely successful Assassins Creed series returned recently with its fifth title, unceremoniously entitled Assassin’s Creed 3. Michael Cogley of The Daily Shift has more… Developer: Ubisoft...
View ArticleFormer Mexican mayor Maria Santos Gorrostieta murdered by drug cartel
Hailed as the “heroine of the 21st century” by thousands, Maria Santos Gorrostieta was fearless in her drug policy against Mexican Cartel. Having survived two assassination attempts, the...
View ArticleCelebrations in Keane household as Robbie makes team of the year
The Daily Shift’s Darragh McGhee gives his opinion about Robbie Keane’s recent appointment on the MLS team of the season.. So Robbie Keane has been named on the MLS Team of The Year for 2012, ahead of...
View ArticleNFL murder-suicide raises awkward questions in the US
After the recent tragic events in Kansas which saw NFL player, Jovan Belcher murder his wife and then commit suicide, The Daily Shift’s David Prendergast touches on the many issues the tragedy has...
View ArticleWhy Americans will continue to shoot each other
Gun crime in America remains as high as ever while gun sales to ordinary citizens increase. Are Americans only magnifying a problem that the nation refuses to acknowledge? David Prendergast of The...
View ArticleMorgan vs Jones on gun control
After Piers Morgan and Alex Jones debated the issue of gun control on CNN, The Daily Shift’s Shane Burke gives his opinion on the situation… Usually when debating a conversation between two people with...
View ArticleCavan nanny charged with neglect in the US
The Daily Shift’s Ben Finnegan reports on the news that a Cavan native has been charged for injury a baby in her care… A nanny from Cavan has been charged in the US for injuring a baby in her care. The...
View ArticleBeyoncé lip syncs at Obama’s inauguration: Yay or nay?
The Daily Shift’s Noor Alnaqeeb reports about Beyoncé’s lip syncing during President Obama’s inauguration… In a society where the majority of mainstream music consists of DJ’s accompanied by...
View ArticleShootings in Arizona and Atlanta: One man confirmed dead, while 14 year old...
Police in Phoenix, Arizona have confirmed the death of 48-year-old Steve Singer following an office shooting yesterday. Singer was one of three people injured in the attack, writes The Daily Shift’s...
View ArticleToo far? Seth MacFarlane’s Oscar night
The Daily Shift’s Roisin Peddle takes a look at the most controversial Oscars’ host in years… You have to wonder why the Academy picked Seth MacFarlane to host Sunday’s Oscar awards. The cynic might...
View ArticleIs rape ever ok?
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...
View ArticleFacebook introduce charge for messaging celebrities
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...
View ArticleChi Cheng, Deftones bassist, passes away
Former Deftones bassist Chi Cheng has died. The Daily Shift’s Paddy O’Kane reports… On April 13 at roughly 3am, Chi Cheng, former bassist for Deftones, passed away peacefully in his mothers arms as she...
View ArticleTen things you didn’t know about Nina Simone
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of her death, The Daily Shift’s Denise O’Donoghue reveals ten things you didn’t know about Nina Simone… It’s been ten long years since the High Priestess of Soul...
View ArticleObama plays it for laughs (VIDEO)
The Daily Shift’s Roisin Peddle reports on Barack Obama’s skit at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner… President Barack Obama continues to stake a claim to the title of world’s most charming...
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