News | Latest Breaking News Stories & Headlines

The fireball was spotted across Japan (Pic: NHK World)

'Fireball' meteor seen in skies above Japan

A fireball spotted falling from the night sky over parts of western and central Japan has lit up social media, with users sharing images of the unusually bright shooting star.

World • 30 Nov 20

The 'bright fireball' captured on dashcam in a car outside Banteer, Co Cork (Courtesy: Sean Linehan)

Fireball spotted in skies over Ireland

A giant fireball has been spotted streaking across the sky over Ireland and the UK.

News Lens • 29 Oct 19

Meteor display was visible in clear skies

Biggest meteor shower of year

Stargazers enjoyed a celestial fireworks show as the biggest meteor shower of the year over Ireland took place.

Science • 14 Dec 17

eir CEO Richard Moat said Meteor customers may not have realised they were part of a 'much bigger network'

Meteor rebranding as eir after 12 years

From September Meteor is to rebrand as eir after 12 years as a standalone brand within the eir Group.

Business • 24 Jul 17

The 3.6GHz spectrum has been identified as a primary band suitable for the introduction of 5G in Europe

ComReg allocates space on 3.6GHz spectrum

ComReg has awarded five mobile and internet service providers space on the country's 3.6GHz spectrum, which has been identified as a primary band suitable for the introduction of 5G in Europe.

Business • 22 May 17

Eir and Meteor customers will be able to transfer between cellular and wifi connectivity when making voice calls.

Eir and Meteor to offer wifi calling to customers

Eir and Meteor have become the first Irish mobile networks to offer wifi calling to their customers.

Business • 17 May 17

The meteor was seen as far south as New Jersey and as far north as Canada

Meteor lights up skies above Maine

A police officer who was looking for speeding motorists early Tuesday morning instead captured a meteor lighting up the skies above Maine.

News • 18 May 16

Meteor fined for removing customers' discounts

Telephone provider Meteor Mobile has been convicted and fined €25,000 for removing discounts from customers' phone contracts without telling them.

News • 25 Apr 16

A meteorite caused extensive damage to property in the Russian town of Chelyabinsk in 2013

Risk of asteroid hitting Earth higher than thought

Asteroids hitting the Earth caused 26 nuclear-scale explosions between 2000 and 2013, a new report has found.

News • 22 Apr 14

More than 1,600 people were injured when the meteorite struck the earth

Russian meteor a 'wake-up call for humanity'

An analysis of the explosion of a meteor over Russia earlier this year, which injured hundreds of people, has led to a warning from scientists that the incident was a wake-up call to humanity.

News • 06 Nov 13

Eircom hopes to extend coverage to other major urban centres between now and Christmas

Ireland's first 4G phone service goes live

Eircom has launched Ireland's first 4G mobile phone service.

News • 26 Sep 13

A Perseid meteor, which is visible every August, streaks across the sky in Nevada

Shooting stars expected to light up sky tonight

As many as 60 shooting stars an hour could be visible in the night sky over the next week as an annual stellar show takes place.

News • 12 Aug 13

An asteroid estimated about 17 metres in diameter exploded on 15 February over Chelyabinsk, Russia

NASA chief: Pray if big asteroid set to hit Earth

NASA chief Charles Bolden has said praying is all anyone could do if a large asteroid was found to be on a collision course with earth.

News • 20 Mar 13

One amateur space enthusiast estimated chunks could be worth anything up to €1,642 per gram

Russians race to find precious meteor fragments

A meteor that exploded over Russia's Ural mountains and sent fireballs blazing to earth has set off a rush to find fragments of the space rock which hunters hope could fetch thousands of euro a piece.

News • 18 Feb 13

The shockwave blew out windows and injured over 1,000 people

Clean-up operation in Russia after meteor blast

Thousands of Russian emergency workers have begun a clean-up operation after a meteor exploded over the Ural mountains.

News • 18 Feb 13

Eircom reports a total customer base of 2,058,000 to the end of September

Eircom reports 7% drop in quarterly revenues

Eircom has reported a 7% drop in revenues to €363m for the three months to the end of September compared to the same time last year.

Business • 07 Dec 12

Companies guilty of sending unsolicited texts

Data Protection regulators have sent out a strong warning to companies not to send out unsolicited marketing texts or emails, or make unsolicited marketing calls

Business • 03 Dec 12