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Top tips for keeping spiders out of your home as they look to head indoors for winter

As temperatures begin to drop, spiders become more prevalent as they start to move indoors and begin breeding, ahead of the winter months. Many common spider species lay on average approximately 100 eggs at a time, contained in silken sacs which may ...

26 Sept 2022 at 11:43

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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 Ecosphere, shows that ...

01 Mar 2022 at 12:12

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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 venom much more potent than ...

29 Aug 2022 at 17:56

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 its ...

09 Aug 2023 at 14:01

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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. ...

10 Oct 2023 at 09:37

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 video of his ...

28 Sept 2023 at 09:57

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 toaster any more. It’s ...

08 Sept 2023 at 09:22

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 Gleeson,...

02 Feb 2024 at 15:07

Arts & Entertainment

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 - ...

30 Jan 2024 at 16:57

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Irish False Widow spider bite 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 ...

18 Jun 2020 at 15:35

National News

ALERT: Terrifying 'zombie' spiders infected with deadly fungus found in Ireland

Spiders effectively turned into zombies by a deadly fungus have been discovered in caves in Ireland, a new CABI study has revealed. Dr Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led scientists – including from ...

05 Feb 2025 at 15:20

Arts & Entertainment

EXPLAINER: 8 simple ways to keep the spiders at bay this summer

Although it’s not spider mating season yet, you may be horrified to hear there will still be plenty of the often-dreaded eight-legged critters hiding in your home. Because while you’re more likely to see them when ...

15 May 2024 at 16:12

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