Ireland
ATMs in Ireland Were Giving Out Free Cash. Here's How I Spent It
“I had a load of texts saying ‘you can get free money from Bank of Ireland’. I tried it as a joke and it actually worked.”
‘Sustainability’ Festival Cancelled After Being Unmasked as a Conspiracy Theorist Event
An Irish festival was cancelled at the last minute after a whistleblower uncovered the organisers’ links to far-right and anti-COVID ideology.
Where's the Next Amsterdam?
As the city cracks down on its weed laws, others across the world are ready to let the good times roll. Here's the latest legalisation updates.
I Was a Teen Ecstasy Dealer in the 90s
"We kept the Es in Kinder Egg capsules and we’d walk into the clubs with our pockets bursting."
‘Made My Blood Run Cold’: Unmasking a TikTok Creator Who Doesn’t Really Exist
Carrie Jade Williams said she was sued by Airbnb guests who claimed they were triggered by her disability aids. But the incident wasn’t real, and neither was she. VICE World News delves into one TikTok scammer’s weird web of lies.
Worker Complains He’s Paid £105,000 a Year to Eat Sandwiches and Read the Paper
An Irish Rail worker claims his duties have been “hacked down to nothing” after becoming a whistleblower at his company.
Now Irish Dancing Is in the Grip of a Major Cheating Scandal
Following in the footsteps of cheating scandals hitting the worlds of chess and poker, Irish dancing faces claims of score fixing.
How a Tweet Led to the Downfall of a $1 Billion Drug Cartel
The Kinahans are accused of running a murderous criminal gang comparable to the Camorra in Italy or Los Zetas in Mexico. As the law catches up with them, it appears their ties to big-match boxing could be their undoing.
Irish Proud Boys Try to Hide It, But They’re Just as Racist as Their US Counterparts
The Proud Boys of Ireland say they’re just “a men’s shed that gets shit-faced and lifts each other up.” But their views appear to be just as far right as their U.S. brethren.
How ‘The Russians’ Took Hold of Ireland’s Heroin Trade
A violent gang of heroin dealers from Lithuania fuelled Ireland and Northern Ireland's drug trade by forcing trafficking victims to sell drugs, a joint investigation by VICE World News and the OCCRP reveals.
Meet the Irish Anti-Vax Superstar Who Made Millions From Big Pharma
Dolores Cahill is a scientist-turned-anti-vaxxer who has falsely claimed that wearing a mask lowers a child’s IQ.
Photos of an Ireland That No Longer Exists
County Mayo-born photographer Tom Wood has been photographing his country for almost half a century.