Chilli and ginger are two flavours that rarely feature in traditional Irish cuisine, but given the latest developments in their health benefits, I expect we’ll be hearing a lot more from them. Doctors have praised ginger for a long time because of its nausea-calming benefits. The root is known to ease vomiting, sooth burns and […]

10 years ago

Owning a café or a bar is probably the single most commonly shared dream in the world. Rarely does the chance present itself but for some keen entrepreneur, this pub in Roscommon could be the start of an empire. Formerly the Kilbride Inn, this pub is the only one in the parish. The dwelling is […]

10 years ago

We’ve ALL done it. Possibly several times a week. You fall asleep on the couch after a long day and it just seems like too much hassle. Or you come in from a night out and it’s the last thing on your mind. Taking off your makeup before bed is just another tedious exercise in […]

10 years ago

This is movie-worthy

10 years ago

We heard the news that Blue’s Clues turned 20 and gasped in disbelief. We’re getting really, undeniably, undisputedly old. But hey, so too are the former presenters of the show, but luckily one of them is aging like a fine wine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PRsZ8fJWJg Steven Michael Burns was the longest-running presenter of the American version of the […]

10 years ago

Ah the Xfactor, Saturday nights hardly get more romantic than this. The reality TV show has produced it’s fair share of weird and wonderful moments and this latest one sits somewhere in between. Couple Charlotte and Silva just auditioned at duo He Knows She Knows. The pair explain that they’ve been singing together since they […]

10 years ago

Now his family are warning others not to ignore symptoms

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So you’ve accidentally dropped a feather into the bagging area and suddenly sirens go off, armed forces drop from the ceiling and the entire supermarket goes into lock-down. There you were just trying to buy your yogurts when the annoying voice blurts out “unexpected item in the bagging area” and freezes your checkout. You can’t […]

10 years ago

Twitter is a trolls paradise. In fact, it’s highly unlikely that you can spend any time there without some smartarse offering their opinion where it’s not wanted. Slightly beneath trolling on the list of ‘annoying behaviours the world has adopted’ is mansplaining. So when a female astronaut tweeted an interesting fact about water in space […]

10 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 users are being urged to immediately stop using the handsets and hand them back as soon as possible. In a detrimental move for the company, the tech giant has been forced to recall the smartphones worldwide after several dozen of them caught fire. According to reports from Reuters, there are 2.5 million handsets […]

10 years ago

Barb was the unsung hero of Stranger Things. She won the heart of every viewer who waited with bated breath for her safe return. It obviously never came, due largely to the town’s out and out failure to investigate her disappearance. Poor neglected Barb. Barb’s story was fairly simple. In The Weirdo on Maple Street […]

10 years ago

This year’s show will be very different

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A billboard ad for Griffith College has been refused by multiple advertising agencies. The ad slogan reads: People only take pride in jobs they love. One side of the poster appears to be peeling. “The message behind the campaign is that people should be in careers that they love,” a spokesperson from Griffith College told […]

10 years ago

Images of a couple strung out on heroin while a child watches from the back seat of a car have gone viral. The images were shared by the City of East Liverpool, Ohio, in an effort to highlight the reality of drug addiction. The police report states that office Officer Kevin Thompson spotted 47-year-old James Lee […]

10 years ago

There has been a lot of iPhone talk this week and poor Samsung have barely got a look in. That’s probably for the best as Samsung’s new feature has made a lot of users angry. Blogger Mel Wells took to Instagram to chat about the ‘beauty face’ filter which comes up as the default filter […]

10 years ago

We know how it is. When you’re out of school for awhile, your brain starts to relax and it doesn’t take long for you to forget the rules of letter land. Just how much have you forgotten? Test your knowledge with this grammar test designed for 9-year-olds.

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A young woman who describes herself as having “literally zero romantic experience” has taken to reddit to ask users for advice. The woman is looking for insight into why she may be having problems with relationships. She writes: “I feel like people are going to blame two things for my extremely late blooming, so I’ll […]

10 years ago

Three months have passed since the horrendous shooting at Pulse nightclub, Orlando. On June 12, 2016, Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old security guard, killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a hate crime inside the gay club. Tony Marrero was there that night and was shot in the back four times but miraculously survived. Tony […]

10 years ago

A same-sex couple in Kildare has been left feeling upset and ostracized following a grossly insensitive text from a church activist. Jacinta O’Donnell and Geraldine Flanagan shared their story on Kildare FM yesterday. The recently married couple said they have been involved in the St Michael’s church choir in Athy, Co Kildare, for years. They […]

10 years ago

Gardaí and the family of Lauren Larrissey have issued an appeal to help find the 16-year-old. Lauren was last seen on Friday, September 2nd. She was in the Clondalkin area. She is described as being around 5’5 tall, with long fair hair and blue eyes. When last seen she was wearing blue jeans, a grey jumper […]

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The new Maltesers ad debuted during the Paralympics opening ceremony last night. The chocolatiers are known for taking a lighter approach to life and their new cheeky ad looks at the lighter side of disability. It stars Storme Toolis hanging out with her mates talking about her new boyfriend. Storme starts to divulge the details […]

10 years ago

This make sense.

10 years ago

Homegrown talent Natalie Costello is floored by the attention her makeup transformations are getting worldwide. The Dubliner has been featured on Hello Giggles and has sky-rocketed on Instagram for her special effects makeup. We reached out to Natalie who said “I literally can’t believe the reaction I’m getting, this time last year I would never […]

10 years ago

Both are bloody gripping

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“If you had a penis, you would know.” These are the words child abuser Erlis Chaisson uttered to the woman he abused as they sat smoking a cigarette under an oak tree. Unbeknownst to Chaisson, the 25-year-old woman was now a police officer and she secretly recorded his confession of the vile crimes. “I’ve always, […]

10 years ago

I don’t really know where to start with this one, folks. Firstly, let me say, I am all for body positivity and confidence and believe that everyone should have the freedom to express themselves in whatever way they choose. That being said, this just seems ridiculously unhealthy. So right, here we go. This is Monica […]

10 years ago

Imagine a child in your hometown went missing? This is the question being asked by thousands of people today. Naturally, in Ireland, outcry would ensue. Entire communities would look for the lost child and  the police services would be enlisted. Sadly, there is a different reality for the thousands of children displaced in Europe because […]

10 years ago

A young traveller has been left with life-altering injuries after trying to run from a sex attacker in Thailand. Hannah Gavios says she was assaulted by a local man after he offered to walk her back to her hotel in Krabi last Thursday night. According to reports in the Bangkok Post, Gavios was backpacking along […]

10 years ago

It is easy to assume that the fastest path to a toned down figure is to cut out the carbs and fill up on salads and veggies. Australia woman Madalin Giorgetta was of a similar mindset when she began her fitness journey earlier this year. She started working out and eating lower-calorie meals, cutting down […]

10 years ago

Tattooed bad boy Marco Pierre White Jr has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of stealing £186,000 of cash and jewellery from his father’s friend. TV chef, Marco Pierre White Snr is thought to have introduced his son to the businessman in the hope that the two would conduct business together. At a party in the […]

10 years ago

Too often we tell ourselves it’s probably nothing. There are so many reasons for headaches and everyday pains that lead them to often be overlooked, ignored and simply treated with painkillers. But, according to chief of neurosurgery, Robert Martuza, headaches are a massive indicator of brain tumours. This is due to increased pressure in the […]

10 years ago

Maths scaring the absolute sh*t out of us again.

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Ah come on you do. Same Difference appeared on season 4 of Xfactor in 2007. The duo actually managed to finish 3rd under the mentorship of Simon Cowell. During the live shows, the siblings, Sean and Sarah Smith received criticism for their insanely bubbly pop and inevitably, they failed to amount to much fame when […]

10 years ago

Do you love the great outdoors? Do you favour Kermit over the other muppets? Is broccoli your favourite food? Well, then you obviously love the colour green. And hey, if you do that’s great. Green is synonymous with relaxation. According to Sensational Color, being in the presence of the colour green stimulates your pituitary gland. […]

10 years ago

Look, don’t shoot the messenger. For more than 30 years, family researchers have been examining the effects of children on a relationship and their controversial conclusions are likely to cause upset. Depressingly, according to The Washington Post, on average, couples’ satisfaction with their marriage declines during the first years of marriage. Now, new research has […]

10 years ago

A relative of the murdered Clodagh Hawe has made a public plea for mourners to remember Clodagh and to cease speculation about husband Alan. Since the news of the tragic deaths of Clodagh Hawe, and her three young sons Liam, Niall and Ryan broke, reports have focused on the motives of father and school vice […]

10 years ago

It’s got to be tough being a small town food business. Every customer counts and if even one has a bad experience it can lead to a negative Facebook comment or TripAdvisor review and well, for small companies, that can be catastrophic. Cleverly, one tiny café in Stockport has taken an unique approach and turned […]

10 years ago

Well-known MMA fighter Marcus Kowal is grieving with his family after the tragic death of his infant son. The toddler was being pushed in his pram when a drunk driver hit him near his home in California. Kowal took to Facebook yesterday to share his thanks to those who have offered their support. “I want […]

10 years ago

Today hundreds of Irish men and women have been appalled by the actions of a woman claiming to be a counsellor in a Dublin Women’s Centre. When journalists Ellen Coyne and Catherine Sanz went undercover for the Irish edition of The Times, they exposed the blatant lies and agenda serving advice that The Women’s Centre in […]

10 years ago

A young teenage schoolboy has been sentenced to almost five years imprisonment after pleading guilty to multiple counts of rape against his younger siblings. The boy who cannot be named for legal reasons sat in the docks with his head between is hands, rocking back and forth as the judge passed the sentence. The teen from […]

10 years ago

It’s day three down here at Electric Picnic and the realisation that it’s nearly time to go back to the real world is looming over the campsite. Things are looking a little worse for wear but there’s still enough energy in the air to pull off another excellent day. For those preparing to leave today […]

10 years ago

We hope some of these are common

10 years ago

A well-dressed man approaches women claiming to have been robbed

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Despite the rain, hundreds turned out to the main stage at Electric Picnic today to see The Trinity Orchestra. Trinity Orchestra, the symphony orchestra of Trinity College Dublin, is Ireland’s only fully student run orchestra. They have a remarkably wide musical repertoire, from Dvorak to Daft Punk. This year’s EP set is a brand spanking […]

10 years ago

We talk about vaginal health quite frequently and it seems every day we learn about a new habit that could have a negative impact down below. We already know that certain behaviours like, wearing leggings outside the gym and over-cleaning can lead to vaginal yeast infections and now other common behaviours have been brought to […]

10 years ago

We’ve heard these rumours before but often thought of them as just poor diet tips or old lame advice. But, sadly, as it turns out, eating after 7pm can have some seriously unhealthy effects on your body. Experts have revealed that late-night eating forces your body to enter a state 0f “high-alert” when it should […]

10 years ago

The horrendous murder of Clodagh Hawe and her three children at the hands of her husband, Alan, has shocked the nation to its core. Gardaí are still trying to pinpoint a motive for the murder-suicide of the couple and their three kids – Liam (aged 13), Niall (11) and Ryan (6) – in Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan at […]

10 years ago

And these things cost a f*cking fortune

10 years ago

Well, this is the worst advice we’ve ever heard

10 years ago

There is no doubt that it was Gene Wilder’s talent and passion that made Willy Wonka’s character so iconic in the 1971 version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Story goes that when director Mel Stuart cast Wilder in the role, Wilder accepted on one condition. “When I make my first entrance, I’d like […]

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