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BBC commentator strongly criticised for sexist comments
BBC tennis commentator Andrew Castle is at the centre of a sexism row after comments he made about British tennis player Marcus Willis’s girlfriend. During Willis’s second round match with Roger Federer, the camera panned to Jennifer Bate, a dental surgeon and girlfriend of Willis. At this point Castle said: “I tell you another thing: my dentist doesn’t […]
10 years ago
9 Things… That Prove You’re Completely Patriotic
COYBIG
10 years ago
History is in the making – Abortion referendum one step closer
It’s time to Repeal the 8th. Earlier today, TD Ruth Coppinger of the Anti Austerity Alliance in partnership with People Before Profit presented the first stage of a bill to Dáil Éireann calling for a referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment. #Repealthe8th Bill from AAA-PBP group has just been submitted & should be formally moved […]
10 years ago
Actress Judi Dench reveals first tattoo at 81
How bad-ass is Dame Judi Dench? As if we couldn’t possibly love the Oscar-winning actress any more, she’s only gone and got herself a tattoo to mark her 81st birthday. The tattoo itself sits on the inside of her right wrist and says ‘Carpe Diem’ which is Latin for seize the day and was a […]
10 years ago
The boom is back but worse… Irish renting prices increase dramatically
Been apartment hunting lately? It doesn’t take a property expert to realise that the rental market in Ireland is completely out of whack. Landlords are charging exorbitant amounts of money for box rooms with no windows and people are increasingly sharing rooms with bunk-beds. The most recent report released by Daft.ie reveals that in cities […]
10 years ago
Orlando was a loud and overt attack on the LGBT community. #HeterosexualPrideDay is a subtle one
As all writers should, I’m going to open this piece with an anecdote about a gay Brazilian. On Saturday evening I was standing on Dublin’s D’Olier Street when a rainbow clad gay Brazilian rounded the corner. With a Redbull in hand, he stopped to wish me and the group with whom I stood a Happy […]
10 years ago
What percentage Donald Trump are you?
Do you dare discover how much you have in common?
10 years ago
Chelsea Handler writes powerfully about her two abortions as a teenager
“I don’t ever think, ‘God, I wish I’d had that baby’.”
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![[CLOSED] Win an overnight stay for two in Cork with thanks to Crunchie](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.her.ie%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F06%2FClarion-21.jpg%3Fheight%3D513%26width%3D857&w=768&q=50 "[CLOSED] Win an overnight stay for two in Cork with thanks to Crunchie")
[CLOSED] Win an overnight stay for two in Cork with thanks to Crunchie
The Crunchie commute is back and this time it’s headed for Cork. Last Friday, commuters travelling from Hueston Station to Galway were treated to a journey with a difference when Crunchie took over the train. The shindig that ensued looked like one of the best parties we have ever seen. The first class cabin, which […]
10 years ago
Nothing is going to stop this cat and dog from having a snog. NOTHING.
#LoveWins
10 years ago
People are going bananas over these rosé-flavoured fruit gums
ACTUAL wine gums.
10 years ago
Hey Brendan O’Connor: If I want to walk around with streaky tan and my arse hanging out, that’s my prerogative
O’Connor likened some of the concert-goers to a “junior prostitutes’ convention”
10 years ago
At least 36 dead, 147 injured in “ISIS terror attack” at Turkey airport
Three men are believed to have used guns and suicide vests in the attack.
10 years ago
Turkey’s main airport rocked by explosions and gunfire
The incidents occurred on Tuesday evening. Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport has been rocked by gunfire and two loud explosions, according to reports. According to Reuters there are ‘multiple’ injuries, with taxis bringing wounded people from the airport. The shots were fired from an airport car park, although the source of the explosions is not currently known.
10 years ago
Billy Zane has suggested a totally blasphemous alternate ending for ‘Titanic’
UNTHINKABLE.
10 years ago
Here’s what Irish people living in the UK think of the Brexit clusterf*ck
“Nobody could think or talk about anything else afterwards”
10 years ago
This is Sweepee Rambo, officially the world’s ugliest dog
All bow (wow) down before her
10 years ago
The hardest ‘Gilmore Girls’ quiz you’ll take today
Where you lead, I will follow
10 years ago
All seven series of ‘Gilmore Girls’ can be watched on Irish and UK Netflix from Friday
EEEEEEEEEEK!
10 years ago
Lena Dunham comes under fire for calling Kanye West’s ‘Famous’ video “sickening” and “disturbing”
“I’m so sick of showing up to the party angry.”
10 years ago
There’s a powerful message behind this photo of a UK medical team
They look after us in our time of need, and care for our loved ones. There is no doubt we would be lost without all the wonderful medical practitioners out there, both in Ireland and further afield. Following the Brexit referendum last week, there has been a lot of political unrest in Britain. Many Europeans […]
10 years ago
Here’s everything you need to know about folic acid
Brought to you by safefood Folic acid, what is it and when should we take it? It’s one of those things our Mammies would nag us to take. We’ve heard about it a million times, but how much do we really know about the supplement? Recent research by safefood found that 92 per cent of pregnant […]
10 years ago
“There is no escape from it” – Gerry Adams exclusive on Brexit result
“Whether it happens while I am party leader or not, it will happen”. Following Britain’s vote to withdraw from the EU many questions have arisen around relations between the North and South of Ireland. Northern Ireland has received considerable financial support from the EU since the peace process – an estimated 1.3 billion since 1995 […]
10 years ago
French sports paper’s tribute to Irish supporters is just wonderful
“Truly, we’re going to miss them”
10 years ago
“I am sorry you died last night” – A real-life story that will put everything in perspective
This is truly devastating. Kate Slattery was killed on June 22nd as she was ‘safely riding her bicycle’ when a speeding car ran a red light at an intersection in San Francisco, California, and struck her. The 26-year-old died from the impact. Pamela Day, a passerby, witnessed the accident and stopped to comfort the girl – […]
10 years ago
The ‘Leave’ camps Brexit plan of action following result is shocking
Shocking but it won’t surprise some. By a margin of 51.9% to 48.1%, the people of the United Kingdom supported the motion to withdraw from the EU. The backlash of the result has been immediate. On Friday, British Sterling hit its lowest value in 31 years, with Britain dropping to the world’s fifth biggest economy as a […]
10 years ago
Brexit fallout: Value of Pound plummets further as markets struggle recoup
Fears that the British pound could be worth less than the Euro this year…
10 years ago
Here’s how to find the quietest spot on a plane
Book towards the front.
10 years ago
Conor McGregor sums up just what everyone’s thinking about Ireland’s defeat
Head held high
10 years ago
Six bitter defeat tweets – The dream is over… and we can’t cope with it
The one that got away… The Euros 2016 party has come to an end for Irish fans this afternoon as the boys in green lost 2 – 1 to the hosts. Social media was alight with expert* commentary but very few actually expressed their true feelings after the game. not us, though. Not us, though. […]
10 years ago
This flag being passed around Irish fans has a special message for the French
Where else would you get it?
10 years ago
GOAL! Ireland lead one minute in and people are LOSING THEIR MIND on Twitter
1 – 0 to the boys in green, 1 – 0 to the boys in green. For the first time in the tournament, France is behind. What’s that the taste of? Sweet, sweet revenge. A foul on Shane Long by Pogba saw a penalty called just one minute into the game. Step up Robbie Brady… […]
10 years ago
RTÉ’s match preview is guaranteed to hit you RIGHT in the feels… COYBIG
“I saw the danger, yet I passed, along the enchanted way.”
10 years ago
The pilot flying Irish fans to Lyon this morning was an absolute hero
What a hero
10 years ago
Game of Thrones – HBO says Brexit won’t affect filming
Brexit is coming…
10 years ago
End of an era – Legendary photographer Bill Cunningham has died
The New York Times fashion photographer passed away aged 87. Renowned street-style photographer Bill Cunningham has died after being hospitalised from a stroke last week. Sunday’s edition of The Times was the first in many decades not to have any photographs by Bill Cunningham. Jacob Bernstein of The Times writes: “In his nearly 40 years working for The […]
10 years ago
Gareth Bale’s daughter completely stole the show after Wales beat Northern Ireland
Melting hearts.
10 years ago
This Brexit 12 Point Plan is absolutely brilliant
If you Brexit, fix it.
10 years ago
Belfast Central Post Office has run out of Irish passport forms
Brexit aftermath.
10 years ago
STOP EVERYTHING – The greatest flag of all-time has been spotted at Glastonbury
This is a work of absolute beauty.
10 years ago
If you can’t laugh… Dundalk’s stadium announcer gives witty Brexit joke during match
You’ll cry… Nobody panic just yet, but our neighbours across the Irish Sea have voted to leave the EU. Britain let their voices be heard this week, making it clear that they wanted out of the European Union. However, the notable exceptions were Northern Ireland and Scotland, who voted to remain. It is unknown how […]
10 years ago
The Daily Mail’s Brexit result front page is a new low…
Take a bow, Britain.
10 years ago
Tonight’s Graham Norton Show promises some absolute HEROES
What a line-up…
10 years ago
Here’s the video that Gerry Adams is asking the Irish public to share following the Brexit result
Gerry Adams is about to make an official comment on the Brexit result, with a press conference imminent. The Sinn Fein leader tweeted just two words this morning. Interesting times. — Gerry Adams (@GerryAdamsSF) June 24, 2016 In a Sinn Fein newsletter sent this afternoon, Adams briefly addressed what Britain’s vote to leave the European […]
10 years ago
Quick! Tesco is selling Prosecco for €5
Brought to you by Tesco This is not a drill. Between the news of Brexit this morning and the torrential rain hitting the country this weekend, we’re all in need of some good news. Well, we’ve got it, folks. Tesco is selling Prosecco for just €5! That’s right, FIVE BLEEDIN’ EURO! Here’s the lovely bottle […]
10 years ago
This tweet from Heathrow Airport is a sad indication of what’s to come…
The British public has voted in favour of leaving the European Union and shit is inevitably hitting the fan. By a margin of 51.9% to 48.1%, the people of the United Kingdom supported the motion to withdraw from the EU. The backlash of the result has been immediate, as British Sterling hit its lowest value in […]
10 years ago
COMMENT: How Irish people in the UK woke up to a new reality on Friday
‘Irish people living in Great Britain are waking up today to a new reality. Their long-cherished rights of free movement have been threatened by this vote.’ by Nick Royle They were just jokes at the start of the campaign, throwaway one-liners designed to cause a bit of a fuss on social media. They came from young Irish professionals […]
10 years ago
There’s one tweet that nails how the UK should be reacting to this EU Ref result
Come together, right now.
10 years ago
Here’s what happened when Corey from First Dates and Deano from The Late Late Show went on first dates on the Tayto rollercoaster
Brought to you by Tayto Park A first date to remember. You’ll remember Dean Dixon from the Late Late Show Valentine’s Day special. The guy who was feeling ‘exotic’ during the show? How could you forget, right? Corey Cunningham is the Galway charmer who appeared on season one of First Dates Ireland. A serious pair of charmers, […]
10 years ago
