“I paid for the fada!” What a little champ. If you’re struggling to get into the Christmas spirit then let Tomás Browne from Gurranabraher, Cork help you out. Ireland’s latest radio star was chatting with Neil Prendeville on RedFM recently and people have absolutely fallen in love with his heartwarming interview. In just under a day, this clip […]

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All you magpies out there are going to love these.

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“He’s dead.”

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This will definitely sell out. 2016 has been a memorable one for Bob Dylan after the iconic folk singer was honoured with the Nobel Prize for Literature, a decision that surprised many given that the prize is usually awarded for more traditional forms of writing such as novels or plays. In typical Dylan fashion, the […]

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If you want to meet priests your own age, listen in on the latest gossip or simply, have a bit of a laugh then this is for you. Here we all are now, all the lads. Would you be able to tell that it’s Ireland’s biggest lingerie section? Reckon you the difference between Father Spodo […]

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It’s so simple!

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We want them all!

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Give a gift that means something this year.

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Well, this would be a great start to the day.

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Could this one habit be the reason for your pimple population?

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Warning: You may feel nauseous after reading this.

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Eww. Just eww.

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If one more person gets engaged I might just cry.

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Yep, it looks like it’s going to happen alright. When word first emerged that Conor McGregor was in line to appear in Game of Thrones, it appeared as if it was just another instance of the ‘fake news’ that has been rearing its head on the internet of late. Sure, McGregor has personality and charisma […]

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Be on your guard this festive season. Today, December 8, often tends to be one of the busiest shopping days of the year in Ireland; it being the day, of course, when country folk descend on the capital to do their Christmas shopping. It is perhaps fitting then, that today also marks ‘Retail Safety Day’ […]

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The want to give the graphics person a reward… Donald Trump was crowned TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year today, beating off competition from Nigel Farage, Mark Zuckerberg and Tayyip Erdogan among others. Previous POTY alumni include, in particular order: Mahatma Gandhi, Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr, Pope John Paul II, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Queen Elizabeth II. According […]

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For all the Buckfast fans out there.

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Life throws obstacles at us that at the time seem almost impossible to overcome. But, as we grow to learn, time is a great healer. It is our strength and courage in dealing with certain situations that shape the people we become. This next piece was submitted by a reader who wishes to remain anonymous. At […]

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The plane left Chitral bound for Islamabad at approximately 10am this morning. More than 40 people are feared dead after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flgiht crashed in the Havelian region of north Pakistan on Wednesday morning. Approximately 40 passengers and eight crew were on board the flight and the prospect of there being any […]

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Three businesses were served with closure orders and all of them are in Connacht. Three food businesses in Ireland were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation during the month of November, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. Two of the establishments affected were based in Roscommon and the other […]

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What the?

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How many do you have?

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Treat your hair this Christmas.

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Heartmelting stuff.

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Brought to you by Repak. Have yourself a merry eco-friendly Christmas. Fancy a guilt-free Christmas this year? Christmas is a great time for celebrating, being with family and friends, and maybe even a little bit of over-indulging. But in the middle of all the festivities we can forget about the effect our Christmas habits are […]

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A nice touch… IKEA staff will be getting an early Christmas treat this festive season as the multinational company has made €108 million available for staff around the world for Christmas bonuses. The Swedish furniture giant has announced that all staff will receive a share of the €108 million pot under the company loyalty scheme with […]

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RIP

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Well this is exciting news!

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Is your name on the list?

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Brought to you by An Post. The countdown is officially on. Now that we are well into November, we can finally go full throttle with our Christmas plans and general excitement. It won’t be long ’til the decorations are going up and the Christmas cards are coming through the letterbox. There are a few cards […]

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No. No no no. We’re creatures of simple pleasures. We like our prosecco cold, our sausages with Chef ketchup, we drink our coffee black, and crisps SHOULD NOT BE SWEET. In much the same way that chocolate should not be punctured by little bits of cheese and onion flavoured crisps (Dear Tayto, please never try […]

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Be careful, folks. While Irish roads has seen some mild snowfall in the past few weeks, we haven’t quite experienced the amount of snowfall that we saw a few years ago when driving was extremely dangerous due to the levels of black ice that persisted. In the event of snowfall, the RSA frequently ask drivers to […]

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10,000 purple lights that flash in unison to “Purple Rain.” Superb. There will never be another artist like Prince. In a stellar career, the iconic musician released 39 studio albums over three decades of simply stunning music. In doing so, he clocked up 32 Grammy nominations, with seven wins, while two of his albums,  1999 […]

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Do you use one?

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Have you applied for any tax refund in the last four years? If you haven’t, then you could have a few extra quid in your pocket for Christmas, as Revenue are urging PAYE workers to submit claims before the December 31 deadline passes. In October, Revenue wrote to more than 137,000 workers who have not […]

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It’s the first ‘coming home for Christmas’ video of the season, and it’s a cracker. Reader Graham Doyle has sent this video to our bros at JOE.ie of his brother, James, returning to his mother’s kitchen in Newbawn, County Wexford for the first time in 18 months. “He was living in the wilderness in Canada […]

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It’s all about the small touches.

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Fair play!

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We’d take a cup of tea and a fire in the belly any day. Coffee, mulled wine, mulled cider, mulled milk(?)…yep we’re down with all of the hot drinks but it seems there is a real reason why holding a steaming mug of chocolate or cradling a tumbler of smokey whiskey will leave you feeling […]

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Yes, we agree, it is an unexpected analogy. Sexual consent has become a national conversation but despite the proliferation of social commentary, there is still some confusion. It seems simple, in a consensual world either everyone involved says hell yeah, I want to have sex, and you proceed to have a great time and loads […]

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Warning: This may be upsetting for some readers. We were sent something that we wanted to bring to your attention. Symone got in touch to say her grandparent’s dog Gizmo was taken, killed and was doused in oil ready to be lit on fire. She is asking for anyone with any information on the incident […]

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This will warm your cold heart just a tad… No matter how many times we see someone surprise their family by their appearance, it still stirs something deep within us. Mairead O’Driscoll from Castlehaven, Cork has been living in America for the last 13 months, and finally this month, she decided she’d make a trip […]

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Is it you? There was one winner of Saturday night’s lotto jackpot worth €11.5 million. It is the second biggest jackpot win of 2016. The winning Quick Pick ticket was bought in the Spar Store at the Top Service Station in Amiens Street, according to the National Lottery. The winning numbers are 2, 6, 21, […]

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Is this real life? Optical illusions are always fun, they drive you mad and usually once you figure it out you feel very silly. But optical illusions do call into question how much you can really trust your eyes to tell you the truth. Do they show you what is really there? Or do they […]

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Sleep is for the weak Earlier this week, we told you about formerly homeless student Laura Horan who, with the help of the DCU media production society wanted to raise vital funds for those who are homeless. Well, we are happy to share, that in 24 hours  the DCU students have raised an incredible €10,000 […]

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Wait, how much? Rare books can go for quite a price and rare editions of Harry Potter books have been known to fetch tidy sums when put up for auction. Seven-year-old Alfie McGuffin from Balbriggan is a huge Harry Potter fan and he was on the Toy Show talking about the latest toys from the Harry […]

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Could this be the case that breaks the 8th? The UN Human Rights committee has ruled that Irish woman, Amanda Mellet, is owed compensation by the Irish government as she was forced to travel abroad for an abortion. The committee said that Ireland is denying citizens their basic human rights. Earlier this week the government […]

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Interesting

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This NOT REASONABLE BEHAVIOUR

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Most people suffer from this and don’t even know…

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