London MEP Seb Dance has had enough. UKIP’s Nigel Farage was left red faced this afternoon after London MEP Seb Dance decided that enough is enough. During a speech in which Farage accused the EU of being “anti-American” and “anti-democratic zealots”, Dance decided to switch seats and hold up a sign which read “He’s lying to you”. Take […]

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Tell us more.

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Can you imagine?!

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“I can’t explain love, because I’ve never had it”. First Dates Ireland has provided a fair few characters this season with ‘bolloxed’ Ciaran, the Ass Man and the cute couple Paddy and Lauren all highly entertaining over the past few weeks. There’s another Paddy on this week’s episode, which airs on Thursday night, and he seems […]

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Some of these are quite surprising.

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There’s great chemistry between these two. Jamie Dornan is on the promo trail for his new movie Fifty Shades Darker and he made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. The film hits Irish cinemas on February 10 and it’s expected to be even bigger than the first movie which made over $500 million […]

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Some movers… Apple has been dethroned as the most valuable brand in the world by mammoth search engine Google in an annual study of the world’s leading brands by Brand Finance. The creators of the iPhone had been top of the list for the last five years but suffered a 27% drop in brand value over […]

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This really surprised me. I’ve quickly realized the benefits of quitting smoking. So many things have improved – my health, my hair, my skin and my taste buds. I feel better, I’m less tired in the mornings and in general I’m a total convert. One thing that has really surprised me is how much money […]

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A last minute deal has been agreed.

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Thirsty work. There were over 15,000 pints of draft beer sold in the Dáil bar last year with Guinness by far and away the most popular drink among Irish politicians. The black stuff generated €33,400 in revenue from the sale of 7,591 pints which was twice as much as the next most popular drink Heineken. The third […]

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A number of customers have reportedly received text messages purporting to having been sent by the bank. Bank of Ireland has warned its customers to beware of a text message scam claiming that online access to their account information has been frozen and requiring customers to click a link to unlock it. According to RTÉ, […]

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This could come in handy!

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There are some great ideas in here.

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Have you ever slipped up with some of these sentences? There’s an adage that’s true about most relationships, whether their romantic, platonic or professional. You can say the right thing a million times and nothing major will come of it, but say the wrong thing once and you won’t hear the end of it. Any […]

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Researchers from Cambridge University have identified traces of what they believe is our earliest known prehistoric ancestor, and the microscopic, bag-like sea creature ain’t good looking. A tiny sea creature that lived about 540 million years ago has been identified from microfossils found in China and boffins think it may be the earliest known step on an […]

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Brought to you by Fibre One.  Say goodbye to the 3pm slump. Staying full all day at work is no easy task. There’s an awful lot of time between breakfast, lunch and dinner, especially when you spend most of your working day sitting at your desk daydreaming about your next meal. When the hunger pangs […]

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Police in the UK have launched an appeal to find Linzi Davis and her eight-year-old son River Bain, who were last seen on Friday near a train station in the Scottish Highlands. The mother and son from Auldearn, a village situated close to Nairn train station where the pair were last spotted, have not been in contact […]

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Batteries supplied with the laptop are a fire risk.

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It hit home with a lot of viewers… “Irish people love their pills. Every year we spend €500 for every man, woman and child in Ireland on pharmaceuticals – that’s 40% higher than the EU average. Since 2000 the number of prescribed drugs we are consuming has grown from 32 million to 73.5 million items […]

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First there was Uptown Abs, the incredibly tough gymnastics workout that made our entire bodies sore just looking at it. Thankfully the latest ‘try-it-at-home’ fitness video is much, much more accessible. And we can NOT get enough of it. An utterly brilliant tutorial by The Fitness Marshall (aka dance instructor Caleb Marshall), this easy routine to Sia’s […]

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The offending sign was “in no way an official notice”.

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Could you do any better? Ali vs Frazier, Borg vs McEnroe, Real Madrid vs Barcelona, Simpson vs Flanders, Craggy Island vs Rugged Island. The world is absolutely filled with famous rivalries and head-to-head showdowns, but no contest is bigger than man vs food. We’ve all been there. Walking into a restaurant with a serious hunger on you, […]

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This is the first time that Obama has discussed Trump’s presidency since he left office earlier this month. The office of Barack Obama has released a statement which supports the ongoing protests that are occurring around the US. The former US president has stated that he opposes any policy that discriminates against individuals because of their faith […]

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This should be popular. We’re firmly of the opinion that the most popular Christmas present this year wasn’t a Furby, Hatchimal or diamond engagement ring, it was this gin advent calendar. Yep, people absolutely adore gin. If you’re on a night out and your tipple of choice happens to be Hendrick’s or London Dry, then a visit […]

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It’d be cool to see more businesses do this. The weather forecast is pretty crap at the moment with rain expected every day up until the weekend, sorry to be the bearer of bad news ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ With that in mind, Chez Le Fab Wine Bar and Cafe in Limerick City has come up with a brilliant idea to […]

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22,764 students took part in the Irish Life Health Schools Fitness Challenge in 2016. Matthew O’Leary from Bunclody Vocational School in Wexford and Louise O’Dowd from Presentation Secondary School in Milltown in Kerry were awarded overall fittest boy and girl at a prize-giving ceremony in Croke Park for the 2016 Irish Life Health Schools Fitness […]

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They don’t want your cash. Dublin Bus have been urging customers to switch from cash to Leap cards for a few years now and they’re hoping to go fully cashless in between three and five years. According to the Herald, the National Transport Authority wants to follow the example of London which has eliminated cash fares. […]

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A lot of actors spoke out last night. The 2017 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards took place in Los Angeles on Sunday night and reactions to Donald Trump’s #MuslimBan dominated the ceremony. Two and a Half Men and That’s 70s Show star Ashton Kutcher was the host for the evening and he set the tone with these […]

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It’s going to be a great show. English band The 1975 have exploded around the world in the last two years and their one of the hottest shows on the planet right now. The Manchester boys teased Irish fans a few weeks ago with this tweet. // I R E L A N D & […]

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The European Health Consumer Index, published on Monday, has found that Ireland has the worst hospital waiting times in Europe. The EHCI is now the leading comparison body for assessing the performance of national healthcare systems in 35 countries. The report analyses national healthcare on forty-eight indicators, looking at areas such as patient rights and […]

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Watch the moment the shocked French beauty won the title.

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Good thing his job doesn’t require an in-depth understanding of the press or anything. Sean Spicer has had a rather torrid beginning to his tenure as Donald Trump’s Press Secretary, the person responsible for presenting the message of the Trump administration to the media. In Spicer’s first press conference, he refused to take questions from […]

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Our eyes!

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And it’s a lot less than you would assume.

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The old private school vs public school debate. Every single Irish student will be familiar with a particular cliche that teachers love to recite.  Hands up if you’ve ever heard your teacher say the following: “Learn it, don’t learn it. Either way, I won’t be the one that’s sitting the exam.” It’s a classic adage in […]

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Powerful words.

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Following Donald Trump’s decision to ban people from certain Muslim-majority countries from entering the USA for the next 90 days, many have suggested that Taoiseach Enda Kenny should forego the annual St Patrick’s Day trip to the White House. It was confirmed last week that the invitation would be extended to the Taoiseach, as has […]

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Excellent news. Very few shows gripped the world in the way that Making a Murderer did when it was originally released. After Netflix officially announced that there will be even more episodes of the Emmy-nominated series, speculation has been rife about this might involve. Given that the cases of Brendan Dassey and Steven Avery are literally unfolding at […]

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“I share the concerns of other EU partners” Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan has stated that he “shares the concerns of other EU partners” following the recent executive orders that were approved by President Trump. “While US immigration policy is a matter of fact for the US authorities, it is clear that […]

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Their co-founder and CEO shared the news. Home-sharing company Airbnb is offering free accommodation to refugees and travellers that have been barred or left stranded in the US. Brian Chesky, co-founder of the company, has tweeted his disapproval of the recent executive orders that were approved by President Trump. The executive order signed by President Trump […]

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Every county in Ireland was researched. Did your school make the grade? As we all know, a college degree isn’t exactly a perfect way of gauging whether or not somebody is intelligent. In fact, the concept of intelligence is an abstract one because while some people might be incredibly book smart, they could also be […]

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This would be a huge exit.

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In Conor McGregor’s line of work, it helps to be fearless when it comes to conflict. Over the course of his career, McGregor has proved that he’s nothing if not fearless. His latest Instagram posts suggests that he’s in a combative mood towards many of the people and forces that he so often shares headlines […]

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People called her out over it.

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To my darling little daughters, You are only five and seven, but every day you’re bombarded with unrealistic-looking dolls, gender-specific pink plastic toys, Princesses in movies that can’t be happy until they look pretty enough to meet their Prince (looking at you Cinderella), music videos of pop idols that are waaaay too suggestive for your innocent eyes, and […]

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A smile is the prettiest thing you can wear, apparently. Unless your teeth are more yellow than pearly white. As a coffee-drinking; red-wine loving; time-poor mum, I am always on the lookout for quick and easy ways to whiten my teeth. Here are five inexpensive and natural remedies to try at home… 1. Turmeric This yellow […]

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In a statement issued on Saturday, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has reiterated his refusal to enter into a coalition government with Sinn Féin. His words were as follows: “The Fine Gael Party position is, has been and will remain, not to enter into coalition government with Sinn Féin. “As I have stated many times previously I […]

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Citizens of the countries named in Donald Trump’s mid-week executive order on immigration controls will not be able to access the US through Ireland, the US Embassy in Dublin has confirmed. The 90-day ban on people from Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Sudan, Syria, Somalia and Libya is in effect at the US pre-clearance area in both Dublin and […]

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The OC actress is now out of hospital and recovering. Mischa Barton was hospitalised on Thursday morning after police were called to her home. In an interview with People, Barton said that she was drugged while celebrating her 31st birthday with friends. The actresses said that doctors found GHB in her system. GHB, or Gamma Hydroxybutyrate, […]

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Who could forget the infamous image of Demi Moore, showing off her incredible baby bump on the cover of Vanity Fair? It revolutionised the way we view pregnant bellies, and would you believe, it was 26 years ago… Now, if that doesn’t make you feel really bloody old, I don’t know what will. The photo, taken […]

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