A massive congrats are in order because Ireland:AM‘s Ciara Doherty has given birth to a baby girl. The presenter and husband Richard Stern welcomed their first child this week, according to RSVP.  Ciara announced that she was expecting live on air last year. The Virgin Media One star said that she was “thrilled” and felt […]

7 years ago

Is it 2020 yet, or? If you haven’t been privileged enough to witness Barry Keoghan’s genius yet, you have been missing out my friend. He’s been in The Killing of a Sacred Deer, he’s been in Dunkirk, he’s been in Black ’47 and ’71 and Rebellion and even Fair City.  And he’s given absolutely harrowing, […]

7 years ago

Public support for the nurses strike continues today as the #StandWithNursesAndMidwives hashtag trends on social media. The tag rose to the top of Ireland’s trending topics on Twitter today as 37,000 nurses and midwives took part in the INMO’s second 24-hour stoppage this year. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation voted overwhelmingly in favour of […]

7 years ago

A couple have been arrested following a busking performance that involved the swinging of a baby. The pair, from Russia, were filmed performing on the street in Kuala Lumpur earlier this week with the intention of earning money from the public. Local media Bernama reports that the couple, aged 27 and 28, were arrested for child […]

7 years ago

Same, tbh. Megan and Wes broke up recently.  So did Josh and Kaz, and then before them Jack and Dani did – only to eventually get back together for the brand. Sorry, we mean because they love each other and are meant to be together. Before their breakup, Megan and Wes had a bit of […]

7 years ago

“Let me tell you about Slim Jim…” Maeve Madden has shared an incredibly important post about her struggle with body dysmorphia, her anxieties around exercise, and why you should never comment on another person’s weight. The personal trainer and model posted two side-by-side images of herself three years apart. In the first, Maeve said that […]

7 years ago

G’wan the gals. Vogue Williams has recounted her first time breastfeeding in public, saying that she was “embarrassed” and “sweating profusely”  before she realised that there was very little to be embarrassed or sweating profusely about. The reality TV star shared a photo of herself feeding baby Theodore a few months back, admitting that she […]

7 years ago

Looks like Dawn might be about to lose her son. Emmerdale viewers were fairly fuming this evening as Dawn received the equal parts harrowing and deeply upsetting news that she might need to give her son Lucas up for adoption. The recovering drug addict was visited by an incredibly cruel social worker during tonight’s episode […]

7 years ago

A missing baby and mother “human trafficking” case has been revealed to be a hoax. Police in North Carolina today arrested a woman for claiming that a mother and her newborn baby were missing and in danger. Last week, the Scotland County Sheriff’s Office shared a Facebook post seeking the public’s help in locating a […]

7 years ago

Ah, menstrual products. There’s loads to choose from. Whether you’re a tampon user, menstrual cup holder, or free bleeder, chances are you’re at least vaguely interested in the history of menstrual products. Unsurprisingly, back in the day it wasn’t all discreet applicators and thin scented pads – rather, the women of the past often had […]

7 years ago

Is she alright, like? Dating is difficult. There are a lot of boring, rude, and generally uninteresting people out there. There are also people that you simply don’t want to go out with because they’re just not your vibe, you have nothing in common, or you’re simply not attracted to them. This is the world […]

7 years ago

Myths about the HPV vaccine are continuing to put people’s lives at risk, the IARC has said. According to International Agency for Research on Cancer, unfounded rumours about the vaccine are still stopping people from getting it, impeding the fight against cervical cancer around the world. Over half a million (570,000) new cases of cervical […]

7 years ago

I don’t wanna know… any more about this performance because it is harrowing. Look lads, Maroon 5 used to be class. Songs About Jane? Defined my pre-teen years. It Won’t Be Soon Before Long? Questionable enough track list but overall gave me the brief sexual awakening that I required from Adam Levine at this time. […]

7 years ago

Excellent. Season two of Netflix’s ridiculously popular psychological series You is currently in the making. Well, it’s not in production or anything but they’ve started casting it so the ball is certainly rolling and that’s good enough for us. The first season of the show proved intensely popular with audiences who wondered how Joe Goldberg […]

7 years ago

Coronation Street’s Jane Danson fainted on the ice today while preparing for her performance. The actor was practicing her routine on tonight’s Dancing On Ice when she collapsed unconscious. Danson was hurried from the ice on a stretcher and assessed by paramedics on site. The Sun reports that it is not yet known whether Danson […]

7 years ago

Can you believe? Cheating is not cool. Like, probably the least cool thing you could ever do. It’s mean, it’s rude, it’s unnecessary when you could probably just break up with the person instead of causing them a severe amount of emotional pain. Not worth it, to be honest. You can hardly blame a person […]

7 years ago

Emmerdale’s Charley Webb is expecting her third child with husband Matthew Wolfenden. The actor, who is best known for playing Debbie Dingle in the ITV soap, announced the news this afternoon via Instagram. She shared a photo of herself, Matthew, and their two children Buster and Bowie with the caption: “Number 3.” There was also […]

7 years ago

“Once in a century” floods have hit parts of Australia resulting in thousands of people fleeing their homes. Residents in the northeast of the country are experiencing torrential downpours that have seen roads turn into rivers as the regular monsoon season hits harder than expected. News.com/au reports that people living in north Queensland were visited […]

7 years ago

Ah, cauliflower wings. The delicious non-meat treat that gets nothing but hate on the internet. “Stop calling them wings if they don’t have chicken in them,” say the trolls. “If you want meat so much then why don’t you just stop being vegetarian,” scream the haters. Yeah, you’ve really got us there Greg, cheers for […]

7 years ago

“He gets his due at the end…” The director of the Ted Bundy film starring Zac Efron has denied that his movie “glorifies” the serial killer. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile is set for release later this year and although most audiences have only been granted a look at the film’s trailer, many have […]

7 years ago

If you are a living, breathing human being, chances are you’re fairly into your true crime at the moment. There’s been documentaries about serial killers, there’s been series about unsolved cases, there’s been show after show that have shocked and appalled audiences for months on end as our fixation with the weird and the horrifying […]

7 years ago

Full-time working mothers are at least 40 percent more stressed, a study has found. W0men working at least forty hours a week with two children were found to have significantly higher stress levels than those who do not have kids. The findings, published in the British Sociological Association journal Sociology, showed that women with no children […]

7 years ago

Prince William is an attractive guy. He’s handsome, he dresses alright, and he had a decent head of hair on him when he was young. You wouldn’t say no, like. The above is a fair enough reason to assume that Will had a number of women flocking after him before he met Kate. Not only […]

7 years ago

G’wan. Kate Hudson has explained what she meant be the term “genderless” parenting since a lot of people seemed to jump to a whole load of conclusions about the term. The mother-of-three was asked recently whether raising a girl was any different to raising two boys. She responded by saying that she opted to take […]

7 years ago

Grim enough sitch. If you are a human being on this earth, chances are you enjoy chips. Of course you do. They’re delicious, they’re easy to eat, they’re extremely versatile, and they can be found pretty much anywhere. The same could be said for foods like fried chicken and fried fish, even though they are […]

7 years ago

Bow Wow was arrested and charged with battery last night following a fight with a woman. The US rapper, whose real name is Shad Moss, is accused of assaulting a woman named Leslie Holden during an altercation that occurred in Atlanta. Police could not determine who started the fight so they arrested and charged both […]

7 years ago

Roxanne Pallett said she “lost everything” after accusing Ryan Thomas of punching her in the Celebrity Big Brother house. The actor had called the Coronation Street star a “woman beater” after he play fought with her on camera leading to her eventual removal from the show. Pallett said that following the incident, she lost weight, […]

7 years ago

A paralysed, amputee kitten survived a near-death ordeal and is now “determined to live life to the full.” One-year-old Charlie was found caught in a gin trap in Yorkshire last summer. His injuries were so severe that he had to have one of his legs amputated. Charlie was rescued by the RSPCA and later fostered […]

7 years ago

It’s 2019, which means that a load of people are vegan. Like, loads. Every week it seems like another one of your mates decided to opt for a plant based diet – and good for them. They might be a bit more awkward when it comes to choosing restaurants but they’re doing a world of […]

7 years ago

2019 just got weirder. A while ago, there were rumours flying about that Liam Payne and Naomi Campbell were dating. They started because of a few comments left on respective Instagram accounts by the pair, essentially calling each other rides and expressing their desire to be near one another. It was a bit bizarre, but […]

7 years ago

Ah c’mon now. Look, Kylie Jenner will be having another baby at some point in her life. She just will. She’s expressed interested in having another baby. She’s been going on and on about how much she loved pregnancy. She’s a Kardashian and they just bloody love having kids. All the signs are there. And […]

7 years ago

Not being able to sleep is probably the worst experience in the entire world ever. You’re lying there exhausted, trying to force yourself into some sort of slumber, anxiously counting down the hours until you have to get up again, anticipating the sheer tiredness that’s set to overcome your body and ruin your entire day. Essentially, […]

7 years ago

There are 28 days in the average menstrual cycle. There are also 28 days in the month of February. Most of the time. The above comparison isn’t the sole reason why we decided to dedicate February to periods (though it was a fairly nice coincidence, in fairness to us). 50 percent of the population will […]

7 years ago

“I am all in a sea of wonders…” Or at least, in a sea of bangin’ new TV shows that are set to drop onto our screens some time in the near future. In case you were’t aware, there’s a new Dracula TV show coming our way very soon and from what we currently know […]

7 years ago

Hanging out or working on their divorce? Who can say for sure? Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been spotted together for the first time in two years. The pair were seen together yesterday inside an office in LA seemingly working out the details that will allow them to eventually finalise their divorce. Brad and […]

7 years ago

The Met Office in the UK has issued an amber weather warning for snow. The weather warning is valid for London, south east and south west England, and Wales from 2pm to 9pm on Thursday. An amber alert in the UK means potential risk to life and property, road closures, travel delays, and loss of […]

7 years ago

It’s so cold in parts of America that people are being urged to “avoid taking deep breaths” and to “minimise talking.” The US’s midwest is currently experiencing some of the lowest temperatures ever recorded as a polar vortex spins across the country. The weather event, which usually travels around the North Pole, has led to […]

7 years ago

The brother of Jacqueline Griffin, the woman who died tragically in last week’s M50 accident, has urged the public not to share images of crash victims. Griffin was killed on January 24 in a collision between three cars and a lorry on a slip road in Finglas. Following the incident, images of the crash were widely […]

7 years ago

A shocking reveal if we ever saw one. There are a couple of things that Meghan Markle is known for. One of those things is being a Duchess. Another one of those things is having elegance, poise, and an authoritative voice that women and men around the world are captivated by. Gemma Collins is also […]

7 years ago

Over 35,000 nurses and midwives began their 24 hour strike this morning. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Association voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action last month. They are striking between 8am today and 8am Friday for better pay and to tackle issues of recruitment and retention in their sector. This is the union’s first […]

7 years ago

The royal family are a bit odd. They just are. They can’t wear nail varnish, they can’t go do their shopping alone, they have to tell the Queen about any newborns before anybody else on the planet finds out. They also apparently have an abundance of nicknames for one another because they seemingly can’t just […]

7 years ago

Gardaí have shared a photo of a snow storm near Cork and urged motorists to drive safely. The image shows a Garda car stopped at a junction just outside Cork city last night as snow pelts down around the vehicle covering the road ahead. They shared the photo on social media this morning urging people […]

7 years ago

Lol. The United Arab Emirates’s gender equality awards have all been won by men. Emirati authorities were dragged out of it on social media recently following the results of their Gender Balance Index awards. The awards, presented by vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, represent achievements in promoting […]

7 years ago

The divorce referendum is set to be held in May of this year. The referendum will address the current four year waiting period imposed on couples who wish to legally end their marriages under Irish law. The length of time, known as the “pause period,” has been the subject of much debate over recent years. […]

7 years ago

“He was hot in the electric chair.” Look lads, we know – Ted Bundy was good looking. He was. It’s a fact of life. And it was his good looks that he used to lure young women to their deaths, that charm he used to entice people into his car, and those piercing blue eyes […]

7 years ago

10 children have been taken to hospital following a school bus crash in Dublin. Dublin Fire Brigade and paramedics were called to the scene on Blakestown Road in Mulhuaddart today after a school bus collided with a bridge. RTE reports that 10 of the children on board suffered minor injuries. 3 fire engines & 3 […]

7 years ago

Gardaí have issued a warning about cold callers after an elderly woman was pressured into buying 12 chainsaws. The woman, who lives alone near Bantry, Cork, was visited recently by bogus traders who forced her to pay an “extortionate” price for the items. She also purchased 11 generators, seven power washers, and an assortment of […]

7 years ago

Irish nurses around the world are asking for a reason to come home. Healthcare professionals living in London, Sydney, Melbourne, Doha, and Riyadh, are standing in support of the nurses due to take strike action in Ireland tomorrow. Over 35,000 nurses and midwives are expected to strike for 24 hours starting January 30 at 8am […]

7 years ago

Suddenly, a five day weather warning isn’t all that bad. It’s pretty cold. Like, very cold. Like, about to snow and leave you trapped in our house for five days cold. That’s how cold it is. Back home, we’ve been warned to wrap up, stick the heating on, and stock up on as much bread […]

7 years ago

Are you sad and alone? Are you desperate for love, attention, or simply the touch of another human being? Will you do anything to give yourself that chance? Great so, because The Late Late Show are still looking for people to take part in their Valentine’s Day special. So here’s your chance. Get on it. […]

7 years ago