“I hated my life. I did for a while, and now I love it.” Domestic abuse survivor Jessica Bowes has received much support online since her appearance on last night’s Late Late Show.  The mother-of-three joined Ryan in the studio to discuss her decision to waive anonymity after a vicious attack from the father of […]

7 years ago

“Suicide can happen to anyone at any time…” Tributes have been paid to Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist Jack Saunders who was found dead last weekend. The 25-year-old, who was due to appear on the upcoming series of the talent show, died by suicide last week according to members of his family. Jack’s mother Sandra told […]

7 years ago

Is nothing sacred? Game Of Thrones is back in a few weeks – and that’s the final time we’ll ever utter those words because everybody’s favourite fantasy series is coming to an end. Season eight will be the last season HBO will release of the show, and although the realisation that we’ll never witness a […]

7 years ago

Sorry, now. Be honest – how many times in the past month have you turned on your hair straightener, straightened your hair, and then absolutely left the house without turning your straightener off? Was it once? Was it twice? Was it literally every single time you left the gaff because remembering to turn off devices […]

7 years ago

Women in England are to be offered DIY smear test kits that they can use in their own homes. The NHS are rolling out the tests as part of a trial run across the country in an attempt to increase the numbers of women being screened for cervical cancer. The rate of women attending smear […]

7 years ago

If you grew up in and around the mid-2000s, you’ll probably have had a pretty clean room. Not because you were really anal or anything, but because you were aware that MTV’s Room Raiders could show up at any time. It didn’t matter that we all lived in Ireland or the UK – anything was […]

7 years ago

Hardly surprising news this morning. Fyre festival promoters Fuckjerry are being sued for allegedly stealing a meme and using it to promote their tequila brand, JAJA. The business behind the immensely popular Instagram account is often criticised for reposting and stealing online content without the creator’s consent – accusations of which increased considerably following the […]

7 years ago

Can you believe?! If you haven’t yet exposed yourself to the delight, the wonder, the absolute icon that is Jonathan Van Ness, you need to take a long hard look at yourself in the mirror and go watch Queer Eye on Netflix. The man is a glorious human being. He’s stylish, he does good hair, […]

7 years ago

“There are better places to learn how to walk on a balance beam.” The Auschwitz Memorial and Museum have asked visitors to stop taking disrespectful photos while touring the site. They shared a series of inappropriate images taken by tourists, later shared on social media, asking users to be more mindful of the one million […]

7 years ago

A former Coronation Street director has been sentenced after being found guilty of four child sex offences. Tim Dowd, who directed over 200 episodes of the ITV soap, attempted to groom what he thought was a 13-year-old girl during a police sting. The 66-year-old asked the ‘girl’ for explicit images during an online chat that […]

7 years ago

Who among us can’t appreciate a bit of the Farrell? He’s talented, he’s a sound man, he starred in In Bruges with Brendan Gleeson which is the single most hysterical and also intensely upsetting movie of the 21st century. He’s got it all going for him – and as it turns out, so do we, […]

7 years ago

Real or magic? Doesn’t really matter does it because David Blaine is coming to Dublin to play his first ever Irish show and whether it’s real, fake, or something vague and entirely likely in between, it’ll probably be a decent gig. If you’re into that sort of thing. Blaine is bringing his Real Or Magic […]

7 years ago

A man and a woman have died following a serious car accident in Dublin this morning. The accident, which involved two vehicles, took place this morning on the Drumcondra Road at the junction of Hollybank Road at around 6.30am. The drivers of both cars, a man in his 70s and a woman in her 30s, […]

7 years ago

Sports ruin everything. Emmerdale is taking a considerable four day break this week meaning that viewers are going to have to wait until next Tuesday to find out what more inevitably creepy things are going to happen between groomer Maya and schoolboy Jacob. The saga hit a bit of a crescendo during last night’s episode […]

7 years ago

If you’ve ever used concealer, chances are you put it over some spots. You woke up one day, looked in the mirror, and realised that you had suffered the mother of all breakouts. Or just one single spot had erupted onto your face but in a super inconvenient place like your chin or your eyebrow […]

7 years ago

Excellent scenes. Friends, the TV show, ended a long time ago. 14 years ago, to be exact, and ever since then we’ve been craving a little bit of Monica being anal, Joey being Joey, and Ross being The Worst. 1994 to 2004 was a good time for situation comedies and we will never forget it […]

7 years ago

“They need to be literally ripped apart.” Last night, Coronation Street proved that love is indeed dead when they decided to brutally kill off one half of the show’s most iconic and glorious couples. Rana Habeed was tragically killed during Wednesday’s episode when the Underworld factory roof collapsed leaving her trapped. She and Kate Connor […]

7 years ago

“That should raise hope…” The authors who feature in the new Madeleine McCann documentary have explained why they think the missing girl is still alive. Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan, who appear in Netflix’s new docu-series The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann, have said that they think Madeleine was the victim of a “planned abduction.” Speaking […]

7 years ago

Shame. Giving birth sounds like a lot of work. From what we can gather, there’s a lot of pushing and pain, but yeah, we suppose there’s a payoff at the end too in that you get your own child out of it but still, a lot of hassle all the same. What would make the […]

7 years ago

“I asked the medical staff to let me die.” Emilia Clarke suffered two life threatening strokes while filming Game Of Thrones.  The actor, who plays Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO series, said that she suffered the first of the subarachnoid hemorrhages (SAH) after she finished filming the show’s first series. Penning an emotive piece for The New […]

7 years ago

Hundreds of millions of Facebook users’ passwords were visible to its employees for years. The company revealed today that the passwords were available to access in plain text format on their internal storage system. Instagram users’ and Facebook Lite users’ passwords were also included in the storage system. Facebook said that they made the discovery […]

7 years ago

Fair, yeah. If you’re at all familiar with the royal family, you’ll know that Prince George and Prince Harry have beef – serious beef – and have done so for years. While everybody was swanning about giving out about the fact that Meagan and Kate seemingly hate each other even though they don’t and probably […]

7 years ago

Social media is awash with posts celebrating this year’s World Down Syndrome Day. Hashtags ‘ShareTheJourney’, ‘ICouldBe’, and ‘LeaveNoOneBehind’ have dominated Twitter and Facebook today as people across the country raise awareness for Down Syndrome and challenge misconceptions about those who have it. Many people have also opted to wear odd socks to mark the extra […]

7 years ago

“I’m positive as can be about what happened but it does damage you.” A survivor of domestic abuse will appear on tonight’s episode of First Dates Ireland to share her story. Sinead Connell Bianchi was attacked and beaten by her ex-partner Alan Brady during a two-hour assault in 2016. The mother-of-four suffered permanent ligament damage to […]

7 years ago

“You are unwanted in the Folketing Hall with your child.” A Danish politician was told to leave Parliament this week after bringing her baby daughter to work. Mette Abildgaard was asked to remove her daughter, Esther Marie, from the chambers on Tuesday when speaker Pia Kjaersgaard said her presence was “unwanted” with the child. Lawmaker Abildgaard said […]

7 years ago

A day spent without working next to an animal is a day not spent working at all. That’s the way the very popular saying goes… or something. Acquiring an office pet is something that every workplace should strive to achieve. There are a variation of reasons for this including increased employee satisfaction, far more work […]

7 years ago

Interesting.

7 years ago

Shocking news this afternoon. You may recall a few weeks ago that we provided you with the definitive ranking of Haribo Starmix jellies.  Love hearts emerged victorious with fried eggs following closely behind in second place. Unsurprisingly, gummy bears brought up the rear as the worst jelly included in a bag of Haribo Starmix. And […]

7 years ago

This is a divisive list. If you’re a fan of a scary movie then why not curl up on the sofa, pour a glass of red wine and watch a horror flick. (Disclaimer: this list was comprised predominantly by one person with the odd interjection from the rest of the Her team. Any disagreement or […]

7 years ago

If you’ve ever been kneaded repeatedly by a stranger while nude for an extended period of time, you’ll be more than well aware of the beauty of a full body massage. They’re beautiful, they’re intense, and they require the absolute ability to switch off and submit to chilling out to the max for a while. […]

7 years ago

If you like food (and aren’t a vegan), chances are you’ll like cheese. It’s good with everything – bread, pizza, pasta, toast, wraps, more bread. You name it and chances are cheese is utterly and unequivocally delicious on it. That goes for popcorn too so, naturally, when we heard that cheese toastie popcorn existed we […]

7 years ago

Amanda Bynes has returned to rehab after suffering a “stress induced relapse.” The actor entered a mental health facility in January for drug addiction treatment after the pressure of returning to the limelight began to affect her wellbeing. TMZ reports that she is now under the care of addiction counsellors and mental health professionals. “We’re […]

7 years ago

“I may have done something wrong but whatever I did, I don’t think I deserve this.” It feels like months since the Tristan Thompson and Jordyn Woods cheating scandal first kicked off – and it probably feels like even longer for Jordyn herself. For the past 12 or so days, the 21-year-old has received death […]

7 years ago

But was she loyal, babe?? It’s only a few months until Love Island 2019 kicks off and guess what – we’re still talking about Love Island 2018. There are a couple of reasons for this and none of them involve the simple fact that we have very little else to do with our evenings and […]

7 years ago

Ah, Brad. Bradley Walsh is a sound lad. He’s funny, he’s a good actor, he’s the host of the country’s favourite daytime game show – The Chase.  Some would even go so far as to say that Bradley can do no wrong and that he is perfect in every single way. Not everyone says that […]

7 years ago

Ticketholders will be issued a full refund. Ryan Adams has cancelled his UK and Ireland tour following allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse. The US singer was due to play two shows in Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on March 30 and 31. Ticketmaster and MCD have since confirmed that the gigs will not go ahead and […]

7 years ago

Many users experienced problems with the app this morning. Revolut’s finance chief has resigned following concerns around money laundering. Peter O’Higgins, who joined the online banking app in 2016, stepped down from his position late last month. The Telegraph reports that Revolut had recently launched an investigation into a “failing” in the banking apps’s sanction […]

7 years ago

2FM will pay tribute to DJ Alan McQuillan this weekend with an Electric Disco special. The presenter and broadcaster passed away suddenly in January at the age of 36. He had worked for a number of RTÉ stations over the course of 18 years, becoming a regular presenter in 2014 when he took over hosting the Early […]

7 years ago

“I wish I could go back and talk to my younger self sometimes, but I can’t.” Roz Purcell has shared an essential post about her experience with disordered eating. The blogger and model apologised to her friends and family for not being around while she was struggling with her mental illness – and the physical […]

7 years ago

No, not the next James Bond, as you were definitely led to believe when you first read the above headline. Sorry lads, but if we misinterpreted the information when we read it for the first time, then you have to too. Rami Malek just won an Oscar, which probably means that he has been inundated […]

7 years ago

“Whatever happens make sure you always enjoy this wonderful ride.” … By hanging out the side of a train. Look lads, we’ve all done ridiculous things to get The Pic. We’ve cleared entire pathways to make sure we’re the absolute focus of the image. We’ve gotten our mates to climb trees, lay down, and perch […]

7 years ago

Excellent news all round. Derry Girls is back next week – and yes, we are excited. What’s gotten us more excited for the best comedy to come out of Ireland in literal decades is the abundance of sneak peaks we’ve been treated to over the past few weeks. There’s been murals painted, scenes shared, and […]

7 years ago

She got put on blast, man. Look lads, people have different tastes when it comes to wedding paraphernalia. Some people like giant dresses that you need the whole team to maintain as you walk down the aisle. Others like something a little more casual that actually screams high street bargain more than it does bride-to-be. […]

7 years ago

The family of Clodagh Hawe are set to meet with Garda Commissioner Drew Harris next week. Clodagh and her three sons, Liam, Niall, and Ryan, were murdered brutally by Alan Hawe in their Co Cavan home in 2016. An inquest into the murders stated that Alan had been suffering from depression that later progressed to “psychotic” […]

7 years ago

Go on the lads. Westlife are exciting. Westlife getting back together is exciting. And Westlife getting back together and recording an entire new album is absolutely exciting. A while back, the lads graced us all with their comeback single, Hello My Love and – thankfully – it was a banger.  Since then though, we’ve been […]

7 years ago

He mad. The Chase is iconic. The game is iconic, the host is iconic, iconic things happen. Just an all-round unreal game to play along to at home or with your mates or in work when you’ve hit the midweek slump and need a little something to bring you back to life. There are times, […]

7 years ago

Hardly a surprise, this one. Think back to the year of your birth – what was the most popular name for boys? Was it Jack? It probably was. Now think back to about a decade ago – what was the most popular baby name for boys? Was it Jack again? It probably was, yeah. Jack […]

7 years ago

The twins are now four-years-old – and technically semi-identical. Doctors have discovered a set of twins who were born from one egg and two different sperm. The twins are one boy and one girl, who have identical DNA from their mother, but different DNA from their father. This is the second time that a pair […]

7 years ago

The Beast From The East. The weather event that sent shrouds of snow descending upon Ireland making roads un-drivable, electricity un-usable, and pubs un-leavable as the entire country decided that they wanted to spend their glorious snow days off stuck in lock ins until 4am. The snow was deep, the ice was slippery, and the […]

7 years ago

“They promise as teenagers that it’s not impacting on them, but obviously you know better as an adult.” Jeff Brazier has said that his sons continue to struggle with the death of their mother, Jade Goody. Jade passed away in 2009 after a short battle with cervical cancer. The reality star had received her terminal […]

7 years ago