Katie Piper’s acid attacker will soon be released from prison, a parole board has confirmed. The model and TV personality had sulphuric acid thrown over her face and upper body when she was 24-years-old. The attack, carried out by Stefan Sylvestre, was organised by Piper’s ex-boyfriend, Daniel Lynch. Piper suffered permanent scarring and was left […]

8 years ago

Dick pics can be great, depending on the context. If you ask for one, great. If you’re sexting featuring visual content, stunning. If you’re just sitting around your gaff watching the Coronation Street omnibus eating a packet of cheese and minding your own business, not so ideal to be honest. Unsolicited dick pics are a […]

8 years ago

Bit much, like. “If Britney can get through 2007, you can get through today.” It’s a meme as old as, well, 2007 – a reference to the time when Britney Spears shaved her head, donned an umbrella, and suffered through an emotional breakdown before the paparazzi for the entire world to see. Britney did get […]

8 years ago

A Tuam vigil will be taking place at the same time as the Papal mass in Phoenix Park this Sunday. The remains of 796 babies and children were discovered at the Mother and Baby Home site early last year. Historian Catherine Corless, who worked tirelessly to uncover the details behind the deaths of those who […]

8 years ago

Members of the Catholic church have criticised Lithuania’s tourism advert portraying Vilnius as the “G-spot of Europe.” The poster depicts the top of a woman’s head understood to be in the throes of passion. She is lying on a map of Europe with her hand grasping Lithuania. The ad’s tagline reads: “Vilnius, The G-Spot Of […]

8 years ago

Dating? Festivals? Rural Ireland? Doesn’t get much better than that, tbqh. If you’re a lonely person who’d like someone around to hold hands with, have a meal beside, or simply sit in total silence with while you both consider the futility of existence and how nothing really matters anyway, look no further than the Lisdoonvarna […]

8 years ago

Dublin Bus will stop giving out fare refund receipts very soon. The company has said that those travelling with the service who pay more than their fare will no longer receive a ‘refund due’ receipt. These refund receipts are currently redeemable at Dublin Bus’s head office on O’Connell Street, but from September 9 they will no […]

8 years ago

Ah, Jesus, c’mon lads. Look, we all like a bit of Emmerdale.  Like, we don’t actually watch the show outside of work hours and can’t exactly follow most or any of the storylines without the help of a search engine, but whatever, it’s a good soap, it’s got drama, and it’s a nice way to […]

8 years ago

Puppy and kitten farming is to be banned in the UK following the success of Lucy’s Law. The government will soon make it illegal for pet shops and commercial dealers to sell the animals in a bid to crack down on unethical breeding. Campaigners are also hopeful that the move will improve living conditions for […]

8 years ago

V different, indeed. Look, we know, we’re as sick of the constant Love Island cast updates as you are. Just kidding, we’ve been pouring over their Instagrams since they exited that villa and we’re not about to stop now either. You’d think that there would be enough times we could see someone do some sponsored […]

8 years ago

Giz. Look, if you’re a fan of Guinness, chances are you’re going to enjoy a Guinness themed milkshake. And even if you’re not a fan of Guinness, chances are you’re to enjoy this particular Guinness themed milkshake because it’s got a load of ice cream, looks intense, and is most likely incredibly delicious. Just look […]

8 years ago

A domestic abuse charity is “disappointed” that Dan Osborne has been included in this series of Celebrity Big Brother.  Solace Women’s Aid has said that Channel 5 should “make a stand against” domestic violence in order not to normalise such behaviour. Osborne was dropped from TOWIE in 2015 after recordings of him threatening to attack […]

8 years ago

That’s us told. Over the past few weeks, we’ve done nothing but smearing coconut oil all over our bodies. It’s been constant, it’s been wet, and it’s been incredibly difficult to stop. The stuff just feels so good, you know? And while the coconut oil debate has been raging on for many years now, we […]

8 years ago

Luas is not operating between St Stephen’s Green and Balally due to an incident. The incident occurred on the Luas Green Line earlier today near the Milltown stop leading to delays. The line has since been closed between St Stephen’s Green and Balally, meaning the Green Line is operating only from Bridesglen and Balally and […]

8 years ago

‘Cramped shithole.’

8 years ago

HOLD. ME. NOW. DON’T CRY. DON’T SAY A WORD JUST HOLD. ME. NOW. It’s Johnny Logan. Johnny Logan’s just been announced for Electric Picnic. That’s who it is. And if you didn’t cop that from the above all-caps lyric reference then you probably won’t be all that interested in the following information anyway so you […]

8 years ago

A four-month-old’s life might have been saved following a Coronation Street storyline. Mother Aoife Duffy said that when she discovered her daughter in a lot of discomfort, she made an appointment with her GP. But then after remembering Corrie’s sepsis storyline where Jack Webster recently lost a leg to sepsis, Aoife decided to go to […]

8 years ago

Laura Crane has spoken about her experiences of having an eating disorder from the age of 16. The Love Island contestant said that during her teenage years she developed bulimia, leading to a lot of body confidence issues which only progressed as she continued to work in the public eye. Laura told magazine Stab that […]

8 years ago

Appropriate office wear, or..? It’s EP in a few weeks lads, and you know what that means. Time to buy a load of see-through, scandalous, sheer outfits that we’d never be caught dead in anywhere other than a festival. It’s fine like, once you get The Pic in the outfits, they’re absolutely worth all of […]

8 years ago

Remember The Hills? How could you not? It was the only thing worth watching on MTV between the years of 2006 and 2010 other than Teen Mom or Catfish or re-runs of the Pimp My Ride episode when they put the table tennis table in the back of the truck. The Hills had everything we […]

8 years ago

Everyone’s giving out about Madonna’s “disrespectful” Aretha Franklin tribute. The singer was presenting the award for best video at last night’s VMAs when she decided to say a few words about the Queen of Soul who passed away last week. However, viewers were confused by Madonna’s tribute to Franklin, saying that it was mainly about […]

8 years ago

The number is significantly higher than the UK.

8 years ago

Say it ain’t so!

8 years ago

Who is she? We may never truly know the answer. Apparently she’s Caroline Flack but honestly she looks so different, we’d be inclined to believe this person was somebody else entirely. Mad what the passing of time does, isn’t it? Today, Caroline shared a throwback pic of herself and Jack Osbourne hanging out an unknown […]

8 years ago

Bless. If there’s any moment as defining as the one where your post the first pic of your boyfriend and your dad hanging out, we have yet to experience it. Like, OK maybe this moment is only super significant because the boyfriend is Jack Fincham and the dad is Danny Dyer, but whatever, it’s a nice […]

8 years ago

Do not let these hens down. If you’ve ever wanted some hens but just didn’t really know how to go about getting them, you’re in luck because animal rescue and sanctuary, Little Hill, has just made it extremely easy to bring some adorable, feathery guys into your life. This month, the sanctuary rescued hundreds of […]

8 years ago

“For the few days before my period I am completely unreasonable and cranky. “I’ll use any excuse for an argument, mostly with my poor boyfriend. We’re 10 years together and we are the best of friends, but some months I just push him away for about 2-3 days. He can do nothing right. “I know […]

8 years ago

Oh OK. Look, we’ve all done it. There isn’t a single one of us on this Godforsaken earth who can say for absolute certain that they haven’t once (just once) peed in the shower. You have like, just admit it. Whether you think the concept is disgusting or not is irrelevant – we’ve done it, […]

8 years ago

It’s part of a handy update though. There is nothing worse in this world than going into your social media archives to try and find a certain photo or message, only to discover that it has been suspiciously wiped from your device. Not war, not murder, nothing – nothing is worse. WhatsApp, as far as […]

8 years ago

There are plenty of things that you can wear to work. Pants is one. A skirt is another. A hot dog costume is another if you happen to work as a promo person for a hot dog based company. It all depends on the context, guys. One outfit has caused a bit of controversy online […]

8 years ago

Yeow. We know, we know, it’s only August but if Brown Thomas can start their Christmas display, we can start talking about the Late Late Toy Show.  It’s only fair. Whatever, regardless as to whether you want to hear about it yet or not, there’s been a bit of an update on what this year’s […]

8 years ago

Of course it does. Cats aren’t exactly the friendliest of pets. They’re a bit standoffish, they like doing their own thing, they’re not the biggest fans of humans in general. It’s grand like, we’ve come to accept them for what they are. Evil. As it turns out though, there are plenty of reasons why a cat […]

8 years ago

Class. If you’re looking for something new to wear to the office or the pub or the variety of places you could head in between those two spots, this suit will absolutely do you. And it’ll somehow only cost you €32 too. Incredible. This is the trousers and blazer co-ord combination that we’ve been fawning over […]

8 years ago

Katie Piper’s acid attacker could soon be released from prison. The model and TV personality had sulphuric acid thrown over her face and upper body when she was just 24-years-old. The attack, carried out by Stefan Sylvestre, was organised by Piper’s ex-boyfriend, Daniel Lynch. Piper received permanent scarring and was left partially blind as a […]

8 years ago

Please. For many, the gin obsession had come, gotten them drunk, and gone. There was a while there where you couldn’t walk into a single bar in Dublin without being accosted by a thousand fishbowl glasses filled with elderflower tonic, gin, and slices of every fruit known to man. And to be honest, you still […]

8 years ago

Right. Chloe Ferry has defended Rodrigo Alves’s use of a racial slur on last night’s episode of Celebrity Big Brother.  The ‘Human Ken Doll’ used the word twice during a conversation with fellow housemates Gabby Allen, Natalie Nunn, and Chloe Ayling. Alves said that Dan Osbourne wasn’t his type because “I like a ****** boy. […]

8 years ago

How well do you know you’re grammar, though? If you didn’t notice the clear and painful mistake in the above lead sentence, than probably not all that well. And if that’s the case then you definitely won’t pass the following grammar quiz put together by YouTube star, Lucy Bella Earl. She has a set of […]

8 years ago

If you’ve never seen Derry Girls, please get yourself onto the All4 player and watch Derry Girls.  It’s intelligent, it’s quick, it’s entertaining, and it’s probably the funniest thing you could spend 22 minutes of your life watching an episode of. Perfect viewing, really. And while the second season of everyone’s new favourite sitcom hasn’t […]

8 years ago

How dare we? There are plenty of things that us wretched millennials have ruined. The housing market is one thing. The over abundance of avocados on every menu is another. And apparently, so is the dropping popularity of the humble potato. How tragic. According to a report recently published in The Grocer, potato sales have […]

8 years ago

No one is safe in Carrickstown. Not the cast, not the crew, not that iconic Spar that you can catch a glimpse of if you look behind you at just the right moment as you speed down the N11 on the 145. No one. And they certainly aren’t about to get any safer if Fair […]

8 years ago

Celebrity Big Brother viewers are calling for ‘Human Ken Doll’ Rodrigo Alves’s removal from the house following his use of a racial slur. The 35-year-old, originally from Brazil, used the N-word twice during a conversation in last night’s show. Speaking with Gabby Allen, Natalie Nunn, and Chloe Ayling, Alves said that fellow housemate Dan Osbourne […]

8 years ago

Hooray.

8 years ago

Sake. A status yellow weather warning has been issued for the entire country ahead of Storm Ernesto’s arrival this weekend. Met Eireann issued the nationwide warning today, stating that “high-intensity” rainfall is to be expected due to the tropical storm. Rainfall of up to 20mm is expected in some areas. The warning comes into effect […]

8 years ago

After all, who among us wouldn’t want to work for the living representation of 700 years of Irish oppression? Ideal job, tbh. If you’re desperate though, the Queen is hiring a kitchen porter for Buckingham Palace and you don’t even need previous experience to get it. The job pays a basic enough £19,935.80 per annum, but […]

8 years ago

Ah, the classic jambon. A staple of all deli counters around Ireland, sat nestled behind its warm, protective screen, waiting to be picked up by somebody who is inevitably hungover or just in the mood for a greasy as f*ck breakfast. The jambon doesn’t always have to be associated with nastiness though. Or morning food. […]

8 years ago

80 students’ Leaving Cert results have been withheld over fears that they might have cheated. According to the State Examinations Commission, 43 students’ results are being permanently withheld and a further 37 are still being investigated. Guidance Councillor Brian Mooney said that all students are warned about cheating risks prior to each exam via rules […]

8 years ago

Vogue will stop hiring models under the age of 18. The fashion magazine made the change to stop the promotion of young, “vulnerable” models, who are too often competing for work in an industry “where they have little control.” The move comes as a bid to make the fashion industry less exploitative and safer for […]

8 years ago

Ah, god. Last night, Celebrity Big Brother kicked off. It was a pretty exciting launch night for Emma Willis who wore a pants suit, the housemates who entered the BB gaf for the first time, and the audience who were waiting with baited breath to see who was going to cause the first inevitable scrap. […]

8 years ago

Who is this handsome stranger? Eyal from Love Island is hot. We don’t need to explain or justify this statement. It is simply true and that’s all there is to it. Despite this though, a lot of people weren’t that into Eyal because curls just ‘aren’t their thing’ or whatever. Or because they didn’t think […]

8 years ago

Say it isn’t so… Everybody’s obsessed with Room To Improve.  They just are – the phenomenon cannot be explained other than it’s a really good show and people like watching other people with a lot of money get stressed out about building a new home for themselves. It’s entertaining viewing. The last season of the […]

8 years ago