A foal was rescued from the Grand Canal by Dublin Fire Brigade and volunteers today. Members of the My Lovely Horse rescue and firefighters attended the scene near Kylemore Road this afternoon following calls that the young horse was in the water. Dublin Fire Brigade wrote on Twitter that the foal was “unable to climb […]

8 years ago

Bless him. #GBBO’s been back only three weeks and already we’ve seen under baked bottoms, double handshakes, and Paul Hollywood decide on his own personal winner (Ruby, for obvious Paul Hollywood-related reasons). Who’s to judge though because we’ve also already secured our favourite contestant of the series – none other than the beautiful, the precious, […]

8 years ago

Katie Waissel has announced her split from her boyfriend following the birth of their first child. The former X Factor contestant revealed that she is now a “solo mama” after an “incredibly hard split” between herself and Andy Speer. The pair welcomed a baby boy, Hudson, just two months ago. Writing on Instagram, Waissel said […]

8 years ago

Ah, God. Look, there are plenty of things Princess Charlotte will have to do as a royal. She’ll have to curtsey to people. She’ll have to wear modest-enough-ish clothing. She’ll have to make sure she marries someone ‘suitable’ lest be plagued by royalists giving out about her seemingly questionable choice in partner. Hard enough life […]

8 years ago

The “biggest strike” Ryanair has ever seen has been confirmed for later this month. On September 28, cabin crew from Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Italy and Belgium will strike for 24 hours for better working conditions. RTE reports that unions confirmed the date of the strike today at a conference in Brussels stating that management were […]

8 years ago

Going to an all-girls school from the age of 11 to 17 made it chronically difficult to speak to boys. Anyone else? Just me. Sound. Forcibly separating boys and girls in their teenage years for the purpose of education probably seems like a good idea when you consider that all boys definitely fancy all girls […]

8 years ago

The CervicalCheck report has found “huge failings” in Ireland’s national screening programme. Minister for Health Simon Harris said that the Scally Review showed that CervicalCheck failed over 200 women and their families by not informing them of the audit around their test results. Speaking on RTE News today, Dr Gabriel Scally said he found “substantial weaknesses” […]

8 years ago

Housing prices are still on the rise, but they seem to be slowing down ever so slightly. New data supplied by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows that property prices rose by 10.4 percent between July 2017 and July 2018. This compares to a rise of 11.9 percent between June 2017 and June 2018, and […]

8 years ago

Loadsa names, loadsa storms. Remember a few months back we, as a nation, suffered an incredible number of storms that left us without power, without a means of travel, and maybe most tragically – without bread. It was harrowing and we’d rather if similar scenarios didn’t arise any time soon, thanks. In true Ireland style, […]

8 years ago

Nick Carter will not face charges over sexual assault allegations that surfaced earlier this year. The Backstreet Boys member was accused of rape by singer Melissa Schuman, who alleged that Carter forced her to have sex with him “against my will” over 15 years ago. Carter denied the allegations at the time saying that he was […]

8 years ago

Not ideal. During last night’s episode of Emmerdale, Charity Dingle took to the witness stand to provide evidence against DI Bails in an attempt to send him to prison. The policeman raped Charity when she was 14-years-old, and last night she attended court to face Bails’s defence team. During this segment of the soap, the […]

8 years ago

Oh, girl. If there’s one thing Coronation Street isn’t short of, it’s threesome storylines. Sure don’t we all remember the time when Roy Cropper got down and dirty with Janice and Les back in ’03? And what about the incident where Carla had her way with Tracy and Steve on New Years Eve 2011? Definitely […]

8 years ago

A one-year-old baby girl has died in Cork following an accident with a window blind cord. The infant was brought to Cork University Hospital this afternoon after emergency services were called to a home in Delaney Park, Dublin Hill, Co. Cork. She was pronounced dead a short time later. Gardaí are currently investigating the sudden death […]

8 years ago

Donald Trump has cancelled his upcoming trip to Ireland. According to reports, the President of the United States will not be visiting Dublin and his Doonbeg resort in Co Clare this November. RTE reports that Trump was expected to visit the golf course and capital city around the weekend of November 11 coinciding with a trip to […]

8 years ago

Janet Street-Porter has defended Roxanne Pallett following Ryan Thomas’s Celebrity Big Brother win. The Loose Women panelist said that she didn’t think the former soap actor should be punished any further for what happened while she was on the reality show. Pallett accused Thomas of punching her on camera while she was in the house. […]

8 years ago

Leo Varadkar said he is “disgusted” by the CervicalCheck review leak. The Taoiseach said today that he was “appalled” that some information relating to the CervicalCheck controversy was leaked to the media, stating that the Scally Review was “not a scoop.” The review contained recommendations by Dr Gabriel Scally and is set to be presented […]

8 years ago

Ah, autumn. It can only mean one thing. No, not leaves falling off trees, the changing seasons or scarves being back on sale. Autumn only points to one thing and one thing only – the return of the PSL. Or, as she is more commonly known, the pumpkin spice latte. And while the vast majority […]

8 years ago

Being a tourist is lots of fun. You get to see new things, learn about history, and get a few Boomerangs of yourself outside ancient buildings. A decent enough time for all involved. We can probably all agree though that there are certain tourist-y things that we only do because we have to and specific […]

8 years ago

Four Irish food businesses were served closure orders in August due to safety breaches. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has said that four food stores in Meath, Louth, and Wexford were ordered to close last month after failing to meet safety standards. Meath’s Pizza Point and O’Briens, Louth’s Riverview takeaway, and Wexford’s Lotus […]

8 years ago

There will be no price difference between Dublin Bus and the new Go Ahead bus service. The National Transport Authority has said that bus fares between both services will remain the same despite the new service being privately owned by a British company. The Go Ahead buses launched their first route over the weekend, the […]

8 years ago

Ah, coats. It’s certainly a time for them. The time in question is Autumn and as much as we’d like to go ahead and pretend that summer is still here and that we won’t have to start wearing layers any time soon (a harrowing thought), it isn’t – and we do. A modern tragedy. The […]

8 years ago

Ashley Roberts has defended her place on Strictly Come Dancing after viewers branded the show a “fix.” The former Pussycat Doll was surrounded by criticism after being announced for the programme due to her dance experience and her time spent in the band. She has since argued that her past won’t give her an advantage […]

8 years ago

Sounds class. If you are a human being, chances are you enjoy heading out for a bite to eat every now and then. It’s fun, it’s social, it gets you out of the gaff for a minimum of an hour, the food is generally decent enough and you don’t have to hover over the cooker […]

8 years ago

“I’m 22 and broke up with my boyfriend of five years. “I haven’t made any effort to get back out there but now I feel ready and want to, but I’ve realised I don’t know how to. “I feel weird about setting up a Tinder just because I wouldn’t know what to put on it. […]

8 years ago

Entitled men, am I right? They show up with all their money and age and the assumption that every woman in the world wants something to do with them. And when one woman doesn’t want anything to do with them they throw a fit, blame an entire gender, and probably get suspended on Twitter. You […]

8 years ago

Jennifer Aniston’s ex Tate Donovan has said that filming some of his Friends scenes was “painful.” The pair dated for a number of years before they both appeared in the sitcom together, again each other’s as romantic interests. Donovan played Joshua, who Rachel meets at work and eventually starts to develop feelings for. Although he […]

8 years ago

Dying a gruesome snot-based death? Yeah, us too. The flu is here and with it, an abundance of sniffling, sinuses, and a serious increase in pocket-sized Kleenex sales. It’s a grim enough post-summer scenario and we are not at all happy with the situation – mainly because having the flu restricts us from engaging in […]

8 years ago

Leo Varadkar has defended the government’s reaction to the housing crisis. The Taoiseach said today that there is “no quick fix” to the severe shortage of housing available across the country. He also acknowledged that the situation wasn’t being resolved as fast as he would like and that he wanted to “put pressure” on local […]

8 years ago

Brett Kavanaugh has been criticised for referring to birth control as “abortion-inducing drugs.” The US Supreme Court nominee was speaking during a senate testimony yesterday when he made the incorrect link between contraceptives and medicines that induce terminations. Kavanaugh was asked by senator Ted Cruz about his involvement in a 2015 case which saw a […]

8 years ago

If there’s one thing Coronation Street is not short of it’s harrowing storylines. Over the past year alone, we’ve had a mass murderer, a male sexual assault case, a kidnapping scenario, and Roy Cropper jumping over a fence. All fairly dark scenarios in their own ways, to be fair. At the end of the day […]

8 years ago

Would ye be able? People go on Love Island to find love – this much we know. But people also go on Love Island to get a Boohoo sponsorship deal, to enhance their hashtag brand, and to give their 2016 modelling pics a bit more exposure. Oh, and to make a few mates as well, […]

8 years ago

Y A S. Love Island has been over for a while now – we are very much aware of this. And yet, that doesn’t mean that we’re done filling our brains with every single aspect of the contestant’s lives as they make television appearance after television appearance on daytime TV shows, answering questions about each […]

8 years ago

Two women were publicly caned in Malaysia for attempting lesbian sex. The Muslim women, aged 22 and 32, were caned in front a crowd of 100 people earlier this week in the conservative Malaysian state of Terengganu. They were seated on stools and hit six times each on their backs by female prison officers. Human […]

8 years ago

Ah, god. GBBO‘s Manon is a seriously good baker. This statement does not need to be explained or justified in any way – if you have watched any of all of the latest series of the show, you will know it to be true. And last night’s instalment of the programme was no different as […]

8 years ago

Pure rot. Look, there have been many times in our lives where we’ve assumed that the dirtiest place you could ever be is a toilet and every single time we’ve been wrong. Toilets are clean enough, lads. They are regularly scrubbed, there’s a load of bleach involved, people don’t tend to ignore them when they’re […]

8 years ago

Class. If you weren’t at Electric Picnic last weekend, you’ll have been glad enough to have experienced a fair few rays of sunshine while you were wandering about the place anyway. You weren’t in a field in Laois and you didn’t have a load of warm cans baking in your tent, but the weather was […]

8 years ago

Roxanne Pallett “will not be returning” to her job as a radio show co-host following her accusations about Ryan Thomas on Celebrity Big Brother.  York’s Minister FM announced today that the former Emmerdale actor would not be presenting the show anymore. The 35-year-old falsely accused former Coronation Street actor Thomas of “punching her like a […]

8 years ago

Over half of people under 35 have taken sick leave due to mental health issues. A new study has shown that more and more young people are experiencing mental health related issues, often leading to debilitating consequences in and outside of the workplace. The research, discussed today on RTE Radio 1, also showed that over […]

8 years ago

Tesco has recalled a batch of almonds due to the presence of salmonella. The Tesco Organic Almonds product was found to have been implicated with salmonella, which could lead to salmonellosis if consumed. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has urged customers not to eat the product and to return it to a Tesco […]

8 years ago

Meghan Markle has given her first interview since joining the royal family. The new Duchess of Sussex has taken part in a new documentary about Queen Elizabeth which will give viewers much insight into the life and history of the UK’s longest-serving monarch. The documentary, called Queen of the World, will focus on the Queen’s […]

8 years ago

The majority of people are unaware that HPV can affect men as well as women. A new study has shown that 63 percent of people don’t know that both men and women are as risk of catching the sexually transmitted infection. The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) virus causes 6,500 women in Ireland to need hospital treatment […]

8 years ago

Ah, Steve McDonald. He’s been through a lot. It seems like only yesterday that he was giving out to Tracy for something or another, being chased by some boy racers, and getting married for the sixth time. Some man with the ladies, in fairness to him. Soon though, Steve’s going to have another run in […]

8 years ago

“I matched with a girl on Tinder back in January. “We dated for a while but nothing physical ever happened. Since then we’d become mates. Good mates. But then we ran into each other on a night out and it was v flirty. “What does it mean?” Look, if you thought you were picking up […]

8 years ago

Juicy. Mac and cheese is a stunning meal. It’s got everything you could possibly want from a delicious pasta dish – carbs, pasta, and a shit tonne of cheese. Similarly, burgers are also a fairly delicious item to be chowing down on. Like pasta, they are extremely versatile, include a vast array of flavours, and […]

8 years ago

Take note.

8 years ago

Getting a ladder in your tights can ruin your entire day. And it does. Always. It happens so easily too – you could literally be sitting at your desk or walking down the street or engaging in a brawl with some lad over the last vegan donut for sale in some hipster cafe and boom […]

8 years ago

Gotta get paid, girl.

8 years ago

It’s far from ‘love, honour, and obey’ we were raised, lads. Weddings have been a thing pretty much forever. Back in the day, women used to be forced to marry men as a trade for land, cattle, or some other innocuous object that absolutely is of equal to a real life human being. There was no […]

8 years ago

Take care, lads. There’s nobody you spend more time with in this world than your workmates. You see them in the morning, you see them in the evening, you see them when you go on a night out and are regrettably just after your downing your eighth jagerbomb. They really are everywhere. It’s probably safe […]

8 years ago

Take note.

8 years ago