If you enjoy a sneaky G&T, you’ll likely have a bottle of tonic water tucked away in a cupboard for such an occasion, but do you ever give your choice of tonic much thought? According to one expert, there’s a very good reason why you shouldn’t simply grab the cheapest bottle in the supermarket: it’s […]

9 years ago

In 2015 she recommended that readers of her lifestyle website steam-clean their vaginas. Now Gwyneth Paltrow is back in the news after a gynecologist described her latest life-enhancing product, a pair of jade eggs designed to be worn inside the vagina all day, as ‘garbage’.  In an open letter to The Goopster, gynecologist Dr Jen Gunter […]

9 years ago

A man has been arrested in the UK market town of Burnley, Lancashire after the discovery of a baby’s body in a house in the town yesterday. The grim discovery was made at approximately 3pm in the Wellington Court housing estate. A spokeswoman for Lancashire Police said: “The death is currently being treated as unexplained. […]

9 years ago

Are you the oldest?

9 years ago

The exact number of fatalities has not been established.

9 years ago

She was kidnapped from a Florida maternity ward as a newborn baby in 1998, but this week Kamiyah Mobley was been found alive and living with her abductor, Gloria Williams (51) in South Carolina.  Now the teen, who had been raised as Alexis Manigo, has met her real parents Shanara Mobley and Craig Aiken for […]

9 years ago

Awfully sad.

9 years ago

Tell us more.

9 years ago

A woman in her twenties is being questioned by Gardaí following the sudden death of a four-month-old baby boy. The Irish Times reports that the ‘unexplained’ death occurred at house in the village of Bahola, Co Mayo on December 28th. The baby was taken to Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar before being transferred to Our […]

9 years ago

The New Year is the ideal time to refresh a room or two, but if funds are still tight after the Christmas splurge, you might think you’re stuck with last year’s trends for the time being. Not so. Our mates at Penneys have just unveiled a gorgeously exotic interiors collection inspired by the volcanic archipelago […]

9 years ago

She has been arrested.

9 years ago

It’s been months since TV star and mother-of-two Kim Kardashian West was tied up and robbed at gunpoint in an €8m jewel heist in Paris, but French media is reporting that police in the capital have finally arrested some suspects for questioning this morning.  According to the latest reports, investigators were able to zero in […]

9 years ago

The name has a special meaning behind it.

9 years ago

Brilliant!

9 years ago

An investigation is underway.

9 years ago

Every now and then, a shoe comes along that simply demands to be purchased and given pride of place in your wardrobe.  At times like these, an occasion to wear said shoe, or its level of comfort or practicality, are of absolutely no concern whatsoever. This is about womanhood. This is about feminism. This is […]

9 years ago

Wonderful!

9 years ago

Who knew!

9 years ago

Weeks after teenage student Kym Owens was violently assaulted in Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Gardaí have reportedly identified three girls as suspects for the vicious assault.  The Bachelor of Arts student from Castleblayney in Co Monaghan remains in “serious” but stable condition in the intensive care unit of Connolly Hospital in Dublin, where she has been […]

9 years ago

And you can grab it at the pharmacy.

9 years ago

Once upon a time, the most fabulous Irish-made item you could gift someone was a Waterford Crystal ashtray or a spiffing Aran jumper.  Thankfully, things have moved on considerably and, these days, a treasure trove of home-grown businesses offer a selection of luxury products of a standard that would impress the most spoilt and particular […]

9 years ago

Prince George and Princess Charlotte are about to have a younger family member to contend with in the cute stakes. Zara Phillips and her ex-international rugby player husband Mike Tyndall are expecting their second child. The couple’s spokeswoman said: “Mike and Zara are expecting another baby”. The British equestrian, the second child and only daughter of […]

9 years ago

Honestly; what party, celebration or gathering (or night in alone) isn’t instantly improved by the addition of Nutella? Having been busy spreading it on toast, dolloping it into cake batter and swirling it into hot milk for the past 12 months, we were more than ready for a new, extra festive way to enjoy our […]

9 years ago

Weekend away anyone?

9 years ago

Have you been to it?

9 years ago

The storm is battering the area.

9 years ago

Stroll down Dublin’s lively Wexford Street of an afternoon and you’ll encounter the slightly jarring sight of a colossal metal baby, settled on the pavement among a mishmash of other curios.  The supersized infants, officially called the Dublin Babies, are the work of Darran Robinson, aka Dr. Dublin, creator and purveyor of darkly whimsical sculptures […]

10 years ago

Now THIS sounds amazing…

10 years ago

What a tea-lightful idea.

10 years ago

HOW cute…

10 years ago

Wow, tad extreme?

10 years ago

This could be practically perfect in every way.

10 years ago

Sweet relief.

10 years ago

The change would affect Jobseeker’s Benefit payment

10 years ago

Don’t get on her bad side!

10 years ago

She’s now 45!

10 years ago

Decisions decisions.

10 years ago

As a beverage, red wine was already pretty perfect already in our book. Smooth, juicy, deep ruby red, Spanish, French or Chilean, always there like a big friendly hug at the end of a long week. Then we heard that a new Brooklyn restaurant had gone one better, combining our beloved red with another of […]

10 years ago

Ideal.

10 years ago

The Dáil is to be asked to reduce the amount of time a couple needs to be separated before a divorce is granted from four years to two years. According to a report in the Irish Times, Fine Gael TD Josepha Madigan plans to bring the private members bill to the Dáil next week, where […]

10 years ago

“Shocking and negative but not necessarily surprising”

10 years ago

The temperatures are firmly on the rise, which means the black tights are finally consigned to the bin and it’s time to get those shins out.  But what to wear? And how to compile a heat-proof summer wardrobe on your lunch break without blowing a mortgage payment? Well, we’ve done the hard work for you, […]

10 years ago

Comfy runners are a staple of the busy parent’s weekend (and, let’s be honest, midweek) wardrobe, so any time there’s a design breakthrough on the horizon, we’re all ears. With that in mind, let us present to you the latest major footwear innovation in recent years: a sneaker that is light, flexible, sizeless, free of […]

10 years ago

As the price of property soars ever skywards, many young families are on the lookout for an affordable home. Provided you’re an open-minded sort, it doesn’t get much more affordable than this. A Kildare-based seller is advertising a three-bedroom flat-pack wooden house for the grand sum of €22, 500 – less than the average mortgage […]

10 years ago

Do you find yourself reaching for the same old bottle of wine every weekend? If you’re in a wine rut, there’s a simple formula you can use to bring out your inner connoisseur, says SuperValu wine expert and buyer Kevin O’Callaghan.  Here are five things every vino fan should know… 1. How to Chill White Wine […]

10 years ago

Eastenders fans know Dean Gaffney as hapless Robbie Jackson, the character he played in the iconic BBC soap since 1993. To his nineteen-year-old twin daughters Charlotte and Chloe however, he’s just boring old dad… although he could easily pass for their older brother. The internet went into meltdown this week after this picture of 38-year-old […]

10 years ago

As Britain reels following the horrific murder of MP Jo Cox near her office yesterday, more details have emerged about the circumstances that led to her death.  The mother-of-two, a West Yorkshire MP, was on her way to work in Birstall, Leeds when she was knocked to the ground and stabbed repeatedly before being shot […]

10 years ago

The parents of a two-year-old boy who was snatched from a Florida beach by an alligator have spoken out for the first time since their tragic loss. As guests at Disney’s five-star Grand Floridian Resort & Spa enjoyed an open-air movie, Lane Graves was playing in the shallow water with his sister (4) under the […]

10 years ago

Amazing.

10 years ago

Lot’s of stuff happening this weekend.

10 years ago