‘Tis the season to get angry, fa-la-la-la-laaaaa, fa-la-la-la. There’s so much pressure to have everything 100 per cent during the festive holidays that it’s only inevitable that someone or something is going to get under your skin. A Christmas fight happens so easily, it can literally start over the smallest thing that on another day […]

6 years ago

It’s Christmasssssssssss. Ate too much? Check. Got a shitload of presents? Check. Already told one of your siblings to go and feck themselves? Double check. Sure it wouldn’t be Christmas without a few family tiffs. You spend the whole of December looking forward to those few magical days around Christmas. Although you think that you […]

6 years ago

Christmas Day is a time that’s all about family. So, helping out with the dinner shouldn’t be as much of a chore on December 25 as it is other days. The effort though. There’s cracking movies on the television, you don’t want to change out of your pjs and you just want to chill out […]

6 years ago

We don’t think logically when it comes to Christmas shopping, especially the closer it gets to the big day. We frantically throw things into the trolley that we think we might need on Christmas Day, or we overbuy on other things that we can still get on Stephen’s Day, like drink for example. And when […]

6 years ago

People get so bogged down with New Year’s Resolutions. It makes them feel down and why? Because they don’t accomplish them. Why don’t they accomplish them? Because they set unrealistic targets. I’ve found in recent years that setting and hitting various small, achievable goals is more rewarding than just completing one massive target out of […]

6 years ago

Yes. I am normally one of those fools who leaves most, if not all, of his Christmas shopping until the very last minute. This year was the first year in a long time that I carried out my shopping early. But as I stood in a wedged Dundrum – that should have had Guns ‘N’ […]

6 years ago

It’s amazing how you can visit somewhere nearly every single day when you’re a teenager or a child but as you become an adult and move away from the area, you’re lucky if you can get back to that same spot even once every two years. You don’t really respect the beauty of this […]

6 years ago

You won’t find a better town than this to go on the sesh in, so stop trying. It makes me angry when I tell people that I’m from the outskirts of this place because 9/10 they will say the exact same thing. ‘Oh, Westport, Matt Molloy’s pub, great pints, great music, great craic’ – […]

6 years ago

Yeah, Westport is unreal. We’re massive fans of this location where The Clock stands tall in the middle of the town. It’s certainly the best place in Ireland to go on the beer in and here’s your guide to navigating around ‘port. But, come here, we’re just going to whisper this… Westport is actually neighbours […]

6 years ago

Myself and herself had been chatting about going away on our first proper holiday for months. We had been on numerous weekend breaks around Ireland but after well over a year and a half together, it was time to put things into action. We’re both indecisive people. When it comes to casual dinner ideas, […]

6 years ago

Want to make the most of your weekends? Of course you do and we’re here to help. Consider this your bucket list for weekends away. You’ll have some job trying to fit them all in this year though… Mayo – Westport Where the ocean kisses Ireland and the waves caress its shore – magnificent. READ […]

6 years ago

Now, I’m not saying I’ve had a pint of Guinness in every pub in Galway but much like Jack Charlton’s Ireland teams in the World Cups of the early 90s, I’ve given it a fair lash. I feel that I look at a pint of Guinness the same way a dog looks at its owner […]

6 years ago

Think you could finish this Irish breakfast down in the lovely county of Mayo? Photo credit: TripAdvisor Sorry, scrap that because that’s what Lily’s in Castlebar call a “small Irish breakfast”. Yep, a small. Three of everything, eggs and pudding included alongside a batch of chips, mushrooms and toast and a full pot of […]

6 years ago

The Irish Breakfast roll is as important to Ireland as Michael D Higgins, Bono and Croke Park. Who would have thought that combining all the ingredients needed for a fry and shoving it into a piece of bread would bring such happiness to so many people. A breakfast roll doesn’t have to be for […]

7 years ago

Walking around a city you don’t know is some craic in fairness. Because you’re so eagle eyed, you spot the smallest little detail in the restaurants and shop windows as you pass by. At one stage in Amsterdam, we passed a café that said on its window “come rest your hairy balls here”. Although we […]

7 years ago

How many times have you woke up on a Sunday morning (or a random Tuesday) and thought, ‘never again’. I’m not touching a drop again in my lifetime. Chalk it down, right here, right now. I’m done with the alcohol. The hangover is always the not-so-nice ending to being out on the lash but experts […]

7 years ago

When I come back home from the big smoke, my friends all joke with me about how ‘I’ve changed’ (at least I hope it’s a joke). No matter what I say is followed by a tut, or someone sighing ‘notions’. “Cocktails? fancy nightclubs? brunch?, far from that you were raised”, they would say. I […]

7 years ago

The great thing about this is you can start it at any time of the year. The first day of January, the middle of March, something to put into your summer holiday fund or even towards the end of the year for Christmas. We all want to save money this year and the ‘The 52-week […]

7 years ago

He’s being portrayed as Ireland’s newest, Eddie Hobbs, but Eoin McGee is attempting to step out of Hobbs’ financial shadow and stamp his own name on the RTÉ circuit. McGee’s new show, How To Be Good With Money, will help the 85% of Irish people who are unable to manage their monthly budget. The 38-year-old, […]

7 years ago

They’re the only thing that’ll save you after a night on the sauce and they’ve never let you down before. But, how much would you expect to pay for a couple of chicken wings in a shop? A couple of euro maybe? Certainly no more than a fiver no matter how tasty they are. What […]

7 years ago

Just like you’re not meant to Google your symptoms when you’re sick, we were warned against googling about Moore Hall. We knew there was certain tales that went around about the place but we didn’t want to know any of the stories in order to keep a clear mind about the whole thing. Situated in […]

7 years ago

There are nine public holidays in the 2019 calendar but here’s how to make your annual leave stretch that little bit further. Okay, so we hate to break it to you but one of your public holidays has already come and gone in the form of New Year’s Day but not to panic. There are […]

7 years ago

The Balearic Islands of Majorca, Ibiza, Menorca and Formentera are holiday favourites among us Irish but holidaying there is going to get a lot more expensive. The Express is reporting that the islands have doubled their daily tax on tourists starting from the beginning of May until October 31. This is done during peak tourist […]

7 years ago

1 I remember when I landed in Galway as a naive 18-year-old in 2013 facing into the big, wonderful world of college, one of my friends and I headed for the college bar which is just off one of the main college buildings where a ‘meet-and-greet type event was taking place. As we entered the […]

7 years ago

Maybe we should all text like Irish mammies. Instead of arsing about asking people how they are and pointless questions about their job that we don’t care about, maybe we should just take the mother approach. You know what the Irish mother texting approach is at this stage. No punctuation, no messing. They give you […]

7 years ago

This will certainly have you doing a double take. When it comes to pubs, we don’t discriminate. As long as they do nice Guinness and the craic is 90, we’ll sit on the high stool of any pub, no matter what’s on the outside. But this photo that’s doing the rounds online has confused […]

7 years ago

There are no words for this. Well, there is one word and it’s: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Dear God no. via GIPHY We’re not messing when we say that this head on the pint of Guinness needs its own postcode and should have it’s own room in the pub devoted to it. Sweet mother of Jaysus. Who poured […]

7 years ago

A good scatter of us decided before Christmas that we were going to go on a lads holiday in the new year. The holiday to Liverpool was backboned by two factors, football and drink. Both Manchester United and Liverpool were playing at home on the same day at 3pm so half of us would go […]

7 years ago

Nothing worse than someone with a snake-y old personality about them. Some of your best friends could be the snakiest people of the lot but by the time you realise it, it’s too late. They’ve already worked their snake-y magic and are snaking their way in and out of things without you even knowing. Pure […]

7 years ago

Ah yes, the never-ending struggle that is trying to understand the Irish language. We wish we were fluent and maybe some of you are. For a good chunk of the country, however, it is sadly a second language if even and we struggle with the basics such as where a fada should go. Because something […]

7 years ago

Everyone loves the idea of a saving challenge but nobody actually loves completing said saving challenge. They’re hard to stick to, you forget to donate your cents, euros, notes to the box and very soon, you need to crack it open for emergency pints. But when you can physically see the money piling up in […]

7 years ago

We’ve often thought about it but the only thing that stops us is thinking about where to start. Ireland has produced some of the greatest musicians and songwriters of the past 60 years and it just wouldn’t be fair to leave some of the greatest songs out of the top ten of all time. But, […]

7 years ago

Much like the Roy Keane/Saipan debacle or whether you’re Barry’s Or Lyons, the inclusion of this very Irish drink on a Restaurant menu in Dungloe has people divided. See the thing is, you’re either very fond of having milk with your dinner or the idea of it would actually put you off your food entirely. […]

7 years ago

Una Healy has since moved on since her split with ex-hubby Ben Foden but the rugby player has said that there was more to their divorce than just his “adultery”. The couple married in 2011 and were together for almost seven years until their split in July. It came after reports suggested that Ben had cheated […]

7 years ago

It’s home to the place of the people who were “dancing at the disco bumper to bumper” so if you’re looking for somewhere to lose your jumper to music, Cork is the perfect place. No matter what type of tunes you love, there’ll be somewhere in Cork that will welcome you with open arms and […]

7 years ago

For the love of God, don’t be like me. Don’t leave getting the Valentine’s flowers sorted until the last minute. You don’t need that panic in your life. Get the flowers and the dinner sorted this week so you can have a bit of peace and ease before the big day. Whatever you do for […]

7 years ago

The Late Late Show is hoping to help some hopeless romantics find love this Friday as the nation prepares itself for the madness that is the Valentine’s Special. They fill the audience with singletons, add a bit of booze and craic to the mix and they end up getting absolutely lit. And to show that […]

7 years ago

It’s a shame that Electric Picnic and All-Ireland finals are on around the same period of the year. Because instead of being annoyed by one constant stream of ‘like and share’ posts, you now have to put up with double the amount. The cycle of a ‘like and share’ post is always the same. […]

7 years ago

Wednesday night saw Virgin Media One broadcast a very controversial programme that got lots of people talking online. ‘Paedophile Hunters’ followed a group who’s aim is to ‘lure’ and track down Ireland’s known and unknown paedophiles. The group use various online chatrooms to get in touch with potential paedophiles as a decoy from the group […]

7 years ago

If you haven’t been horrified but extremely interested in what you’ve been watching on Netflix lately, then you’ve been watching the wrong things. I’m not a big Netflix-user but during the last month, I’ve felt like I’ve had no choice but to watch some of the big hitters on the streaming website. Fyre came first. […]

7 years ago

A Royal Expert has said that Prince Harry got an almighty warning before his wedding to Meghan Markle in May 2018. The warning came from none other than his older brother, Prince William but according to the expert, his advice fell on deaf ears. Prince William felt that Harry and Meghan’s relationship was going too […]

7 years ago

The Ireland v England rugby game brought in a huge audience on Saturday evening. Around 1.45m people tuned in to watch Ireland’s opening game of the Six Nations on Virgin Media One. On average, 979,400 viewers watched the game which beats last year’s Grand Slam figure of 951,000 on St Patrick’s Day. It comes close […]

7 years ago

Liam Neeson has spoken out for the first time since his controversial “black b******” interview featured in the UK edition of The Independent. The Irish actor was on Good Morning America on Tuesday morning to try and clear up the situation. Liam Neeson tells @RobinRoberts he wants to set the record straight: he’s ‘not a […]

7 years ago

We’ve just managed to crawl out from under our fort of pillows after watching all of the Ted Bundy Tapes on Netflix. The first episode is a slow-burner but once the second episode kicks in, you learn and see things about the killer that you’ll wish you never knew. The Tapes came to Netflix to […]

7 years ago

Maroon 5 played the halftime show at the Superbowl last night and their performance was slated and rightly so. When you compare it to the likes of Lady Gaga or Katy Perry or Beyonce from previous years, it was extremely bland. In fairness, there’s not many Maroon 5 tunes that would get you pumped for […]

7 years ago

In an interview with The Independent in the UK, Liam Neeson admitted that he considered carrying out a ‘racist murder’ following the rape of someone close to him. The sexual assault took place years ago and shocked journalists with his story about wanting to kill a “black b****** “I’ll tell you a story. This is […]

7 years ago

How do you feel about making money off your WhatsApp messages? Of course, you feel absolutely amazing about this possibility and rightly so. It’s being said that the messaging app is planning to roll out a feature which sees people being able to send money around quickly and easily. According to WABetaInfo, the new feature […]

7 years ago

She’s been linked to many people over the years whether it be musically or relationship-wise but we never thought she’d be linked with an Irish TD. But, Ariana Grande could very well feature in the Dáil this week if Stephen Donnelly has his way. The Fianna Fáil TD who represents Wicklow & East Carlow has […]

7 years ago

This is a headline that has been plastered on newspapers across Germany over the weekend. According to German newspaper, Der Tagesspiegel, a tourist from Ireland “masturbated” while in police custody, lost consciousness in the back of the car and had to be resuscitated by police. The tourist, a 31-year-old, was arrested by police at 2am […]

7 years ago

It’s become almost ritual now for the English coaches to give a dig to Ireland before the big Six Nation clash. Last year, unforgettably, Eddie Jones called the Ireland squad ‘scummy’ in a leaked video tape. And now, his defence coach, John Mitchell has described Ireland’s tactics on the field as “boring”. Ireland are arguably […]

7 years ago