The public has spoken and the best cocktail in Ireland has been revealed.  The Lodge at Ashford Castle in Mayo have nabbed the top spot with their unusual concoction – ‘Wilde’s Atlantic Way’.  Inspired by the rugged landscape of the West coast, the cocktail contains Connemara 12 year peated whiskey, homemade bitters, brown sugar, dillisk […]

8 years ago

Hurricane Ophelia has passed, leaving Ireland to deal with the devastation.   The schools are cancelled again today but most universities and workplaces are open, so it’s likely you’ll be out and about.  The good news is that the weather is back to normal today – cool and bright with sunny spells.  It’ll be dry across […]

8 years ago

Hurricane Ophelia has been and gone, but not without taking three lives and causing millions of euro worth of damage.  Make sure to be careful on the roads if you’re travelling today and check public transport cancellations here.  Here’s a look back at some of the destruction caused yesterday.  Cork  There goes the roof of […]

8 years ago

Hurricane Ophelia rages on and people are continuing to ignore warnings from emergency services to stay away from the coast.  Several people have been spotted swimming in the sea in Salthill, Co Galway – as seen in these videos posted to Twitter by user Ryan Crowell.  Diehard out for a 5k swim. #Ophelia #Salthill @villagesalthill […]

8 years ago

Hurricane Ophelia is here, schools and colleges are shut and employees across Ireland have the day off work.  It’s a good time to snuggle up and watch some TV – which is why so many people have noticed TG4’s excellent scheduling this morning.  At 11am the cheeky channel was showing Canadian TV Show The Wind At […]

8 years ago

The worst storm Ireland has seen in 50 years has already hit Cork and Kerry and will soon be affecting the entire country.  People have taken to social media to share their pictures and videos of Hurricane Ophelia, and as you can see it’s already caused some damage.  Stay safe out there, guys! #ophelia – […]

8 years ago

One of the worst storms Ireland has seen in 50 years is fast approaching, but you’d barely be able to tell. The National Emergency Co-Ordination Group had a meeting to discuss our plans for Hurricane Ophelia only this afternoon, less than 24 hours before it’s expected to hit. Public transport arrangements are up in the […]

8 years ago

We all have that one friend who’s obsessed with fake tan, and now we’ve found a gift that will absolutely make his/her Christmas.  Cocoa Brown have just announced the release of a ’12 Days of Tan’ advent calendar – packed with beauty treats to give you a gorgeous glow.  It doesn’t come cheap – but […]

8 years ago

Ok ok, so it’s not even Halloween yet, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get excited about the C word (Christmas, duh…).  Penneys are ahead of the game as usual, and are absolutely killing it with their new range of Xmas jumpers.  Unsurprisingly, animals are everywhere – we love this adorable pug one for €17.  […]

8 years ago

It’s getting fairly nippy out there, and we’re basically living for our evenings in with tea and Netflix.  That’s why we were so excited when we spotted these gorgeous sparkly slippers from Penneys.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Primark (@primark) on Oct 8, 2017 at 2:03am PDT They’re the perfect balance […]

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