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  • Temperatures Are Tipped To Hit 18 Degrees This Week In Parts Of The Country

    Temperatures Are Tipped To Hit 18 Degrees This Week In Parts Of The Country

    Grab that suncream and dust off the sandals lads and lassies, ‘cos some decent weather is finally expected to come our way.  After what is officially* the longest winter EVER (*ask anyone, it’s true alright?), the news that sun is fiiiiinally predicted has us schweatin’ just thinking about it.  Met Eireann predict highs of up […]

    8 years ago

  • WATCH: Passengers On A Ryanair Flight To Dublin Treated To ‘Free Bar’ After The Grand National

    WATCH: Passengers On A Ryanair Flight To Dublin Treated To ‘Free Bar’ After The Grand National

    There was a Ryanair flight with a difference yesterday evening as passengers on board were treated to a ‘free bar’ by none other than head honcho Michael O’Leary.  Why the sudden outpour of generosity from the Ryanair boss? Sure didn’t his horse only go and win the Grand National! It seems that in the buzz […]

    8 years ago

  • Did You Know You Can Get Your Lidl Shopping Delivered To Your Door?

    Did You Know You Can Get Your Lidl Shopping Delivered To Your Door?

    Gather ’round folks, it’s story time at Lovin HQ.  The beautiful tale of a very lazy gal (me) and an innovative Irish app that brings groceries straight to your door… It’s got a Disney re-make written all over it.  Fairytales aside, this app is 100% real and it has genuinely made my life SO much easier.  Buymie is […]

    8 years ago

  • It’s Official: Paddy Jackson And Stuart Olding Have Been Dropped From Irish Rugby Teams

    It’s Official: Paddy Jackson And Stuart Olding Have Been Dropped From Irish Rugby Teams

    After much speculation, it has just been announced that Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding have had their respective Irish rugby and Ulster contracts revoked by the IRFU with immediate effect.  The two men were at the centre of an internal review following the revelation in a recent rape trial of Whatapp messages which were deemed […]

    8 years ago

  • Ireland’s ‘Hidden Heartlands’ Unveiled As The Next Big Tourist Destination

    Ireland’s ‘Hidden Heartlands’ Unveiled As The Next Big Tourist Destination

    Planning a staycation this summer? Forget about swanning off to east Cork or the glamourous Galway… The midlands are where it’s at don’tcha know.  Fáilte Ireland today unveiled ‘Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands’ as its latest new tourism brand – designed to boost tourism and drive visitor growth across the Midlands region and it’s expected to bring to […]

    8 years ago

  • Woah – Aldi Is Selling A Nespresso-Style Coffee Machine For Less Than 50 Quid

    Woah – Aldi Is Selling A Nespresso-Style Coffee Machine For Less Than 50 Quid

    The best news we could possibly have seen this morning as we sip on our overpriced flat whites is that Aldi will be selling a Nespresso-style capsule coffee machine in its Irish stores for a serious bargain.  I mean, okay, it’s not a Nespresso machine but if you’ve been aching for some barista style home coffee you can’t beat […]

    8 years ago

  • Hidden Within A Valley In Wicklow Is The Most Expensive House For Sale In Ireland Right Now

    Hidden Within A Valley In Wicklow Is The Most Expensive House For Sale In Ireland Right Now

    Want to live in pure paradise? Well, in Wicklow you can, but it’s gonna cost you a cool €28 million.  The most expensive house for sale in the country on Daft.ie as of now, Luggala Lodge in Roundwood, Wicklow, has been described as “the most beautiful place in the world” by English singer Marlene Enright.  […]

    8 years ago

  • Burglar ‘Defecated On Counter Of Garda Station’ And Stole Gardai Hats

    Burglar ‘Defecated On Counter Of Garda Station’ And Stole Gardai Hats

    A man who broke into a Garda station in Donegal and went to the toilet on the counter before stealing official Gardai items has appeared before Letterkenny District Court. The Irish Independent reports that the now 21-year-old Michel Brennan broke into Lifford Garda station in 2015 through a side window shortly before 5am.  He defecated on […]

    8 years ago

  • Double Decker Chocolate Spread Now Exists And It’s A Chocoholics Dream Come True

    Double Decker Chocolate Spread Now Exists And It’s A Chocoholics Dream Come True

    Anyone who’s on a diet, please, avert your eyes from the calorific chocolately glory that has just been released. Cadbury is now doing a heavenly (or hell-ish, depending on your views on chocolate spreads), Double Decker flavour spread. And we wanna lather this over EVERYTHING. It’s a milk chocolate spread with nougat flavouring and crunchy […]

    8 years ago

  • Ireland’s Fave Sex Position Has Been Revealed – And It’s NOT Missionary

    Ireland’s Fave Sex Position Has Been Revealed – And It’s NOT Missionary

    Quick, shield the eyes of the innocents. Ireland’s favourite sex position has just been revealed and to be perfectly honest we’re actually a little surprised.  We’d have put good money on Irish couples opting for the boring but nice missionary as their preferred way to tango in the sheets but according to a Durex survey, […]

    8 years ago

  • Together For Yes Crowdfunding Campaign Has Raised Over €320,000 In Just One Day

    Together For Yes Crowdfunding Campaign Has Raised Over €320,000 In Just One Day

    A national campaign in support of the Repeal the 8th movement has raised a huge €322,000 in just one day through their online crowdfunding campaign.   At the time of writing, the amount raised was €319,000 which had already increased to €323,000 by the time of publication.  Together for Yes is the national campaign to remove […]

    8 years ago

  • Heads Up – You Can Go On A ‘Food Safari’ In The Boyne Valley This Summer

    Heads Up – You Can Go On A ‘Food Safari’ In The Boyne Valley This Summer

    As if we weren’t looking forward to summer craic already (we’re all in agreement that was the longest winter of all time, yeah?), the news that the Boyne Valley Food Series is kicking off again has us feeling all fluttery.  The food series events runs from March-December and is a jam-packed calendar of events which celebrates the […]

    8 years ago

  • Praise Be – The Second Series Of The Handmaid’s Tale Returns To Irish TV This Month

    Praise Be – The Second Series Of The Handmaid’s Tale Returns To Irish TV This Month

    Blessed be the fruit betches, The Handmaids Tale is FINALLY returning to our screens with a second series this month.  The incredible television show based on the dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood will premiere on RTÉ2 on Thursday April 26 at 10.35pm, and you can also live stream it and watch on-demand through RTÉ Player.  Not only that, RTÉ2 […]

    8 years ago

  • Do You Still Live At Home With Your Parents? RTE Needs You For Their New TV Show

    Do You Still Live At Home With Your Parents? RTE Needs You For Their New TV Show

    Ahh, the boomerang generation. We leave the nest, only to quickly realise we can’t afford a double room in Blackrock and pay the bills, so we scarper back home to mammy and daddy.  We wish it wasn’t so, but crazy rents right now means that almost 23% of Irish people over 25 still live at home.  Are […]

    8 years ago

  • This Boozy Escape Room Is Coming To Dublin And Galway For A Limited Time Only

    This Boozy Escape Room Is Coming To Dublin And Galway For A Limited Time Only

    There’s two types of people in the world: those who like escape rooms, and those who don’t. If you’re the latter then we think there might just be a way to convince you, and it’s all to do with Coors Light.  If you already love escape rooms then consider this your lucky day. Friendships have […]

    8 years ago

  • Jimmy Carr Has Pissed Off People In Donegal After Slagging Off A Town On His Tour

    Jimmy Carr Has Pissed Off People In Donegal After Slagging Off A Town On His Tour

    Jimmy Carr has made a bit of a rookie mistake: he’s only gone and pissed off locals in Donegal.  The British comedian performed at Letterkenny’s Clanree Hotel last night, but it seems like he wasn’t too impressed with being in the town.  Jimmy made a joke about Letterkenny being painfully old fashioned…  “I’m in Letterkenny ‘Gateway […]

    8 years ago

  • There’s €50 Day Tickets Left For Music Festival With Indoor Pool Parties This Weekend

    There’s €50 Day Tickets Left For Music Festival With Indoor Pool Parties This Weekend

    Already itching for it to be festival season? We feel your neon glowstick and flower crown pain. If you haven’t already heard though, there’s a pretty slick festival taking place in Cork this weekend and there’s still some €50 day tickets available for the Sunday.  Ireland’s first ever live-in (it’s all based indoors AND you […]

    8 years ago

  • Americans Have Only Just Discovered Chip Butties And People Are Baffled

    Americans Have Only Just Discovered Chip Butties And People Are Baffled

    The humble chip sambo has just been discovered in America and quite frankly, we’re surprised that it’s taken them so long.  A staple snack of many a hungry guy or gal in the UK and Ireland (we ate at least two of these bad boys a week in secondary school), the chip butty is, according […]

    8 years ago

  • Conor McGregor Has Been Bizarrely Compared To Serial Killer Charles Manson

    Conor McGregor Has Been Bizarrely Compared To Serial Killer Charles Manson

    The New York State Athletic Commission’s executive director Kim Sumbler has compared Conor McGregor’s recent UFC incident in the same sentence as American cult serial killer Charles Manson.  Following on from last week’s incident in Brooklyn, in which Conor McGregor was filmed throwing barricades at the UFC event in New York after being stripped of his Lightweight title, he […]

    8 years ago

  • Belfast Police Launch Appeal After Woman ‘Spat In Taxi Driver’s Face’

    Belfast Police Launch Appeal After Woman ‘Spat In Taxi Driver’s Face’

    Police in Belfast have launched an appeal for information after a woman allegedly spat in the face of a taxi driver on Friday March 30.  The taxi driver, who was driving a white Nissan Quashqai, dropped the woman off at Edward Street in Belfast city. When she went to leave the car, the taxi driver said […]

    8 years ago

  • Want A Hotel With Old-School Glamour? Belfast’s Titanic Hotel Is A Must-Visit

    Want A Hotel With Old-School Glamour? Belfast’s Titanic Hotel Is A Must-Visit

    A rainy weekend in January had all the potential to be as grim as it sounds, but throw in a mini-getaway to Belfast and a stay in one of the country’s most stylish hotels and suddenly that rain is the most atmospheric thing you’ve seen. I was up north to check out the new Titanic […]

    8 years ago

  • PICS: These Are Officially Ireland’s Best Instagram Snaps

    PICS: These Are Officially Ireland’s Best Instagram Snaps

    Instagram obsessed just like us? We’re always looking out for a cool pic to feature on the ‘gram, and luckily Ireland has no shortage of amazing photographers.  This is shown perfectly in the 2018 Huawei Creatives competition, which attracted more than 15,000 entries in this its third year and is supported by global technology company Huawei and […]

    8 years ago

  • The Entire Country Wants This Irish ‘Disco Bouncy Castle’ – And We Can See Why

    The Entire Country Wants This Irish ‘Disco Bouncy Castle’ – And We Can See Why

    Y’know how birthday parties when you were young always followed the same trend? Funzone activity centres, face painting in the garden or, if your parents were really sound, a bouncy castle.  Well listen up boys and girls. Things just got a shit tonne better for the youth of 2018.  A company in Sligo is now doing a […]

    8 years ago

  • A Donegal Man Has Died After His Television Exploded At His Home

    A Donegal Man Has Died After His Television Exploded At His Home

    A 60-year-old man has died in Donegal after an accident occurred at his home in which his television exploded, The Irish Independent reports.  An investigation is underway after details emerged that the man, who was a farmer in the Raphoe area of Donegal and lived alone, was watching television alone on Monday evening when his television exploded […]

    8 years ago

  • Colaiste Lurgan Are Looking For People To Help Out With Their Iconic Songs As Gaeilge

    Colaiste Lurgan Are Looking For People To Help Out With Their Iconic Songs As Gaeilge

    Songsters and musicians of Ireland, gather round and get those creative caps on. The well-known TG Lurgan is on a mission this March and are kicking off a national talent search for original music in Ireland.  TG Lurgan has featured among the top 10 Irish produced videos on YouTube each year since bursting on the scene with […]

    8 years ago

  • The Top Travel Trends For 2018 Are Making Us Want To Book Time Off Work ASAP

    The Top Travel Trends For 2018 Are Making Us Want To Book Time Off Work ASAP

    Our skin is pasty pale, there’s not even the slightest hint of a freckle on our faces and we’ve been wearing wool jumpers and a hat for the past gazillion months – basically, we need a holiday.  Summer seems like it’s actually not too far away so it makes sense that now should be when […]

    8 years ago

  • Two Irish Lads Have Made It Onto A List Of Tinder’s 30 Most Successful Daters

    Two Irish Lads Have Made It Onto A List Of Tinder’s 30 Most Successful Daters

    Jaysus, we give out about online dating enough but you’ve gotta admit that Tinder can be a real help for getting back on the scary horse that is meeting strangers for a date.  While we’d consider a few matches a week to be fairly successful, it’s nothing compared to two Irish guys who are officially among […]

    8 years ago

  • Gaeltacht Locals Respond To Criticism From Tourist Who Said Nobody Spoke Irish

    Gaeltacht Locals Respond To Criticism From Tourist Who Said Nobody Spoke Irish

    A tourist from Cork wrote a “strongly worded” letter to the Irish Independent after a visit to Dingle in Kerry where he said that despite it being a Gaeltacht area, himself and his wife “quickly discovered that few if anybody there speaks as Gaeilge”. “We naïvely expected that, being in Dingle, in the Gaeltacht, the Irish […]

    8 years ago

  • Aldi Is Selling A Goddamn Outdoor Pizza Oven And We’re Already Drooling

    Aldi Is Selling A Goddamn Outdoor Pizza Oven And We’re Already Drooling

    Pizza is to life what oxygen is to living: a completely and utterly vital component to being human.  You don’t like pizza? GTFO, I’m not even joking. For those of us who do understand that pizza is them most wonderful creation to ever exist than be glad to know that this summer you can eat fresh, homemade […]

    8 years ago

  • Every Irish Gal Can Relate To This Embarrassing Fake Tan Struggle

    Every Irish Gal Can Relate To This Embarrassing Fake Tan Struggle

    Ahhh, the holy biscuit-y grail that is false tan.  The obsession of every Irish gal at least once in their lives, fake tan has given us that all-elusive opportunity to look (for as long as that tan lasts) as though we too are from the continent and not the back arse of nowhere in Kerry.  […]

    8 years ago

  • PIC: Guinness Cans For Sale In Japan Have A Lot Of Irish People VERY Confused

    PIC: Guinness Cans For Sale In Japan Have A Lot Of Irish People VERY Confused

    First of all, let’s just make things known that it’s a proven fact* that Guinness drank outside of Ireland just isn’t the same.  Agreed? Agreed. Which is why when we spotted a photo of Guinness cans for sale in Japan by Reddit user mlargh with the caption ‘WTF Japan’, we thought they we just giving out for […]

    8 years ago

  • I Trained Like A Bodybuilder For Six Weeks – Here’s How I Got On

    I Trained Like A Bodybuilder For Six Weeks – Here’s How I Got On

    Three weeks into an intensive fitness challenge I set for myself at the start of the year I was beginning to question why I had told everyone I was doing it.  If nobody knew, that meant I didn’t have to finish it, right? Unfortunately, everybody knew, so that meant for six weeks I was hitting the gym […]

    8 years ago

  • Give One Of These 50 Everyday Luxuries A Go If You Need A Treat And Don’t Like Chocolate

    Give One Of These 50 Everyday Luxuries A Go If You Need A Treat And Don’t Like Chocolate

    It’s Easter Sunday and everyone around you is treating themselves to delicious chocolatey delights.  But if you’re on a health buzz, or chocolate just isn’t your thing – it doesn’t mean you should miss out on a bit of indulgence.  A new survey of 2,000 people by Small Luxury Hotels of the World has revealed people’s […]

    8 years ago

  • Gardai Issue Hailstone Warning After 36 Vehicles Involved In Crashes Yesterday

    Gardai Issue Hailstone Warning After 36 Vehicles Involved In Crashes Yesterday

    Driving anywhere this weekend? If so, take note of safety advice issued by gardai as hailstones are predicted across the country. Yesterday, gardai attended a total of 12 road traffic incidents where a total of 36 vehicles were involved, with one person airlifted to hospital.  Met Éireann have issued a weather warning for hailstones for […]

    8 years ago

  • Anyone Applying For An American Visa Will Now Have To Give Social Media Details

    Anyone Applying For An American Visa Will Now Have To Give Social Media Details

    Planning to travel to America? You miiiight want to have a little look at how you are portrayed on your social media accounts as The New York Times reports that the US State Department wants all U.S. visa applicants to submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers.  The news comes as the […]

    8 years ago

  • Petition For IRFU To Review Behaviour Of Jackson And Olding Has 30,000 Signatures

    Petition For IRFU To Review Behaviour Of Jackson And Olding Has 30,000 Signatures

    A petition for the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) to conduct a full review into Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding and for the findings of that review to be made public if the men are ever to play on an Irish team again has reached almost 30,000 signatures.  The online petition, which is hosted on change.org, […]

    8 years ago

  • Gardai Called To Disney Cinema Screening After Family Refuse To Move Seats

    Gardai Called To Disney Cinema Screening After Family Refuse To Move Seats

    Gardai were called to a morning screening of Finding Dory at an Irish cinema after a family caused a furore over being asked to move from premium seats that had not paid for.  The Irish Independent reports that family tried to claim discrimination on the grounds of family status under the Equal Status Act as they were not […]

    8 years ago

  • Here’s What It’s Really Like To Stay In One Of The Best Hotels In The World

    Here’s What It’s Really Like To Stay In One Of The Best Hotels In The World

    There’s no feeling like that you get when you’re snuggled in bed in a divine hotel, surrounded by luxury and pure comfort. Floating around the room in a white robe and slippers allows us to pretend that we live the high life for that brief time, and I’m just as happy in a four […]

    8 years ago

  • The Ultimate Cork Bucket List: Your Guide To The Rebel County

    The Ultimate Cork Bucket List: Your Guide To The Rebel County

    So. You’ve made it down to Ireland’s sunny south (look outside, is it raining yet?) and you want to explore everything that Cork has to offer. Turns out it’s got heaps. The Rebel County is overflowing with beautiful villages, fine dining restaurants and innovative seafood shacks, beaches and walks and forest trails. We’ve put together […]

    8 years ago

  • An Irish Clothing Brand Has A Gas Job Post For Someone To Try On Hoodies

    An Irish Clothing Brand Has A Gas Job Post For Someone To Try On Hoodies

    Hoodies are like a material hug that you can wear all day and allllll night. Brunch in your hoodie? Perfectly fine. Sleep in it? Yep.  Basically, it’s the most wonderful item of clothing ever invented and if there’s one Irish company who understands the humble hoody then it’s Gym+Coffee, an Irish athleisure brand.  In fact, they […]

    8 years ago

  • ‘I Believe Her’ – Solidarity Rallies Against Rugby Rape Trial Verdict To Take Place Today

    ‘I Believe Her’ – Solidarity Rallies Against Rugby Rape Trial Verdict To Take Place Today

    After nine weeks and two days of evidence, and three hours and 45 minutes of deliberation by the jury, four Irish men have been found not guilty of rape and other charges in a Belfast court.  Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding, rugby players for Ulster and Ireland, were cleared of sexually assaulting a then 19-year-old […]

    8 years ago

  • Get Ready For Summer – Aldi’s Bargain Hot Tub Is Coming Back In Store This Week

    Get Ready For Summer – Aldi’s Bargain Hot Tub Is Coming Back In Store This Week

    It may still be pretty chilly outside but summer is juuuuuust around the corner and that can only mean one thing: Irish people going absolutely mad.  The tank tops come out, shirts get taken off to reveal pasty pot bellies and if you don’t get sunburnt at least once then chances are you didn’t see the […]

    8 years ago

  • WATCH: Unlucky English Fan Forced To Get Shamrock Tattoo After Losing Six Nations Bet

    WATCH: Unlucky English Fan Forced To Get Shamrock Tattoo After Losing Six Nations Bet

    Just when you think the glory of Ireland winning the Six Nations this year was fading, along comes this – an English fan getting a bright green shamrock tattooed on his ass after losing a bet.  YASSSS.  The Irish Post report that an unlucky English rugby fan, Luke Hoyle from Devon, made a bet with […]

    8 years ago

  • Here’s What We Know About The Richest Family In Ireland Of 2018

    Here’s What We Know About The Richest Family In Ireland Of 2018

    Y’know how when you’re growing up there was always that one kid in your class who seemed minted? They had new runners every term, fancy clowns or magicians at their birthday parties and the idea of them owning a pony wasn’t out of the question.  Basically, they were #primaryschoolgoals.  So we can only imagine how amazing it […]

    8 years ago

  • ‘Mindful Drinking’ Is The Latest Health Trend That’s Everyone’s Trying

    ‘Mindful Drinking’ Is The Latest Health Trend That’s Everyone’s Trying

    All the boozy brunches, cocktails with the gang and sips of red wine by the fire over winter can really add up, meaning that you’re probs drinking more often than not.  As people get more health conscious, more and more people are starting to question their relationship with alcohol in a way that hasn’t been […]

    8 years ago

  • Want To Know How Long Your Relationship Will Last? This Online App Will Tell You

    Want To Know How Long Your Relationship Will Last? This Online App Will Tell You

    This is half hilarious, half terrifying. A new app created by popular sci-fi show Black Mirror is a mock-up on the episode Hang the DJ.  Haven’t seen it? Basically, it’s a futuristic dating world where couples can see their relationship expiry date – when they will break up – by simultaneously pressing a button.  Now YOU can […]

    8 years ago

  • Controversial Dress Code At Two Irish Schools Ban Over-The-Knee-Boots And “Unusual” Red Hair

    Controversial Dress Code At Two Irish Schools Ban Over-The-Knee-Boots And “Unusual” Red Hair

    Two State-run Community National Schools have come under fire for dress codes for staff that restricts teachers from wearing skirts “just above the knee,” boots above the knee or dying their hair in “inappropriate” colours, including any red colour that’s “unusual.” The dress codes were seen by RTE, who reports that they are part of rules […]

    8 years ago

  • American Woman $10,000 In Debt After She Tried To Become Instagram Famous

    American Woman $10,000 In Debt After She Tried To Become Instagram Famous

    Listen up kids, this one’s for you. All those bills you’ve racked up ordering Instagrammable cocktails and eating in places with pretty backgrounds? Be careful, or you too could end up in debt.  Lissette Calveiro is a lifestyle blogger from Miami, who moved to New York to work for a PR firm and soon found herself […]

    8 years ago

  • These 14 Restaurants Are Doing 2-For-1 Chicken Wings On Deliveroo All Weekend

    These 14 Restaurants Are Doing 2-For-1 Chicken Wings On Deliveroo All Weekend

    If the thoughts of being in absolute bits the day after Paddy’s Day and having to leave your house to get some grub fills you with cold sweats and more fear than your Christmas work party, then fret not: Deliveroo has your back.  This weekend, Deliveroo is teaming up with over 14 restaurants across the […]

    8 years ago

  • Best Job Ever? Disney Studios Is Looking For An Irish Intern

    Best Job Ever? Disney Studios Is Looking For An Irish Intern

    Who wouldn’t want to work at Disney? Seriously, it’s the most magical company in like, the universe. Pretty much, anyway.  So when we saw that their Irish office was looking for a someone for a 12 month paid internship we were almost tempted to pack up our desks and apply ourselves. JK.  The job posting says that “every […]

    8 years ago

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