If you’ve ever worked a shift in retail (or any sector of the service industry) then you’ll know just how stressful dealing with people alll day is. Seriously, people can be SO rude. So when we saw this hilarious sketch by comedian Jen Hatton featuring fellow funny lass Emma Doran, about all the different types of […]

9 years ago

Picture this: You’re snuggled on a picnic rug in the wild rustic landscape of Co. Clare, with a glass of craft Irish gin in one hand a chunk of St.Tola goat cheese in the other. Sounds dreamy, doesn’t it? Well if you pop yerself on down to the Burren area this weekend that’s exactly what […]

9 years ago

Some people have all the luck. They get the very last Dublin Bike, they never have those annoying strings hanging out of their string tops, and some people, some people even get to hang out with huge celebs for weeks on end. This is what happened to Irish glamour model Ava Van Rose, who spent six […]

9 years ago

If you’ve never been to the ‘dam before then you’ll surely have heard your mates tales of how amazingly beautiful the city is – full of canals, tall wooden houses, tulips and eh, a particular kinda haze. Amsterdam is pretty much perfect for a sneaky weekend away without too much hassle, especially now that KLM […]

9 years ago

If you’ve ever felt guilty for sippin’ on that fourth cup of joe in the afternoon, don’t. A new study by scientists from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School found that drinking coffee can actually help relieve chronic pain.  Ever felt extra sensitive to pain when you haven’t had enough sleep? […]

9 years ago

Catholic priests have issued a statement condemning the language used by the media and public to describe the involvement of the nuns with the proposed new maternity hospital. The Irish public continues to express their outrage over the religious ownership of the National Maternity Hospital – a petition to prevent the Sisters of Charity from […]

9 years ago

Once a celeb is spotted with something new, people go WILD for it, and dresses and handbags aren’t the only thing we’re coveting from celeb’s lives. We. NEED. A. Pink. Pool. Flamingo.  Sure, we don’t have an LA pool in our garden but goddammit as soon as we saw all those A-listers frolicking around in […]

9 years ago

Have you hosted your very own Eurovision party complete with sequins and DIY voting cards every year, or do you steer away from the gaudy comp? Either way, surely you remember some of these legendary Irish highlights… Will you be a Eurovision Champion – or a Eurovision Turkey? Find out: READ NEXT: QUIZ – How Many Boyzone Songs […]

9 years ago

These Three Irish Craft Breweries Have Been Named The Best In The WorldHave you always wanted to be a Disney princess, or even a dashing Disney prince? Well now is your fairytale chance to turn yourself from a cute pumpkin into a thing of pure magic… Disneyland Paris has announced that they will hold open […]

9 years ago

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) issued closure orders against four food businesses in the past month, including a popular ice cream parlour. The businesses which received the notices were Yo & More ice cream parlour Pavilion Shopping Centre in Swords, Co Dublin, which has still not reopened, Zam Zam Kebab House, High Street, Sligo, New Great Wall Chinese Takeaway on […]

9 years ago

Ireland’s recent dry weather has meant that the land has become fairly flammable, and gorse fires in country areas have been wreaking havoc all over the country. In the past month there’s been hundreds of gorse fires across the island of Ireland, and since Monday 1st May 2017 – 8th May 2017 Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue […]

9 years ago

If you’ve ever flown on a plane with a screaming baby right beside your sensitive ears then you’ll know that even the most infant-cooing and chubby cheek pinching of us all can quickly turn into baby haters – sad, but true. There’s just something about those shrieks that really echo on an airplane ammirite?  So […]

9 years ago

There’s no better place than Ireland when it’s sunny out and as soon as we feel that tiniest ray of shining Vitamin D on our pasty pale skin we all go a little bit mad – but sure we’ve to enjoy it while it lasts don’t we? With the whole country convinced that the last […]

9 years ago

An Irish woman living in Morocco has been stabbed to death at an apartment in a busy surfing town, according to reports by The Irish Independent. The woman was discovered with stab wounds at an apartment Taghazout, north of Agadir, where local local Gendarmerie were called to the scene. A nearby resident reported they heard “powerful cries” from the […]

9 years ago

Supervised injecting centres have been approved by the Seanad today in the latest update of how our country handles drug addiction. The Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017 was passed today and will allow for the possession and preparation of controlled substances in supervised premises. The proposed facilities will ensure access to sterile […]

9 years ago

A new law proposed by Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar will see social welfare scammers publicly ‘named and shamed’. Sunday World report that the names and addresses of convicted welfare cheats, as well as the penalties they have received, will be published by the department of Social Protection on a quarterly basis. Mr Varadkar announced the […]

9 years ago

Winding country roads aren’t exactly the safest places to be driving along on a good day, but on a bad day? Terrifying. And what constitutes a bad day is, we’re guessing, turning around a bend and seeing a feckin’ tractor piled SKY HIGH with wooden pallets not tied down, no indicators, no stop lights, no […]

9 years ago

We all know that our very own wizard in residence, President Michael D Higgins, is an absolute gentleman and the cutest human to ever walk this earth.  (Okay maybe we’re sliightly too obsessed with him – no judgement, plz.) There’s been photos of this dote riding a BMX on a skate ramp, but that legendary […]

9 years ago

Where do you usually go on your holliers? Would it maybe be… Spain?? Apparently it’s the most popular place for Irish holidaymakers to jet off to this year (we’re gonna bet every year, actually), with a recent survey by The AA finding that the majority of Irish people will holiday there. The survey was carried out […]

9 years ago

Coming into summer time we all try our very best to catch up with friends and enjoy some of the finer things in life, like y’know, G&T’s and Guinness. But not just any old pub will do for a drink – ohhhh no. We want something cosy, busy but not too busy, and a secretive snug is […]

9 years ago

Is your dream to travel the world’s most beautiful beaches and bask in the heat being an Instragram kween without having to actually shell out for it? Of course it is. It’s ALL of our dreams. And they could come true for one very lucky person. USIT are looking for one person to travel to […]

9 years ago

Music videos nowadays are highly crafted, expertly produced works of art that are almost short films and feature only the world’s most beautiful humans. Irish music videos however, are even better. Even the shittily filmed low-budget and cringey dancing ones of the 90s. Those are actually legendary. From U2 to Bewitched, there’s some absolute classics out […]

9 years ago

The wives and partners of members of the Irish Defense Force are protesting in every single barracks in the country today in support of the soldiers. Soldiers themselves are not allowed to strike or protest, so their families are picketing outside the barracks in a fight against low pay. They are calling for restored levels […]

9 years ago

We love when people working in serious jobs can have some serious craic, and it seems that police in Craigaven up north have upped the game. They posted a pic of Nigel, an adorable tiny Chihuahua, yesterday morning with a mug shot of him in the police car and said he had been picked up for […]

9 years ago

Ireland’s obsession with Penneys is a thing that we’re all just instinctively born with, an ingrained love for all things trendy and cheap. “Tnx hun, Penneys”. Some items in the store are listed as must-haves, and one dress in particular is already causing a frenzy. A blue, gingham dress that’s a mere €18 has completely […]

9 years ago

Running a marathon takes serious fitness and dedication, and we can only imagine the feeling of relief and pride you feel when you cross that glorious finish line. The last thing you want is to not cross it at all, and an Irish fireman at the Boston Marathon is being called a hero for his selfless act […]

9 years ago

Auction rooms are treasure troves of the mysterious and majestic, a kind of place where your eye falls upon an object that you never knew you needed until that moment. That’s probably what it will be like at Matthews Auctioneers in Oldcastle on Saturday, who have “a Victorian carved ivory life-size realistically depicted penis” up for grabs. Oh […]

9 years ago

Irish people are known for having fairly feckin random stories that they tell over and over again, but we can’t think of many yarns that can beat the tales of comedian Chris Gethard’s recent visit to Ireland. Chris, who has appeared on stage with Amy Schumer, had a lot of lovely things to say about […]

9 years ago

Ireland has some of the most mind-blowingly beautiful scenery you’ll ever see on this planet, and a quite a lot of the finest sights in the country can be found in the Garden of Ireland, otherwise known as Wicklow. Wild mountains and dramatic valleys hug the crystal clear lakes in this amazing footage shot via drone […]

9 years ago

Ever wanted to try a new skill so out there that people physically step back in shock when you tell them what you can do? Of course you do. We’v got just the activity for you then you daredevil. Axe Throwing. Yep – seriously.  An introduction to axe throwing will be running the at the Killruddery farmers […]

9 years ago

Ed Sheeran first started the rumour mill about did-he-didn’t-he get a Galway memorial tattoo in his video for Shape of You, and now there’s a new hilarious layer to the whole mystery. Ed told fans at his recent concert in Glasgow that when he was filming the video for Galway Girl with Saoirse Ronan last […]

9 years ago

Think studying French or Spanish in school was exotic? Think again. New languages that will be added to the Leaving Cert curriculum include exciting and current options such as Chinese, Polish, Lithuanian and Portuguese. The new language choices are aimed at helping students prepare for the rise of non-Western countries and the increasing need to be proficient […]

9 years ago

Gardaí have confirmed that they have identified the man who appeared in recent viral porn video wearing a Garda jacket and having sex with a woman on a squad car. The Irish Independent say that an internal Garda enquiry was launched after video was released. The jacket in the video is very similar to that worn […]

9 years ago

Thieves broke into a church in Clare on Sunday night and stole the contents of dozens of Trocaire Lenten Campaign boxes, as well as donations from Easter Mass. The contents of the boxes are estimated to be worth up to €8,000, TheJournal.ie reports. The robbery is believed to have taken place between the hours on 8pm on […]

9 years ago

Sometimes the human race seriously gives us cause for concern about the average intelligence levels, and the full list of prohibited items for the upcoming Guns n Roses gig at Slane is a prime example. Guys – you should NOT need to be told you can’t bring certain things. Like certain completely ludicrous and highly […]

9 years ago

You may remember that we’ve written before about Dubliner Denise Ryan, a young woman who was bitten by a tick when she was living in Toronto. From that, she contracted a very aggressive and advanced case of Lyme disease, lifelong gastrointestinal and immune system dysfunction, which has progressed to a life-threatening stage due to a delay […]

9 years ago

Maybe it’s because the WiFi in the countryside is absolutely shocking, or maybe rural Irish guys and gals are actually bothered to get off their phones and meet real people, because apparently Tinder isn’t the dating trend. Nope, apparently it is in fact Macra na Feirme, an “organisation for young people between the ages of 17 and […]

9 years ago

Ireland has some pretty incredible filming locations (Cliffs of Moher, we’re talking about you) and one the most recognisable is the Dark Hedge’s in Co. Antrim, which have featured in Game of Thrones. Now they’ve starred in yet another huge production and they look amazing. The moody hedge row appears in the trailer for upcoming blockbuster Transformers: […]

9 years ago

People have been going to pretty far extremes in order to claim fraudulent welfare payments, Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar has revealed today. The Irish Examiner reports that the minister said some people are even using make-up and fake beards in order to claim the money. Mr Varadkar was speaking today at the launch of a new […]

9 years ago

The Census figures are a goldmine of useful nuggets of information about the Irish ways of life, but one particular detail escaped un-noticed – until now. RTE spotted that over two thousand Irish people listed a very, eh, unusual official religion. An impressive 2,050 people are officially Jedi Knights, the guardians of peace and justice in […]

9 years ago

A new advertising campaign aimed at encouraging people to report any knowledge of fraud social welfare claims is launching today. Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar will be there to launch the campaign, and told The Journal that the public play an vital role in supporting anti-fraud activities, with worried citizens making 19,000 reports of individual cases […]

9 years ago

The dry weather recently has meant that gorse and forest fires have been rampant all over the country, with the devastating effects clearly seen in Cork yesterday afternoon. Firefighters from Bantry Fire Brigade were called to a forest fire that had spread over hundreds of acres in the Kealkil area of west Cork. Can you imagine […]

9 years ago

A farmer in Kerry had some great news over the weekend as 24 of his sheep, who had recently been stolen, made their own way home to him in the mountains near Killarney. The Farmers Journal reports that 26 of Dermot Donovan’s Scotch and Texel-cross hoggets went missing on Wednesday, and he says that he […]

9 years ago

Gardai have issued an appeal for information after a man in his 20s was allegedly abducted at the weekend in Kildare. The Journal report that the 22-year-old man was working at a garage in the area f Athy on Friday night, when three men entered the shop around 9pm. All three were wearing navy ski […]

9 years ago

Homeless organisation Focus Ireland have warned of a drastic increase of young people becoming homeless in Ireland. They say that the amount of 18-24 year olds who are forced onto the street has shot up by 78% in the last three years and that we are now at crisis point. Recent figures show that 776 young […]

9 years ago

Good news makes the world go ’round folks, and something absolutely lovely happened this weekend. Mohamed, a young boy from Aleppo in Syria, recently started playing hurling for Antrim team Davitts GAA on the under ten’s. And yesterday Mohamed had a deadly reason to have a huge grin on his face – he scored his […]

9 years ago

Dogs are the guardians of our souls – they bring us everlasting joy and fluffiness and we do not deserve their greatness. And dogs are getting even cleverer too, with little Alfie being a prime example. This smart detector dog helps Revenue by sniffing out contraband items, and just last week 31,000 cigarettes, branded ‘Kent’, ‘Marlboro’, […]

9 years ago

It’s long been general knowledge that finding steady work as a newly qualified teacher in Ireland is tough, and the latest statistics confirm this. A survey by the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) found that two in three secondary school teachers who began working in 2010 are still working in temporary or part time positions. […]

9 years ago

Although Fianna Fáil have called on the Government to put money aside in October’s Budget for the water charge refunds, the exact system still hasn’t been agreed on – and now it seems that some people’s refunds could be reduced. How? Well, it’s being debated that people who claimed a €100 water conservation grant and […]

9 years ago

Is it just us or has the weather been pretty damn mild lately?  Now, we don’t want to jinx it or anything, but tbh we’ve been thinking that it might just be time to stop wearing our winter coats and put back on our bombers. And when we saw some of these absolute beauts on […]

9 years ago