We’ve all had the struggle of choosing which photos to put on our online dating profile. You need to look pretty, but not standoff-ish. Good craic, but let’s be honest, you can’t have friends in those group pics who are better looking than you. Basically, trying to decide what potentials baes first see of you is […]

9 years ago

Two of the funniest lads in Ireland (well okay, it’s the same fella but still), Damo and Ivor have announced they’re soon going to be on the big big screen. Damo Whelan and Ivor Itchdaddy, the gas characters of both sides of the Liffey played by Andrew Quirke, made their fame with RTE’s Republic of Telly, and […]

9 years ago

Loved by celebs and beauty bloggers across the globe, one of the most popular masks of the mo is the Supermud GlamGlow mask – apparently ah-maaazing for your skin, but it’ll set you back about €45. And who can actually shell out that much on some mud?? Luckily, Aldi are saving the day (and our pores) […]

9 years ago

Our childhood obsession and the eternal loves of our lives, Boyzone are releasing a special 25th anniversary album next year, and jaysus do they have some absolute quality collaborations lined up. Speaking to the British Sun, Shane Lynch revealed that none other than Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith have written for the album. “We have gathered […]

9 years ago

Guys, we don’t wanna raise alarm bells (and we defo don’t want to raise Jingle Bells), but a nightclub in Louth is having a feckin’ Christmas themed night tomorrow. Christmas jumpers. Christmas music. Christmas decorations. We genuinely can’t decide whether this is sheer genius or an attack on our short enough summer… Here’s what Electric Ballroom in […]

9 years ago

Ireland’s most obsessive viewing show, Gogglebox, is on the lookout for new faces (and their sofas) to join the cast. This is legit the dream job lads. Getting paid to watch telly? Here’s who they’re searching for… “For the brand new series, we’re looking for long-term couples, brothers and sisters, retired people, sporty lads…and of […]

9 years ago

You may only be recovering from Longitude, but get yourself together goddamit because there’s another one day festival happening this weekend, and it sounds class. Kahuna, a dance/house BYOB (yep, bring yo own booze baby!) is taking place in a secret location in Dundalk this Saturday for one day only. Here’s what the organisers saying […]

9 years ago

It’s that time of the week when work is draaaaaaaaging on and all we can think about is retreating with our boo to our own private world where stress doesn’t exist and the grass is literally greener. And friends, we’ve found just the place. A fabulous converted stone barn with and open plan living area […]

9 years ago

Good news for Irish workers, as Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced this afternoon that Ireland’s minimum wage will increase by January 2018. The Irish Sun report that the minimum wage will go up by 30 cent, bringing it from €9.25 to €9.55 an hour. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar  announced the news on the steps of the Dail this […]

9 years ago

Students across Ireland are eagerly awaiting their Leaving Cert results, which come out next month and will reveal what college course they’ve been accepted into – and what ones they haven’t. CAO has released this years most popular choices, with The Irish Examinerreporting that 2017 sees a few changes. Demand for science, engineering, and technology […]

9 years ago

We might always be complaining about the freezing cold weather, the price of pints in Temple Bar, rain and our general paleness, but at the same time we wouldn’t want to be from anywhere else. The Irish are lucky enough to have a pub in every city and be pretty much loved where-ever we go, […]

9 years ago

If you’re any GoT fan worth their weight in Westeros salt you’ll know that tonight is finnnnnnallly the night we can watch the first episode of season 7 in Ireland. But what if you’re a bit blurry on the previous season? What if you genuinely, hand on heart, meant to binge watch all six seasons […]

9 years ago

Coconut oil is the latest ‘health’ food to be denounced by experts who say it’s actually full of high saturated fat, with the American Heart Association saying it’s just as bad as butter and beef fat. Christ. Turns out there’s a few other ‘health foods’ that aren’t actually that healthy at all as reported in The […]

9 years ago

Trying to plan a few cool things to do before the summer is completely over forever and ever? Well, Waterford Walls festival takes place for the third year from the 17th-20th August 2017, and there’s no better spot to enjoy the buzz of the project as artists will be at work on cherry pickers and ladders around the […]

9 years ago

Spending money is usually a pretty stressful ordeal, but a new scientific study has found that there’s one thing actually worth splashing out on, that is proven to make you happier than any designer handbag ever could. ‘Life experiences’, is where it’s all at apparently. San Francisco State University published a research paper that examined […]

9 years ago

While we all know in our hearts that Ireland is the most beautiful place on earth (yes, even when it’s lashing out in July), it’s always nice when someone else compliments it. Even nicer when that someone else is an extremely famous American actor who’s starred in TV series The Walking Dead and has had […]

9 years ago

Disney is hands down our absolute favourite, most magical movie company in the entire world, and over the weekend they announced that 10 new blockbusters will be created and on our screens in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Flicks to get excited about include The Avengers: Infinity War, Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Nutcracker, Han Solo, Ant Man […]

9 years ago

Whether you’ve been to one festival this summer or are making your way through them all, you’re pretty much guaranteed to see the exact same kinds of people on every muddy site. From 6am ravers to that one person absolutely covered in mud, these are the 19 types of folk you’ll spot. Think of it as Irish […]

9 years ago

While Leonardo DiCaprio may have rocked it, it turns out that Irish men aren’t too keen on the ol’ ‘Dad Bod’ figure. The number of men seeking cosmetic surgery treatment is on the rise in Ireland as enquiries for male breast reductions grew by almost a quarter over the past year according to private healthcare […]

9 years ago

We’ve had an absolutely GLORIOUS weekend, and the amazing news to brighten up your Monday is that the sunshine is gonna carry on for now. And not only will it carry on, it’s gonna get hot hot hot. Met Eireann reports that today will see top temps of 20 to 25 degrees, but tomorrow is when it’s […]

9 years ago

Slight increases in temperature of European countries in the Mediterranean could have a damaging effect on the wine industry. Researchers have warned that global warming would cause workers unable to harvest the grapes in the summer due to extreme hear, which would mean a decreased harvest and less wine produced. Researchers found in their study of […]

9 years ago

They might give you a feeling of unbridled joy every time you flick through them, but those 470 photos on Facebook of your gals trip to Marbs or interrailing through Eastern Europe aren’t impressing anyone else. In fact, a study by travel insurer Aviva found that people don’t give a single f*ck. Like, not at […]

9 years ago

Almost 10,000 people  in Offaly have been issued a ‘boil water’ notice from Irish Water after E.coli was detected in some samples. Customers in Birr, Dunkerrik and Banagher have been affected, The Journalreports. Head of Irish Water operations for the East and Midlands Conor Foley, said on Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1 that they had done further […]

9 years ago

Right, we’re all for a good juicy conspiracy theory and all, but the latest one to bowl us over is a bit TOO far fetched.  JFK Assassination – yep, we’re down to delve deep into that, a faked Moon Landing, sure why not, makes sense? But our very own potato famine being fake news?! We won’t have […]

9 years ago

In case you’ve been avoiding social media the past couple days, you might not know that there’s already been a LOT of drama with Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor’s promo tour of their upcoming middleweight boxing bout.  McGregor caused a storm when he shouted “Dance for me, boy!” in Los Angeles at Mayweather, with the […]

9 years ago

Sometimes things get seriously lost in translation. And today, we have the perfect example of words that make sense in their native language, but mean something else entirely to us. Let’s see… Would you eat a ‘Knacker’ sausage by any chance? That’s what a lot of Germans and Austrians do, where they shorten the word Knackwurst, a pork sausage, […]

9 years ago

It’s always scary AF making yourself jump headfirst off of a cliff into the nippy water below, but there’s no better way to cool off and have the absolute craic on a sunny day in Ireland. The feeling of pure freedom when crashing into the sea just can’t be beaten, so that last thing you […]

9 years ago

Every single area, and the majority of streets in the country will have a garda assigned to it, says Assistant Commissioner Pat Leahy. Leahy told TheJournal.ie that the community policing plan, which is already in place in north inner city Dublin, and is being trialled across Louth and Kildare. He said: “We’ll be assigning ownership of […]

9 years ago

Locals in Mullingar, Westmeath, are petitioning for a special ‘Niall Horan Way’ to be created, naming a street after the town’s most famous export. Mullingar Councillor Willie Penrose told The Irish Independent that it would be a great asset to the town, and that “if we were to name a street after him, it couldn’t happen […]

9 years ago

It’s now been four years since one of the most glorious RTE moments was captured live on air: newsreader Aengus Mac Grianna applying make up and fixing his suit live on telly, not realising that cameras had cut straight to studio instead of playing the opening sequence of the show. A simple ‘What’ and a […]

9 years ago

Throw away your tissues and feel free to head out without a coat on, heck start sleeping with wet hair if ya feel like it, because we’re now seemingly closer than ever to a cure for the common cold. Scientists from Trinity College are working with a team from the University of Melbourne and the […]

9 years ago

Three young students in Galway are doing something extremely sweet with their free time this summer.  Jack, Dominik and Eoin, AKA the cutest entrepreneurs we’ve ever seen, have set up Grass Cut For Hugs, a FREE (yep, freeee as a bird) grass cutting service for people in Galway city who are retired, disabled, unwell, or a single parent. […]

9 years ago

Are you a lazy bones or does taking the shortcut version of life make you absolutely lived? Be honest – if you’ve ever phoned a parent from your bedroom rather than walking downstairs you’re a complete lazy lump. US scientists have now collected date worldwide from smartphones to see how active each country is, The […]

9 years ago

Just when we thought Ireland had reverted straight back to the doom and gloom of November weather, it seems that the weekend isn’t looking too bad at all. Like, 23 DEGREES not too bad. Met Eireann forecasts that while Friday will be humid with rain expected later in the evening, top temperatures of 15 to […]

9 years ago

If you’ve been secretly dreaming of having a luxurious weekend stay in a hotel fit for a king, you can tempt yourself with the fact that you won’t have to travel far. Two hotels in Ireland have just been named in influential travel mag, Travel and Leisure’s ‘World’s Best 100 Hotel’ list, as part of […]

9 years ago

Try not to let your eyes fill with tears at the sight of the fluffiest, cutest, most perfect little seal cub you’ve ever seen (it’s hard, we know), but read on. Seal Rescue Ireland, a wonderful organisation that helps to rescue and rehabilitate seals across Ireland, has shared the news that their latest little pup, […]

9 years ago

If you’ve been craving an excellent Irish flick to watch this summer then look no further: get yourself down to the Galway Film Fleadh for the premiere of short film Wild Fire Nights. Shot in Dublin and Galway, this hard-hitting contemporary drama follows Lila, an Irish gal in her twenties who is buzzing along in a […]

9 years ago

If you’re a caffeine addict then praise da lord, because boy do we have some good news for you and your filter coffee scented body. A new study has found that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of dying from heart disease, stroke and liver disease, and that people who drank two to three cups of coffee […]

9 years ago

We all looooove lounging around in cosy clothes, and let’s be honest, we all LOVE Harry Potter. So makes sense that the dream combination of Hogwarts Houses and basketball Tees has finally come into our lives. It’s fate. Or magic, at least. Black Magic, an Australian clothing brand, have released a pretty slick collection of […]

9 years ago

Right, this has got to be the weirdest thing you’ll see all day. Prepare to have your mind blown and the presence of the Illuminati suddenly feel real. No such thing as coincidences folks, and all that jazz. An eagle-eyed Reddit user spotted something odd about the shape of Cavan. Can you guess what it […]

9 years ago

In one of the nicer things we’ve heard today, a Go Fund Me page has been set up to raise money for a lovely sightseeing day out for a group of Syrian refugees who are currently living in Ballaghaderreen in Roscommon. Volunteers are planning to bring a group of people, mostly women and children, up to […]

9 years ago

New figures from EU stats agency Eurostat shows that Ireland officially has the highest birth rate in Europe, as well as having the largest natural increase in population. Ireland’s birth rate for 2016 is 63.9 births for every 1,000 residents, for a birth rate of 13.5%. Italy comes in at the lowest with a birth rate […]

9 years ago

Think your Monday is going shit so far? Think again, because unless you’re The Herald, we’re gonna say your day can’t be nearly as bad as theirs. The Irish newspaper made a HUGE mishap when reporting on the news that Belgian footballer Romelu Lukaku is in the middle of a £75million transfer from Everton to Manchester United. […]

9 years ago

Fans of Ed Sheeran hoping to catch the singer at one of his seven Irish concerts next summer are warned not to buy tickets from any unofficial source. The Galway Girl chart-topper will play in Dublin, Cork and Galway between May 4th and May 18th in 2018, with tickets for each show rapidly selling out. […]

9 years ago

There’s been some classic moments on Irish telly over the years: man slipping on ice instantly springs to mind, but the truly fantastic ones can sometimes slip under the radar. Take this 1986 clip of Garda Patrol, the 80s version of Crimecall, for a prime example. A fine mustached Gardai is talking through alllll the […]

9 years ago

Scientists say we spend more than a third of our lives in bed (some of us probs spend at least half but sure no pointing fingers eh?), so it makes sense that your sheets should be kept squeaky clean. Business Insider report that our cosy beds can soon turn into a “botanical park” of bacteria and fungus, […]

9 years ago

A young Irish woman from Bantry, Co. Cork, is currently recovering in a remote Thailand hospital following a “freak quad bike accident.” A fundraising campaign has been launched by the family and friends of Ciara Twomey (22), to raise much needed funds for her treatment and with the hopes of transferring her back to Ireland. […]

9 years ago

A  man in his 70s has died after the car he was driving struck a concrete wall in Carlow yesterday morning. Gardaí at are investigating the single vehicle fatal road traffic collision that occurred at Cloughna, Carlow at approximately 8.30am on Sunday, where he was pronounced dead at the scene. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to contact […]

9 years ago

It’s no secret that we LOVE when a new bar pops up. Somewhere fresh to chug down a G&T, a new change of scenery, and maybe even the chance to try a new craft beer or two. What’s even better though, is when something really unusual comes along. And unusual is exactly what the latest, […]

9 years ago

Someone’s wildest dream has just come true.  One lucky, lucky person in Ireland has just become a whopping €28,975,630 richer, as The Irish Independent reveals that the winner of the Euromillions jackpot is Irish. The winning numbers were 11, 20, 35, 37, 45 and the lucky stars were 3 and 6. It’s not yet known where the […]

9 years ago