When it comes to online dating, there can be a lot of pressure to set up a profile that reflects who you really are, and what kind of person you are looking for.  We often think that choosing the perfectly posed and filtered selfie will be the key to getting scouted by possible suitors, but […]

8 years ago

Low-cost airline Norwegian Air International is set to expand its services from Shannon Airport to New York and Boston this year. Shannon Airport announced the news earlier today in a statement that read: “Shannon Airport has today welcomed the news that Norwegian Air International is to expand its Boston and New York services to Shannon […]

8 years ago

An Irish teenager has been killed in a tragic accident while on holiday in Lanzarote. Stephen O’Gara was on holiday with his mother Maureen and his grandmother in the Canary Islands when he killed in a crash. It is reported that he was riding a quad-bike when it collided with a car in the early […]

8 years ago

When it comes to eating healthy, it can be hard to stay on track when there are so many myths and different opinions about food. Some people may regard a certain food as healthy, and another person might say it’s the worst thing you could put in your body.  However, according to Breaking News, there […]

8 years ago

Paying by card has always been oh-so-handy, until the additional charges kick in and you’re left wondering why on earth you don’t just pay for things with cash instead. However, thanks to a new European Union directive, additional charges are now a thing of the past. According to RTÉ, a revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) was […]

8 years ago

It’s not exactly news to us that we’re supposed to get eight hours sleep each night in order to function properly the next day, but realistically, I’m sure the majority of us fail to get this much sleep every night. With busy schedules, errands to run and a LOT of shows to get through on Netflix, […]

8 years ago

Garda cars could be totally revamped in the next few months to brand new electronic BMW i3s. The new Garda cars will be put through a test run as a first step to explore the benefits of electric vehicles. If the provisional introduction goes well, the electric cars could be introduced nationwide. Yep, Gardai around […]

8 years ago

We thought cheating was a pretty straightforward situation. Your partner gets with someone else, you find saucy messages on their phone, or your best friend breaks the news to you that she saw them kissing someone else on Saturday night. It all seemed pretty basic until we heard the term micro-cheating.  via GIPHY Psychologist and […]

8 years ago

Some people like their tea with loads of milk, others with just a drop. Many take a spoonful of sugar, while others prefer it unsweetened. We get it. Everyone likes their tea a certain way, and that is perfectly fine – each to their own.  However, when we saw that a trend involving the combination […]

8 years ago

A man has died following a collision between a tractor and a car in Donegal.  The 68-year-old man who was driving the tractor was pronounced dead at the scene, the Irish Independent reports.  The accident occurred on the Lifford to Letterkenny road at Drumoghill at 6:55am. The driver of the car was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital. According […]

8 years ago

When it comes to the end of the day and it’s time to eventually turn off Netflix and hit the hay, we rarely give our sleeping position a second thought.  Whether you sleep on your side, flat on your back or with one leg hanging out of the bed, there has never really seemed to […]

8 years ago

This could be Ikea’s most unusual, yet most genius ad yet. The latest Ikea ad is asking women to pee on the magazine page of the ad in order to release a discount code. If the woman is pregnant, a special discount on cots will appear on the page.  Bizarre, right? People have taken to […]

8 years ago

Let’s be real. After a heavy night on the sauce, most of us end up lying on the couch for the day, cringing with fear of what you may or may not have done the night before, and watching movies while tucking into a delish takeaway.  The last thing we would EVER want to do […]

8 years ago

A Cork councillor has said that dog fouling has become an “epidemic in every town, city and urban district” in the country. It was revealed yesterday by the Irish Examiner that, in the last 20 years, only four dog fouling fines have been issued in Cork. Each of the four fines were issued during a […]

8 years ago

Irish comedian Al Porter has broken his silence after Muireann O’Connell was announced as the new presenter for Today FM’s lunchtime show.  The broadcaster will take over Porter’s old slot, starting on January 22.  We’re DELIRA to announce @MuireannO_C as the new Lunchtime presenter (12-2) on #TodayFM! She’ll be kicking off the brand new and […]

8 years ago

An “drunk” Irish couple were removed from a Ryanair plane after they became aggressive during the flight. The pair were flying from Alicante to Dublin on Wednesday afternoon when they began arguing with each other.  The Irish Mirror reported that sources aboard the flight said the couple were being “aggressive” and were “arguing violently”.  Just […]

8 years ago

A letter written by an Australian woman has gone viral after being shared by her family on social media just hours after she passed away. Holly Butcher wrote a letter of life advice stressing the importance of not worrying about the small things in life, and instead focusing on what is really important.  The 27-year-old […]

8 years ago

There are 551 patients in hospital emergency rooms or on hospital wards today waiting to be given a bed. The Irish Midwife and Nurses Organisation released figures that suggest the number of people waiting on hospital beds has fallen from 575 yesterday, and from 677 last week. The Irish Medical Organisation have said that all […]

8 years ago

Attention shoppers! Kildare Village is set to welcome 29 new stores, two new restaurants and 460 new parking spaces to its premises. Planning permission was granted by Kildare County Council for the village to expand for the third time, according to the Offaly Express. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kildare Village […]

8 years ago

The digital age of consent is set to be lowered from 16 to 13 later this year. This refers to the age at which it is legal for young people to sign up to online website services and have their information held by data controllers. The new regulation will mean that parental consent will only […]

8 years ago

A number of houses were evacuated last night following the discovery of an explosive device in a Drogheda pub. Gardaí were called to the scene around 9pm, and an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team were called to the premises on the Chord Road shortly after, according to the Irish Times. The defence forces team arrived […]

8 years ago

Tesco is recalling a batch of their ‘Finest Chocolate Cake’ as it contains walnuts that were not declared on the label. The affected batch of cakes have a best before date of January 17 2018, and were sold in Tesco stores all across the country. The batch code for the affected cakes is D32/18003. Image: […]

8 years ago

YES!!! First Dates Ireland is back for its third series tonight, and we can’t bloody wait. The First Dates restaurant is officially opening up its doors to a whole new batch of singletons looking for love, and from the look of it it’s going to be as entertaining as always.  I usually have very little […]

8 years ago

Seven food businesses in Ireland received closure orders for various reasons including dirty conditions and cockroach infestations on the food premises in December. Some premises ordered to close after being examined by environmental health officers included Boojum Food Stall in Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, Ruposhi Indian Restaurant in Drumcondra and Rose Garden Chinese Restaurant in Douglas, Cork.  The […]

8 years ago

New research has revealed that there could be a link between prolonged use of ibuprofen and an interference in testosterone production in the testicles. The research was carried out by David Mobjerg Kristensen, from the University of Copenhagen, and other researchers, according to the Irish Independent. They found that prolonged use of the over-the-counter painkiller […]

8 years ago

The German passport has officially been ranked as the most powerful passport to travel with this year, according to the Henley Passport Index. The global ranking considers how many countries the passport from 199 countries will allow you to travel to without getting a visa.  According to the research, German passport holders can travel to […]

8 years ago

It was only this week that our lovely Saoirse Ronan picked up the Golden Globe award for Best Actress for her latest movie Lady Bird. A24 presents #LadyBird, from writer/director Greta Gerwig and starring Saoirse Ronan… pic.twitter.com/Fn9LcrtLoF — Lady Bird (@LadyBirdMovie) September 5, 2017 And now she’s only gone and done it again. Yep, the […]

8 years ago

The owner of a shop in Cavan is being sued by a burglar who injured himself while robbing the premises. The shop owner, Kevin, spoke on RTÉ Radio One’s Liveline today about his shop being broken into two years ago.  Kevin said: “Three men broke in to the store at the back of the shop. […]

8 years ago

There’s nothing worse than coming off a flight and having to wait a further half an hour for your suitcase to come out on the luggage belt. And why does it always feel like your case comes out very last? Well luckily for us there might just be a cheeky way to up the odds […]

8 years ago

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past couple of weeks, you’ll know about Cadbury’s new limited edition white Creme Eggs that everybody is going crazy about. And although the white chocolate eggs alone look DIVINE, there’s something more to them. Each white egg comes with the chance to win up to […]

8 years ago

When it comes to boosting our immune system, the usual go-to is a bag full of oranges and a tub of vitamin C supplements. That’s all well and good, but what if you could help to build up your immune system by having a little sing-song to yourself? Well it’s good news, folks. According to […]

8 years ago

Anyone who was planning to head to the US this year on the one-year graduate visa will most likely have been biting their nails in anticipation as they waited to find out whether or not the programme would go ahead in 2018. via GIPHY Last year, USIT travel company announced that the 2018 graduate visa […]

8 years ago

Aldi Ireland have announced that it will be introducing a new minimum wage of €11.70 for its employees. Aldi is the first chain supermarket in the country to introduce a wage that matches the living wage rate recommended by the Living Wage Technical Group. The living wage is a rate designed to make it possible […]

8 years ago

For many of us, a day at work consists of eight or more hours plonked at a desk. And while you might think that sitting down all day long isn’t doing your body any good whatsoever, it turns out that all is not bad. According to Cosmopolitan, our bodies still do use energy even when […]

8 years ago

Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, has announced that Computer Science will be a Leaving Cert subject from September 2018 onwards. A total of 40 schools across the country will be participating in the enrolment of Computer Science as a subject on their curriculum. The first Leaving Cert examination of the subject will be […]

8 years ago

A new year means a load of new beauty trends, and it’s always interesting to see what takes off throughout the year. Here’s what we reckon will go big this year…  Upside down eyeliner Who knew that placing a sweep of eyeshadow underneath your eye rather than on top could become such a trend? This […]

8 years ago

Christmas is officially over, and there is literally nothing to do. But we can’t think of a better way to escape the January blues than to pack the bags and head off for a lovely, hassle-free weekend getaway. If you’re looking for a relaxing, chilled-out but super fun spot to spend your next weekend, Carlingford, […]

8 years ago

For anyone who was lucky enough to escape being born in January, you might wonder why so many of us who do have our birthday in the first month of the year complain about it so much. There are so, so many reasons why having a January birthday is actually just shite. via GIPHY 1. […]

8 years ago

The Charities Regulator is warning the public about unregistered charities collecting bags of clothes at door-to-door charity collections. According to The Journal, the Charities Regulator received 30 reports of unregistered charity groups this year alone. CEO John Farrelly said: “We are concerned not only by the quantity of reports we are receiving, but also the increasing […]

8 years ago

We’ve probably all been there. Whether you’ve experienced first-hand what it’s like to be in a toxic relationship, or whether you’ve had to give advice to a friend in the position, it’s never a fun situation.  But, according to Women’s Health, there’s a perfectly logical reason for staying in a bad relationship. It all comes […]

8 years ago

Attention WhatsAppers! From January 2018 onwards, the app will no longer work on certain phones. In a blog post, the company said anyone currently using one of the following phones would no longer be able to operate the app in the new year.  From New Years Day onward, WhatsApp will no longer work on BlackBerry […]

8 years ago

We may not have had a white Christmas, but that doesn’t mean we won’t see snow before the year is out. Met Éireann issued a weather update earlier this morning predicting snowfall in parts of the country tomorrow. There’s a “Snow-ice Warning” for Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Wicklow, Offaly, Westmeath, […]

8 years ago

Christmas is quickly approaching, which means a LOT of partying is about to happen. And while a few glasses of wine are a no-brainer over the holiday season, we can sometimes let our health go out the window.  However, this list of the best foods to eat and drink before heading out on the town […]

8 years ago

This year has seen a 42% increase in the number of patients detected with a bacteria that can be resistant to antibiotics. The National Public Health Emergency Team published a report that says there have been 401 new cases of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) detected this year. CPE is one of the newest superbugs, according to […]

8 years ago

The HSE are urging the public to get vaccinated against influenza after it reported that the number of flu-like cases in Ireland has increased in the past week. The flu is now said to be “actively circulating” the country. The main strain of the virus putting people at risk is the A (H3N2), according to the […]

8 years ago

No matter how many times we hear ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ it literally never gets old… The massive list of Christmas songs that are recycled every single year is endless but for some reason we never really seem to get tired of listening to them.  And while those upbeat Christmas songs that […]

8 years ago

An Irish dog welfare charity has decided to suspend adoption services until after Christmas, saying that Christmas is “the worst time” to adopt a dog. Dogs Trust Ireland are encouraging those wishing to welcome a dog to their household to consider all elements that will be involved in the process before adopting a dog or […]

8 years ago

Ah, it’s the most wonderful time of the year… for everybody in the country except bartenders. Every year at Christmas time, bars get busier, people get drunker, and bartenders get angrier. And there are plenty of reasons why the festive time of year is THE most annoying time to work in a bar. From unnecessarily […]

8 years ago

Weekends away, date nights in fancy restaurants and heading to the cinema with your partner are all common ways of keeping the spark alive in a relationship. But imagine if you could guarantee a long and healthy relationship by watching movies all day with your partner instead. It’s good news for the Netflix fans! According […]

8 years ago

A well-known Dublin venue has issued an urgent recall of a children’s toy that was given out to children at a Christmas event.  Airfield Estate in Dundrum is recalling the ‘Lil Frog & Lil Frog Lily Pad’ toy, asking that people return it immediately due to a design defect with the batteries which could cause a […]

8 years ago