So, there’s been a lot of controversy around the John Lewis Christmas ad this year. Parents all over the country were disappointed at the fact that the ad showed the dad assembling the trampoline in the back yard, as opposed to Santa Claus. However, there is a theory floating about the Internet that there’s more to the ad […]

9 years ago

Katie Hopkins, columnist for the Daily Mail, shall be joining Tubridy on the sofa this Friday.  Hopkins is known for being very controversial and for speaking out against minority groups. She recently made the headlines for showing support for Trump and Brexit. Unsurprisingly, people are not happy about it. petition for me to go on the late […]

9 years ago

Snapchat has just launched yet another terrible update. You can now send snaps from friends’ Stories to your own friends. Essentially nothing is private anymore. It’s terribly frustrating to have to leap from platform to platform trying to reply, share, send, like, post, snap and react all without missing out on vital notifications. But there is a platform out there […]

9 years ago

There were 450 people around all the hospitals in Ireland waiting on beds at lunchtime today. The latest Trolley Watch report discovered that there are 51 people waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Galway, the highest statistic of all the country. University Hospital Limerick is the next most overcrowded with 47 people waiting to be assigned a […]

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The Daft.ie Irish Rental Report was released yesterday and has proved to make for some interesting reading.  It basically confirmed what we already knew; that the rental market is only getting more expensive. It comes without surprise that Dublin 2 is the most expensive part of the country to rent a three-bedroom house in, with an average monthly standing at €2,185. Meanwhile, it is […]

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New details on drug use in Ireland have been released as part of a new survey and the findings are pretty startling. The All-Ireland Drug Use Survey was undertaken between 2011 and 2015 and found that drug usage prevalence rate rose from seven per cent in 2011 to nine per cent last year. One of the most shocking statistic contained […]

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The Environmental Protection Agency have just released their latest study findings, and the results are extremely worrying. It has shown that 1,200 people a year in Ireland die prematurely as a result of air pollution.  This is equivalent to three deaths a day.  Conditions caused by the air pollution include strokes and heart disease. Contributing further to the dirty air are fumes […]

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The Web Summit, never shy of controversy, has done it again, only this time in Lisbon, Portugal. The hugely anticipated tech event of the year launched last night leaving a bad taste in the mouths of thousands of ticket holders. Crazy queues @WebSummit this morning. #WebSummit pic.twitter.com/9aVOM6jpO2 — Stephen McMeel (@SMcMeel) November 8, 2016 The […]

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Every Christmas millions of turkeys are consumed, but little is said of the time and effort put into preparing these meals. The hosts of Christmas, often under-appreciated and overlooked, are the true unsung heroes of the festive season. They give up what’s supposed to be the most relaxing day of the year in order to […]

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