2016 has been an AMAZING year for Irish-made television shows. We’ve laughed, we’ve sighed, and – we’re not ashamed to admit it – we’ve wept like a baby over some of the TV screenings that have been on offer this year. Ireland’s creative filming industry has outdone itself this year, but there may just be a few shows that have […]

10 years ago

When you’re a kid, you’re pretty happy to take Christmas songs at face value. After all, they’re not supposed to mean anything, they’re just supposed to get you in a festive mood. But after you’ve listened to these songs every year, you realise that some Christmas songs are really weird. Like… 1. Santa Claus Is Comin’ […]

10 years ago

T’is the season of work parties, dinners with old friends and bumping into your ex-boyfriend at the local. So it makes sense that you kindaaaa want to look your best for any/all of these scenarios.  Christmas time is the perfect chance to try a new dramatic look and amp up the sparkle factor – you can […]

10 years ago

While most people think about the wonderful things you eat for Christmas Dinner, we wanted to shine a light on one of the best parts of the day itself… breakfast. Why start the day with coffee and toast when you can instead go full on bold and have something outrageous? We wanted to highlight some of […]

10 years ago

Christmas is now officially less than four weeks away, and all over the country families will gather for another precious season of joy and merriment. Until someone eats all the good Roses out of the box. We’ve all heard these things in our house around Christmas time, and you’ll certainly hear a few of them […]

10 years ago

Christmas is a wonderful time in which we share precious memories with friends and family, but we all know it’s about the presents. It’s all about the presents. Some family members and friends are usually quite good and can be relied upon for a top notch gift, but there are others who leave a lot […]

10 years ago

Forget about those old boring drinks of yore – on Christmas day you want to be sipping booze from the fanciest glass you own as you lounge around the house. Whether you’re hosting the soiree or simply a humble guest in someone else’s house, knowing how to make a delicious cocktail (or two) during the […]

10 years ago

Christmas day is a lot of work. You cook for a large amount of people, and you’re expected to put together a three-course meal with all the fixings. One of the ways to make the process a little less painful is to come up something simple that can be thrown together the night before, that […]

10 years ago

You’ve been buying presents since September, you have the Christmas cake iced and ready to go – you’re pretty much Betty Crocker and Martha May from the Grinch combined into one perfect Christmas hero. But even Organised Oisín’s get caught out when the big day rolls around. All the pre-Xmas stress can mean you forget […]

10 years ago

Opening the curtains this morning to see trees blowing violently, rain pelting down and people running around with brollies.  It’s a miserable, miserable sight.  And we all must remember that weather conditions like these can often cause accidents and so The Road Safety Authority is asking road users to exercise caution while using the roads today after […]

10 years ago

With just a few days to go until Christmas, the panic is starting to set in for many of us when it comes to festive pressies. If you’re facing a last-minute dash around the shops, one great gift option is a game as it’ll keep them entertained during the Christmas break – as well as in the new year. […]

10 years ago

So you’ve done the whole being lonely and single thang at Christmas, you’ve found your love and everything is wonderful – but then comes the testing time when you’re expected to split the day between your two families at Christmas. “Eh wha? You mean I can’t just spend eternity sleeping in my childhood bed every Christmas […]

10 years ago