Being the winter solstice, all eyes were on Newgrange today as a lucky few watched the light spill into the tunnel right through to the centre of the ancient architectural wonder (albeit briefly). But something else peculiar occurred; a man climbed the world famous Neolithic tomb in the nip. That’s right. No clothes. Not even underwear. Not even […]

10 years ago

Irish TV in the ’80s was a peculiar phenomenon, filled with Gay Byrne, knitted sweaters, forced smiles and overenthusiastic hosts. This collection of clips gathers together the very best of Christmas with a garnish of ’80s, topped off with a large dollop of Irishness. Note the ‘Don’t Drink and Drive’ ad which actually says that two drinks are grand. READ NEXT: These […]

10 years ago

Christmas is a time for gorging yourself, lying around on your pyjamas and being hungover.  What better time to watch movies for two weeks straight? Especially considering all the deadly films that are on TV over Christmas. Just check this out… Thanks to the lovely folk at The Uni Bubble, we now know exactly what […]

10 years ago

A deadly Christmas present for anyone who likes good tunes and great causes.  To help raise funds for the incredible Irish Youth Foundation, the Hothouse Flowers (famous for the absolute banger that is ‘I Can See Clearly Now‘) have recorded a beautiful version of Bob Dylan’s huge hit ,“Forever Young”.  The song is part of a collection of […]

10 years ago

Christmas is a nostalgic time to begin with. A fundamental part of this is the movies we watched with adoration, our eyes glued to the screen from credits to credits. The magic and excitement surrounding the festive season is something to be relived, so we thought we’d round up the most iconic moments from your favourite childhood classic Christmas flicks. Enjoy! […]

10 years ago

President Michael D Higgin’s has released his Christmas message to the people of Ireland and it’s wonderful. Displaying his incredible gift for oration, the poet-president reminds us of the hardships we faced over the year, drawing parallels between the circumstances of Christ’s birth, with its forced migration, and the plight of refugees the world over. He talks […]

10 years ago

People are not happy with Aldi at the moment over a mislabelling blunder.  What was advertised as ‘wild Irish smoked salmon’ in their Christmas catalogue actually turned out to be farmed Scottish salmon.  Not cool.  According to The Irish Times, Aldi has blamed the mislabelling as a “descriptive error”.  Aldi’s ‘wild’ salmon was advertised in the catalogue as costing […]

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For a ridiculous $130 (that’s €125) you can now purchase an alternative take on the tradition nativity set. The ‘Hipster Nativity Set’, available from modernativity.com, comes with all of your favourite nativity characters. Included in the set are The Three Segway Kings with their modern take on gold, frankincense and myrrh. Don’t forget the organic cow, a clothed sheep and the […]

10 years ago

Christmas homecoming videos? Lovely. Dog videos? Great. Christmas homecoming video featuring dogs? Amaaazing. Ciara O’Toole hadn’t been home from New Zealand in two years but this week she decided to give her family a surprise visit for Christmas, but the most excited member of the family had to be her dog, Rizzo. Go to 1.23 to see the pooch adorably lose […]

10 years ago

Christmas can be a stressful time of year for all of us, as we try to balance our budget while also wanting to give only the best to our loved ones.  Presents, nights out, fancy finger food and emergency bottles of wine can all quickly add up, leaving most of us absolutely skint come January. The most […]

10 years ago

Can you even claim to be Irish if you’re not familiar with the sweet, distinct taste of Buckfast Tonic Wine? No, probably not. It’s been dubbed as a ‘supernatural power of destruction’, ‘Ireland’s answer to Four Loko’ and as ‘a bottle ‘o’ Bucky’ And now you can appreciate it in Christmas tree form, to the tune […]

10 years ago

The alcohol business is always a-boomin’ when Christmas time rolls around, especially in Ireland. If you want a visual reminder of just how much we drink during the most wonderful time of year, just have a gawk at the scene outside this Carlow pub… It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Should last the week. […]

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