Publicans Have Called For The Drinking Ban On Good Friday To Be Lifted
There are two days of the year where all of the pubs in the country (are supposed to) close – Good Friday and Christmas Day. This rule was made what seems like ions ago, and in 2017, it is still enforced in every watering hole in the country. It was obviously put in place way […]
10 years ago
7 Classic Musicals To Watch If You Loved ‘La La Land’
La La Land has recently burst into our lives and reminded us of the magic of musicals. There’s nothing more satisfying that a well-executed dance sequence, a perfectly sung harmony or the big chorus numbers to get you pumped up. The Oscar-nominated movie starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone was very much inspired by old-school musicals from the golden […]
10 years ago
16 Alternative Yet Brilliant Irish Valentine’s Gifts That Your Other Half Will Absolutely Love
Valentine’s Day can be a nightmare to buy for. Some don’t even believe it’s a real holiday, and some spend all year planning for it. So you can be forgiven for finding it hard to figure out the right balance. However, we’ve made it easy for you. Here are 16 deadly Irish-made, hand-crafted or based gifts […]
10 years ago
A Campaign Has Been Launched To Get Robbie Keane Into The Guinness Book Of Records
Robbie Keane’s legendary status is universally accepted on these shores (as well as the UK, the US and anywhere else the Tallaght lad has plied his trade) and now attempts are being made to award his goalscoring exploits with recognition from The Guinness Book of Records. Irish football statistics site ‘Irish Abroad’ feel that Robbie’s achievement of […]
10 years ago
These Are The Top 10 Fashion Trends For 2017 – According To A Teen
We may like to think that we’re ‘down with the kids’ and know a trend when we see one but the reality is that today’s 20/30-something culture is a world apart from what’s going on with teenagers. Whether its the latest slang word or iPhone app, you can nearly guarantee that we’re only starting to use […]
10 years ago
Amazing News – Full Boxes Of Teasers Are Now A Thing
The annual Christmas battle with family over the Teasers in your tin of Celebrations might just be a thing of the past – now they’re making whole boxes of the goodies! If you unfamiliar with Teasers, then you haven’t lived. But if you do require an explanation, then they’re simply Malteser sweets with thick milk chocolate and biscuity bits inside. They somehow […]
10 years ago
10 Classic Gifts To Get Your Significant Other For Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s is not a traditional gift-giving holiday. Unlike birthdays and Christmas, the aim isn’t to get your partner something they’d like and use all the time. Valentine’s is the time to be completely impractical and romantic. You should get a gift that will impress on your significant other how much you care about them and […]
10 years ago
A Gin School Has Opened In Ireland – And We’re Absolutely Losing It
Yes, you read right. There is in fact a GIN SCHOOL OPEN AND FUNCTIONING in Ireland. And it’s less than an hour from Dublin! The lovely folk at Listoke Distillery & Gin School, County Louth, are answering all of our prayers in one fell swoop. Gintastic! The brand new, purpose-built artisan distillery opened just before Christmas, however is […]
10 years ago
A Redeveloped Penneys Set To Be Centrepiece Of Ireland’s Newest Shopping Centre
Shopaholics, we hope you’re sitting down. Retail giant Penneys is set to anchor a massive new €70m development in Carlow, it has been revealed. The project is set to bring around 225 new construction jobs to the town and will incorporate the existing Penneys store along with additional adjoining land on a site totaling 6.5 acres. It’s thought that the project […]
10 years ago
The O’Donovan Brothers Have Been Given The Cork Persons Of The Year Award
Gary and Paul O’Donovan from Skibbereen did us all proud last summer by winning Ireland’s first ever Olympic rowing medal and taking home silver. Now the two talkative Skibbereen natives have another award to their name – Cork Persons Of The Year. Gary received the award at the ceremony at the Rochestown Park Hotel on […]
10 years ago
19 Quirks That Irish People Do All The Time That We Don’t Think Are Weird
Irish quirks are weird, wonderful and fantastically bizarre – and it’s only when you meet people who’ve grown up elsewhere that you realise how truly mental some of the things we consider normal are. We’ve put together a list of some of the best, and would love to hear your opinions on them. Have you […]
10 years ago
PICS: ISPCA Send Out Appeal To Rehome These Adorable Beagles
We suggest you start pestering your mam or dad, boyfriend or girlfriend or whoever the hell you live with right now. The ISPCA have released an appeal on Twitter to rehome a set of a gorgeous beagles who were rescued from a medical research facility before Christmas. If looking at the pics hasn’t already melted your hearts […]
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