Just because summer has been and gone, that doesn’t mean that we should stop taking little trips away. Many hotels that are normally full of families become a haven for a grown-up getaway around this time of year. Let’s face it, life gets fairly mental in the months leading up to Christmas. For most of […]

7 years ago

Bord Gáis Energy has installed thousands of Hive Active Heating units in homes across Ireland, helping our customers improve the energy efficiency in their homes. The energy efficiency impact of this equates to over 18GWh’s of energy. 18GW’s may seem small but that is enough energy to maintain 4,285 households across the country, for an […]

7 years ago

Home Alone is one of the best movies around. Every year it’s top of my Christmas viewing list and I usually manage to watch it more than once. Priorities. Well, this December why not get the full experience and go to a live orchestral performance of the score? John Williams’ masterpiece will be performed live […]

7 years ago

That glorious time of the month is here when your bank account looks healthier than usual. Hellloooo payday you glorious yoke ye!  Limerick is absolutely booming with foodie talent and there’s no better time to grab that fork than now, with that few extra quid in your póca. Here are some of my top picks: […]

7 years ago

When you think of winter, what comes to mind? Christmas, obviously. Hot chocolate in front of the fire. The cosiest socks you can find. And, of course, lights. All of the lights. If you’re constantly expressing your anticipation for some illumination then this is the winter experience for you. Wonderlights is a new exhibit coming […]

7 years ago

There’s nothing better than being indoors with a lovely cup of tea and loads of food, which is why the concept of afternoon tea was made for winter days like this. Add to this the fact that Cork might just be one of the most festively decorated places in the country, and we can’t think […]

7 years ago

The festive season is fast approaching, and we are so excited. And Winter is quickly becoming one of the most popular and exciting times to go on a short break in Europe, especially when Christmas markets are involved. Luckily, Aer Lingus is currently having their Winter Sale, so there has never been a better time […]

7 years ago

If you didn’t manage to get away this summer (or even if you did) then you 100% deserve a winter escape. Aer Lingus has today provided the perfect opportunity to do just that by announcing a massive September sale on flights to Europe and North America. The airline is offering European flights for just €29.99, […]

7 years ago

If you have kids, they probably won’t believe you when you tell them that Ireland’s biggest celebrity was once a stuffed turkey. Between Christmas number one albums, regular appearances on the country’s biggest TV shows and even an unsuccessful Eurovision showing, Dustin really was hot property in the 1990s and 2000s. Since then, the foul-mouthed […]

7 years ago

Now that it’s only *checks Google* 125 days until Christmas it really is time we started to get organised. Before you know it, the tree will be going up and Christmas bonuses across the land will splurged on festive nights out but before that we’ll have to get the Toy Show out of the way. […]

7 years ago

Though you can probably remember your first (quite teary) first day of primary school, the rest of it seems like a blur of ties and finger on lips. We tend to look back on our days in “big school” fondly, there’s a lot that we forget about. All the little things that made going to […]

7 years ago

There are few moments in life where you literally have no words. Where you’re absolutely dumbfounded. Speechless. Tongue-tied. This was one of those moments. We went on a very special trip with Samsung Ireland and let me tell you – it proved itself more than we ever could’ve imagined. We set off from Dublin […]

7 years ago