Whether you’re one of those who goes home every weekend or once a year for Christmas, there’s always certain things that come back to haunt you (or pleasantly surprise you) when you return home for the weekend! 1. You instantly remember why you left in the first place Queue the arguments, lack of freedom, doing the […]

9 years ago

Have you been dying for a bit of Americana sunny rays and sandy beaches followed by a classic hotdog? Yep, us too. You’re in luck then because budget airline Norwegian have just announced a huuuge range of flights to the US from Cork, Shannon and Dublin this summer for just €99. O. M. G. Flights […]

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It’s official. The best gin and tonic in all 32 counties can be found in Davy Macs in Waterford. The winning drink consisted of a delish blend of Drumshambo Gunpowder Irish gin, grapefruit peel, fresh raspberries and elderflower tonic water served in a glass teapot. GORGE. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Shed […]

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The Kitty Hawk has just been teased this week and looks like a cross between a hovercraft, drone, speed boat and helicopter.  The official name they are giving it is “an intelligent personal mobility solution” which is corporate jargon for “a seriously fucking cool toy”. Because the design is ultra light, it won’t require a […]

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Long before the distractions of mobile phones, social media and what have ya, 90s kids were able wile away their hours productively by playing games consoles. The Super Nintendo was by far one of the most popular along with its arch-rival the Sega Megadrive. You were either one or the other and there was no […]

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St Michael’s Church in Shroid, Co. Longford was broken into, burgled and vandalised overnight.  The break-in was discovered early this morning and it has been reported that the church alter was damaged and that several items, including the tabernacle, were stolen.  “It is extremely upsetting for the parishioners and the clergy here in Longford that […]

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1. Freedom of choice You’re not forced to eat turkey so you can have whatever the hell you want.  via GIPHY 2. It’s sunny Well, I mean… it’s usually sunnier than Christmas. via GIPHY 3. Chocolate An obvious one but perhaps the most important. via GIPHY 4. No presents You’re not obliged to buy presents for […]

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Easter is a strange time for Irish children. While it kind of feels like a holiday, the long evenings and less celebratory feel meant it never matched up to Christmas. But, what we lacked in presents, we certainly made up for in massive egg-shaped chocolates, a frankly mad tradition which remains to this day. Here […]

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It is the year of our Lord 2017 and you guys are still absolutely killin’ it on Twitter.  It almost feels like Twitter was made for Irish humour, don’t you think? Anyway, you guys have done it again, and we’re here to applaud you. Here are the 12 best Irish tweets of this week. Read […]

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There are a lot of stellar Christmas displays across the country right now, but the prize has to go to this Cork shop. One passerby happened to look in the establishment’s window during the festive season to spot the Nativity scene recreated – using nothing but Henry hoovers. Window display in a cork hoover shop … from […]

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It’s not often Irish football fans travel all the way to England just to get a glimpse of one player. That was exactly the case for young Robbie Brady fan Andrew who received a Christmas present of tickets to Norwich City against Cardiff City.  Unfortunately, Robbie transferred to Burnley before the match in question so […]

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If only we bought all of our Lotto tickets in Cork – if onlyyyyy. Some lucky fecker in Cork has only gone and won a huge €1 MILLION in a Christmas Millionaire raffle: But they haven’t even realised it. Which is why the National Lottery have sent out a team to help search for the winner before […]

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