Last night wasn’t a great one on the field for Connacht Rugby but it was a wonderful night off it as the club and its fans broke a world record. The Sportsground crowd became the largest ever gathering of people wearing a hi-vis jacket in one place with approximately 5,000 people decked out in bright […]

6 years ago

If you’re planning on doing some visiting on Christmas Day, you best make sure to do it before it gets dark. Otherwise, you’ll have to bring the brolly with you. That’s if Met Éireann’s Christmas Day forecast is to be believed. The experts are predicting a bright start to December 25 but have warned that […]

6 years ago

It’s been a big week for Laura Whitmore, with the Bray TV presenter set to take over from Caroline Flack as the host of the upcoming winter series of Love Island. Flack stood down from her role earlier this week after being charged with assault, making room for Whitmore to join her narrator boyfriend Iain […]

6 years ago

Picking a date is one of the most exciting aspects of planning a wedding but there’s a reason it takes so long to pin one down. You could have is set in stone only to realise it clashes with Aunty Mary’s annual bridge competition and of course, all hell will break loose. The most important […]

6 years ago

When you mention Boston, most people immediately think ‘shopping trip’ and while there’s definitely plenty of that on the cards, there’s so much more to be explored. From the cute streets and cafés of Beacon Hill to the gorgeous nearby New England countryside, you can pack a serious amount into four days in Boston. […]

6 years ago

Christmas come early. Literally. Today is a good day – any day involving dogs is a good day in fairness. Prepare yourselves because this is glorious. Uploading a video to social media, Dogs Trust showed some of their lovable pooches picking out their Christmas presents. And it’s the most wholesome thing I’ve ever seen. Combining toy […]

6 years ago

Ah, the Christmas work party. The Christmas work party is the one office event of the year that never fails to provide quality entertainment for weeks afterwards. Maybe you’ve booked the coolest new cocktail bar for your office to celebrate in and convinced yourself that this year will be the year of an interesting and […]

6 years ago

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, with sports fans yelling and everyone drinking some beeeeer. Okay, it’s not quite as good as the original but we’re just so excited about all the sport on TV over Christmas. As with every other year, Christmas week is filled with competitive action, whether it be the […]

6 years ago

It’s Christmasssssssssss. Ate too much? Check. Got a shitload of presents? Check. Already told one of your siblings to go and feck themselves? Double check. Sure it wouldn’t be Christmas without a few family tiffs. You spend the whole of December looking forward to those few magical days around Christmas. Although you think that you […]

6 years ago

I’m a big child at heart, and even though I know this is fake, it’s made me all the more excited for Christmas Eve. Some people go to all the rounds in an attempt to leave signs of Santa’s visit. Half-full (I’m an optimist don’t ya know?) glasses of milk, biscuit crumbs trailing the floor, […]

6 years ago

A Status Yellow warning was issued for the whole country with it being upgraded to a Status Orange for Cork and later Galway and Mayo too. Storm Elsa arrived in full force yesterday, with the west and south of the country bearing the brunt of it. Hundreds of people have found themselves without power this […]

6 years ago

Lidl have revealed an amazing buy one get one free offer on Heroes, Roses and Celebrations. The offer is in place for one day only and will come to an end at close of business on Thursday, 19 December. Lidl have been releasing regular Christmas Cracker deals over the festive period and typically let customers […]

6 years ago