An Irish-born private detective who was accused of siphoning off money that had been donated to try to find Madeleine McCann has passed away. Dublin-born Kevin Halligen was found dead in his Surrey home on Monday night according to Press Assocation. The 56-year-old denied misusing funds that were put aside for McCann’s search after their […]
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1. Family Frame – Kilkenny Design Something to hang up in the gaff. Clann means family and this frame is just adorbs. 2. Fergus O Neill Print – Jam Art Factory Ah sure feck it, it’s grand. This has Irish dad written all over it. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jam […]
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We’re a tough bunch to please when it comes to entertainment, eh? At the start of the year the BAI released a list of complaints Irish people made about radio (our fave? One about a documentary which said that “tips were provided to 12 to 14 year olds on how to pre-drink, either by topping up […]
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Jaysus, we give out about online dating enough but you’ve gotta admit that Tinder can be a real help for getting back on the scary horse that is meeting strangers for a date. While we’d consider a few matches a week to be fairly successful, it’s nothing compared to two Irish guys who are officially among […]
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Don’t get us wrong, we’ll have a sup at anything that’s going at the best of times but we’re not so sure how we feel about this. It looks nice but… how would it go down in the auld tum tum? The Skeff bar in Galway decided to make the most Irish cocktail of all […]
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Mother’s Day comes around once a year and, lets be honest, we can’t think of a better bunch of people to have a day dedicated to themselves than the wonderful mammies of Ireland. And these hilarious cards are the perfect way to show your Mum just how much you love her without the overly-soppy ‘I […]
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You know how when you’re in Irish class in secondary school talking shite as Gaeilge and you think “I will never, ever use this language in real life”? Well, aren’t we the goddamn fools. Never mind trying to find your way around with the road signs in Gaeltacht areas, it’s Valentine’s Day that’s going to catch you out. […]
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Everybody loves Christmas and everybody loves babies — but what if you combined the two? Why, you’d have the music video to Robert Grace’s new music video for his Christmas single ‘Christmas Time For Me’! The Kilkenny man enlisted his wide-eyed six-week-old son Lincoln as a back-up dancer for the video… Catchy, eh? ‘Christmas Time For […]
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Imagine waking up from a night out and not having that minor panic of “oh god I hope I didn’t bleed my bank account dry.” In fact, just imagine waking up and thinking to yourself “I’m a bloody billionaire”, – well for 27-year-old Tipperary man John Collison that’s a reality. He is the youngest self-made billionaire […]
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The Forbes World’s Billionaires list is the definitive list of the world’s wealthiest people; if you’ve always wondered who the lucky few are in life, consider this your guide. No rummaging in the back of the sofa for bus change for these hardworking business moguls – they’ve got BILLIONS to their name. With about 2,500 […]
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Admit it: you form emotional attachments to cups. It’s nothing to be ashamed of, however, we all do it. There’s always that one cup in the press that just speaks to you, y’know? Maybe it’s the size, the shape or just the colour, but there’s just something about it that earns it a special place […]
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Warning: extreme wanderlust inducing images ahead. Lonely Planet has released a book of its top 50 Natural Wonders to Blow Your Mind from around the globe, and some of the world’s most stunning areas have made it onto the list – including one spot in our very own Ireland. Natural beauty spots include the Fairy Pools […]
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