After the announcement this morning that an agreement has been reached on phase 1 of extensive Brexit talks regarding the Northern Irish border, we could all do with some light-hearted entertainment.  This video by the hilarious BelfastLad provides just that as classic Christmas song Stop The Cavalry by Jona Lewie is sent up perfectly.  Apart from the […]

9 years ago

Strandhill Christmas Market in Co.Sligo is really spreading the Christmas cheer with their latest offer. The organisers behind the market are urging people to bring their elderly neighbours and loved ones to the market and in return, they will be rewarded for it.  Free mulled wine and coffee is the treat on offer from the market […]

9 years ago

Got your work Christmas do tonight? Are you worried about have that one extra glass of vino which will make you switch from pleasant company to an absolute nightmare to be around? Read on. The Wall Street Journal has published tips from etiquette experts on how prevent inappropriate behaviour at festive shindigs.  According to the article, […]

9 years ago

After spending the run up to Christmas legging it around town looking for stocking fillers and special gifts, the last thing you expect is for someone to say they don’t like the present you just gave to them. And that is probably the reason we naturally disguise our reaction to a bad gift with different […]

9 years ago

What’s worse than sitting down to pop open your favourite bottle of vino to find that the cork has completely crumbled and fallen into the wine? That’s right – nothing. But when it comes to keeping your wine in great condition, it all comes down to storage. According to Cosmopolitan, there is a clever reason […]

9 years ago

Christmas can be a stressful time of year for all of us, as we try to balance our budget while also wanting to give only the best to our loved ones.  Presents, nights out, fancy finger food and emergency bottles of wine can all quickly add up, leaving most of us absolutely skint come January. The most […]

9 years ago

If you’ve been busy prepping for the Christmas season then chances are you’ve had at least one wild blackhead removing, face steaming and skin scrubbing night in that’s left you with open pores and a heart full of regret.  We’ve ALL been there.  A particularly mad technique has been doing the rounds of late, and […]

9 years ago

We’ve been on snow watch ALL WEEK and the giddy little brats inside our souls are screaming’ to see the first few pics from the north of the country covered in snow.  Parts of Belfast and Antrim got a good few inches of snow overnight and it looks absolutely magical.  It seems the north of the country […]

9 years ago

What do you get when you cross a seaside town with men wearing plastic bags? The Bray Comedy Fest, duh. There’s another load of laughs coming to Bray next year with some of Ireland’s funniest people, best known jokers and as is now the tradition, the new acts on the block and ones to watch.  The […]

9 years ago

There’s a lovely little Christmas music video circulating the internet, and it was written by an Irish songwriter. The four minute video animation, ‘snow’, tells the story of a boy who is walking home on a winter’s night after a bout of heavy snowfall.  As the boy stops to take in his surroundings, the animation, […]

9 years ago

This one’s for all of the social media fanatics out there who take pride in documenting every single moment and posting it online. Phone cases have become a lot more interesting in the last couple of years. Once upon a time a phone case was designed to simply protect your phone from falling on its […]

9 years ago

Have you ever wondered how long you’ll have to save for to be able to afford your first home? Well, you could be closer than you think. You could get your hands on this countryside cottage for less than the price of some family cars.  And although this house might require a bit more re-vamping […]

9 years ago