A mam in Cork has said that her family is facing a difficult Christmas this this year after her 14-year-old son accidentally spent her entire month’s wages playing a FIFA game on the Playstation.  The woman spoke to PJ Coogan on Cork’s 96FM on Thursday and said that she had bought the FIFA 18 game […]

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Your cheekbones are crying out for the perfect highlighter, your skin is dehydrated and in desperate need of Christmas cheer, and you haven’t had a good cut crease since you dunno when.  You, my friend, need a little Xmas pick-me-up.  Whether you’re frantically trying to find something to buy for the beauty obsessive in your […]

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You’ve had a few too many Baileys, the smell of mince pies is making you nauseous. These are the telltale signs of a creature with a Christmas Hangover. So what to do? You can’t just crawl back into the leaba ‘cos chances are you’re on entertaining duty with guests and making sure nobody eats the […]

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That’s it. Our plans of going out on the lash tonight have been cancelled and we’ve only got Father Ted to blame. Up there with Glen Hansard busking on Grafton Street and Midnight Mass, watching A Very Christmassy Ted is a tradition that’s been going on a looooong time in Irish households, and it’s on the telly tonight. The […]

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Never mind Santa Claus, our hero of the year is – and always will be – Penneys. A real life Santa’s workshop for everyone who loves glitzy things that don’t cost a bomb, Penneys is filled with magic cllllll year ’round. Whether you’re looking for a cute but cosy outfit to wear on Christmas Day, […]

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Well, well, well. Isn’t this almost too cute to bear? Aldi is selling special milk that’s especially for children to leave out for Santa on Christmas Eve. While we reckon that if we were Santa we’d be chugging down a neck of whiskey come midnight on the 25th December, a few mince pies and some […]

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Last night’s Late Late Show may have had Ed Sheehan on, but it was an Irish couple who made the biggest impression.  Fiona and Tim Tuomey are the parents of 11-year-old Milly Tuomey, who tragically took her own life in 2016 – just weeks after posting on Instagram that she had picked the day of her death.  […]

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A free six month trip to Cancun Mexico sounds amazing, but being paid while you’re there sounds even better, right?! Cancun.com have launched an online job search for their next employee who will get to experience everything this dream location has to offer.  Cancun The Mexican city sits right on the coast and is a favoured […]

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Live your rom-com dreams today and get onto the actual Home Exchange website from The Holiday.  The 2006 Christmas movie The Holiday struck a chord with many people as lovelorn Iris (Kate Winslet) and Amanda (Cameron Diaz) find each other online and agree to swap houses for the festive period.  And whether you’re running away from heartbreak […]

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Yes, you read it right.  Ireland’s first national burger festival is set to take place next month.  And, although we may still be digesting Christmas dinner, it would be wrong to say no to a good, juicy burger. via GIPHY BurgerFest 2018 is set to run from January 22nd to 29th, and over 300 spots […]

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Christmas is quickly creeping up and some of us are worrying about squeezing into our party outfits.  But according to a new study carried out by Forza Supplements, a lack of shut-eye could be getting in the way of our diets. In a survey of 1,000 people, three-quarters of dieters with regular sleep patterns found it easier […]

9 years ago

A chief executive in the Health Service Executive (HSE) has issued a strict warning about a killer superbug which has hospitalised 19 people in Ireland this week.  Healthcare Professor Martin Cormican told Morning Ireland that more than half of all patients who develop the infection in their blood stream will die as a result.  The bacteria […]

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