Picture the scene. It’s St Stephen’s Day and time to make some turkey and stuffing sandwiches…But everyone wants a different kind of bread.  Enter the Brennan’s Bread Selection Box, which features everything from the traditional white batch to chia wholegrain.  The Dublin-based bread company posted about their new product on Facebook a few days ago, and […]

9 years ago

While Christmas is considered by the majority of people to be one of the happiest times of year, it can also be one of the toughest for those in need.  So the news that a pub in Kerry is offering FREE Christmas dinners to the homeless, elderly and families who may be struggling is absolutely […]

9 years ago

Does your partner sometimes drive you to drink?  ‘Tis the season to spread love and joy and all that, but Christmas is actually notoriously bad for break ups.  In fact, marital website Ashley Madison sees a whopping 8% increase in subscriptions between December and January, and stats showing that even the most well-adjusted couples struggle […]

9 years ago

The nation’s hopes were raised immeasurably this year as all the signs pointed to a White Christmas.  But it looks like the last of the snow has melted for the time being, and it ain’t coming back anytime soon.  Met Éireann has included its predictions for Christmas Day in its latest weather report, and looks […]

9 years ago

A complaint to the ASAI regarding an Irish window tinting ad has been upheld.  The ad, featuring a woman ‘with her breasts partly on display’, received a complaint claiming that it was ‘sexist, belittling and demeaning of women.’  The complaint described the ad by the Dublin Tint Company as ‘“an image of a woman sitting […]

9 years ago

Every Christmas, we take boxes of old decorations and ornaments down from the attic, and place them all over the house, in the exact same place as last year. And that’s absolutely fine, but there are some simple (and super cheap) ways to jazz up your home and make it that little bit more festive […]

9 years ago

If you are with Three, you could be due a refund or be allowed to leave your contract early without having to deal with a penalty. They have been fined €575,000 by the telecoms watchdog Comreg for unfairly dealing with contracts changes to 1.3m customers in early 2017.  They never explained the changes properly although they did […]

9 years ago

Who doesn’t love the sheer buzz of pulling back the curtains on Christmas morning to discover that overnight, the world has transformed into a crisp white winter wonderland? Snow just makes Christmas even more magical, but if you were hoping to feel the crunch of frost underneath your little feet next Monday then we’ve got some […]

9 years ago

We’ve all been there; you wake up the morning after the night before, and you feel alright…until you actually stand up. As the day goes on, you head starts pounding, your mouth feels like the Sahara desert and you can’t stomach a single thing.  The worst part? The shakes eventually kick in and you have […]

9 years ago

A Winter Wonderland event that was supposed to be held in Bangor, Co. Down for the rest of this week has been cancelled after ticket holders call it “a complete shambles”. The Winter Wonderland NI event was held at Clandeboye Estate and was supposed to be festive affair for all the family, with a Santa’s Grotto […]

9 years ago

Year in, year out, we overestimate how prepared we are for Christmas.  We decide early in the year that we won’t let the stress of Christmas get to us, and that we will be the most chilled out, organised person in the country.  But then the festive season creeps up out of nowhere, and suddenly […]

9 years ago

In the midst of all the rushing and racing that occurs during the Christmas period, it’s no harm to take a step back and focus on what’s actually important during the festivities. No, it’s not presents, ffs. It’s family and loved ones. What good is having a Christmas celebration if the people that you hold […]

9 years ago