The Christmas special of Mrs Brown’s Boys aired last night after weeks of speculation as to who would replace the iconic Rory Cowan.  Fans were devastated when Rory announced he would be leaving the BBC show because he “wasn’t happy” in the role, insisting there were no hard feelings with the cast.  Teasers for the Xmas […]

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It’s been an eventful 2017 for Conor McGregor, but looks like he’s wrapping it up the right way.  The 29-year-old has been spending time with his family in the last few weeks, shopping on Grafton St and posing for cosy onesie snaps.  View this post on Instagram Juniors first Christmas Eve ❤️ Happy Christmas everyone! […]

9 years ago

It’s been an eventful 2017 for Conor McGregor, but looks like he’s wrapping it up the right way.  The 29-year-old has been spending time with his family in the last few weeks, shopping on Grafton St and posing for cosy onesie snaps.  View this post on Instagram Juniors first Christmas Eve ❤️ Happy Christmas everyone! […]

9 years ago

A very special Christmas edition of Tweets Of The Week is dedicated to all ye gas people who kept the nation entertained with some seriously solid Xmas tweets yesterday.  You deserve an extra turkey samba for these works of art xox 1. ssssssssss We don’t call it Boxing Day in Ireland. Although you may hear […]

9 years ago

We’ve been sharing countless amazing surprise homecomings over the last couple of weeks.  Like this one: And *sob* this one:  And, now Robbie Keane has pulled his own little homecoming stunt. He surprised his sons Robert and Hudson today, and their little faces are too adorable.  Ireland’s record-holder goal-keeper arrived back this morning and shared […]

9 years ago

A young man in Belfast has been shot in both ankles in what has been described as a “brutal and despicable attack”.  PSNI detectives have appealed for information following the ‘paramilitary-style’ shooting which occurred in the Pembroke Loop Road area of Dunmurry at 8.30pm yesterday.  According to The Belfast Telegraph, the 18-year-old victim was taken to […]

9 years ago

A special Christmas gift from RuPaul to the people of Ireland.  Saoirse Ronan’s new movie Lady Bird is generating a lot of buzz stateside right now.  The movie was released across the pond in early November (it won’t be released here until February), with Saoirse getting the nod for Best Actress at the Golden Globes […]

9 years ago

The turkey; will it be sufficiently moist? The ham; will there be crackling? The Brussel sprouts; will anyone even eat them? Food at Christmas can be a recipe for disaster. Yet some people seem to pull off all the trimmings seamlessly.  How do they do it? Well… they probably added soy sauce to their gravy and vanilla essence […]

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Met Éireann has been busy in the run up to Christmas, with an ever-changing forecast keeping us all on our toes. There were *whispers* of wintry showers on Christmas Day in some parts of the country, but now it looks like it’s not exactly going to be a walk in a Winter Wonderland over the […]

9 years ago

Rashers are the essential component to a lot of our favourite dishes. They go beautifully with pancakes, a dirty fry-up at the weekend or even just, you know… on a plate by themselves. No? Just us?  Getting them to the perfect level of crispiness can be trying… but this gadget would solve all your crispy […]

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Christmas is quickly approaching, which means a LOT of partying is about to happen. And while a few glasses of wine are a no-brainer over the holiday season, we can sometimes let our health go out the window.  However, this list of the best foods to eat and drink before heading out on the town […]

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Thousands of passengers have seen their Christmas flights delayed or cancelled after an aircraft left the runway while taxiing to the terminal at Bristol airport yesterday.  While no one was injured, more than 60 subsequent flights were cancelled, including Aer Lingus flights to Dublin and Cork, Ryanair services to Dublin and two EasyJet flights to Belfast, according to […]

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