While there was no winner of Saturday’s whopping €4.8 million Lotto jackpot, the luck of the Irish was still felt as some lucky Galwegian scooped a winning Lotto Plus 1 ticket worth €500,000. According to reports, the ticket was sold in County Galway, in the parish of Rahoon.  Residents of the area or those who’ve […]

9 years ago

Who’s up for a trip to Cork this festive season?  According to the Irish Examiner, plans for Ireland’s first floating hotel have been given the green light. The ‘boatel’ project could be open on Cork’s River Lee by Christmas. Dublin-based Sick and Sore Ltd are manning the project which should see them gain a grant […]

9 years ago

When it comes to Christmas movies, Love Actually is top of a lot of people’s lists.  Hugh Grant’s dancing scene, Colin Firth learning Portuguese, the porno couple…it’s all gold.  That’s why we’re so excited that it’s FINALLY coming to Irish Netflix! They made the announcement on Twitter earlier this morning with this cute video.  Yes, actually. […]

9 years ago

County Westmeath’s very own Body&Soul Festival is set to return for the summer solstice weekend 2018.  Have you never been but always wanted to go? Do you always go, but are seriously tight on cash coming up to Christmas? Or are you just a fan of dancing all night and saving money? Either way – have we got […]

9 years ago

Look outside. Is it raining? If not, chances are it will very, very soon. All this grim weather is making us pretty blue, and our AirBnB wishlists are growing by the minute of fab properties we are itching to escape to. Any chance of Santa giving us some flight vouchers for Christmas? Because there’s a […]

9 years ago

About 20 people had to be rescued after the Ferris Wheel at Galway Christmas Market got stuck this evening.  Emergency services were called to the scene and freed passengers stuck high in cabins using cherry pickers.  The wheel stopped turning at 6pm and many people were trapped in the air until 9pm.  The incident occurred just […]

9 years ago

While there are several cliche days throughout the year where it seems that tonnes of marriage proposals take place, apparently the most popular day to get engaged is coming up pretty soon. Many would propose on an anniversary, Valentine’s Day or even at Christmas or the New Year – but it turns out December 23rd is the […]

9 years ago

Irish mammies are a thing of legends at this stage, and for some reason Christmas really brings out the best (or worst) in our sweet mothers. We have emotional surprise homecoming videos, mammies going on a mad one over the Christmas dinner, and basically just a whole load of incredible mam craic. If you’ve ever […]

9 years ago

If you’re a human being, chances are you have really bad breath in the mornings.  Some people won’t even let another person touch them until they’ve brushed the disgusting taste out of their mouths.  But have you ever wondered why it happens?  Men’s Health asked an expert to explain the science behind it, and turns out […]

9 years ago

The first love of every Irish person, Penneys is the shining light of our wannabe fashionista lives. Loving that Zara jacket but can’t afford it? Sure just wait a few weeks and 100% there’ll be an exact replica awaiting you in Penneys.  We took a little rummage around the Henry Street store yesterday (I want […]

9 years ago

If you fancy kissing someone you work with under the mistletoe at the Christmas office party this year, you could actually have a good chance of getting a relationship out of it. With the party in full swing and a few mulled wines in you, you might just muster up the courage to get with the person […]

9 years ago

Irish wedding website TheLovelyLittleLabel.com has announced a huge Black Friday sale for November 24.  The website, which was founded last year, is offering up to 40% off items such as robes, slippers, umbrellas and more. The Lovely Little Label recommends that any bride-to-be who is after a few bargains should sign up for VIP access as supply […]

9 years ago