A friend to the end. A loyal dog stayed with her owner for two days after he died while hiking near Eatonville, Washington in the United States. Daisy the dog watched over the 64-year-old man’s body after he passed away from heart disease while hiking on Wednesday. The man had not told anybody exactly where […]

7 years ago

It’s not their fault they’ve got bangin’ content. Just no one’s bangin’ during it. Netflix has been accused of a lot of things over the years. Saturating the market, increased obesity rates, the end of relationships – you name it, and the steaming giant has probably been blamed for it. Rightly so? Wrongly so? Really, […]

7 years ago

Dogs Trust has warned pet owners about leaving chocolate lying around this Easter. Chocolate, as most people are aware, is incredibly toxic to dogs and could lead to their untimely death if they consume too much of it. Which is a dangerous enough scenario when you consider the sheer amount of chocolate eggs, chocolate bars, […]

7 years ago

A survivors group has said that the “full horror” of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home has not yet been exposed. The Tuam Home Survivors Network said that there cannot be closure on the issue until each one of the causes of deaths from the home are established. This comes after the Commission of Investigation […]

7 years ago

I don’t think we’re ready for this documentary. Or album, to be quite honest with you. Yesterday, there was much speculation that Beyoncé was going to drop a new surprise album to coincide with the release of her Netflix documentary, Homecoming.  And then, lo and behold, this morning Beyoncé dropped a new surprise album to […]

7 years ago

“Profoundly troubling.” Former Pope Benedict XVI has blamed the church’s sexual abuse of minors and women on the sexual revolution of the 1960s. The ex-Pope said that “all out sexual freedom” is responsible for both clerical abuse and homosexuality. In a 5,500 word letter published on Thursday, the retired pontiff said that the ’60s represented […]

7 years ago

A fantastic initiative. Lidl are going to introduce in-store recycling stations to reduce the amount of packaging waste their customers take home. The stations will be rolled out across all Lidl Ireland stores at the end of checkouts to encourage people to dispose of their unwanted packaging in a sustainable and practical way. The recycling […]

7 years ago

A few questions that I need to know… … Are ‘where are All Saints playing because we will be in attendance?’ and ‘how much are tickets to this gig because All Saints are class?’ The answers to the above are ‘Leopardstown racecourse’ – and ‘just €17.’ Bargain. The four piece girl band will be headlining this […]

7 years ago

Dating is shit. Like, chronically shit. You meet someone, you go out with them, you try to figure out whether you like them or not in a controlled setting that is likely to reveal very little about them. Shit. And it’s even worse when you happen to meet the person you’re meant to be dating […]

7 years ago

The owl was last seen heading towards the M7. An eagle owl capable of eating a fully grown deer has gone missing in Kildare. The owl, named ‘Tank’ but nicknamed ‘Owlington’, escaped from her home in Curragh Grange while she was being fed on Friday. Owner Darren Jackson believes that Tank is still in the area. […]

7 years ago

Didn’t get tickets? Get along to this… Westlife are playing a load of gigs this summer. There’s gigs in Dublin, gigs in Belfast, gigs across the rest of the UK and gigs in Asia. The lads certainly aren’t lacking in popularity since their big return. In fact, it probably wouldn’t be unfair to say that […]

7 years ago

“Ted, did you do it?” The second trailer for the Ted Bundy biopic starring Zac Efron is here and it’s far more harrowing than the first look at the upcoming film. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile depicts Bundy’s movements in the time leading up to his eventual capture including his serial murders across multiple […]

7 years ago

It’s that time of year again. No, not the middle of spring. No, not April, the cruelest month.  It’s the time where everybody scrambles for tickets for the Late Late Country Special, and the rare chance to rub shoulders with their favourite guitar playing, foot stomping, hat donning stars. It’s going to be a wild […]

7 years ago

What could possibly go wrong? Fancying someone you’re mates with can generally only go one of two ways. You keep your intense feelings to yourself for the sake of saving the friendship and desperately hope that you don’t have to watch them get with anybody else in the meantime. Or you tell them that you’re […]

7 years ago

“I hated my life. I did for a while, and now I love it.” Domestic abuse survivor Jessica Bowes has received much support online since her appearance on Friday night’s Late Late Show. The mother-of-three joined Ryan in the studio to discuss her decision to waive anonymity after a vicious attack from the father of […]

7 years ago

We’ve all been there, right? A man has survived the potentially life-threatening ordeal of becoming trapped in his car for five days by eating nothing but taco sauce. Jeremy Taylor became stuck in the vehicle on a forest road in Oregon when snowfall prevented him and his dog, Ally, from travelling any further. The pair […]

7 years ago

The incident occurred on Saturday morning. A woman has died following a house fire in County Meath. The incident occurred just after 9.30am on Saturday morning in a house on Castlemartin Avenue in Bettystown. RTÉ reports that the woman, aged in her 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene. Gardaí are currently investigating the incident. […]

7 years ago

Yes, we’re still talking about this documentary, alright? It’s been a good few weeks now since Netflix dropped shocking and surreal documentary, Abducted In Plain Sight. The film tells the story of a young girl named Jan Broberg and a grooming paedophile named Robert Berchtold or, as he was otherwise known, ‘B.’ ‘B’ sexually abused […]

7 years ago

No plans? No worries. Netflix has pulled it out of the bag once again and has delved out a number of new TV shows and films fresh for the weekend. And yeah whatever, they might exist on a streaming app but that doesn’t mean that you won’t miss out on them. You never know when […]

8 years ago

Nice. The benefits of sex seem pretty obvious. 1. Feels good. 2. Alleviates boredom. 3. Creates babies if you’re any way that inclined. 4. Feels good. There is one benefit of sex though that we weren’t really that aware of. According to a new study, having lots and lots of sex can actually help you […]

8 years ago

100 goats got loose in a US neighbourhood earlier today and ate “everything in sight.” The ‘professional’ goats arrived to the Idaho capital city of Boise at about 7.30am local time and proceeded to consume many flower beds, shrubs, and potted plants. The 100 or so animals were first spotted by KTVB reporter Joe Parris, […]

8 years ago

True or False? How many people have you had sex with? It doesn’t really matter does it? No one cares and they’re just going to judge you no matter what you say so whatever, it’s grand. And yet, the question of sexual partners always comes up in relationships of all kinds – whether they’re friendships […]

8 years ago

Dealz are also selling ‘lollipopes’ to celebrate his visit… Pope Francis will visit for a total of six days in August for the World Meeting of Families 2018. Half a million tickets for the Papal visit mass in the Phoenix Park have already sold out since going on sale late last month. 45,000 tickets for […]

8 years ago

The Thai boys who were rescued from a flooded cave are mourning the diver who died during the mission to save them. The 12 boys and their football became trapped in the Tham Luang cave on 23 June when monsoon waters began rising. Many of them spent more than two weeks in the cave as experienced […]

8 years ago

Restores your faith in humanity, this. A man who stole two chocolate bars from a store in Liverpool 43 years ago has graciously returned the money that he owes. The unknown man took the bars from a branch of Woolworths without paying for them when he was a young boy in 1975. This week, the […]

8 years ago

Don’t get caught out. Police in Northern Ireland have urged holidaymakers to check that the deal they are availing of is legit before inputting their details. The PSNI and the Northern Ireland Hotels Federation (NIHF) are pleading with people to be aware of “fake offers.” RTÉ reports that more and more people are now falling for […]

8 years ago

Great. If you own an iPhone, good for you. That must mean that you eat gold coins for breakfast, bathe in diamonds, and can afford to live in Dublin. Or it just means that you’ve got a decent phone because you want to be able to contact people and scroll through Instagram without your phone […]

8 years ago

Thousands of Irish couples will no longer need to travel to Spain for IVF treatment. A new programme will mean that many Irish patients choosing to undergo IVF will no longer have to travel for treatment using anonymous donated eggs. Fertility centre, Institut Marquès, is one of the first to allow people to remotely carry […]

8 years ago

A complaint about a “misleading” makeup advertisement shared by Rosie Connolly has been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI). The complaint said that the blogger had photoshopped and filtered her face while advertising a Rimmel foundation. The image was shared on Connolly’s Facebook and Instagram pages. The complainant stated that they found […]

8 years ago

Margaret Atwood has said that the referendum on the Eighth Amendment would not have been won “without the support of men.” The Handmaid’s Tale author said that issues such as abortions rights need to be back by people who they don’t directly affect in order to pass. Speaking on Friday on The Ryan Tubridy Show on […]

8 years ago

Harvey Weinstein has been arrested after handing himself into New York police this morning. The disgraced movie producer was charged with a first and third degree rape in one case and a first degree criminal sex act in a second case. Weinstein allegedly raped one woman and forced another to perform oral sex on him. […]

8 years ago

Is it you? Somebody from Cork – or at least someone who visited there recently – only has one week left to claim their €1,000,000 EuroMillions prize before the cash expires. And no, we weren’t entirely aware that €1,000,000 could do that either and yet, here we are. The lucky ticket was bought in Eason’s at […]

8 years ago

There’s hope for us all, folks. If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in a rut of thinking that you’re an extremely unattractive person don’t worry and there are two reasons for this. Beauty is subjective, and chances are you might make more money from feeling unattractive in the long term. Yeah, we’re not entirely sure […]

8 years ago

At least three people have died after a “nude” gunman opened fire on a restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee. The man entered the Waffle House restaurant in the Nashville suburb of Antioch at approximately 3.30am and began shooting. ABC News reports that at least three people have died and four more received injuries during the attack. BREAKING: […]

8 years ago

A warning has been issued to fans ahead of Ed Sheeran’s Irish gigs next month. Those attending the gigs have been told not to bring any bags with them unless absolutely necessary. Only bags smaller than A4 size will be permitted in the venues and people not carrying bags will be fast-tracked. Aiken Promotions has […]

8 years ago

Ah, lads. What do you do with your time when you’ve got a bit of it to spare? Do you read a book? Do you take a walk? Or you spend hours sitting on realtor websites lurking the houses that people are selling and judging them with all your might despite the fact that you […]

8 years ago

Salivating. If you don’t like doughnuts, please exit the room to your left, leaving all of your belongings behind since  you won’t need things where you’re going… Hell, because you’re a bad human being. Okay, a slight exaggeration and overreaction perhaps, and yet, this is how strongly we feel about the fried dough-y goodness. We […]

8 years ago

You took your time with this one, Mark. Facebook has plans to introduce a new ‘unsend’ feature in order to prevent users from deleting their profiles. Following the Cambridge Analytica scandal which saw thousands upon thousands of people’s personal data shared with a third party, support for the tech giant has taken a substantial hit. Once […]

8 years ago

They’re looking to lasso in a few more folks. Everybody was really excited when they heard that The Late Late Show’s Country Special was happening again this year. It’s got everything you could possibly want from a country special of any popular talk show: a tribute to the late Glen Campbell, a load of singing, […]

8 years ago

Fourteen people have died following a junior hockey team bus crash in Canada. The incident occurred on Friday when the bus carrying 28 people and a lorry collided in the province of Saskatchewan. According to Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 14 people including the bus’s driver were killed. The other 14 have been taken to hospital where […]

8 years ago

On 29 March, Grainne Gault posted that the details had been “removed.” The body of the Tipperary teenager, Elisha Gault was discovered on Sunday, 25 March along the edge of the River Suir in Co. Waterford. She had been missing for eight days. Following the discovery of her daughter’s remains, Elisha’s mother Grainne took to […]

8 years ago

Well that’s no good, is it? There are a couple of things people like to do if they’re having trouble sleeping. One is to create a better sleep environment for themselves by doing things like making the room super dark, not drinking caffeine after a certain time, and reducing the amount they smoke and drink. […]

8 years ago

Plans? Forget ’em. Because you’re about to embark on an intense, exciting, and sometimes infuriating journey with the man, the myth, the legend, Liam Neeson. When you think of iconic Neeson movies, a few obvious contenders may spring to mind – Schindler’s List being one of them. Micheal Collins being another. But no, it’s none […]

8 years ago

The Top Spot wouldn’t be our first choice, but sure look… Getting engaged is, generally, a happy time. You’re delighted, you’re excited, you’re safe in the knowledge that the person you’re going out with is into you enough to want to spend the rest of their life with you. An ideal scenario, to be honest. […]

8 years ago

A woman has been jailed for shooting and killing her boyfriend in a botched YouTube “stunt” video. Monalisa Perez shot Ricardo Ruiz through an Encyclopedia using a .50 calibre handgun last year while she was pregnant. The couple were trying to create a viral video where a bullet was stopped by a book, however the […]

8 years ago

Gas. will.i.am has an interesting name – this we know. What we didn’t know until right this second was that will.i.am’s real name is William James Adams Jnr. Makes sense then that he went for ‘will.i.am’ then style-wise, doesn’t it? Anyway, as we all know, will.i.am is a fairly big deal in the music/talent programme […]

8 years ago

There’s no better way to spend a Saturday than considering the possibility of a few conspiracy theories. If the idea that Kubrick shot the moon landing, or that 9/11 was an inside job never really piqued your interest almost every day of week then you must have a lot of other things going on in your […]

8 years ago

“This country has had a very long and checkered history of policing female bodies.” Louise O’Neill delivered a very impassioned speech about the Eighth Amendment on The Late Late Show last night (9 March). The Cork author spoke candidly about feminism in Ireland, saying that it would be impossible to talk about it without referencing […]

8 years ago

TV or sex? If the latest series of The Crown is on, the answer to the above may seem pretty obvious… (or not, depends on how into Claire Foy and/or Matt Smith you are.) The common practice known lovingly as ‘Netflix and chill’ has been plaguing the dating and relationship scene for years now. For a […]

8 years ago

Gross. There’s honestly nothing worse than noticing that your computer is slowing down. Not getting locked out of your house, not accidentally leaving the oven on for the day, not realising that somebody ate your sandwich. Nothing. It’s a sad and deeply upsetting realisation to have, knowing that your beloved Mac or PC or whatever […]

8 years ago