Ciara writes features for JOE.co.uk and is doing her best.
PLEASE JUST TAKE ME BACK BRIAN! Getting dumped is the worst. It’s not as bad as making yourself a toasted cheese sandwich and, milliseconds before biting into it, noticing that the bread is mouldy, but it’s still pretty bad. There’s some foolproof ways of weaselling yourself back into your ex’s heart, but research has shown […]
Hello, I am 12 years old. One of my favourite parts of the Bake Off is the overwhelming amount of innuendo that arises. Most respectable adults would fail to notice it, or turn a blind eye to the questionable phrases that are used. Not me. I’ve gone back through last night’s first episode of the […]
WHY AM I ALWAYS HUNGRY? When you’re trying to look after yourself and eat healthily, the main enemy is your tummy. Everyone gets hungry, but it’s the foods that your appetite craves that should be number one the FBI’s most wanted list. Your tum-tum embarrasses you when you’re in meetings by rumbling like a hyena, […]
The Bake Off is back! Let us all grab hands, kiss a baby and rejoice that our lives may finally reach fulfilment again. Personally, my life has been meaningless without judging the baked goods of twelve eager contestants with roughly ten times the baking ability of myself. Each year, the contestants weasel their way into […]
Judges are people too! Like most folk, I am unwillingly involved in roughly thirteen WhatsApp groups. From ‘Night Out’, to ‘9/11 Was An Inside Job’, there’s a lot of conversations to keep track of. Fair enough, it’s a very convenient means of communication, but it can often turn into quite a pointless affair, with unnecessary conversations continuing […]
The Rose of Tralee is important. As with any major event, it’s the perfect situation for some intensive flirting. We, as humans, need to use these moments for the good of mankind. It’s a crying shame to allow an event as pivotal as the Rose of Tralee to go by without at least trying to use it to […]
Shortly after last year’s winner was crowned, I decided that I wanted to enter and subsequently win this year’s Rose of Tralee. It was like an epiphany when it dawned on me that I deserve the title and glory that comes with being the highly coveted Rose of Tralee. I wanted it all: The sash, the crown, the cutlery. […]
Irish Family WhatsApp Groups are gas. Dad fancies himself as a comedian, Mam is eternally baffled by everything and you’re generally just trying to keep them both happy by satisfying their need for constant communication. Today’s topics covered include the Leaving Cert results, The Olympics that are currently underway in Rio and the upcoming Rose of Tralee next week. […]
IKEA is life. As I’ve shared previously, IKEA announced that they were going to change the names of their products so that we, as consumers, would finally be able to pronounce these words and actually understand what products they pertain to. Now, they’ve released some more product names that we can expect to come into effect […]
It’s a rainy afternoon in Dublin City Centre. I’ve found shelter in a café near the back of Brown Thomas. It’s fancy, the sound of coffee being ground echoes around the room. I’ve had three flat whites to calm my nerves, as a result, I’m fierce jittery and now suffering from an incessantly bouncing knee. I’m waiting to meet […]
The truth behind this year’s Leaving Cert results has been revealed. Now that all students have received their results, we are in a legally secure position where we can analyse the data and use the information going forward to help try to better the system for all. It’s like a Census for education. This year’s […]
The first round of CAO offers are out on Monday. Personally, I am buzzing. It’s like playing the lottery. You work hard at school for six years, then have it all boil down to a few exams that determine your future. What a fantastic system! There’s a few new courses expected to be on the CAO […]