Ellen Tannam
Ellen Tannam is uncomfortable writing bios for things but here we are. She is a Dublin girlo whose pastimes includes petting every dog she sees, eating chicken nuggets and trying to guess who celebrity blind items are about. Her favourite emoji is the upside-down smiley face. She likes to write about popular culture, LGBTQ issues, feminism, technology, music and baby animals. Likes include chocolate and cacti. Dislikes - people who are rude to retail staff, cheese, and people telling her McDonald's is bad for her. She knows.
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Celebrity
Watch – Jimmy Fallon’s story about a ping pong game with Prince is majestic
Prince was not only an artistic genius, he was also eccentric, funny, and a notorious prankster. Jimmy Fallon has met a lot of celebrities, but the recent stories the host and his bandleader onthe show Questlove spoke fondly about the time Prince challenged Jimmy to a game of ping-pong at Susan Sarandon’s table tennis club […]
Business
More than just basketball – the Facebook Messenger games you need in your life
Facebook Messenger updates are always fun. We know about the secret inbox that came to light recently and the addictive Facebook basketball game, but it turns out there are a few others flying under the radar. There’s A New Secret Facebook Messenger Game https://t.co/4asEP4rVNL pic.twitter.com/lgtK6whtNu — Her.ie (@Herdotie) March 20, 2016 The internet is a paradise […]
Business
Turns out companies like Google, Facebook and Snapchat pay their interns VERY WELL
The traditional view of the intern in the media is the put-upon slave of the permanent staff, forever on a coffee run or dealing with mind-numbing Excel sheets. The broke intern stereotype is one we all know, and we see it played out in TV and films again and again. It looks like this may […]
News
BREAKING – A man has been shot dead in Cork this evening
There has been a fatal shooting in Cork this evening. An investigation is underway into the incident on the southside of Cork City, according to the Irish Examiner. Reports say a man in his 40s was killed in the Ballyphehane area of the city this afternoon, with law enforcement alerted at approximately 4.30pm. A forensic examination […]
Business
In Her Shoes – We spoke to Caroline Brady of shopping app Pointy
Today we caught up with Caroline Brady who works for Dublin start up company Pointy. They’ve created an app that’s helping people find everything and anything they’re looking for in their local shops. We gave it a try earlier this year, and it was really impressive, so we decided to ask Caroline Brady, Product Guru […]
News
Abortion Rights Campaign to hold a solidarity rally for the women of NI in Dublin City Centre
Another woman has been arrested for procuring abortion pills
Business
Watch – Bell X1 paid tribute to Prince at their concert on Saturday
Bell X1 are one of the stalwarts of the Irish music scene, and their popularity has endured over their many years together as a band. As musicians, they were naturally devastated to hear of the loss of Prince earlier this week, so they decided to pay tribute to the late star at their Vicar Street gig […]