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Ellen Tannam

Ellen Tannam

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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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Pics – These illustrations sum up the realities of adulthood perfectly
Life

Pics – These illustrations sum up the realities of adulthood perfectly

Adulthood. You can eat cake for breakfast and buy your own drink, but you’re also tired all the time and worry about a third world war happening. There’s a whole lot going on. Thankfully, illustrator Chaz Hutton aka instachaaz on Instagram knows how we feel. Spotted over on Cosmopolitan, these will have you RELATING big […]

This is how you can improve your posture – while you’re sleeping
Health

This is how you can improve your posture – while you’re sleeping

If you’re reading this right now, have a think about how your posture is right now. Bet you a tenner that you’re scrunched over your phone, laptop or tablet hunching your shoulders into a Quasimodo-esque shape. Good posture can make you look and feel much better, and according to the Huffington Post, your posture can even […]

Pic – This Tipperary Supermarket’s alcohol purchase regulations are pretty lenient
Life

Pic – This Tipperary Supermarket’s alcohol purchase regulations are pretty lenient

Off-licences obviously have regulations for a reason. Irish off-licences especially often have very strict rules, like the later selling times on Sundays and the ban on the sale of alcohol altogether on Good Friday. However, the Tesco in Cashel, Co. Tipperary (our JOE bros determined the location) has its very own special rule, as pointed […]

An original copy of the 1916 Proclamation has sold for €150k at auction
News

An original copy of the 1916 Proclamation has sold for €150k at auction

The official anniversary of the 1916 rebellion falls this Sunday, April 24th, and many people will have the proclamation on their minds. This pivotal document is an emblem of Irish history, and is a symbol of everything the rebels fought for a century ago. Today a centenary memorabilia auction was in the Gresham Hotel, Dublin, and […]

A man is facing robbery charges for putting coke in a water cup at McDonald’s
Food

A man is facing robbery charges for putting coke in a water cup at McDonald’s

This is extreme. We know that theft is theft, but imagine facing actual ROBBERY charges over a fizzy drink? That’s exactly what has happened to 18-year-old Cody Morris from Springdale in Arkansas. According to local news outlet 4029TV, the teen was arrested for putting soda inside a water cup at his local McDonald’s and refused […]