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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Entertainment
TRAILER – Potter Spinoff ‘Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them’ Looks UNREAL
Harry Potter fans are out there in there millions, and they are going to be VERY EXCITED by this trailer. Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them is, of course, the story of Newt Scamander, a wizard and a writer and it’s set 70 years previous to the events in the Harry Potter books. It […]
Business
Citly Is A Brilliant Irish App That Will Help You Rediscover Where You Live
CITLY is a deadly new map-based social tool which allows you to discover what’s happening in your city in real-time. It’s an Irish app developed by the company Arameye, founded by Sufian Al Aswad, which allows users to share and discover events and stories taking place around them. “Imagine being able to discover what’s happening at […]
News
Ireland’s Top Supermarkets For The First Three Months Of The Year Have Been Revealed
Research from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland has seen Supervalu retain the top spot in terms of Ireland’s best-loved supermarkets. In general, supermarket sales were boosted by the early Easter, seeing a growth of 4.6%. Sales of confectionery jumped 32%, obvious enough, considering how many chocolate eggs many of us have been milling into over the […]
Life
New Zealand Schoolgirls Told To Lower Their Skirts To Stop ‘Distracting’ Male Staff
A vice-principal at a New Zealand high school has told female students that their skirts must be knee level so as not to ‘distract’ male staff and students. Newshub reports that deputy principal Chris Telford said the move was: “keep our girls safe, stop boys from getting ideas and create a good work environment for male […]
Life
Adult Colouring Books Are Causing A WORLDWIDE Colouring Pencil Shortage
Adult colouring books are sweeping the world lately, with beleaguered workers using them to wind down after a stressful day at the office. I’ve seen them filling entire shelves, and the demand from people is SO BIG that colouring pencil companies are struggling to keep up production levels. The Independent reports that Faber-Castell are experiencing […]
News
Over 490,000 People Are Currently On Public Waiting Lists In Irish Hospitals
New hospital waiting list figures have shown the extent of the waiting list backlog in Irish hospitals. There has been a stark increase in the number of adults and children waiting for inpatient, day and outpatient care, according to the National Treatment Purchase Fund. Over 490,500 patients are awaiting assessment or treatment in the public […]
Life
PIC – A Kentucky Woman Got Her College Degree – 60 Years After Enrolling
Cecilia ‘Dolly’ Mischel Boarman is 102-years-old but she has only just finished her degree after 60 years of waiting. Metro report that Boarman had to leave Brescia University in Kentucky before she finished her course in education which she started in 1957 at the age of 40. Now, she’s been awarded an Associate of Arts […]
Health
There’s A Scientific Reason Why You Have All Those Freckles
Freckles are adorable, but did you know they actually also serve a higher purpose? Spotted on Cosmopolitan, YouTube Channel SciShow have put together a really interesting video explaining why some of us have them. Freckles are produced by cells called melanocytes, forming small bits of skin that have an increase in melanin (melanin is the […]
Entertainment
PIC – Mark Hamill Has Just Tweeted The Cutest Picture With Star Wars Co-Star Daisy Ridley
Mark Hamill seems like a sound lad. He recently reprised his role as Luke Skywalker in The Force Awakens, alongside newcomers John Boyega and Daisy Ridley. It seems that the Jedi Knight has bonded quite a bit with Ridley, as he tweeted this brilliant photograph of her comfortably balancing him on her back as he […]