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.
The terrorist group that took the lives of 32 people in Brussels in March had initially intended to attack France again. The Guardian report that Belgium’s federal state prosecutor said that ‘numerous elements’ in the investigation showed the cell had ‘the intention to strike in France again’ following the ISIS-led attacks in November 2015 in […]
Northern Ireland has been left behind when it comes to equal marriage. Civil marriage equality is legal in the Republic as of last May and has been legal in the rest of the United Kingdom since 2014. Last year, there was a historic vote in Stormont Assembly, which passed a motion to see same-sex unions recognised […]
Joyce Brereton is an entrepreneur and designer who has set up a label As Bold As creating and selling cycling clothing that is practical, durable and (the key) fashionable. We spoke to her about her design inspiration, business experience and why she saw the gap in the market for cycling gear that actually looks good. […]
Police in the town of Halberstadt in Germany evacuated a gambling hall and brought in a bomb squad on Tuesday night following reports of a suspect device on the premises. The Guardian report that a staff member at the casino heard a strange humming noise emanating from a bin, so police were called, clearing 90 […]
Dublin Airport Authority has today confirmed that it plans to build a second runway at Dublin airport. The 3,110 metre runway is going to be constructed 1.6km north of the existing runway and should be completed by 2020. The project is set to receive €320m investment from Dublin Airport. The announcement comes as passenger numbers for […]
Intercom is an Irish company that manufacture software to improve businesses’ interactions with their customers, and they are to create at least 100 new jobs over the next year. RTÉ News report that the jobs are a result of the company securing $50m in new funding from venture capital firms and tech industry leaders. The company […]
Facebook is making some big changes. Facebook are going to be launching live video streaming to all users, allowing any Facebook account holder to livestream footage directly into their Newsfeed. It’s going to be a very interactive feature, with reactions like on a normal status (aka Love, Haha, Wow, Sad or Angry) and the reactions […]
The Times run a higher education ranking system that is well-known to be fairly accurate, so anyone who goes to these three universities should feel pretty pleased with themselves. Spotted over on JOE.ie, Dublin City University, NUI Maynooth and University of Limerick have all been granted a place in the top 150 young universities (that […]
Erin Heatherton is a stunning model who used to be a Victoria’s Secret angel up until 2013, and she’s spoken about the effect her career has had on her body image. Unsurprisingly, it’s not positive. She told Motto about the pressure she felt to lose weight a few years into her modelling career “My last two […]