Life
VIDEO – London Man Casually Shoplifts A Crate Of Lucozade… On A Hoverboard
This is actually quite impressive.
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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Life
Mayo County Council To Give People Lollipops As They Leave Pubs And Bars Over Christmas
This is an unusual idea, but one that just might work!
News
German Chancellor Angela Merkel First Female ‘Time Person Of The Year’ In 29 Years
The Prime Minister Of Germany Angela Merkel received a very high accolade from Time magazine as she won the coveted ‘Person Of The Year’ award for 2015. According to Mashable:”… the magazine praised Merkel as a powerful leader who has held together the European Union in a year when it faced three major challenges: the […]
Life
Things D4s Got To Do That We Could Only Dream Of Doing
If you went to secondary school in Dublin from 2004 to 2010 chances are you encountered or perhaps were a D4 yourself. Judging by my own investigations this peculiar subspecies of Dublin and Irish culture died away with the end of the Noughties and the rise of the septum piercing. But some things still remain […]
Life
$100,000 Raised By American Muslims For San Bernardino Shooting Victims
A campaign launched by a Muslim neurologist based in California has raised over $100,000 for the victims and families of the San Bernardino mass shooting. Faisal Qazi, from Pomona in California established the campaign Muslims United For San Bernardino, which has become the most successful Muslim-American crowdfunding scheme ever according to the LA Times. More […]
News
50 Year Old Rule Giving Religion A Privileged Status In Irish Schools To Be Abolished
The Minister for Education described the existing rule as ‘archaic’.
Music
Eagles Of Death Metal Return To Bataclan Theatre For First Time Since Attacks
It has been nearly a month since the Paris atrocities in November, where 89 people lost their lives at a terrorist shooting during an Eagles Of Death Metal concert in the Bataclan theatre. The band joined U2 in an emotional appearance during their concert on U2’s tour Monday night: “They were robbed of their stage […]
Entertainment
This Montage Of 2015’s Best Films Is Just Gorgeous
2015 has been a brilliant year for films and David Ehrlich, staff writer with Rolling Stone has put together a brilliant 13 minute video montage of what he considers to be the best films of the year. The video, which you can watch below includes films like Carol, Mad Max: Fury Road, and Kumiko The […]