The Gare du Nord train station in central Paris has reopened after a security threat led to an evacuation at approximately 11pm last night. Le Parisien newspaper reports that the operation, in the 10th arrondissement, focused on a high speed train that had arrived in the station from Valenciennes in northern France. The 200 people […]
Nothing can make you start panic-biting your nails again faster than a discussion about trying to find a place to live in the capital. With the average cost of renting in Dublin up 13.9% on last year (that’s 15.4 percent higher than their previous peak in early 2008) you’d be forgiven for thinking that the […]
I’m standing on the top deck of the ship, watching the water as the rolling vineyards fall away. A waiter delivers a cold glass of white wine and swiftly returns with a vast cosy blanket and a fleece-wrapped hot water bottle. I sink into the (now warm and fleecy) sun lounger and the ship slinks […]
Employers in France will face fines of up to €75k and a six month jail sentence for hiring models without a valid doctor’s note to prove they are of a healthy weight. Legislation, aimed at quashing the culture of starvation, eating disorders and malnourishment in the fashion capital of Paris, was originally passed by France’s […]
Irish mums and dads could benefit from four months of paid parental leave under new proposals from Brussels. As part of an initiative to encourage dads to take a break from work to look after their children, published late last month by the European Commission, the law would see workers compensated for the existing statutory entitlement […]
Taking popular over-the-counter pills to alleviate period pain could land women in hot water at a Garda drug-drive checkpoint, according to GPs. At the launch of the new provisions last month, the Medical Bureau for Road Safety revealed that out of the 3,020 specimens of blood and urine it received in 2016, 24 per cent […]
“Ever since I was little, fish fingers were a go-to rainy-day no-groceries kind of comfort meal that would be served up with home fries and buttery peas.” says says Finn Ní Fhaoláin. While gluten-free ones are available now, it’s always fun to make your own, and you get to decide the quality of the fish for yourself. […]
Ah, weddings. In Ireland we attend approximately 27.5 of them per calendar year, spending 75 per cent of our disposable income on gifts, outfits and booze in the process. No matter how many Big Days you attend however, until you decide to get hitched yourself, you will never know the strange flights of fancy and […]
You do not poke the Beyhive. That’s the lesson the writers at MediaTakeOut learned this week when they accused Beyoncé, who is eight months pregnant with twins, of having injections to make her lips bigger. A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on May 4, 2017 at 11:06am PDT The site published a story accusing the star […]
Being pregnant is an extraordinary experience for most women, but one group of mamas-to-be will get to keep a particularly magical memento of the experience. Texas photographers Vic and Marie opened their maternity photography business after they discovered they could not have children of their own. The husband and wife team decided to use their […]
With the Leaving Cert just around the corner, cheating tactics (usually the stuff of urban legend) are a hot topic right now, but one student in the UK came up with a truly original plan to con her way to a better grade. According to the latest annual report by the Office of the Independent […]
Katie Price has revealed that she already uses a different last name for her daughter with ex Peter Andre. While the ten-year-old is officially named Princess Tiaamii Crystal Esther Andre, it seems Katie would rather her little girl drop her famous surname and take her mother’s name, Price, instead. Controversially, the former glamour model turned author […]