Dig out your runners, commuters… An all-out Bus Éireann strike is due to begin at midnight tonight as 2,600 staff protest a raft of 50 cost saving measures and work practice changes about to be introduced by the state-owned company. Speaking to the Irish Times, Siptu, the trade union’s transport sector organiser Willie Noone said the “time […]
If your Chanel No. 5 is no longer doing the trick, there’s a new scent on the market… but you may want to avoid it unless you’re an animal lover. The Demeter fragrance library has invented a fragrance they believe smells exactly like the fur of a tiny kitten. What exactly that smells like we […]
Just thinking about this gives us palpitations. The owner of the winning Christmas Millionaire raffle ticket sold in Cork has yet to come forward, with just seven days remaining for the lucky winner to claim the money before Friday, March 31. Lotto officials have now landed in the Rebel County, where the €20 ticket was […]
Bored of the multi-way gown? Suffering from full-length lace fatigue? Being a bridesmaid used to mean stuffing yourself into a vaguely unflattering gúna of your best friend’s choosing, but the new wave of modern brides are finally looking beyond the frock. The latest trend in bridesmaid fashion? The formal jumpsuit. Ideal for brides determined to […]
A Wicklow nurse has been showered in kindness after asking the public to help her make some precious memories with her husband, who is battling a brain tumour. Kim, who works as a midwife, has been keeping her family afloat since 2010, when her husband Padraig was diagnosed with a Grade 2 Oligodendroglioma. Padraig (33) has […]
Tourists in the holiday paradise of Bali are considering their options today after the Indonesian island was rocked by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake last night. The quake, which shook buildings but did not caused any casualties, occurred at 7.10am local time, with experts tracing the epicentre to the town of Banjar Pasekan, in south-eastern Bali, […]
Avoiding dairy is the latest trend in health, but one London café has banned it completely… and they want everyone to understand the reasons why. The Field’s Beneath Cafe in London’s Kentish Town has posted a notice informing customers that from next week on, they will no longer be serving cow’s milk. The sign reads: […]
This could seriously annoy people!
This shouldn’t really come as a surprise, but… A new study has proven, without doubt, that mixing your booze with an energy drink on a night out is more likely to leave you with an injury the next morning. If you were under the impression that those vodka Red Bulls or Jägerbombs were no more […]
It’s the breakfast, brunch (and lunch and dinner) staple we all rely on as part of our repertoire, but a top chef maintains we’re all doing scrambled eggs all wrong. New York chef Anthony Bourdain has revealed that the rest of us mere mortals are making a grave error when it comes to the fluffy, […]
Invented at a time when it was completely cool for kids to eat nothing but sugar and food colouring for breakfast, Nineties cereals were the best. In fact, we can only think of one way they could really be improved but it turns out one US speciality donut shop is already ahead of the game. […]
Just half of teenage girls in Ireland received the HPV vaccine last year, with experts warning that declining the jab could leave girls at risk of developing cervical cancer later in life. Fears over the safety of the Gardasil vaccine have led to a 15% drop in the number of teenagers who opted to have […]