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Megan Roantree

Megan Roantree

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Megan is an Islander from Inis Mór, who studied journalism in DCU before joining the Her team. Smiley faces, popcorn and Gaeilge are some of her favourite things. She has always loved the TV shows Friends and Scrubs equally so please don’t ask her to choose. She is very passionate about social issues, health and equality. She is not related to the company who makes the sweets.

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What to do next if you call 112 or 999 but can’t talk
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What to do next if you call 112 or 999 but can’t talk

An important process to know. Recently, various news sites outside of the Republic of Ireland reported on what to do if you are in an emergency but cannot speak. The procedure outside of Ireland is to ring 999 as you normally would, and if you cannot speak, you press ”55”. However, this is not the […]

Obama’s photographer reveals his favourite day with the president
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Obama’s photographer reveals his favourite day with the president

This is breaking our hearts. As Trump’s inauguration takes place today, many people are looking back over Obama’s time in the White House. One of these people is White House official photographer Pete Souza. Over the past eight years Pete has been capturing the magic moments of Obama’s presidency. He said that he has been […]

Emoji creators give update about whether red heads will ever have one
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Emoji creators give update about whether red heads will ever have one

We’ve been crying out for Irish representation for years. I’ve had an on-going struggle ever since Emoji’s became popular language. I don’t have one that represents me. There is no pale, red headed girl among the numerous different skin and hair colours provided. In fact, there’s no red head emoji at all. If you happen […]

Man arrested after woman’s body found in a home in Armagh
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Man arrested after woman’s body found in a home in Armagh

The PSNI has launched a murder investigation. The body of a 51-year-old woman was found in a house in Toberhewney Hall, Lurgan in Armagh this morning. Police have now launched a murder investigation into the incident. One man in his 50s has been arrested on suspicion of murder. A post mortem examination will take place […]

Louis Tomlinson has opened up about losing his mother
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Louis Tomlinson has opened up about losing his mother

He said that he was tempted to ‘throw the towel in’ when Johannah passed away. Louis Tomlinson lost his mother in December after a long battle with Leukaemia. Johannah Deakin was a mother of seven with her youngest being twins aged two. Louis received a lot of praise for his strength following her tragic death. […]

This is the most Googled question about Ireland
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This is the most Googled question about Ireland

It’s a valid question! Google gives us a good indication of what poeple are feeling and thinking, by simply providing us with Google autocomplete search results. If you start a question such as ‘who is…’ or ‘what is…’ you will get a good idea about what people are curious about. This particular Google autocomplete proved […]

Maisie Williams had a pretty awkward encounter with Bono
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Maisie Williams had a pretty awkward encounter with Bono

Cringe. Maisie Williams may come across as a confident and cool woman, but even she does something embarrassing from time to time. Maisie was having a chat with Nick Grimshaw on his radio show when he revealed that he had been in touch with her Game of Thrones co-star Sophie Turner to get some embarrassing […]