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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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You can now buy a gin advent calendar for Christmas
Life

You can now buy a gin advent calendar for Christmas

Move over chocolate calendars. Growing up, advent calendars were the perfect way to pace yourself in the lead up to Christmas and get a little treat every day in the process. As we get older, the holiday season get’s a lot more stressful, between buying presents, getting time off work and getting to see everyone […]

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Life

Agency warns young women about modelling scam

Be very careful who you share information and images with. A top modelling agency in the UK was warned young women to be very careful of fake modelling scouts. Over 40 young women between the ages of 14 and 19 were contacted through Snapchat by someone claiming to be a representative of Base Models, a […]

Facebook users left confused after being told they died
Tech

Facebook users left confused after being told they died

Not something you want to find out on Facebook. With the abundance of Facebook users worldwide, 1.79 billion active users currently, it seems that the website it trying to keep track of active and non-active accounts. Sadly many people who once used Facebook have passed away, and so they are trying to monitor this and […]

New law to define consent in rape cases to be put in place in Ireland
News

New law to define consent in rape cases to be put in place in Ireland

A much needed introduction to Irish law. The Government is to introduce a definition of consent into the Irish law on rape. Currently in Irish law, a person has raped someone if she/he had not consented to intercourse and the accused knew this, or was reckless as to whether the victim did or did not consent. […]

An Irish Spa has been named the best in Europe
Life

An Irish Spa has been named the best in Europe

Time for a weekend away. Life can get pretty hectic sometimes and it’s important to treat yourself to something relaxing every now and again. For many of us, the ideal way to relax is a pampering spa break. So we were delighted to see that Ireland came out of top when it came to Europe’s […]

The size of Cadbury’s Roses this year will make you irrationally angry
Food

The size of Cadbury’s Roses this year will make you irrationally angry

This is an outrage. Earlier this week, Toblerone announced that they were changing the shape of their traditional triangle treats to have bigger spaces in the middle, which obviously caused a huge upset. Is this true 😒 #toblerone pic.twitter.com/QPhmkEOlS0 — Jennylee (@jennyleelavery) November 8, 2016 So it’s clear to see that chocolate lovers do not […]

Bella Hadid and The Weeknd have reportedly split
Celebrity

Bella Hadid and The Weeknd have reportedly split

Aww. Model Bella Hadid and artist The Weeknd have reportedly split after a year and a half together. The gorgeous couple went their separate ways due to their hectic lifestyle which leaves little room for them to spend time together. “Their schedules have been too hard to coordinate and he is focusing on finishing and […]

RTÉ defends decision to have Katie Hopkins on Late Late Show
News

RTÉ defends decision to have Katie Hopkins on Late Late Show

The broadcaster has received over 600 complaints about Katie Hopkins appearance. Earlier this week controversial columnist Katie Hopkins announced on Twitter that she would be appearing the Late Late show following Trump’s win in the presidential election. Since this was announced hundreds of people tweeted in anger about her appearance pleading with people not to […]

These are the most googled election questions since Trump won
News

These are the most googled election questions since Trump won

So many questions. It’s safe to say a lot of people are confused, angry and anxious about the result of the U.S presidential election. Naturally people have a lot of questions about the president-elect, about what Hillary’s future and about how exactly this result came to be. In modern day, we turn to Google. While […]

Tributes pour in following death of legendary singer Leonard Cohen
News

Tributes pour in following death of legendary singer Leonard Cohen

The talented artist will be missed. Leonard Cohen passed away in the early hours of Friday morning. The announcement was made on the artist’s official Facebook page in a status that said: ”It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away. We have lost one of music’s […]