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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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We have some good news for you if you grew up on a farm
Health

We have some good news for you if you grew up on a farm

We knew it. If you grew up in the country, and your family owned some land and some cows there is no doubt you were slagged all your life for being a farmer. But it turns out there is a huge benefit to growing up surrounded by animals. New research suggests that you may be […]

Modern Family casts its first transgender child actor
Entertainment

Modern Family casts its first transgender child actor

The episode airs in the US this week. The premise of Modern Family has been from the start that there is more types of clans than the typical nuclear family, there are blended families, parents with age gaps and LGBT relationships. This week, it is making headlines for its diversity again. The newest episode of […]

Friends fans wont be happy about Elle MacPherson’s latest comments
Entertainment

Friends fans wont be happy about Elle MacPherson’s latest comments

We’re surprised by this. While Elle MacPherson is a hugely famous supermodel, people will still always remember her as Janine the dancer on Friends. Janine comes into the show as Joey’s roommate before becoming his girlfriend. Arguably some of the best episodes of the show included her character, (The One with the Routine is definitely […]

Emma Watson has released an empowering new video about gender equality
Entertainment

Emma Watson has released an empowering new video about gender equality

This is brilliant. Emma Watson has been long known for her activism for gender equality, she is a global goodwill ambassador for the UN. She has gained a lot of respect over the course of her career for using her status to promote important messages. Recently a controversial columnist for the Sun wrote that he […]

Wrangler Jeans ‘feminist’ ad has annoyed women everywhere
Life

Wrangler Jeans ‘feminist’ ad has annoyed women everywhere

It’s a bit of a mixed message. These days companies are trying hard to be relateable, influential and groundbreaking. When it works, it can be powerful, but a lot of the time, they miss the boat. Wrangler jeans is a perfect example of this. They launched an attempt at a body confidence campaign which uses […]

This unicorn cafe in Bangkok is what dreams are made of
Life

This unicorn cafe in Bangkok is what dreams are made of

We’re packing our bags. We’ve all been obsessed with unicorns at some point in our lives, whether it was as a kid while playing with our my little ponies or as teenagers watching Harry Potter, or even now as adults (and that’s okay!). If you love the mythical creatures you’re not alone because there is […]