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Women of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries will be remembered today
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Women of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries will be remembered today

Flowers are being laid at thousands of graves across the country. Today marks the sixth annual Flowers for Magdalenes commemoration, campaigners will gather to pay their respects to over 1,600 women who suffered under the workhouse regime. The Justice for Magdalenes group says more still needs to be done to address the human rights abuses that went […]

Adele shuts down trolls after cruel Shrek comparison
Celebrity

Adele shuts down trolls after cruel Shrek comparison

Adele took home all the awards at last month’s Grammy awards. Well, not all of them, but she did bag five gongs and looked absolutely stunning in a couture Givenchy gown. Instead of celebrating her achievements, online trolls were quick to point out the negatives. As trolls do. Adele stayed quiet and didn’t address the trolls at […]

A writer with terminal cancer wants her husband to find love again
Life

A writer with terminal cancer wants her husband to find love again

‘He is an easy man to fall in love with. I did it in one day’. The words of award-winning writer Amy Krouse Rosenthal are almost too heartbreaking to imagine. Writing in the New York Times, Amy, the beloved children’s author of “The Little Pea”, admits that her terminal cancer is leaving her with little time. […]

Game show hosted by Ellen Degeneres? Yes please
Celebrity

Game show hosted by Ellen Degeneres? Yes please

Does the woman ever sleep? Ellen is heading to primetime. This could be more exciting than the seals we saw earlier (nope we just saw them again, they take the cake today). In EQUALLY exciting news NBC has ordered a six-episode arc of a game show hosted by Ellen Degeneres. via GIPHY   In ‘Ellen’s Game […]

Here’s the new impractical nail trend that we LOVE
Beauty

Here’s the new impractical nail trend that we LOVE

Say goodbye to marble and snowglobe (what was THAT) wire nails have arrived. Kim Kardashian recently gave us all a touch of nail nostalgia when she pierced hers. Good or bad? we’re undecided. The 90’s were rough. Well, a new nail trend has appeared on Instagram and as bizarre as ‘wire’ nails sound, they look […]

Lucky syndicate claim the MASSIVE Lotto win
Life

Lucky syndicate claim the MASSIVE Lotto win

We’re actually quite chuffed for them. A syndicate has come forward and claimed Wednesday’s €12.8 million jackpot, they contacted Lotto HQ just before close of business this evening. We still don’t know if they intend on going public, but the National Lottery has confirmed the prize has been claimed. Earlier today we revealed that the lucky […]

New Zealand WANT YOU to go on a free holiday… well kind of
Life

New Zealand WANT YOU to go on a free holiday… well kind of

There might be the odd job interview thrown in. Have you always wanted to go to New Zealand, but never had the cash? Well, what if a variety of companies wanted to fly you out, wine and dine you, put you up and let you explore Wellington FOR FREE? Mmmmm this is sounding a little too […]

Equal pay is paramount for ‘Big Bang Theory’ stars
Entertainment

Equal pay is paramount for ‘Big Bang Theory’ stars

The five original stars of the hit US drama plan on taking pay cuts. Johnny Galecki (Leonard), Jim Parsons (Sheldon), Kaley Cuoco (Penny), Simon Helberg (Howard), and Kunal Nayyar (Raj) all earn a cool million per episode but for the upcoming two seasons, they’ve agreed to take a $100,000 pay cut. According to Variety, it’s […]

We know where THAT Lotto ticket was bought
News

We know where THAT Lotto ticket was bought

Last night we revealed a lucky Irish person was a “tad” richer. €12.8 Million richer to be exact (ugh). Well, the National Lottery has just revealed where the winning ticket was sold. At least now we know exactly where to focus our jealous energy. The Quick Pick ticket for the massive jackpot was purchased in SuperValu […]

“Get off the bus a stop early and move” – parkour star gets serious
Health

“Get off the bus a stop early and move” – parkour star gets serious

 Is your gym membership lying dormant? Ours too… drop everything and pay attention to this girl. Parkour is a MENTAL fitness phenomenon which sees people literally bouncing off the walls, it actually originates from a training discipline based on a military obstacle course, so when we heard a female parkour star was coming to Ireland we […]

Series 3 of Catastrophe is back, and it’s bloody funny
Entertainment

Series 3 of Catastrophe is back, and it’s bloody funny

Were you googling ‘Fat Johnny Depp’ last night? because we were. The award-winning Catastrophe has finally returned to our screens, written by and starring Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, we’re happy to report that the Channel 4 series DID NOT DISAPPOINT. We won’t give too much away in case you’re waiting for a good old fashion BINGE, but […]