Hailing from the great Kingdom of Kerry, Úna’s been living the life up in the Big Smoke for the past four years. She has a great grá for the Irish Language and was awarded a BA in Irish and Journalism from Dublin City University. She previously worked for WorldIrish, JustEat and Storyful as a content editor and journalist. From a very young age she always wanted to work in traditional media, but then Twitter in all its glory pretty much took over her life! (Well that and playing video games, watching Game of Thrones and acquiring a 'mild' zombie obsession). She also adores everything to do with food, and in her spare time likes to cook up a storm in the kitchen. And yes, she’s definitely one of those people who stares in awe at cute animals on YouTube.
Did you know that making your own homemade organic bread is actually really easy to do? This easy loaf of white bread is perfect if you want to have something different to serve while entertaining guests. Why organic? Well this great animation from Organic for Us explains the idea further: Organic For Us Milk – […]
Foto Wildlife Park in Cork have welcomed an adorable baby cheetah to their attraction. This is the 179th cheetah to have been bred in Fota since they began rearing them in 1984. The baby cub has been hand-reared by Warden Willie Duffy since he was two days old. “As the mother was a first time mum […]
It must be superhero season. A teaser for the new movie X-Men: Days of Future Past has been revealed. Six seconds long, the teaser that was uploaded to Instagram doesn’t exactly reveal much but we’re delighted to see a few familiar faces returning to the big screen including Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. Days of Future Past is […]
Student Clayton Pettet will have gay sex for the first time in front of a live audience all in the name of art. The event will be part of a project called Art School Stole My Virginity and it is expected that there will be between 50-100 people attending. From Clayton’s Tumblr page promoting the […]
JJ Abrams brought a new breath of fresh air into the Star Trek franchise but now he’s turning his writing attention to its rival, fellow sci-fi series, Star Wars. As well as directing the film, Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan, who fans will be familiar with as co-writer of The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi, have taken over as […]
Inspired by her toddler’s puffy red vest that resembled Marty McFly, software engineer Cory Newton-Smith decided to convert her son’s push car into a DeLorean from Back to the Future. “I’ve always loved Back to the Future, and love cars since I was little and grew up going to car shows with my Dad; what better way […]
Saoirse Ronan is to play a leading role in the film adaption of Colm Tóibín’s novel “Brooklyn.” Director John Crowley confirmed that Ronan will replace the originally-cast actress Rooney Mara as Eilis Lacey in the film. Ronan will play a young Irish immigrant in 1950’s New York, where she falls in love and has to […]
A teacher’s assistant at the University of Iowa, accidentally emailed nude images of herself to her students instead of the solution to a maths problem. According to the students who received the email, the images were captured during what appeared to be a cybersex session between the woman and her boyfriend through Google Hangout. Total […]
Talk about being creative this Halloween. One father came up with this brilliant stickman costume for his daughter and it’s pretty special. “Quick preview of the LED light suit I made for my daughter” writes the video uploader. “She’s 22 months old and loves wearing the suit.” Amazing what you can do with LED lights! […]
A new formula for perfectly proportioned pizza could eliminate the case of soggy pizza bottoms by home cooks. The ratio, which was calculated by mathematician Dr. Eugenia Cheng, tackles the problem of burnt crusts and undercooked middles. The formula uses a ratio of topping to base – If you keep the same amount of dough […]
Meet “Patches”, the Irish pumpkin who has gone on an incredible adventure to space. This lovely video created by TOP Fruit Hub, follows Irish grandfather Eugene Murray and his grandson Sebastian (2¾) from Greystones, Co. Wicklow as they endeavour to send Patches on an adventure like no other. A rig was constructed and attached to Patches […]
A 5-year-old boy fatally shot himself with a gun while his babysitter was napping. The shooting occurred last Monday and the babysitter was arrested. The handgun, a semi-automatic .40 calibre pistol, belonged to the babysitter. 19-year-old Melissa Ann Ringhardt, was charged with abandoning or endangering a child, the county sheriff’s office said in a statement. […]