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.
We need food and drink to survive, to nourish us and to keep us in tip-top shape. But did you ever wonder about the history behind certain foods? This week in “Food for Thought”, we’re bringing you a short history of “waffles”. Waffles are one of those foods that go way, way back. It’s said […]
Note: This review is based on the PlayStation 3 game Battlefield 4 has a lot to live up to, with the worldwide success of its predecessor, it’s hard to imagine how EA Games and DICE could top the superb gameplay – but yet, we think they have. Obviously everything in the new game has more of […]
Now here’s something for that Friday feeling. Daft Punk’s smash hit “Get Lucky” has gotten its fair share of covers since its release but this is the one we were waiting for. The Russian police choir have graced us with many great pop covers in the past while but we were delighted when this was […]
This is probably for the more adventurous and not for the faint-hearted. For those who are looking for a novelty way to destress, a snake massage in Indonesia might be the solution. Based in Jakarta at the Bali Heritage Reflexology and Spa, the treatments involve having a customer lie on a massage table and have […]
Know any community groups or voluntary organisations with a passion for reading that could benefit a new library? Bord Gáis Energy is planning to donate libraries to groups nationwide as part of their commitment to promote books and reading across Ireland. Their Donate a Library campaign is to be launched in a few days on […]
Amateur baker Laura Clarke has designed what we think is one of the most amazing and detailed cakes we’ve ever seen. Clarke, who’s based in the UK, built a 5ft 5in replica of Johnny Depp in character as Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean for the Cake International competition in Birmingham. “The judges […]
The new Star Wars film that’s to be directed and co-written by JJ Abrams has gotten its release date. A push back on the expected release – the next installment of the Star Wars franchise is set to hit cinemas in the US on December 18th, 2015. The announcement was made by LucasFilms and Disney. […]
Contestants of X Factor USA must perform their songs again after the wrong voting numbers were displayed on screen. In an online statement, the show said; “As a result of a graphics error (incorrect voting numbers were displayed on screen) during the performance recap at the end of tonight’s East Coast broadcast of THE X […]
So that’s how they make their money! In this creative series of images, Malaysian designer Chow Hon Lam has illustrated the various types of part-time jobs superheroes would have if they had to fuel their lavish lifestyles. We can totally see The Flash as the best pizza delivery man ever. 1) Wolverine as a butcher […]
Open auditions for Star Wars: Episode VII are to take place in Ireland and the UK, the BBC has learned. According to the casting notice that was shared by @ukopencall on Twitter, they’re looking for two actors to fill two leading roles. Disney are searching for a female actress to play a 17 -18 year […]