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.
The love for Game of Thrones knows no bounds! A new tumblr blog has recreated characters from Game of Thrones in the style of the Mr Men and Little Miss children’s books with very accurate titles! Here are our favourites so far: 1) Joffery Baratheon 2) Arya Stark 3) Khal Drogo 4) Littlefinger 5) Samwell […]
Actor Victor Rasuk has joined the Fifty Shades of Grey cast as Christian Grey’s on-screen rival. Rasuk has been cast as José Rodriguez, Anastasia Steele’s close friend in the screen adaption of the popular erotica novel. The pair’s relationship in the movie causes a rise of jealousy from her billionaire beau. The 29-year-old actor has also […]
We can’t seem to get this song out of heads. Musician and photographer Dan Buckley uploaded this fantastic one-man cover of “This is Halloween” from The Nightmare Before Christmas and it’s something else! “The studio voice recording took about 5 nights to record all of the tracks and harmonies” writes Dan. “But the video only took […]
Have you ever put down a book and thought to yourself that the title wasn’t exactly too reflective of the story? We certainly have! “Better Book Titles” have come up with a great series of new names for novels in what they describe as more accurate descriptions of the content. Take a look through the […]
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who, one little girl Katie insisted on dressing up as all 11 doctors from the much-loved series. She looks pretty amazing too, props to her family for putting together these great costumes. Here are her Halloween outfits from the first doctor to the eleventh. 1) First Doctor – […]
We’re getting quite jealous here of all your amazing pumpkin carving skills! Danielle Mitchell sent us in this image of two great Breaking Bad pumpkins featuring Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. They’re pretty cool don’t you think? Hat-tip to Danielle Mitchell for sending this onto us on Facebook. If you’ve spotted something weird or wonderful […]
Can you believe that Conan O’Brien has been on our TV screens for 20 years?! The comedy star is sharing his best moments over the past two decades over on TeamCoco.com featuring all of your favourite guest stars, characters, comedy sketches and genuine moments of hilarity. 20 Years Of Conan’s Cold Opens Conan’s “Late Night” […]
Today RTÉ announced the mentor line-up for Ireland’s 2014 Eurosong search for the 59th Eurovision contest which is to be held in Copenhagen next year. Five new mentors have been appointed that represent different backgrounds in the music and entertainment industry in Ireland. In the coming months, the mentors will scout out songs and singers as […]
The Simpsons have taken on The Hobbit in their latest couch gag, with the family heading on an epic adventure as they journey across their version of Middle Earth. Though not quite on the scale of the Guillermo Del Toro’s Halloween special, it’s still pretty entertaining none-the-less
One woman in North Dakota has had enough of what she describes as “moderately obese” children trick or treating in her neighbourhood. Instead of handing out sweets this Halloween, the woman-in-question has opted to send parents letters chiding their children’s “unhealthy eating habits.” “Happy Halloween and Happy Holidays Neighbors [SIC]. You are probably wondering why […]
Spooky treats for your Halloween feast! We not try out this great recipe for Halloween – perfect for those trick or treaters. Scary Mummy Cookies are tasty but they’re really easy to make too. Recipe Makes 8 Ingredients 150g (5oz) butter, softened 75g (3oz) caster sugar 2.5ml (½ tsp) Dr.Oetker Madagascan Vanilla Extract 225g (8oz) […]
No one’s safe from the South Park creators it seems… Singer Sinéad O’Connor was the latest star to get the parody treatment on South Park last night in an episode that just aired in the US. The episode poked fun at her recent Twitter/open letter spat with Miley Cyrus, with Sinéad being represented with a […]