WATCH – Game Of Thrones’ Maisie Williams poses as a game shop employee
She seems GAS
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Ellen Tannam
Ellen Tannam is uncomfortable writing bios for things but here we are. She is a Dublin girlo whose pastimes includes petting every dog she sees, eating chicken nuggets and trying to guess who celebrity blind items are about. Her favourite emoji is the upside-down smiley face. She likes to write about popular culture, LGBTQ issues, feminism, technology, music and baby animals. Likes include chocolate and cacti. Dislikes - people who are rude to retail staff, cheese, and people telling her McDonald's is bad for her. She knows.
She seems GAS
10 years ago
Shari McDaid, Director of the brilliant organisation Mental Health Reform has expressed her worry that €12m of the budget allocated to mental health is being moved to other sectors of the health service. McDaid addressed the controversial announcement by Minister for Health Leo Varadkar, saying she is ‘very concerned’ that the money will be used […]
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She was on her way to help deliver a baby
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U2 are unsurprisingly LOADED.
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She was 45 years old.
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The American Treasury Secretary has decided to replace Andrew Jackson on the 20 dollar bill. According to AP, Jacob Lew has decided that anti-slavery leader Harriet Tubman who ferried hundreds of slaves to freedom, should replace Jackson. Interestingly, the ten-dollar bill was also due for a redesign. This bill features the face of AlexanderHamilton, one […]
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Rihanna’s fourth music video from ANTI has materialised, for the song Needed Me. She announced the video’s arrival in typical Rihanna fashion, by posting a still on Instagram saying the video would be out on Wednesday as a 4/20 gift to her fans. Beautiful. Just because it’s 420 #NEEDEDME #NOON #VEVO A photo posted by badgalriri (@badgalriri) […]
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That’s so fetch.
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He argued for fairer treatment while in custody
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It has been confirmed by Leo Varadkar, Minister for Health that some funding set aside for mental health service improvements will be distributed to other areas in the next budget. Spotted on JOE.ie, Varadkar has said that some funding will be removed from the budget, with a view to it being returned to the area […]
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SLM Connect is to set up a new base in Na Doirí Beaga, Gaoth Dobhair Business Park in Donegal. The UK digital marketing company is supported by Údarás na Gaeltachta and the new endeavour is going to be called SLM Éire Teo. RTÉ report 125 jobs will be created as a result. CEO Abdul Salam […]
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One of Ireland’s most recognisable advertising slogans can no longer be used following a ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland. The complaint about the tagline was made by a Dublin-based advertising agency Owens DDB on behalf of their client, Volkswagen. The phrase in question is ‘The best-built cars in the world.’ Although the […]
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Get it into ya, Cynthia
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MAC are a cosmetics brand who are known for their collaborations, from Mariah to Rihanna to Ariana – if you’re hot you likely have a MAC collection. Putting this reputation for interesting celebrity endorsements aside, their latest announcement should really appeal to those who are nostalgic for the 1980s and 1990s, and simpler times. They […]
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What does it all mean?
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11% of all jobs at tech giant Intel are to be cut globally by mid-2017, it was announced today in a statement on the company’s website. The slumping PC market is to blame, and the company aims to “accelerate evolution from a PC company to one that powers the cloud and billions of smart, connected […]
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The world is a place where everyone’s body image is constantly hurt by the pressure felt by many people to conform to a certain image standard. Not only is this unhealthy, it’s also impossible for everyone to look the same. For example, there are countless products out there targeted mostly at women to get rid […]
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Goner McGregor???
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She even donated some of her Confirmation money.
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Trust issues much?
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Quite a controversial list of nominees this year!
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Drooling
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How do you measure up?
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Kanye West is being sued by one of his fans because he believes Mr. West was a bit sneaky in the marketing of his latest album, The Life Of Pablo. Justin Baker-Rhett filed the lawsuit in court in San Francisco on Monday, according to Bloomberg. Baker-Rhett contests that Kanye falsely claimed that the album would […]
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They have been called off to allow for talks.
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And we have all the details
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It was put up for sale in March of this year
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A Somali ambassador has said today that more than 400 refugees are believed to have drowned after their boats capsized in the Mediterranean Sea. The Independent report that the refugees were on course to Italy from Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia in four boats that were allegedly not properly equipped for the journey. Sergio Mattarella, President […]
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This is frightening
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We’d like to see this happen.
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We are intrigued…
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Hawaii , aka one of the most beautiful paradises on the planet, is facing a big problem. According to AP, the Hawaii Department of Education is trying to seek out 1,600 people to fill education and teaching jobs, as the state’s population ages and teachers retire. The department is sending teams to big cities in […]
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This is a (bizarre) must-watch. Johnny Depp and his wife Amber Heard have had to make a serious apology video by Australian authorities for breaking their strict biosecurity laws last May. The couple had smuggled their dogs Boo and Pistol into the country, and Heard had made a false statement about the two Yorkshire terrier […]
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Rubberbandits have consistently given a voice to the generation of young people in Ireland that feel let down and hard done by the country. As mental health advocates, comedians and social commentators, they influence many in the country and are always using their audience to put the spotlight on important causes. This video posted on […]
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Conor McGregor is a busy man prepping for his Nate Diaz rematch and was recently in Portugal to do some training in the sun (which as we all know doesn’t exist in Ireland). While the Notorious was in the airport, he bumped into a few of the guys from the Cork football team who had also […]
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We are very dubious about this one. One of the bigger food fads of recent years has been that of pulled pork, which started out as a cool alternative to your normal hang sangwich, but is now so ubiquitous you can pick it up with a hot chicken roll. However, TGI Friday’s obviously still think […]
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Around 1,000 employees of supermarket chain Tesco have voted to back strike action over plans to reduce pay and conditions. Mandate Trade Union assistant general secretary Gerry Light told RTÉ: “We’ve now served notice on the company that our members intend to strike in the event the company proceeds with their plans to cut wages […]
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Victoria Beckham has been a very successful fashion designer for several years now, but has stayed away from the realm of beauty during her career. Until now, as Vogue have announced that the star will be partnering with Estée Lauder on a full make-up line bearing her name. Beckham told Vogue: “I am thrilled to […]
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This is GAS. We spotted this on Imgur earlier and we just had to share it with you. Dublin nights out are notoriously great, and everyone and their ma has their own weird story to tell about a messy evening spent imbibing in one of our many pubs. Sometimes, some tales are so absurd and […]
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Facebook have been quietly trialling the largest change to hit our news feeds ever. According to Mashable, the social networking giant is testing a new format of news feed, with the layout organised into multiple news sections like World News, Sport and Food. The classic news feed filled with pictures of your friends from school […]
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We can kind of see why. KFC Australia were launching a line of Hot and Spicy chicken products, so their marketing team got together to try and come up with a snappy campaign to launch the new meaty delights. One of them must have said ‘Oh guys, how about if we put a man and […]
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Katie Taylor has made a statement following her shock defeat to Yana Alekseevna in the European Olympic qualifier semi-finals. She will get another chance to qualify to defend her title in Rio this summer, and according to RTÉ her team will now be analysing what went wrong in order to prevent this from happening again. […]
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University of California, Davis have landed in hot water recently over payments they made to erase stories and photographs about the university from the internet. UC Davis officials released a statement late Thursday saying, “Increased investment in social media and communications strategy has heightened the profile of the university to good effect.” According to The […]
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Meath is to see 400 new jobs become available as Dublin-based biotechnology company Shire are to build a $400m biologics manufacturing plant in Piercetown. RTÉ report that the new state-of-the-art plant will employ 400 high-skilled workers at the site between Dunboyne and Dunshaughlin, and 700 people will be temporarily employed during the plant’s construction. The […]
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14 Independent TDs have today announced they are to withdraw from talks with both Fíanna Fáil and Fine Gael unless both parties can come to some form of an agreement. The independents in question signed a letter today making this announcement and also explaining that they would be abstaining on the vote for Taoiseach due […]
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There has been a shooting outside a Sheriff Street pub this afternoon. A man has died after it is believed he was shot in the head, and the scene has been sealed off, RTÉ report. There are reports of a man running towards the IFSC and Spencer Dock area from the scene of the crime. Gardaí […]
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Grimes, aka 28-year-old Canadian musical polymath, has long been outspoken about the sexism in the music industry, and recently told Rolling Stone about more of her negative experiences as a female musician and producer. As a woman who writes, engineers, producers and performs all of her music, Grimes is a one-woman powerhouse who is due […]
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This is exciting. First, there was text, then there were filters and face swaps, and now this. Many of you out there are addicted to Snapchat, and the latest update is going to see even more room for creativity in the updates you share on the app with the world. Spotted by our eagle-eyed JOE […]
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We all remember the 2000 live-action film How The Grinch Stole Christmas starring Jim Carrey. Well, now there will be a new animated incarnation of the film produced by Illumination Pictures starring British actor Benedict Cumberbatch. The news that the Sherlock star would be voicing the much-loved Dr. Seuss character came at a Cinema-Con panel […]
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