No. No no no. We’re creatures of simple pleasures. We like our prosecco cold, our sausages with Chef ketchup, we drink our coffee black, and crisps SHOULD NOT BE SWEET. In much the same way that chocolate should not be punctured by little bits of cheese and onion flavoured crisps (Dear Tayto, please never try […]

10 years ago

Be careful, folks. While Irish roads has seen some mild snowfall in the past few weeks, we haven’t quite experienced the amount of snowfall that we saw a few years ago when driving was extremely dangerous due to the levels of black ice that persisted. In the event of snowfall, the RSA frequently ask drivers to […]

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10,000 purple lights that flash in unison to “Purple Rain.” Superb. There will never be another artist like Prince. In a stellar career, the iconic musician released 39 studio albums over three decades of simply stunning music. In doing so, he clocked up 32 Grammy nominations, with seven wins, while two of his albums,  1999 […]

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Do you use one?

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Have you applied for any tax refund in the last four years? If you haven’t, then you could have a few extra quid in your pocket for Christmas, as Revenue are urging PAYE workers to submit claims before the December 31 deadline passes. In October, Revenue wrote to more than 137,000 workers who have not […]

10 years ago

It’s the first ‘coming home for Christmas’ video of the season, and it’s a cracker. Reader Graham Doyle has sent this video to our bros at JOE.ie of his brother, James, returning to his mother’s kitchen in Newbawn, County Wexford for the first time in 18 months. “He was living in the wilderness in Canada […]

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It’s all about the small touches.

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Fair play!

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We’d take a cup of tea and a fire in the belly any day. Coffee, mulled wine, mulled cider, mulled milk(?)…yep we’re down with all of the hot drinks but it seems there is a real reason why holding a steaming mug of chocolate or cradling a tumbler of smokey whiskey will leave you feeling […]

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Yes, we agree, it is an unexpected analogy. Sexual consent has become a national conversation but despite the proliferation of social commentary, there is still some confusion. It seems simple, in a consensual world either everyone involved says hell yeah, I want to have sex, and you proceed to have a great time and loads […]

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Warning: This may be upsetting for some readers. We were sent something that we wanted to bring to your attention. Symone got in touch to say her grandparent’s dog Gizmo was taken, killed and was doused in oil ready to be lit on fire. She is asking for anyone with any information on the incident […]

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This will warm your cold heart just a tad… No matter how many times we see someone surprise their family by their appearance, it still stirs something deep within us. Mairead O’Driscoll from Castlehaven, Cork has been living in America for the last 13 months, and finally this month, she decided she’d make a trip […]

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Is it you? There was one winner of Saturday night’s lotto jackpot worth €11.5 million. It is the second biggest jackpot win of 2016. The winning Quick Pick ticket was bought in the Spar Store at the Top Service Station in Amiens Street, according to the National Lottery. The winning numbers are 2, 6, 21, […]

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Is this real life? Optical illusions are always fun, they drive you mad and usually once you figure it out you feel very silly. But optical illusions do call into question how much you can really trust your eyes to tell you the truth. Do they show you what is really there? Or do they […]

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Sleep is for the weak Earlier this week, we told you about formerly homeless student Laura Horan who, with the help of the DCU media production society wanted to raise vital funds for those who are homeless. Well, we are happy to share, that in 24 hours  the DCU students have raised an incredible €10,000 […]

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Wait, how much? Rare books can go for quite a price and rare editions of Harry Potter books have been known to fetch tidy sums when put up for auction. Seven-year-old Alfie McGuffin from Balbriggan is a huge Harry Potter fan and he was on the Toy Show talking about the latest toys from the Harry […]

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Could this be the case that breaks the 8th? The UN Human Rights committee has ruled that Irish woman, Amanda Mellet, is owed compensation by the Irish government as she was forced to travel abroad for an abortion. The committee said that Ireland is denying citizens their basic human rights. Earlier this week the government […]

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Interesting

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This NOT REASONABLE BEHAVIOUR

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Most people suffer from this and don’t even know…

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Just what we wanted to hear. Norwegian Air have been given a permit for US-Ireland flights meaning that low-cost transatlantic flights from Ireland may soon be a reality. While talk of such flights have been ongoing for some time, the move had been held up by the US Department of Transport, who were delaying the awardance […]

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Whisper it, but that may just have been the best Toy Show in recent memory. Say what you want about Ryan Tubridy and The Late Late Show, but the man always pulls it out of the bag this time of the year when it comes to the Toy Show. He was vibrant, funny, and enthusiastic […]

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Who knew?

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This fella has it down to a tee. Getting organised for the Toy Show was serious business when we were growing up, and it seems not much changed. Tara Moran’s 9-year-old nephew Senan Kerrigan is better prepared than anyone for tonight’s Late Late Toy Show. He has written out this ‘to-do list’ for tonight, and if […]

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Sounds great!

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Take the pressure off with our handy gift guide.

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“Merciful hour!” Thanks to Oisín Dunne, who sent us in this video of revealing his new tattoo to his granny. This is brilliant, from him showing her the picture on his phone to the big reveal. “Why didn’t you give the money to your mother instead of that?” is the most perfectly granny-ish thing anyone […]

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Or should we say, ‘Roman’ Keating? Boyzone might not have been universally loved in Ireland, but nobody can deny the extent of their success and the success of Ronan Keating in the years that followed. Having seemingly shed his habit of slipping a ‘h’ into every word beginning with ‘s’ to make a ‘shh’ sound, […]

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UK Coastguard were alerted to the incident early this morning. A major search operation is underway for a female passenger who is believed to have gone overboard on a ferry travelling from Pembroke to Rosslare overnight. The woman is believed to have fallen into the Irish Sea from the ‘Isle of Inishmore’ cruise ferry in […]

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Brought to you by TRESemmé. The party season is fast approaching. As we head straight first into December we are getting closer and closer to the festive period. Before you know it your weekends will be packed full of work nights out, family get-togethers, and Christmas catch ups with the girls. There are a lot […]

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This is not a drill.

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Gigi Hadid is no stranger to wardrobe malfunctions. Earlier this year Gigi suffered a fairly unfortunate one on the runway this week for Versace. While walking in their Fall 2016 show, the model wore a super-slinky dress and her breast fell out of the low-cut top. Rather than scramble in embarrassment (as we would), Gigi […]

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Did these feature on your playlist?

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The incident occurred in Terrytown, Louisiana on Thursday. Former NFL player Joe McKnight was shot dead in an apparent road rage incident in a suburb of New Orleans on Thursday. In a statement, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said that McKnight was pronounced dead at the scene having suffered “multiple gunshot wounds” following an argument with […]

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“Marv, we’re deadly at robbin’ gaffs all the same…” Immersions. Clubcards. But mostly the immersions. This is perfect from Enya Martin and her pals at Giz A Laugh, as they put a very Dublin slant on the best Christmas film of all time. (Love Actually me bollix!) Nothing will ever beat Joe Pesci with a […]

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It’s getting warmer, but you’ll still need to wrap up. Conditions in Ireland are set to become milder over the coming days following repeated spells of freezing cold weather in recent weeks. After another cold and dry day on Friday, temperatures will once again drop to below freezing and as low as -2 on Friday […]

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The haul has a street value of over €1m. MDMA and heroin with a street value of €1.1m has been seized by Gardaí in the Clondalkin area of Dublin. An update from An Garda Síochána revealed that four men were arrested on Wednesday as part of the seizure. “As part of ongoing investigations targeting serious criminal […]

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He had been battling dementia for the last four years

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“You will live forever in every bite we take”

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1. On those precious father/daughter moments My daughter just sneezed into my yawning mouth. Seemed really fucking pleased with herself. Joke's on her. She'll have to bury me someday. — Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) April 16, 2016 2. On ‘squal goals’ So cute. Asked my mom out to lunch and she yelled, "Squad-Goals!". I laughed […]

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An Irishman in London shares his story of homelessness

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Brought to you by Smart Futures – the national STEM careers programme Have you ever thought about a career in science? Or maybe even technology? The old saying goes ”If you love what you do then you will never have to work a day in your life.” So, it’s always important to choose not just a […]

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Of course it does, it’s a class place… Donegal has been named in first place on National Geographic Traveller’s The Cool List: 17 for 2017. In a wonderful lyric about the beautiful county on the north-west of Ireland, National Geographic outlines why the sleepy and often forgotten county is one of the destinations to put in […]

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The figures were revealed in a Eurostat report released on Thursday. A report by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has revealed that more than one in four Irish people under the age of 25 can’t afford to go for a drink or a meal with family or friends once a month. According […]

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Does your dog’s name feature in it?

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So many to choose from!

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The woman affected is said to have made a full recovery.

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Filth. Ban them all. Don’t read this. In what might be the greatest list of all time, Offcom have released the words that they consider to be too offensive for TV. Won’t somebody please think of the children! While the majority of these words are used on a routine basis, it’s interesting to see what […]

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‘Now That’s What I Call Crap Music’. It’s that time of year again when we’re bombarded with various ‘best of’ lists, and while they make for pleasant reading, it’s always worth knowing which turkeys to avoid if you happen to be buying a few DVD’s or CD’s as Christmas presents. Much like this list of the 10 […]

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