“Everyone used to hate the queues at the Garda Immigration office, but I love them because if there were no queues, I would never have met the love of my life”.  Gaurav Juneja immigrated from India to Dublin over three years ago, and met his future wife in the queue for a resident’s permit.  While […]

9 years ago

This year, why not kick off the festive season at the jam-packed Aviva Stadium with home fans roaring on the boys in blue? Leinster Rugby take on current Premiership Rugby Champions Exeter Chiefs in a much anticipated European Champions Cup clash on Saturday December 16, where the best of the best will trade brutal blows […]

9 years ago

After delightfully lazy, food-filled holidays, many of us only started back at work today.  Here’s why it’s perfectly normal to feel down in the dumps on this most terrible of months – and we’re right there with you.  1. You experience severe chocolate withdrawal symptoms You’ve spent the last two weeks gorging on selection boxes, Quality Street and every chocolate biscuit you […]

9 years ago

“The sun machine is coming down/and we’re gonna have a party” If the very mention of David Bowie sends you into a sequinned alter-ego tizzy, then chances are you’re already buzzing for this month’s Dublin Bowie Festival.  Taking place in various cultural venues across the city from the 4-10 January, the DBF is a whirlwind […]

9 years ago

Getting some exercise is a difficult thing to do, and if you do it on the regular, then I applaud you. From my bed. But there’s another major factor that you have to take into consideration: what you eat. No one feels like going for a jog after a heavy meal.  If you’re heading to […]

9 years ago

The new year is finally here and hopefully 2019 will be one of the best yet. What better way to ring in this new year than to make plans to catch up with old friends and tick off your Dublin bucket list. You know, those activities you’ve always wanted to do but you’ve been too […]

9 years ago

McGregor for President?  Just days after bookies put odds at 25/1 that Conor McGregor would run for the Irish Presidency in 2018, the Crumlin man seems to be poking fun at the idea on social media.  He took to Instagram today to share an image of himself standing in front of a portrait of President […]

9 years ago

They say that there is two sides to every story and in this case, each side is as random as the other. A reddit user who goes by the name of, ahem, ‘Fartboxmcgeehbum, posted a picture on the site on Saturday describing the events of two of his Facebook friends’ Christmas night out from this time […]

9 years ago

Dublin District Court has been told that Temple Bar is a “disgrace to Ireland, is covered in vomit and is a scene of constant brawling.” The Irish Independent reports that the comments were made by Judge Anthony Halpin who was presiding over a case in which two men were involved in a brawl outside The Czech […]

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When it’s this oppressively cold, it’s awfully tempting to just curl up perfectly still at home and simply wait for the winter to feck off again — but thankfully there are plenty of ways to kill some time while remaining nice and toasty.  What the hell are you talking about, I hear you cry. First of […]

9 years ago

A study has shown the ideal age to marry, if you want to avoid divorce. According to research conducted by Nick Wolfinger, a sociologist at the University of Utah, the perfect age to marry is between 28 and 32, as it’s statistically proven to be the best age range to avoid divorce (at least in […]

9 years ago

Suzanne Jackson has shared her delight at finding her boxer dog Marley, but has admitted she is “broken” over her Jack Russell Bella who was found dead. The two dogs went missing from Suzanne’s cousin’s home in Drogheda where they were staying while Suzanne and her family holidayed in Lanzarote.  Early yesterday morning Suzanne put […]

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