Most of the country will not be venturing outside the house tonight and that’s pretty fair. You’ve spent a tonne of cash over Christmas, drank and eaten far too much, and you just wanna curl up at home and vegetate. It’s times like this that possession of your sibling’s Netflix password is a fucking godsend. Now we know the problem with Netflix is […]

10 years ago

There are literally bajillions of movies to choose from over the festive period – but nothing beats the ones on terrestrial telly, that you just know half the rest of the country is tuning into as well. Here’s our pick for the day ahead… The Wizard of Oz 12.55pm, TV3 There should be just enough […]

10 years ago

We’re all far too familiar with Mariah’s warbling on ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’, so much so that the song even features prominently in one of our favourite Christmas movies, Love Actually.  It’s played on the radio, and in shops and generally if you enter a night club from mid-November onwards, you’re forced to listen to […]

10 years ago

When you’re picking up presents for your nearest and dearest, the priority is always going to be on getting something that makes their faces light up with joy. But if you can support Irish artists and designers along the way? Well that’s all the better, isn’t it? Here’s just a tiny selection of some of the cool […]

10 years ago

Christmas is coming up fast and here’s a great way to get in the festive spirit: going to see Home Alone on the big screen this Friday night. Everyone has their Christmas traditions of watching their favourite movies and Home Alone has got to be one of the most beloved. Are you one of those people who’ve never seen the flick? Then […]

10 years ago

It appears the nation won’t be forgetting Teresa Mannion’s amazing weather report on Storm Desmond anytime soon. Created by Screen Splat, this video takes footage from various zombie movies and overlays it with the RTÉ reporter’s impassioned plea for the public to remain indoors. The result is absolutely perfect. Check it out above and let us know what […]

10 years ago

Christmas is a nostalgic time for everyone. When you’re surrounded by family on Christmas Day, you invariably reminisce over Christmases past, back in the rare auld times when you still believed in Santa. Maybe we’re slightly biased, but we can say we utter confidence that it was infinitely better back then than it is now. […]

10 years ago

With Christmas almost here, we’re all trying to go a little bit easier on the booze. Most of us have our work Christmas parties out of the way and are looking at a relatively quiet one this weekend (unless you’re planning a 12 pubs, of course). Maybe you don’t want to drink that much at all […]

10 years ago

Dubliners are going to need very cool nerves and some luck over the coming hours to avoid flooding, as these pictures show the Liffey is staggeringly swollen and high tide isn’t due for another hour. As we all know, people’s homes have been getting ravaged across the country in recent weeks after a series of storms.  […]

10 years ago

We’ve all been there, you bring a bottle of wine to a party only to discover upon arrival that the house bottle opener has gone missing. It looks like the party might have to proceed without any alcohol, and that’s just not something you’re willing to commit to. This little video will provide you with […]

10 years ago

The lights are up, people are out getting their Christmas trees and the festive feeling is firmly in the air.  The only thing you need to do now is find a Christmas market around the city and you’ll have fully embraced Christmas. As always we have done all the hard work for you and found […]

10 years ago

Most of the food trends that sweep into Ireland come from the USA via London. Burritos, 5 Guys, doughnuts and brunch culture all infiltrated Dublin after making it big on the East and West Coasts of the USA.  You could argue that Mexican is as big as anything in Ireland at the moment, with a burrito shop […]

10 years ago