A man has been arrested after armed Garaí rescued a 14-year-old boy from the boot of a car in Dublin. The man, in his 20s, was apprehended yesterday evening near Kippure Park, Finglas at 7.30pm. He and three other men had been driving a suspicious vehicle in the area when Gardaí attempted to stop them. […]

7 years ago

The real royal baby, wha? Amy Schumer has welcomed her first child with husband Chris Fischer. The comedian and actor gave birth to a baby boy yesterday just a few hours before Meghan Markle welcomed her own first child. Similar enough to Meghan, thousands of loyal fans flocked to the street side near where Amy […]

7 years ago

There’s been a tad bit of confusion today as to whether Meghan and Harry’s newborn baby boy is a prince or not. Basic logic would suggest that yes, he is a prince just as his father and his grandfather were before him. However, the British royal family like to make things as complicated as possible […]

7 years ago

Meghan Markle has gone into labour with her first child. The Duchess of Sussex went into labour today, reports Sky News.  No further information about the labour, or where the Duchess is giving birth, has been provided. This comes after weeks of speculation around the Duchess’s due date with many royal sources suggesting that Meghan […]

7 years ago

“I just hope that people understand what bravery it’s taken for these mums to speak out.” Louis Theroux has asked viewers not to judge the participants of his upcoming documentary about postpartum psychosis. The BBC filmmaker’s new show, Mothers On The Edge, will focus on women who are being treated for serious mental health issues […]

7 years ago

Or maybe he won’t. Who can say for sure? It begins this week, guys. The reveal. The flashback. The finally figuring out whether Maya is dead and gone forever or going to show up at some point and try to groom some other poor unsuspecting child. We’re hoping for the former, but realistically it’s probably […]

7 years ago

Back at it again, Tyrone. Coronation Street‘s Alan Halsall has confirmed his relationship with former co-star Tisha Merry. The pair, who play Tyrone Hobbs and played Steph Britton in the ITV soap, showed up together to another Corrie star’s wedding over the weekend. Sam Aston, who plays Chesney Brown, was tying the knot in Cheshire […]

7 years ago

Police have refused to comment on the matter. Authorities are investigating a “new suspect” in the Madeleine McCann disappearance, a Portuguese newspaper has claimed. Daily Correio da Manha reports that police are looking into a new line of inquiry involving a new suspect as well as a “new clue.” “Police are following new Maddie kidnap […]

7 years ago

“I’m feeling less pain every day.” The victim of an acid attack in Waterford has said that he feared he would never see again. Tega Agberhiere and two of his friends had a corrosive substance thrown over them last week. The 16-year-old suffered first degree burns to his face. He is currently being treated in […]

7 years ago

No. Just no. If you have a pet, chances are you love that pet. You’ve probably cuddled that pet, held that pet, and told that pet your deepest, darkest fears as if it were you best friend or, indeed, your lover. Chances are you’ve probably kissed your pet too, maybe even on the mouth, and […]

7 years ago

Being healthy might make you feel like you can’t enjoy a nice square of sticky shortbread or two. And why would you? Shortbread’s full of sugar and chocolate and unhealthy things, right? Not this shortbread, my friends. Not this one. Because this shortbread is made using brazil nut butter and a load of almonds […]

7 years ago

“It’s hard to put into words how much this show means to me.” Lucy Fallon has quit Coronation Street becoming the sixth star to officially do so this year. The actor, who has played Bethany Platt on the ITV soap for the past four years, announced the news this week. She said that although she […]

7 years ago

Beautiful news of a Friday. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are expecting their third child together. The A Simple Favour actor announced the news last night via a completely unexpected baby bump on the red carpet premiere of Pokémon Detective Pikachu.  Lively revealed the pregnancy (because yes, she did, actually) for the cameras last night […]

7 years ago

Proposed legislation that would make organ donation an “opt out” system in Ireland will be published later today. The Human Tissue Bill, to be announced by Minister for Health Simon Harris this afternoon, will include provisions regarding organ donation, organ removal, and organ and tissue use from living and deceased persons. The legislation will notably […]

7 years ago

They’ll be carrying out some essential works on the tracks. Irish Rail have warned customers travelling from Heuston Station this bank holiday weekend of planned diversions. Friday May 3, Saturday May 4 and Sunday May 5 will see multiple diversions and a series of bus transfers to and from Heuston Station as essential track maintenance […]

7 years ago

If they can fit her rotting corpse inside of a suitcase then yeah, fair enough. Last week’s instalments of Emmerdale were fairly explosive. There was fights, there was realisations, there was Maya getting caught rapid shifting Jacob and subsequently getting confronted by Priya about it. It was all very satisfying, and although we won’t find […]

7 years ago

“It feels both angry and sad at the same time.” A mother has told of her horror at discovering that her daughter had at least 25 bite marks on her body after she was picked up from nursery. Alice Martin said that she collected her 15-month-old daughter, Rosalynn, and later noticed that she had a series […]

7 years ago

This week is Maternal Mental Health Week. April 29 to May 5 marks a week of raising awareness for mental health issues that may arise during pregnancy and after a child is born. MMHW’s campaign goal is to advocate for new mothers who are experiencing mental health issues and to provide signposts for support available […]

7 years ago

Royal baby birth? Or just popping over for a brief chat? Who can say for sure, but the Queen has visited Meghan and Harry at their home in Frogmore Cottage, which is a rare enough occurrence for her Majesty, in fairness. Queen Elizabeth popped down to see the Duke and Duchess of Sussex today, fuelling […]

7 years ago

“Everything feels OK.” Mrs Hinch has said that she “can’t wait” to go home after being rushed to hospital last week. The viral cleaning sensation, whose real name is Sophie Hinchcliffe, was admitted to hospital one week ago. Fans were concerned for the Instagram star’s health as she is currently expecting her first child, but Mrs […]

7 years ago

Customers have been urged to avoid eating the product. Tesco have issued an urgent recall for one of their cereal bar products over the possible presence of salmonella. The batches of Tesco Apricot, Almond and Yogurt Bars affect by the recall are 9100 and 9101. Tesco say they were made aware of the possible presence of salmonella by […]

7 years ago

“Since I was 17, I’ve always hated my body / and it feels like my body’s hated me.” Pink has said that having a miscarriage at 17-years-old made her feel like her body was “broken.” The ‘Just Give Me a Reason’ singer said that she felt like her body wasn’t working when she experienced the […]

7 years ago

You don’t even have to buy anything. Lego is great. It’s a staple of any person’s childhood, bringing hours upon hours of fun, frustration, and even fury as you struggle to build a giant whale or a house or a a boat or whatever it is. See? Loads of fun. The only thing that could […]

7 years ago

The best airport boys. Flying can be fun. You’re up in the air. You’re chilling out. You’ve got people bringing you drinks and snacks and telling you please put your armrest down for takeoff and landing please. However, for some people, flying can be a stressful, anxiety inducing, and even terrifying event. Some people don’t […]

7 years ago

Stunning start to the week anyway. The weather over the weekend was fairly grim. It was cold, it was windy, and it wasn’t really worth going outside unless you actively had somewhere to be. It’s the end of April, which technically means it should be a tad bit milder outside, but hey, climate change is […]

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“It shouldn’t have happened to anybody.” A mother has told of her shock after her son was attacked with a corrosive substance in Waterford. Christy Agberhiere’s son, Tega, was injured in the attack on Thursday night along with two other teenagers. The 17-year-old suffered first degree burns to his face as a result of the […]

7 years ago

A primary school in the UK is facing criticism for raising two pigs for slaughter. Farsley Farfield Primary in Leeds, West Yorkshire has had the pigs on their farm since the beginning of the school term. The project was started with the intention of teaching children about where their food comes from. The school’s headteacher, […]

7 years ago

Two teenage boys have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Ana Kriegel. The 14-year-olds are accused of murdering the teenage girl at an abandoned farmhouse in Lucan, Co Dublin almost one year ago. Kriegel had been missing for three days when her body was found at the site on May 14, 2018. The boys, […]

7 years ago

“Nobody wants to think of themselves or their child as overweight or unhealthy.” Parents are “in denial” about childhood obesity as many are still misjudging their children’s weight. Experts from the European Congress on Obesity in Glasgow recently found that over half of parents (54 percent) incorrectly judged whether their child was overweight or obese. […]

7 years ago

Clever.

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Weren’t going to bother tuning in this evening? Well, you’ll have to now. Last week, Maya’s sick, twisted, totally controversial grooming plot was exposed to the Dale. Or rather, it was exposed to some of the Dale in the form of Priya, Leyla, and Tracy when they were all on a #galsnightout. Priya spied the […]

7 years ago

Get it, girl. Over the past few weeks, a lot has been going on in Coronation Street.  There’s been the fallout of the whole Rana dying thing. There’s been Sarah Platt and Gary Windass having a falling out over money. There’s even been Chesney potentially going to become a father, maybe. It’s all been going […]

7 years ago

A personal trainer’s before and after birth picture has shown that “each woman is different.” After Neema gave birth to her daughter, Lana, she continued with her weekly workouts and eating as healthy as possible. However, Neema says that her postpartum experience has shown her that every woman’s body is different and that it has […]

7 years ago

What do you think of this? Last year,  children attending the Pentucket Workshop Preschool in Massachusetts were told that they could no longer call anybody in their class their “best friend.” A mum of one of the students, Christine Hartwell, told Boston 25 News  that her daughter was “upset” by the rule. Her daughter, Julie, was just four-years-old […]

7 years ago

Ah, wha? Chances are if you were ever a child, you played with Barbies. There were plenty of things that made Barbie fun and also relatable – she had lots of nice clothes to dress up in, she could be anything she wanted to be, and she had an on-and-off-again relationship with Ken who was […]

7 years ago

Too early to start getting excited about this or? Look lads, it’s been a shitty week for it weather wise. We’ve had rain, we’ve had wind, we’ve had Storm Hannah that pretty much battered half the country and left a load of people without power or anything to do for the weekend. It was a […]

7 years ago

Big deal or no? A woman has sparked a debate online are saying that she was “repulsed” by the way her friend changed her baby’s nappy. The woman said that she was enjoying a friendly chat with her friend in her sitting room when it became apparent that the 19-month-old baby needed a change. She […]

7 years ago

It’s here. It’s happened. The beginning of the end. For months upon months, we’ve been plagued by the incessant grooming of teacher Maya and her creepy ways as she convinces teenager Jacob that he’s actually in love with her and that they should be together forever, etc. They shouldn’t, obviously, because Jacob is but a […]

7 years ago

“Our fun-loving, mischievous, adorable baby girl…” A one-year-old girl diagnosed with a high risk form of cancer needs to travel abroad for potentially life-saving treatment. Tessa was just 14-months-old when her parents, Mark Garry and Orla Waters, discovered that she had stage four Neuroblastoma – a cancer of the central nervous system. She began treatment in Our […]

7 years ago

“Women were terrified.” Vicky Phelan has said that the cervical screening result delays are “unacceptable” but that she believes offering all women free smear tests last year was the correct decision. The campaigner said that women needed to know that they could avail of the screening service again, but that the resources were not there […]

7 years ago

“It’s a job, that’s what we do as actors.” Louisa Clein has said that grooming scenes are just as awkward to film as scenes with people your own age. The Emmerdale actor said that although she often shoots sexual and intimate scenes with 17-year-old Joe Warren-Plant, she recognises that she’s just doing her job. Speaking […]

7 years ago

Same, girl. Same. If you have kids, you’ve probably told them a fair amount of lies during your time as a parent. “Yes, Santa is watching.” “No, the Toothfairy can’t give you €10 for the third tooth you’ve lost this year.” “Yes, the Easter Bunny is definitely real.” Everyone does it, but there comes a […]

7 years ago

New parents are to receive two extra weeks paid leave during their child’s first year. From November, the new scheme will allow mothers and fathers in employment or self employment to take two extra weeks paternal leave. The scheme will be extended up to seven weeks over the next three years. Parents who avail of […]

7 years ago

Gimme them sweet, sweet rays. Last week, it was cold. It was blustery, it was windy, there was even hail at one point, probably. And look at us now. There’s sun, there’s clear skies, there’s a low pollen count despite the fact that it’s glorious outside meaning that everybody – even the hay fever sufferers […]

7 years ago

The Madeleine McCann case could have a breakthrough in just one week if DNA samples are re-tested, an expert has claimed. Dr Mark Perlin said crucial evidence that tested inconclusive in the original investigation should be re-examined in the hope of discovering what happened to the then-toddler. Madeleine was just three-year-old when she disappeared from […]

7 years ago

Or rather, the actor who plays Joe Tate is. Whatever. Ned Porteous, who plays the dead-not-dead Joe Toe in Emmerdale is currently dating American actor Lucy Heath. The pair have been splitting their time between the UK and the US and even went to Circus Extreme last night in Richmond together. How lovely for them […]

7 years ago

A survivors group has said that the “full horror” of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home has not yet been exposed. The Tuam Home Survivors Network said that there cannot be closure on the issue until each one of the causes of deaths from the home are established. This comes after the Commission of Investigation […]

7 years ago

Dogs Trust has warned pet owners about leaving chocolate lying around this Easter. Chocolate, as most people are aware, is incredibly toxic to dogs and could lead to their untimely death if they consume too much of it. Which is a dangerous enough scenario when you consider the sheer amount of chocolate eggs, chocolate bars, […]

7 years ago

The Miscarriage Association have launched a set of special greeting cards to mark pregnancy loss. The cards, which have all been handwritten, hope to ease the pain of those experiencing pregnancy loss, or help friends or family who want to reach out. Each of the cards’ messages was approved by a team of women and […]

7 years ago

Where’d that Volkswagen come from, though? Coronation Street is a great show. It’s got drama, it’s got humour, it’s got Chesney Brown. Great. However, like all soaps, Coronation Street has its issues, most of them being continuity related. And really, who can blame them when you’re producing a minimum of four episodes a week, dealing […]

7 years ago