Stacey Dooley has given an update on her injury ahead of this week’s Strictly Come Dancing.  The documentary maker and reality TV contestant recently suffered an injury during rehearsals that left her unable to practice. She later confirmed that she hadn’t broken anything and that she would still be performing on Saturday’s instalment of Strictly.  […]

8 years ago

Faye Brookes has pulled out of I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! due to heartbreak. The Coronation Street actor was one of many tipped to be heading Down Under for the ITV reality show next month, however she has since pulled out due to a breakup. Brookes recently ended her relationship with singer […]

8 years ago

Wrap up, boys, it’s about to get chilly. If you’ve been even vaguely near the outside today, you’ll be more than well aware of how absolutely baltic it is. Like, if you go out there in anything less than a full body ski-suit, you’re going to be feeling that chill all the way to your […]

8 years ago

Jacqueline Jossa is sharing photos of her stretch marks on Instagram and encouraging other mums to do the same. The actor posted some pictures of herself in a bikini while on holiday soon after the birth of her second daughter. She drew attention to the stretch marks on her stomach and said that other mums […]

8 years ago

And probably most women’s baby bumps in general. Meghan Markle is pregnant. If you say you weren’t aware of this fact you are absolutely lying. Details of Meghan’s pregnancy are everywhere – on the news, on social media, on the streets as you walk to work and somebody shouts across telling you that the Duchess […]

8 years ago

Emotive scenes, indeed. A few weeks back, Emmerdale‘s Chas and Paddy welcomed a baby girl named Grace. Unfortunately, due to a rare defect that had occurred inside the womb, Grace was not going to survive long after she was born. Upon finding out this information, Chas and Paddy had to decided whether to continue the […]

8 years ago

Grim. And very unlike her, in fairness. Cast your mind back to a few weeks ago and you might be reminded of the debacle that was Michelle Connor’s car having no brakes, crashing, and nearly killing a load of people. Thankfully, the only person who was actually killed was a bad guy so it was […]

8 years ago

A mum has shared a warning after her son was killed while participating in a viral “game.” Tia Bodkins has made an urgent appeal for parents to become aware of a so-called “choking game” where children choke themselves to temporarily cut off the oxygen to their brains. The children allegedly play this game using belts […]

8 years ago

Why were we not informed sooner? When it comes to kid’s TV, there are only a handful of shows that both parents and children alike can enjoy. Usually, it’s the mams and dads who are left pretending like they’re enjoying whatever it is that’s unfolding on the screen before them, desperately trying to hide the […]

8 years ago

The sound of a mother’s voice is more likely to wake a child than the noise of a smoke alarm. New research has shown that a detector that plays a child’s mother’s voice instead of a shrill alarm was three times more likely to wake a sleeping child. 176 children were part of the US […]

8 years ago

Love him or hate him, Rahul is here to stay. Well, until next week that is because that’s when the Bake Off final is on and either him, Ruby, or Kim-Joy will be named the winner. Until then though – he’s around. And while a load of people are absolutely delighted by this fact, many […]

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Catherine Corless will be on the Late Late Show on Friday night. The historian will be joining Ryan Tubridy to talk about her work uncovering the mass grave at the Tuam Mother and Baby Home. Significant quantities of human remains were discovered at the Bon Secours site early last year. It was confirmed yesterday by […]

8 years ago

Ah, stop. Everyone loves a good IKEA product. They’re cheap, cheerful, and sometimes not even flatpack – ideal. One of the most popular Ikea products (for mums, anyway) is the Antilop highchair. It looks well, it’s super cheap at just €16, and it even comes in two different colours. You may think this chair is […]

8 years ago

A mum of triplets has been praised online for sharing photos of her postpartum body. Copenghagen mum Maria Jorstad welcomed her triplets, Iben, Agnes, and Filip, one month ago after a long pregnancy that she documented thoroughly on Instagram. Her babies were delivered via C-section and even though the parents were absolutely delighted to welcome their […]

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It’s never too early. If you’re an early riser, you may want to name your baby after that fact too. Or you may just like the morning, or you might have a thing for light, or maybe you’re just really into baby names that have a connection to the first few hours of the day. […]

8 years ago

Ah, here. When you think Bake Off, you think tent. That’s all there is to it. The show has been known for many things including lions made out of bread, soggy bottoms, and Paul Hollywood’s abundance of handshakes. But it’s also known for the tent and the intense stress, the tears, and the friendships that […]

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A German man has been jailed for lacing baby food with poison in an attempt to blackmail supermarkets. The 54-year-old had laced several jars of baby food with a poison used in anti-freeze to try and get German supermarkets to give him money. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Sky News reports that […]

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The site of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home is to be excavated. The government approved the forensic excavation of the Galway site today following the discovery of significant human remains early last year. This came after allegations that the bodies of 796 babies and children were buried in the septic tank of the Bon […]

8 years ago

A man has been charged in connection with the death of Amanda Carroll. The 35-year-old male was questioned by Gardaí in relation to the violent death of the mother-of-two on Sunday. Carroll was found dead on Sunday afternoon in her apartment in Homestead Court, Cabra. She had suffered marks to her head and neck that were consistent […]

8 years ago

This is going to slap.  It’s not every day that you get an episode of Coronation Street that absolutely blows all of the other episodes of Coronation Street out of the water. Over the years, there’s been a few. Richard Hillman driving his whole fam into a canal was one. Phelan finally meeting a grisly […]

8 years ago

Ah, lads. Somebody give the man an Oscar or a TV Now award or something. He deserves it. During this evening’s first instalment of Coronation Street, Jude lands himself in it when he lies to Mary about whether or not he plans to sit his paramedic exam. Spoiler: he doesn’t. Mary finds this out when […]

8 years ago

A mum has explained why she was “too smart to push” when giving birth to her daughter. Australian journalist Angela Mollard said that she was sick of people judging her for having an elective C-section during her second pregnancy. In an article for the Daily Telegraph, the mum-of-two explained that during her first labour, her […]

8 years ago

Strictly Come Dancing producers have been forced to deny that the show is fixed. Following last night’s shock elimination which saw DJ Vick Hope and her partner Graziano Di Prima leave the competition over Seann Walsh and Katya Jones, rumours began circulating as to how the judges came to their decision. Speaking on Capital FM […]

8 years ago

Get hyped. November 30 will be the great night of your lives, guys. It’s just around the corner from December. It’s prime toastie, hot water bottle, Baileys in the bath weather. And it’s the night that the 2018 Toy Show is on. Yeah, see? Hyped. Ryan Tubridy revealed the date of this year’s Toy Show […]

8 years ago

Oh dear. Naming your baby is difficult. You want to pick something that suits them, that’s unique, that they won’t get slagged over, and that doesn’t lend itself to spelling out very unfortunate words. The word in question here is, rather unfortunately, LIAR. Yeah. Not exactly the best start to life. Taking to parenting forum, […]

8 years ago

The death of a Dublin woman is being treated as a domestic incident by Gardaí. Amanda Carroll was discovered dead yesterday afternoon in her apartment in Homestead Court, Cabra. The 33-year-old had suffered marks to her head and neck that were consistent with a violent attack. Carroll has two children – a five-year-old and a 16-year-old. […]

8 years ago

Georgia Horsley’s labour was so “easy,” she almost gave birth on the toilet. The mum-of-one said that she thought she “needed a poo” when she gave birth to her first child earlier this year. According to her, the four hour labour was “really quick and easy” even though it “bloody hurt.” She told The Sun:  […]

8 years ago

Brrr, indeed. The weather’s been decent enough this weekend yeah, but if you were hoping to get legs out/sunglasses on for the October bank holiday, you might want to think again. While temperatures have been steady enough over the past few days, a blast of cold air is going to be hitting the country on […]

8 years ago

Ah, god. Look, nobody likes a public bathroom. They’re messy, they’re dirty, they’ve had about 279 people use them at any given hour of any given day. You just do not know what’s going to be lurking on the toilet seat when you sit yourself down there after the stranger who has just sit themselves […]

8 years ago

So cosy. Look, we know, it was unreal outside yesterday weather-wise but things are about to turn and we are absolutely powerless to stop it. In two weeks time, we’ll all be shivering under blankets and filling hot water bottles for the third time while we sip on our eighth mug of tea because it’s […]

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Thomas Markle found out about his daughter’s pregnancy while he was listening to the radio at the US-Mexican border. The 73-year-old has said that he was waiting to cross the border in his car when he heard the royal baby announcement on a local radio station. He said that the news was “overwhelming and joyful.” […]

8 years ago

God bless. It’s been a rough few weeks for ol’ Chesney Brown as he’s been pining over Gemma Winter since the beginning of time, totally unbeknownst to her. Finally plucking up the courage to ask Gemma on a date, the whole thing gets a bit muddled and Gemma’s left confused and absolutely not understanding that […]

8 years ago

Just stick a guitar between them, real casual. Last night, Seann Walsh and Katya Jones danced their second Strictly number after being caught sharing a kiss on a night out in London. The pair performed the quickstep to Jake Bugg’s ‘Lightening Bolt’ with Walsh playing the part of a street performer who carried his guitar […]

8 years ago

Ah sorry, nah. If you’re a fan of Coronation Street, you’ll be more than well aware of how little there needs to be a big Corrie death this Christmas. So many terrible things have already happened to the good people of Weatherfield this year – they need something nice, something good, something worth staying for. […]

8 years ago

Buckle up because you’re about to engage in a wild ride. When it comes to weddings, there are a lot of things worth complaining about. There’s irritating brides, indecisive grooms, bad food, shit wine, and a load of people you knew from years ago but really just don’t want to hang out with right now. […]

8 years ago

A couple have been told they cannot leave the country until they pay their hospital fees after their newborn baby died while on holiday. Chloe and Michael were travelling in the Dominican Republic when the mum-to-be noticed “something wrong down there.” She spoke to a midwife who urged the couple to go to the hospital. […]

8 years ago

Kristen Bell has blasted Snow White for its “weird” attitude towards consent. The Good Place actor said that whenever she reads the classic with her children, she’s struck by how unwilling any of the characters are to question anything odd that happens in the story. She told parenting website, aptly named Parents, that her children […]

8 years ago

Dunnes Stores has issued a recall on a batch of popular turkey slices. The affected slow roasted turkey breast products have an incorrect use-by-date. The Food Safety Authority Ireland (FSAI) issued the recall today on their website, writing: “Dunnes Stores is recalling a batch of its slow roasted turkey slices as the implicated batch was […]

8 years ago

A Wicklow school has launched an appeal to stop the deportation of a nine-year-old student. Eric Zhi Ying Xue, a fourth class student, was born in Ireland but is not an Irish citizen. He is at risk of being deported to China, his mother’s place of birth, despite not being a Chinese citizen. Eric’s school, […]

8 years ago

Ah, what? Hen parties are generally fun. There’s drink, there’s food, there’s an abundance of straws shaped like penises that you drink out of because haha, drinking out of a penis, hysterical, am I right?! Like we said – lots of fun. When all is said and done though, as the sashes are hung up […]

8 years ago

The Great British Bake Off viewers have branded the show a “fix” after fan favourite Manon left the tent. The French baker was kicked off the show during last night’s programme after failing to impress Paul and Prue with her Danish showstopper. Through the rest of the episode, however, Manon faired well enough, completing both […]

8 years ago

Danny Miller has left Twitter following an intense row with a fan. The Emmerdale actor had words with a user last night who made some untoward comments about his girlfriend, Nicola. The tweets in question have since been deleted, but both Miller’s and his fans’ responses remain online. Miller, who plays Aaron Dingle in the […]

8 years ago

Look at it, like. Doing up your new gaff is fun. It’s stressful, it costs a lot, and it could actually be of the most painful experiences of your life, but whatever, it’s also fun, you enjoy it, don’t lie. One of the greatest things about doing up your house is going to IKEA – […]

8 years ago

Meghan Markle’s dad Thomas Markle Jnr has reacted the news of his daughter’s pregnancy. The 74-year-old is apparently “delighted” that Meghan is expecting her first child. He also thinks that she will be a “great mom.” The Sun reports that Thomas had heard the news before it was announced by Kensington Palace. He was not mentioned […]

8 years ago

Somebody get that man hobby. Yesterday, it was announced that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are expecting their first child together. It was a day of shock, surprise, and for some reason trying to figure out what country the pair were in when they conceived (made in Ireland, wha?). All in all, a decent 24 […]

8 years ago

Stunning.

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Abstract art, am I right? In case you weren’t aware, yesterday Princess Eugenie got married to Jack Brooksbank. The pair had a lovely day, looked very well, and treated the whole affair with significantly less caution than Meghan and Harry did when they said their vows back in May. Keeping #onmessage with this slightly more […]

8 years ago

Where do you land on this? A mum has questioned whether giving your children themed names is tacky. If you don’t really know what a themed name is, it’s basically like giving all of your children names that begin with the letter ‘K’, or picking names that are all flowers, or going with names that […]

8 years ago

Please. Look, we all know that the British royal family are mad for their traditions. They have to be, in fairness to them – the Queen’s the Queen and if she doesn’t want you to hold hands in public then you better keep as far away from your husband or wife as possible. Don’t even […]

8 years ago

A mother has shown her injuries caused by tennis ball-sized hailstones as she tried to protect her four-month-old daughter from a supercell storm. Fiona Simpson from Queensland, Australia, was driving with her baby daughter Clara and grandmother near Brisbane when the back window of her car was smashed by large hailstones. The mother said that […]

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