Gestational diabetes affects 5-10% of Irish women. If this condition is left undetected and uncontrolled, it can lead to a number of complications for the mother and baby. So, here’s everything you need to know about gestational diabetes, from signs to look out to diagnosis and treatment. So, what is gestational diabetes? Diabetes is caused by having […]

3 years ago

By Steve Hopkins A bride-to-be cancelled her wedding after her friends reportedly refused to pay nearly €1,000 each to attend. The woman, known only as Susan, was left fuming after her nearest and dearest decided to skip her nuptials rather than pay the hefty fee to watch her tie the knot, Tyla reported. The Canadian wanted […]

3 years ago

By Steve Hopkins A tired CEO refused to switch seats on a plane so a mum could sit next to her children. She is being commended for standing her ground, as stories of airline seat wars continue to take off. Tammy Nelson, the CEO of global jewellery brand CONQUERing, posted a now-viral video about the […]

3 years ago

McVities has announced the return of a white chocolate version of the much-loved Digestive biscuit. Back in 2005, McVities took their classic milk chocolate Digestive and spruced it up, swapping the milk chocolate for white chocolate and giving biscuit lovers everywhere a fresh reason to rejoice. And then, poof, they were gone. Fast-forward almost 20 […]

3 years ago

A terrifying incident and a trip to a children’s hospital made this mother warn others about the product. A viral post circulating on social media this week from Kelley Whitty, a mother living in Ohio in the US, has been shared thousands of times as concerned parents try to spread the word about the potential […]

3 years ago

We’re not surprised! Birth is one of the most incredible things our bodies can go through as women, but it is also really, really hard on us. In fact, science suggests that giving birth is harder on a person’s body than running a marathon, and while athletes are resting and getting treatment for their injuries, […]

3 years ago

By Steve Hopkins ‘Nuria was the light of our lives. She embodied joy, kindness and generosity and she was loved by all around her’ A second eight-year-old girl has died after a Land Rover crashed into a London primary school last week, with her family announcing her passing with “profound sorrow”. Merton Police confirmed Monday […]

3 years ago

By Steve Hopkins A car has crashed into a primary school in London, injuring multiple people. Several people have been injured after a car crashed into a primary school building in Wimbledon. Police were called to the scene, believed to be The Study Preparatory School, just before 10 am after a vehicle collided with one […]

3 years ago

Readers were not happy with his excuse! A new father’s post has received a lot of backlash online after he says he doesn’t think he should have to change his child’s nappies at night. He said that he feels his wife should change all the nappies when it’s late because she is up anyway breastfeeding […]

3 years ago

By Fiona Frawley The boy was onboard a Ryanair flight that lost cabin pressure and had to make an emergency landing. An 11-year-old schoolboy from Kildare has been awarded €10,000 in a personal injuries claim against Ryanair, after he suffered a “terrifying ordeal” onboard one of the airline’s flights. The aircraft made an emergency landing […]

3 years ago

By Katy Thornton Multiple shopping centres in Ireland can no longer accept or sell their own-branded gift cards. According to RTÉ News: “Liffey Valley Shopping Centre and The Square Tallaght in Dublin and Mahon Point Shopping Centre in Cork have all confirmed they are currently not accepting their own-branded gift cards.” View this post on Instagram […]

3 years ago

By Charlie Herbert There was no signs of harm or assault An inquest has heard that Nicola Bulley was alive when she fell into the River Wyre and died as a result of drowning. The inquest into Ms Bulley’s death began today at County Hall in Preston. Home Office pathologist Dr Alison Armour gave evidence […]

3 years ago

Don’t make this mistake when you’re heading away this summer. Travelers have been warned against using luggage tags with their addresses on them because of thieves. Apparently, thieves can use the personal information on your suitcase to break into your home. When you think about it, not everyone in an airport needs to go through […]

3 years ago

By Steve Hopkins The sun lounger wars are well and truly underway! A couple got the ultimate revenge against “sun lounger hoggers” who were reserved their place at a pool several hours before they showed up. The Australian couple, Thom and Lisa, told of how they found beach towels left on afternoon loungers before 6.30 […]

3 years ago

By Charlie Herbert A woman claims she has lost five stone and feels better than ever after ditching her fruit and veg for a diet of raw meat and offal. India Castley completely stopped eating vegetables last summer and has been eating uncooked meats for around a year now. She claims that the diet helped […]

3 years ago

By Steve Hopkins And the results speak for themselves A woman has proved just how wrong her husband is after he claimed she did nothing around the house. Rather than taking the comment on the chin, or arguing about it, Lindsay Donnelly decided to stop cleaning for a few days and filmed the results. In […]

3 years ago

By Steve Hopkins A newborn baby has passed away just weeks after his mother died from a stroke. According to a report by Lancashire Live, Dexter Khan-Barnes was born at 32 weeks after being delivered by emergency cesarean section when his mother, Laura Barnes, developed the clot. Laura’s mum Jennifer Barnes said her daughter had […]

3 years ago

Imagine being a plus one at this… After one groom discovered that his soon to be bride was having an affair with his best man behind his back, he knew the perfect time to spill all to their loved ones was on the big day itself. Taking matters into his own hands, the groom, who […]

3 years ago

By Jack Peat She is urging parents-to-be to use a psychic medium to contact their unborn child and ask if they “actually want to be here” A TikToker has hilariously announced that she is suing her parents for having her without her permission. Kass Theaz took to her social media page to blast her parents […]

3 years ago

By Jack Peat A father has tragically been killed after rescuing a mother duck and her babies. The dad got out of his car in California when he noticed the animals struggling. He saved them and helped them get to the other side of the road, but tragedy struck moments after his act of kindness. […]

3 years ago

German police are set to search a reservoir in Portugal that Christian Brueckner used to visit. The search is set to begin on Tuesday, May 23rd. Officers will start work at the Arade dam, which is located about 50km from where Madeleine went missing in Praia da Luz in the Algarve, 16 years ago, at […]

3 years ago

By Charlie Herbert Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary have paid tribute to Phillip Schofield on This Morning, in the first show since his sudden departure. Alison described him as “one of the best live television broadcasters this country has ever had” and added that “we and all the team wish him all the best for […]

3 years ago

All the Harry Potter films are on Netflix! To celebrate Netflix releasing all eight Harry Potter movies on to the streaming platform, we want to share some of the best Harry Potter inspired baby names with you. Today marks the first time that the films, adapted from JK Rowling’s best-selling children’s novels, will be carried […]

3 years ago

By Callum Boyle One mum has sparked a debate on the internet after revealing that she makes five weeks’ worth of school lunches in advance for her children. Elise explained that she makes a batch of 27 sandwiches in one go for her child to take to school so that she has more free time […]

3 years ago

By Steve Hopkins ‘Does her mum even know what she is doing to a young girl?’ Heidi Klum is being shamed for a recent post online where she is seen posing for a lingerie advert with her daughter. The 49-year-old former supermodel features in a new campaign by Intimissimi alongside her 18-year-old daughter, Leni. Since […]

3 years ago

By Katy Thronton  Some essential info for frequent Luas takers. There will be temporary Luas disruptions over the bank holiday weekend. The Green Line will be temporarily closed between Beechwood and Stephen’s Green on Saturday 29th, Sunday 30th, and Monday 1st. According to their website: “This work is essential to the operation of the Luas system […]

3 years ago

Too cute. Celebrity stylist and fashion influencer, Clémentine MacNeice has revealed the name of her one-week-old baby boy with an adorable Instagram reel. She gave birth last Wednesday with husband, Jamie Lynch by her side. Announcing the news on Instagram, the Armagh woman wrote: “19.04.2023 ? Our beautiful boy is here. Hard to put this […]

3 years ago

By Callum Boyle She described the trip home as a ‘nightmare’ Billie Faiers has been slated for complaining about a recent holiday to the Maldives. The mum was ‘forced’ to hold her five-month-old baby for a 12 hour flight. Billie Faiers was on her way back from the luxurious island with her husband Greg Shepherd […]

3 years ago

By Callum Boyle The whole thing was caught on camera. One man has come under fire after losing his temper with a couple because their baby was crying for ’45 minutes’ during a flight to Florida. The man’s outburst was caught on camera and has since gone viral on social media. In the video, the […]

3 years ago

This is just shocking. A woman has been hit with major backlash after posing for photos on the train tracks at Auschwitz. The Auschwitz Museum has since reminded visitors that they should be respectful when visiting the former Nazi execution camp where an estimated 1.1 million people were killed. In an image shared on Twitter by […]

3 years ago

Here’s what you can do. Today is Earth Day, a day that celebrates the modern environmental movement and inspires us to focus on our planet and the need for conservation. The trouble is, there’s an overwhelming amount of information out there, and sometimes it can be hard to sift through everything and figure out what […]

3 years ago

By Charlie Herbert Julia Wendell’s phone was seized by police. Julia Wendell, who claimed to be Madeleine McCann, has been reported to the police over explicit images of children that were allegedly found on her phone. Julia hit the headlines earlier this year when she claimed on Instagram that she is the British girl who […]

3 years ago

By Charlie Herbert ‘The type of bartender everyone needs’ A bartender has been praised as a “hero” after he saved two girls from being harassed using a clever trick. Max Gutierrez’s actions were shared online by Twitter user Trinity Allie, who was out for a drink with her mate when they were served by Gutierrez […]

3 years ago

Halle Berry has had enough of trolls Halle Berry has swiped back at trolls trying to bring her down for posting a beautiful nude photo on social media. The Hollywood A-lister uploaded a snap last week to Instagram, captioning the image, “I do what I wanna do. Happy Saturday.” The actress is naked in the […]

3 years ago

“You should never charge your child for something a parent should do for free” A mum has divided opinion after revealing that she hiked her daughter’s rent by £25 a month – from £50 to £75 – to help her deal with rising living costs and because the teenager had more disposable cash than she […]

3 years ago

Joe Biden is staying in one of Dublin’s finest hotels. Joe Biden’s Irish trip is officially underway and although his itinerary is jam-packed, his hotel stays along the way will still be suitably luxurious. The US President arrived in Ireland on April 12th. He is set to spend the day in Mayo, but unwinded in […]

3 years ago

Henry Street is on the up, and the long-awaited recovery of retail in Dublin 1 is well and truly underway Shuttered shop fronts, and red-lettered ‘to let’ signs have unfortunately become a fixture of our main shopping streets, none more so than once our busiest of thoroughfares. While attention has been cast on Grafton Street, […]

3 years ago

Ever heard of face mapping? Did you know that you are able to tell a whole lot about what is going on on the inside of your body just by looking at your face? According to Eastern medicine – and the ancient Ayurvedic method of face mapping – your face can be seen as a […]

3 years ago

By Charlie Herbert ‘It’s the very last comfort you can give your friend’ A vet has urged pet owners to stand by their animals when they are being euthanised after an experience left her “in tears for weeks.” Losing a pet is never easy, and while some owners would sooner sit in the waiting room […]

3 years ago

By Katy Thornton Whether you’re into an intimate gathering, or a party of 200. Wedding season is nearly upon us again, and if it’s got you thinking about where your perfect venue might be, whether there’s an engagement ring on your finger or not, then you might want to consult this list, put together by Save […]

3 years ago

By Fiona Frawley. A war of the takeaways is getting underway in Ballyfermot, as a son is opening a restaurant next door to his dad’s after a family falling out. Lam’s takeaway has been in business on Dublin’s Ballyfermot Road for 32 years and this week Jonathan Lam, son of owner Ken, has launched his […]

3 years ago

By Callum Boyle. Summer holidays felt like they went on forever, but now the weekend goes by in the blink of an eye – here’s why. We’ve all wondered it at some point: why does it feel like time goes faster as you get older and why did the days feel so much longer when you […]

3 years ago

One neighbour had to re-home their dog, as she was constantly being bitten by rats in the back garden. Neighbours of a derelict house in North Dublin have been majorly impacted by a rat infestation at the premises, The Independent reports. Residents in the area claim rats are “swinging from the curtains” at the abandoned house. One […]

3 years ago

She believes she is Madeleine McCann. A woman who has claimed to be Madeleine McCann has recalled her earliest memory which has similarities to the same place the toddler disappeared 16 years ago. Julia Wendell, who is also known by the names Julia Faustyna and Julia Wandelt, went viral in February after sharing what she […]

3 years ago

Paul O’Grady died on Tuesday evening. Paul O’Grady died with his husband by his side, his best friend has confirmed. The beloved comedian passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on Tuesday evening. 'We spoke for an hour. It must have been one of the best conversations we've ever had.' Former Avengers actress Linda Thorson tells @susannareid100 […]

3 years ago

She believes she is Madeleine McCann. A woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann is set to “present evidence” during an interview with Dr. Phil. Julia Wendell, who is also known by the names Julia Faustyna and Julia Wandelt, has been interviewed by the American chat show host, with the episode due to air in the […]

3 years ago

By Charlie Herbert It caused a frenzy when it first hit menus last year The Chicken Big Mac has returned to the McDonald’s menu in the UK, but fans will need to be quick to make sure they don’t miss out. The Chicken Big Mac is a twist on the classic Big Mac millions know and […]

3 years ago

So every year we would get my mum a Turkish Delight for mother’s day. I don’t know how or why this tradition started but it was only about three years ago that she finally broke down and told us that she legit HATES Turkish Delight. Now we have reason to believe that my dad actually […]

3 years ago

By Fiona Frawley Can’t a gal 3-in-1 in peace around here? Mere moments into 2023, Saturdays singer and Tipperary woman Una Healy broke the internet (or the Irish corner of it, at least) by hinting she was in a three-way relationship with former heavyweight boxing champion David Haye and his girlfriend Sian Osborne. In a […]

3 years ago

By Fiona Frawley Get back to where you once belonged (Dublin Airport, Terminal 1 specifically). Last week, Dublin Airport took to social media to announce they’d be retiring their infamous cloud and washing line installation from the well-trodden road to arrivals at Terminal 1. It’s hard to know if the two are connected, but the announcement was […]

3 years ago