Au Pair: the sequel!
Sign the petition to support Au Pairs in Ireland. Do you remember the Spanish girl who sued her host family and obtained almost 10.000 euro back? Fine, from that moment the Au pair community has been talking about their…
Guns N’Roses Fire Again
Guns N’ Roses’ “classic” line-up played their first gig together in 23 years at LA’s Troubadour club on Friday night. It was the first time since july 1993 when the frontman Axl Rose, guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan have…
Top Ten Irish Names for Girls
1. Aoife (pronounced: ee-fa) This name means beautiful, radiant or joyful, and likely derives from the Gaelic word ‘aoibh’ meaning ‘beauty’ or ‘pleasure.’ In Irish mythology, Aoife is known as the greatest woman warrior in the world. She gave birth…
Good News
Regulator says strong growth in domestic demand will push GDP growth up to 5.1% this year. The Central Bank has revised its growth forecast upwards for the Irish economy for 2016, and is now predicting growth of 5.1 per…
WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE
April’s Fool Day
Be careful….don’t trust anyone… pay attention to everything… And expect many jokes!!! Everyone knows that the first day of April is the date in which you can show your best sense of humor and make jokes like there is…
Big Problem
The research, led by scientists from Imperial College London and published in The Lancet, compared body mass index (BMI) among almost 20 million adult men and women from 1975 to 2014. It found obesity in men has tripled and more…
The Top 10 April Fool’s Day Hoaxes – vol. II
5. San Serriffe April 1, 1977: The Guardian published a special seven-page supplement devoted to San Serriffe, a small republic said to consist of several semi-colon-shaped islands located in the Indian Ocean. A series of articles affectionately described the geography…
Most Unlucky Surnames
Jennifer Null’s husband had warned her before they got married that taking his name could lead to occasional frustrations in everyday life. She knew the sort of thing to expect – his family joked about it now and again, after…