Apparently, there's a way to double your annual leave in 2018 and it's all down to when you book those much-anticipated days off. By planning carefully and choosing strategic dates, you can score yourself a nice little break but you'll want to get in before everyone else does.more
When it comes to making wedding plans, most brides and grooms agree that the weather is anything but dependable. Still, when Tristan and Colette decided on Monday, October 15 for their Big Day... they probably didn't consider that an ex-hurricane could be brewing.more
Have you always dreamed of a new life abroad? Now's the chance to grab it as one Italian mayor is offering up to £1,800 to anyone who wants to move to a picturesque village in Puglia.more
This super-quaint cottage located near Woodford in Co.Galway and the shores of Lough Derg has been named as the best in Ireland's rental scene. The Humble Daisy scored 'gold' in a national travel awards scheme by Skyes Cottages which hold 'The Skyes Gem Awards' judged by a panel of leading travel experts. more
GUINNESS have launched new limited-edition cans to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the birth of artist John Gilroy. Gilroy was the creative genius behind the hugely successful Guinness advertisements that ran from the 1930s to the 1960s.more
Turns out good things really do come in threes! An Irish man is celebrating a life-chasing week after he won 25,000 EUR on a scratch card he bought after he found out his partner was pregnant.more
An Post have issued a one euro stamp featuring the face of Che Guevara, a leading figure in the Cuban Revolution of the 1950s and 1960s. The stamp, which features a famous image of Guevara by Dublin artist Jim Fitzpatrick, commemorates the 50th anniversary of the revolutionary's death on October 9, 1967.more
A five-bedroom £3.5 million home on the banks of the River Thames could be yours for just £25, if you win a game of spot the ball. Helen and Gary Weller, who designed and built Reve House in Caversham, Reading, came up with the scheme after struggling to sell the luxurious multi-million pound home. more
Unfortunately, people sleeping rough on the streets of Dublin is an all-too-common sight these days. But what Skerries man Phily Dunne captured on Henry St. this week was a break from the usual - a real bittersweet moment. more
When this man thought he heard a rat scurrying around upstairs, he immediately went to investigate. But when David Dawes opened the door to the airing cupboard in his Swansea home he was met by a huge exotic snake.more
Some of Ireland's most eligible farming talent have stripped off for a calendar that has been nicknamed "agri porn." Swapping gruelling farm work for a photoshoot, the men have done their best to give supermodels like Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid a run for their money.more
Fisherman almost died after a Dover sole he had caught jumped down his throat. His life was saved by paramedics after the fish wriggled free of his hand and choked him.more
Beer was ranked alongside bread as the most important dietary staple in early modern Ireland, and some workers were granted a daily allowance of 14 pints of ale, a study has found. Dr Susan Flavin, Lecturer in Early Modern History at Anglia Ruskin University, examined evidence from household accounts, soldiers' rations and port books from 16th century Ireland.more
A tights firm hit out at Transport for London's advertising rules today after it was forced to cover up part of a model's back in a campaign image.more
Ireland's first cat lounge is opening in Dublin this week. The cat lounge, inspired by the famous cat cafes in Japan, is a space where customers can book 90-minute sessions to play with the kittens and "get their feline fix".more
Sausage, pickled cucumber, pickled mushrooms, onions and peppers - these products were found on a Polish piece of pizza in the Walthamstow district of London. The dessert symbolizes the eight largest ethnic minorities inhabiting this part of the UK capital.more
The millennial generation are often dismissed as poor precious snowflakes. Millennials are said to have ruined marriage, dating and marmalade among other things.more
A former Cork prison has won a major European travel award. Spike Island has been named Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction at the 2017 World Travel Awards, seeing off a shortlist which included the Eiffel Tower, Buckingham Palace and the Colosseummore
A major think tank has called for a "civility code" to stop Londoners from being so rude and unfriendly to one another. The influential Centre for London think tank wants to reverse the reputation Londoners have, calling for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists to treat each other with greater respect. more
Offered by Ascension Flights, the process allows families to send their loved one's remains to the edge of Earth's atmosphere and costs upwards of £795.more
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Ican).
Berit Reiss-Andersen, the Nobel committee chair, said it was due to the group's "groundbreaking efforts to achieve a treaty prohibition" on nuclear weapons.more
Two Gardai went to Poland for a "Placement Programme" organised by IPA. IPA stands for International Police Association which was founded January 1, 1950 by the British Police Sergeant Sir Arthur Troop. It is neutral politically, economically, and religiously.more
The first same-sex Anglican church wedding in the UK has taken place in Edinburgh. Peter Matthews and Alistair Dinnie made history when they were married at St John's Church, run by the Scottish Episcopal Church (SEC), The Times Scotland reported.more