A runner in the London Marathon stunned his girlfriend after he completed the race by getting down on one knee and proposing. The romantic scene was captured on video and has become an online hit. (more…)

There is no better way to get the party started than by cracking open a keg of beer for everyone to enjoy. It sounds like a fairly simple task, but one party host struggled with the mechanics of the keg much to the amusement of his guests, and the whole of the internet. (more…)

The age old debate about how to correctly pronounce the word scone has been settled by the University of Cambridge. Is it scone, to rhyme with cone? Or is it scone, to rhyme with gone? Everybody has their own opinion, but which, if either is correct? (more…)

A video of an Irish girl singing her heart out while sitting at the wheel of a tractor has gone viral. Leanne Rowlette was driving the tractor around her family farm in Dromore and listening to the country music classic ‘Go Lassie Go’. (more…)

Irish writer Graham Linehan has revealed he has considered bringing the nation’s favourite, Father Ted, back in the form of a stage musical. The news will be music to the ears of millions of comedy fans in Ireland and the UK. (more…)

A recent study has found a link between iron deficiency and going deaf, which has raised the question: ‘Does that mean drinking Guinness can help prevent hearing loss?’ The black stuff is famously rich in iron, so surely a daily dose could be beneficial to our health, or at least to our hearing…? (more…)

A video that shows the touching moment that a dog was reunited with his best friend has been melting people’s hearts online. Buster the dog has a special friendship with a donkey called Jack. (more…)

People all over Ireland and beyond are straining their ears to try to understand what an Irish farmer said during a recent news bulletin. Mikey Joe O’Shea’s accent was so strong that people have no idea what he was he was saying – we think the gist of the conversation was about stolen sheep. (more…)

A romantic Irishman has won over women everywhere – and one special lady in particular – after a video of his elaborate proposal went viral. Shane McInerney pulled out all the stops as he popped the question to his American girlfriend Julia Gordon over the weekend. (more…)

House prices jumped dramatically in Ireland between December and March but the picture varies widely across the country…with some areas booming and others still ambling along. The highest rises were in Co Dublin where prices rose by 5.6% over the three- month period, taking the cost of the average three bedroom semi above €400,000. In…

Pope Francis will do ‘everything he can’ to visit Ireland next year according to a senior Vatican official. It is hoped the Pope will be able to attend the church’s World Meeting of Families in Dublin in August 2018. (more…)

The trailer for a new Irish film about Martin McGuinness and Iain Paisley has been released – and it looks like being a fascinating movie. The film, called ‘The Journey’, will be released in the summer and will follow the stories of two of the most significant figures in recent Northern Irish history. (more…)

Baywatch legend Pamela Anderson has offered to go for a pint of Guinness with Taoiseach Enda Kenny, but only if he does a certain something for her. The long-time PETA campaigner wants him to implement a national ban on the use of animals in circuses. (more…)

A video of a teenage boy dancing with his mother has taken social media by storm, as it melts viewers’ hearts. The boy – known just as Alex – has a severe form of cerebral palsy and is confined to an electric wheelchair. (more…)

An Irish woman who was told she would never be a model as she is the ‘wrong shape’ is enjoying success thanks to her determination and huge popularity on social media. Lauren Bejaoui had dreamed of working in fashion and becoming a model since she was 14. It seemed as though those hopes would be…

An Irish millionaire has spoken about how being Irish has helped him to grow his business out in Mexico. Bobby Healy is the founder of the tech company, CarTrawler. CarTrawler is used all over the world to connect customers to car rentals, rail connections, online travel agents, hotels and even airlines. (more…)

An Irish entrepreneur has spoken about how he went from being kicked out of school to selling his whiskey brand for millions of dollars. Illlan Power showed his business instinct from a young age, when he was selling chocolate bars to his schoolmates back home in Carlow. (more…)