Chat star Graham Norton’s latest novel is set to be his most personal yet as he takes us back to a rural Irish village in 1987. The 56-year-old’s third book is called ‘Home Stretch’ and sees the village community looking forward to a wedding between two popular residents.
Author: Angela Nurse
Graham Norton speaks about horrifying moment he was stabbed and left for dead
Irish TV star Graham Norton has spoken about the terrifying moment he was stabbed and left for dead after being attacked in the 1980s. The chat host, who was a drama student in West London, was in his early 20s at the time.
New parents lose a month and a half of sleep in first year of child’s life
A study has revealed that new parents lose nearly a month and a half’s worth of sleep in the first year of their child’s life. The study was conducted on parents in the UK and suggested that parents only get around 5.1 hours sleep per night.
Dublin has two of the best cocktail bars in Europe says leading travel site
Two Irish cocktail bars have been named among the best in Europe by a leading travel website. When Big 7 Travel compiled their list of the top 50 cocktail bars In Europe, they found that two of Dublin’s establishments were a little special.
UK Royals Prince William and Kate Middleton to visit Ireland
Prince William and wife Kate Middleton are planning an official tour of Ireland where they are set to visit several locations. The visit will take place between Tuesday 3rd March and Thursday 5th March and is intended to highlight the many strong links between the UK and Ireland.
When Joe Biden met his long lost Irish family on trip to trace ancestry
US presidential candidate Joe Biden made a sentimental journey to Ireland to visit his ancestral home and trace long lost cousins.
Comedy legend Steve Coogan has applied for Irish passport
British comedy legend Steve Coogan has said he considers himself half Irish and revealed that he will be receiving his Irish passport soon. Coogan is from Manchester, England but his mother came from Mayo and the family would holiday there while he was a child.
Taytos celebrate their ‘Irishness’ by adding new crisp flavours to their selection
Ireland’s favourite crisps company has added some new flavours to their selection – and they have a particularly Irish theme. Tayto took to twitter to announce they are introducing traditional Irish classics Bacon and Cabbage and Irish Beef Stew.
Customers leave hilarious comments about new burger at Cork restaurant
A cheeky customer left a note behind after visiting his favourite burger joint to let them know just how delicious his food had been. Staff at the Son Of A Bun restaurant in Cork were amused to find the letter.
Irish teenager wows audience and Will.i.am. on the Voice UK
An Irish teenager wowed the audience of the hit BBC show The Voice and received high praise from The Black Eyed Peas star Will.i.am. Shauna Byrne, of Malahide, appeared on the show and performed the Sam Mendes hit ‘If I Can’t Have You’.
