A chocolate company has caused outrage after revealing its not-so-sweet side with its ‘no ginger’ recruitment policy for its latest advert. Milka advertised for girls aged between 8-11 to play Mia in an upcoming advert.

A recent survey has revealed that one in five Irish workers has a ‘work husband’ or work wife’. A ‘work spouse’ is a co-worker who a person has a close, platonic friendship with – usually of the opposite sex.

An Irish priest has said that many mourners arrive at funerals with packets of cigarettes and cans of beer and take them up to the alter as offertory gifts. Fr Tomas Walsh, of Gurranabraher parish on the northside of Cork has had enough and has hit out at those he …

Brendan Grace is set to appear from ‘beyond the grave’ at a tribute concert in his honour later this year. When the Irish comedian passed away in July, his death brought about a wave of tributes and memories shared by fans and celebrities from Ireland and abroad.

Irish TV presenter Eamonn Holmes launched a blistering attack on Meghan Markle before threatening to sue a viewer who accused him of racism. The This Morning host said he felt the Duchess of Sussex was ‘up her own backside’ and displayed an ‘uppity attitude’.

The stunning Keem Bay in Co Mayo has been named one of the most beautiful beaches in the world by a leading travel site. The beach, which is situated deep between jagged hills and mountains on either side, was voted for by users of the Big 7 Travel site.

A teenage science whizz from Cork has won a prestigious award after coming up with an ingenious way to clean up the oceans. Fionn Ferreira won a €45,000 prize at the Google Science Fair which is one of the world’s leading STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) student competitions.

Irish TV presenter Eamonn Holmes has revealed that he was once on a bus that was hijacked and blown up by the IRA. The This Morning star, who grew up in Belfast, said that a man in a balaclava came onto the bus and doused it in petrol before setting …

An Irish teenager received a standing ovation after he gave a passionate speech criticising the government over climate change. Conal O’Boyle said that Fine Gael was ‘passing the buck’ by encouraging citizens to recycle but doing little stop big businesses from curbing industrial scale emissions.

A bottlenose dolphin was saved by the emergency services after a member of the public spotted it stranded on an Irish beach. The gardaí and fire service arrived at the strand at Cockelshell Road, Tralee in time to save the creature.