Category: Lifestyle

Guinness could help people who are suffering from hearing loss, according to research at Pennsylvania State University (PSU). It is thought to be due to the high levels of iron contained in the iconic Irish drink.

A moving video of a young Irish girl singing to her great-grandmother has taken the internet by storm. The video was uploaded in 2017, and sees five-year-old Sophie meeting her great grandmother Breda for the first time since she was just nine months old.

A Dublin pub caught the attention of Piers Morgan with its comical advert for a vacancy of a ‘snowflake’ role. Oscar’s Bar in Smithfield posted the advert on Facebook advising applicants they should be “self-entitled, over-sensitive” and capable of taking offence at the “most innocuous things imaginable”.

Ireland has two entries in the latest compilation list from Lonely Planet, this one naming the most epic roads to drive in the world. The Wild Atlantic Way and the Causeway Coastal Route have both been included in the list created by the online travel guide.

A potentially deadly blood condition has been labelled the ‘Celtic Curse’ because more people in Ireland are prone to it than people from other countries. Haemochromatosis is a build-up of iron in the blood which if untreated can reach toxic levels that cause failure of vital organs such as the liver, heart and pancreas.

Dublin’s first ever ‘naturist friendly’ hotel has opened its doors and has issued a helpful list of do’s and don’ts to help guests feel comfortable. The advice also lets men know what they should do if they become a little too excited.