• I think as an island country cut off from the rest of Europe, it’s a good thing that we have a certain amount of immigration. Mobility of races is a good thing. You can even see the better-looking and taller children now as a result of the Celtic Tiger years. I think it’s a good thing to keep our IQs up there; it’s not just about appearance.

    Fine Gael TD Olivia Mitchell on the uggos we used to be before the boom. Now we’re just ugly on the inside, which still doesn’t explain why my mom won’t reblog my selfie. 
  • Artist Ryan Callanan’s piece Double Sided Trooper, during a preview for his exhibition 8 Forever, at Lawrence Alkin Gallery in London.

    Photo: Yui Mok

  • Undated handout photo issued by the PDSA of a three-year-old Norwegian Forest crossbreed cat Skie with (from left) PDSA vet Siobhan Casey, owner Elsie Brown and her daughter Annie,  the cat swallowed the bell from her collar and was treated at the PDSA pet hospital in Tolcross.

    Photo: Guy Hinks 

  • People@thingz

    The Dealz Christmas gift preview at some PR place in Dublin. Because what better way to say ‘you are of no consequence to me’ than with a gift that cost €1.49? 

  • The brand’s cheekiness and youthfulness will certainly cater to the millennial who wants their pizza their own way.

    From the marketing gurus behind Poochie The Dog. Niall Howard, the former chief executive of famed restaurant and nightlife brand Hakkasan, who has been charged with launching 60 “Project Pie” outlets across Ireland and the UK. Because we needed another 60 or so pizza outlets.