ONE DUBLIN bar is facing sanctions and possible closure as it stood accused of not fully embracing the Christmas spirit after its specialised festive cocktail menu only included 58 Christmas themed gin cocktails. The creation of 58 dash-of-gin-plus-a-Schweppes-tonic based cocktails was a huge undertaking for staff and involved hiring the only crack team of pun… Read more »
SINCE the beginning of time brands have been coming up with clever and creative ways to engage with their customers on an emotional level, some using characters like 7up’s Fido Dido, Nestle’s M&M guys and of course, who could forget Ireland’s infamous Saint Patrick character who helped sell billions of cheap Irish merchandise over the… Read more »
FANS HAVE BEEN queuing up outside New York’s Broadway and London’s West End areas as the fizzy drink/Andrew Loyld Webber crossover extravaganza no one knew they wanted premiers just in time for Halloween. “Brand synergy and songs bursting with juicy orange flavour? Who do I have to bribe to get a ticket,” exclaimed one excited… Read more »
CERN scientists in conjunction with Fanta’s innovation department have announced a breakthrough in quantum science which could revolutionise the world as we know it, WWN has learned. Experimenting with the large Hadron Collider for the past 12 months, the fizzy drink manufacturer reportedly spent over $2bn on particle accelerator tests in the hopes of finding dark matter and to… Read more »
THE WARNING, issued by Met Éireann comes into affect in Derry and other locations across the island of Ireland from the 6th of September and is set to last for weeks. While the meteorological service rarely issues non-weather based warnings it is believed bright red balloons are associated with torrential rains and can lead to… Read more »
A WATERFORD man is cursing himself into oblivion having failed to buy a ticket for last night’s €175 EuroMillions draw after subsequently finding out the record-setting winning ticket was sold here in Ireland. Gathering himself briefly to join in the office gossip with all his coworkers, who could talk of nothing else, Gary Finnerty (29)… Read more »
IT’S a new year, it’s a new semester… how about a new smartphone? After all, you’ve got another three or four months of college to get through; that means hours upon hours of course content and lectures that you’re going to have to entertain yourself during, as well as sending messages to classmates when you… Read more »
ALTHOUGH you have sternly and repeatedly reminded yourself already that you have to stretch that last €20 through all of January, like clockwork, the January sales entered the picture making eyes at you and flirting. That hussy. Flat broke after saying yes to every night out, catch up with friends, fancy pants brunch and overpriced… Read more »
WRECK-IT Ralph returns to our screens shortly, this time inadvertently ‘breaking the internet’ in a hilarious sequel to the beloved first movie. But why stop there? What’s in store for Ralph in the future? With the internet smashed, here’s five more things we’d like Ralph to turn his smash-happy hands to… 1) Donuts We like… Read more »
GARDAÍ are warning tea drinkers over black market Lyons tea mugs which have been traded for up to €500 on the street, with personalised mug touts making hundreds of thousands of euros from the proceeds. The mugs, which are limited edition and contain the owners’ tea making credentials, were launched only weeks ago, however, opportunistic street… Read more »