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Good Friday is a funny auld day, between the lack of meat eating and the no-drinking rule.

However, Ireland is a place full of mischief and excellent observations, as we discovered by checking out the Irish Good Friday hashtag. 

10. Stocking up in a national pastime. 

9. As is confusing tourists.

8. And watching them being confused.

7. Hear, hear!

6. Not that you can get near a lick of drink today.

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5. Build a wall. Make the thirsty pay for it. 

4. Any excuse for a house sesh really.

3. The fear must have been real. 

2.  He's ready to go.

1. Up to a bit of mischief 

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Easter is just around the corner, and with it brings chocolate eating, family gatherings, and maybe even a bit of mass if you're feeling devout. 

It can sometimes be tough to find an outfit that looks fancy enough for a family occasion, while remaining super comfy to accommodate the food baby made of confectionery that we plan to establish on the day. 

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Luckily, the high street is full of pretty, comfy dresses that can be dressed up with a pair of flats and a duster coat, or dressed down with some tights, a biker jacket and a trilby. 

We've chosen a few of our faves that we think are perfect for the coming bank holiday weekend. 

Black dress €24.99, Yellow dress €29.99, both New Look

White dress €29.99, Denim dress €24.99, both Bershka

Pink bardot dress €55.00, Blue floral dress €60.00, both RiverIsland

Blue off-the-shoulder dress €5.00, Yellow Maxi Dress €22, both Penneys

Printed ruffle dress €22.99, Pink lace dress €28.99, both H&M

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Have you ever realised that you have no wine for the Easter weekend and have to dash to the shop, only to remember that it's Good Friday so you're stranded, wine-less for 24 hours? 

Well, this Easter predicament will soon come to an end. 

The Government is making moves to abolish the 90-year-old ban which prevents Irish stores from selling alcohol on Good Friday.

The Irish Times is reporting that the Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald is expected not to oppose the bill. 

Unfortunately, the change is likely to come into effect for Good Friday 2018, so we're still banned from buying a beverage this Easter Friday. 

The lift is being welcomed by most Irish folk.

"Finally, no more forcing businesses and citizens to adhere to religious practice against their will," tweeted one. 

"Abolishing the Good Friday ban is such a significant step towards separation of church and state. Brilliant news," said another. 

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If you thought the fact that the Christmas decorations were on sale before the Halloween ones even had a chance to be put up, then you're not going to be happy about this news.

It seems that the Easter bunny is working over time this year, as Easter eggs are already making an appearance in supermarkets country-wide.

You may think, 'maybe Easter fall early this year?" but no, Easter isn't until April 16th, that's 101 days to go and supermarkets are clearly counting. 

Discounted selection boxes sit side by side with the springtime seasonal treats.

Surprised Irish shoppers took to Twitter to express their amusement at the early onset of Easter.

However, some chocolate fans are welcoming the early arrivals, as having more time to stock up can offer great savings on eggs that will be more expensive closer to the occasion, and it can help large families spread the cost of their Easter shopping.

Either way, we now have one more supermarket aisle to avoid when we're doing our newly healthy grocery shopping. 

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The day after Easter was always a love/hate time with your parents. You JUST received more chocolate than you weigh, and yet your mam or dad would give out to you for eating too much, or getting sick if you take one more bite.

Of course, we always sneaked a little into our room to eat at night time (which, looking back probably caused all of those nightmares) but, now that we're adults, we can eat and drink as much as we want. Yay!

And if you have some lovely Créme Eggs leftover from yesterday, why not have a little party with your Netflix account tonight and indulge yourself with this Créme Egg Mojito.

We know what you're thinking. This is possibly just TOO MUCH. But, take a look at the recipe here (and then look at the fancy pictures) and we're sure you'll probably end up really wanting it (because we totally do):

Ingredients:

  • 25ml Barcardi
  • 25ml chocolate syrup
  • Sprig of mint
  • 25ml 1:1 Gomme syrup
  • Dash of lime juice
  • 25ml soda
  • 1 Créma Egg

 

Method:

Crush mint and place in glass with other ingredients. Stir with crushed ice, top with more ice and garnish with ½ egg and mint.

The creation comes from a bar's across London, but we'll settle having it tonight in our PJ's.

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Easter Sunday is pretty much the only day of the year when it's universally acceptable to eat chocolate for breakfast, lunch AND dinner. And one person who's been taking advantage of the chocolate free for all is Amy Huberman.

The famous mum-of-two took to Instagram this morning to share a snap of her protein-packed eggy breakfast… kinda.

"An egg a day is okay," Amy wrote alonside a snap of a massive chocolate egg sitting atop her egg cup.

And the Easter puns didn't stop there, as Ms. Huberman posted yet again a few minutes later, this time pulling silly faces and praying that an "Easter-ly wind" didn't leave her stuck like this:

Another one for the pun-ny books, just like last year's effort, "egg on toast":

As well as being the queen of the puns, Amy's been providing some SERIOUS style inspiration of late – this white Lennon Courtney jumpsuit was a steal from Dunnes Stores but looked totally on point at a pre-Oscars party in LA.

Could we love this woman any more?

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Unless you've been incredibly disciplined with that Lenten "no chocolate" promise, you've no doubt already tucked into your first Easter egg of the year.

But did you know just how many eggs us Irish folk will consume in total this Easter? We'll give you a hint: it's a lot.

Repak Recycling have tallied up some interesting figures based on Ireland's chocolate-eating habits, and the results will give you a bit of a shock.

But if you can't binge-eat chocolate on Easter Sunday, when can you really? Behold, Ireland's Easter weekend in numbers…

17,700,000 – The number of Easter eggs we'll munch our way though in Ireland this year

2,136 – The amount of chocolate, in tonnes, we'll end up eating

4,200,000 – The number of marathons ONE runner could run on the calories contained in those eggs

€38,500,000 – The amount we'll spend on Easter eggs this year

shut up and take my money glee fangirl

8 – The amount of eggs eaten on average in each Irish household 

19,650 – The level of packaging, in tonnes, we'll generate this Easter

161 – The number of Boeing 747-800 aircrafts we could fill with all that cardboard, plastic and foil

Repak Recycling are encouraging chocolate lovers to #BeAGoodEgg this Easter and recycle their packaging. You can locate your nearest recycling facility at Repak.ie – especially useful if you'll be travelling over the weekend.  

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Meet Walter and Betsy. They are your new source of knitwear inspiration, and they are rabbits. Flemish giant rabbits to be exact, which means they're massive. 

But they aren't just there to help you with your fashion choices, or make you coo in awe at their cuteness. 

The pair are certified therapy bunnies, who travel around visiting universities, nursing homes, and hospitals to provide emotional support to anyone who needs it.

See? Not just fashion icons. They've got big hearts too.

And when they're not making people feel better, they like to just take it handy with their owner, Jenn Eckert. 

Jenn adopted Betsy from the Wisconsin Humane Society back in 2013. 

She told The Dodo that she chose Betsy as her hubby didn't want her to get a cat or dog, "so the next option was a rabbit."

"I went with the largest one I could find."

A few months later, Jenn returned to the same sanctuary to adopt Walter, and luckily, Walter and Betsy quickly bonded and became best friends.

And it just so happened that they wore the same size…

So Jenn started dressing the little dudes in coordinating outfits.

Sometimes matching.

Always in colours that compliment each other.

As well as a seriously funky wardrobe, the pair have their own special pram to travel around in style.

They're little bunny heroes, basically. And they're squeezably cute. 

And one final one…

You can follow the adventures of Betsy and Walter over on the Rabbitat for Humanity Facebook page.

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Let’s face it… A LOT of chocolate is going to be consumed this weekend. And sure why not, we say. 

But while everyone enjoys stuffing their faces now and then, having a healthier alternative to a seasonal stable is no bad thing either.

Which is why we got all sorts of excited when we spotted this good-for-you raw chocolate orange egg recipe.

It comes from LifeCleanse and you can properly impress your diet-conscious friends because it’s actually oh-so easy to make.

It’s also completely sugar free, dairy free, and gluten free… which means it’s pretty guilt free too.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup raw organic cacao powder
  • 1 cup Vita Coco coconut oil
  • 1 tsp organic vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp organic acai powder
  • 2 drops organic wild orange essential oil* (eg doTerra)
  • 1 pinch organic sea salt
  • 2 avocados

*ensure to use food grade oil as not all essential oils are safe to be ingested.

1) Soften the coconut oil in a small measuring jug or bowl over a bowl of warm (not hot) water. Once liquid, add the vanilla extract and orange essential oil.

2) Next slowly stir in the cacao and acai. Add a small pinch of organic sea salt. Mix well.

3) Cut the avocados in half lengthways; remove the stone and spoon out the flesh. For this recipe we will be using just the skins, as natural Easter egg moulds (you can use the flesh on toast or in an omelette or salad).

4) Rub a small amount of coconut oil on the insides of the avocado shells to line them and carefully spoon in the chocolate orange mixture.

5) Sit the shells on a plate in the fridge and allow setting for 90 minutes. Once hard remove from the avocado shells using a warm spoon.

 

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There are just two days left until Cadbury opens its pop-up Creme Egg Café in London, and the first photos are in.

The verdict? Well, we can already tell we're going to spend the next month in a puddle of our own drool, staring at other peoples' photos on Instagram.

Look at that tray bake, for God's sake, posted to the official Cadbury Facebook page yesterday:

Other options on offer will include Creme Egg and toast soldiers, a combination we'll have to try out at home ourselves:

And finally, the famous Cadbury Creme Egg toastie, oozing with fondant and chocolate *swoon*:

Builders in Soho have been busy putting the final touches to the café's exterior, which is decked out in Cadbury-tastic shades of purple and red. 

And thanks to some wily passers-by, we've managed to get a good look at the place ahead of the Jan 22 opening.

 

YES! #CremeEggCafe

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No snaps of the inside have emerged yet, but a closer look at that blackboard confirms it will indeed have two floors and a BALL PIT in the basement as rumoured last week.

The café is open until March 6, but you might want to reconsider before hopping on a flight to London as tickets for entry sold out instantly. 

However Cadbury have said there will be a limited amount of walks-in each day, with opening hours of 5pm – 9pm on Fridays and 2pm – 6pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

Creme Egg brunch? Yes please.

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We’re not sure how we would feel having to compete with Taylor freakin’ Swift in the sibling rivalry stakes – but Austin Swift doesn’t seem to mind one bit. 

The singer posted a video to her Instagram account showing a very competitive Easter egg hunt between herself and brother, joking that her parents forgot they were similar to Friends characters, Monica and Ross:

“When your parents arrange a competitive sibling Easter egg hunt, failing to take into account that their children are Ross and Monica.”

We’re sure a lot of us can relate to the struggle of beating our siblings to the good food in the house…especially Easter eggs!

In another video, Taylor can be seen getting very into the egg hunt, jumping up on an enbankment and shouting at her brother: "I got like a hundred, good luck" while her mum Andrea can be heard exclaiming 'Dear God' in the background. We love it. 

 

I'VE GOT LIKE A HUNDRED GOOD LUCK

A video posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on

Taylor is known to be close to her little brother, even praising him in her song, The Best Day: “God smiles on my little brother, inside and out, he’s better than I am.”

We agree, there is definitely a Monica and Ross vibe in these videos – and we love it!

 

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It’s that time of the year again – no burgers and no drink. You’ll survive until Saturday – we promise!

Here are some foods that are traditional in Ireland at this time of the year; from the foods we grew up with to the more modern additions.

1. Hot cross buns
Traditionally eaten on Good Friday, hot cross buns are sweet, mildly spiced raisin buns with a cross on top of them. Delicious with some real butter and jam.

2. Lamb
A significant part of Easter Sunday dinner, not just because lambs are in season but also because apparently the Pope eats it on this day too. 

3. Creme Eggs
They only appear once a year for a certain amount of time so do we take advantage? But, of course. How do you eat yours?

4. Fish
Given that meat is not allowed on Good Friday, many Irish families will enjoy a lovely fish dinner this evening. Unless they’re the rebellious type your granny gossips about.

5. Tea
It may not seem traditional but seeing as you can’t go for a pint or a glass of wine, tea is definitely consumed more on Good Friday.

6. Chocolate
An obvious one but probably the best. Easter eggs are the highlight of this traditional weekend and looking for them was such craic when we were kids.

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