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Like many crazy trends, the cat café started in Japan, and again, like many crazy trends, we are totally digging it. 

Who doesn't want to sit down with a cuppa tea and stroke cute, furry felines all day, huh?

Well, we all might be able to soon as a Kickstarter campaign has landed in Ireland, and if successful, it will see the first cat café opening in Dublin.

Georgia O Neill has a full plan for her business, but just needs a little money to get started. 

Her goal is €35,000 which will be enough to get the business completely set up and people in the door.

She also is offering a range of awards, from discounted visits to personalised t-shirts. 

If you want to learn more about Crazy Cat Café, here's the link to her campaign.

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Well, all we can say is this is going to be one very interesting Late Late.

Hollywood stars Kevin Hart and Ice Cube are set to appear on The Late Late Show this Friday, and we can't WAIT to see how Ryan Tubridy is going to handle them.

The comedian and rapper have both turned to acting for their role in Ride Along 2, which will be discussed between the three men on the show.

Ice Cube will also be talking about Straight Outta Compton, last year's box office hit, which portrayed the rapper's early days in music. 

Kevin, who has a massive 25 million followers on Twitter, will chat to Ryan about turning from a popular comedian, to a film star.

Either way, we're betting this Friday's Late Late will be full of laughs and certainly a bit different from the rest. Let's just hope Kevin doesn't go a bit OTT with his jokes.

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Featuring breathtaking imagery of Ireland as well as the thoughts and words of Irish people, a new short film took the internet by storm this week. 

Racking up an impressive 350,000 views over the past few days, two young Irish entrepreneurs' intention to "capture the essence" of Ireland has definitely paid off. 

And this is only the tipping point for young business partners Theo Jebb and Sarah Fitzgerald, who plan to take their company Sonder Visuals international. 

"Theo has been a professional wildlife camera man since he left school in 2010 and has worked on numerous award winning projects," co-founder Sarah tells SHEmazing.

"We wanted to portray Ireland like never before and include something for everyone and capture the landscape and its people as they truly are.

"We started planning the trip last June."

The pair created the stunning visuals using drone technology, visiting locations such as the Cliffs of Moher, the Burren, the Phoenix Park and Newgrange.

"The visuals for this project were all shot in Ireland over 31 days spread out over three months.

We travelled through the country filming and visiting as many sites as possible."

And the pair have a pretty epic road trip ahead as they hope to map "a visual journey" creating a similar video in all 28 countries of the European Union. 

"The next step is to gain financial support," says Sarah. 

"We hope to release a crowd funding campaign soon and raise capital to travel to every country of the EU over the course of 12 months."

"We plan on producing a film of each country and continue to grow Sonder as a web-series with the intention to produce a film about the humans, culture and landscape of the EU that will act as a window into the present and a time capsule for the future!

"If we meet our deadlines we hope to be continuing to Wales around April."

Well, if their first video is anything to go by, we expect big things from these two in the future. 

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Whether you love Christmas, or dislike it, you will ALWAYS have a little bop to Christmas FM when it comes on in the car, especially when it's your fave festive tune.

And in the festive season just gone, Christmas FM made a lot of people happy, and not just the ones dancing along in the back seat.

The volunteer radio station made over a quarter of a million Euro in their fund raising efforts last year; nearly double of what it has made in years gone by. 

The stations nominated charity is Make-A-Wish Ireland, who received €265,000 this week.

Most of the money raised was made on 'Donation Day', where the radio DJs urged the public to donate what they can. On that day alone, the charity station made a massive €125,000.

“We are completely blown away by the generosity of our listeners this year with over €265,000 donated over the course of the campaign,” station co-founder Garvan Rigby said this week.

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We do love our pub crawls in Ireland, and Christmas time isn't the only time of the year you can do one, you know.

So, one Reddit user decided to put together the ultimate pub crawl in Dublin.

The user, tyr, came up with the handiest way to reach most bars, so, starting from J O'Connell's on Richmond Street, he made a straight line all the way down to the George on George's Street where you finish your night.

There's over 25 bars and pubs to get through though, so you'd either want to start very early, or skip a few.

Either way, it'll make for an interesting night out.

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This eight minute film released today is perhaps the most beautiful portrayal of Ireland and it's people that we have ever seen and it has nothing to do with any tourism board. 

The short film, created by Sonder Visuals, has captured most of Ireland's most beautiful and captivating landscapes using drone technology. 

The media company then overlaid these images with the words of Irish people for a truly once-off experience.

The video is the first in a series that the creators hope to do on each of the 28 countries of the European Union. 

Sonder Visuals founders Sarah Fitzgerald and Theo Jebb are starting an epic roadtrip today as they plan to create a "visual journey… intent on capturing the essence within each of the 28 EU member states," according to the company's website.

The duo are encouraging viewers to use the hashtag #CaptureYourCountrysCharacter using imagery. 

Watch the stunning video below: 

 

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It seems like Donald Trump might NOT be allowed to enter our fair green isle.

TDs and senators have to discuss the outcome of two petitions calling for Donald Trump to be banned from coming to Ireland.

The Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions have to address both petitions after Irish citizens were appalled by Donald's comments on banning Muslims from America.

Yet, it might not be so easy as the panel have to examine if the petitions comply with standing orders. 

Last month, Enda Kenny said that Mr Trumps comments were "not acceptable."

However, Donald does own his very own hotel in Doonbeg, Co. Clare called Trump International Golf Links and Hotel, where he was warmly greeted in 2014, so for now, the outcome of these petitions is high up in the air.

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Whether you have a great interest in the 1916 Rising or just a small one, this virtual interactive tour of Dublin from 1916 to 2016 is really a must-see.

Narrated by Colin Farrell, the tour begins where it all started on Sackville Street (now O'Connell street) and ends up in Arbour Hill.

From where the first shots were fired, to how the first woman gained a seat on the Irish cabinet, everything is explained and you'll find it's hard to be drawn away from the story.

So, whether you just fancy hearing Colin Farrell talk to you, or you want to learn more about the Rising, there's no better way to do it than taking this virtual tour. 

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A man's body has been recovered from the sea in Co. Galway. It was spotted by a member of a search party looking for missing Clare student Michael Bugler.

According to RTÉ, the man's body was taken from the sea at Ardfry Point in Oranmore, Co. Galway. Gardaí have yet to confirm the identity of the body, but said it was removed to Galway University Hospital.

Mr Bugler, 20, had been studying law in at NUIG and was last seen on December 19 after a night out at The Quays Bar in Galway.

A final sighting of him on CCTV showed him walking near the Claddagh Church, presumbably heading toward his home at Fairhill Rd.

Taking to Facebook on New Year's Eve, his sister Laura gave an impassioned plea to anyone with information about her little brother's whereabouts.

"We are still on the search for Michael, I never thought I would be entering 2016 with my little brother gone and the fact that we haven’t yet found him makes it even harder to get through milestones like tonight," she wrote.

"As Michael’s big sister it’s always felt like my job to mind, protect and look after my little man and if anyone can help me finish off that job and spare a few hours in trying to bring him home tomorrow, it’d mean the world to myself and my family."

The Irish Coast Guard, RNLI lifeboat crews and Civil Defence have all participated in the search for Michael since the alarm was first raised.

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If you like a bit of Irish talent (like we all do), then feast your eyes on this list. From all around Ireland, these bands and singers are the ones to watch in 2016. 

And believe us when we tell you, you'll be impressed:

1. The Academic

These lads from Mullingar have just sold out an Irish tour. But that's not all, The Academic also supported The Strokes and Noel Gallagher in 2015 and in March they're headlining Vicar Street. Not too shabby, boys. 

 

2. Exmagician

Belfast's Exmagician have taken a more bluesy approach to their music of late. They first made a stir on the Irish music scene in 2011, but 2016 is definitely going to be their year.

 

3. James Vincent McMarrow

This Dublin man first debuted in 2010 but since then has changed his sound to a more hip pop and R&B vibe. And if his latest single, How To Waste A Moment is anything to go by, he's going to be big. 

 

4. Ciaran Lavery

Lurgan singer/songwriter Ciaran was nominated for the Northern Ireland Music Prize recently but this year he is really going to stand out from the crowd. Imagine a smooth Damien Rice-like sound. Just lovely. 

 

5. Saint Sister

These two beautiful ladies from Derry and Belfast have a enchanting sound to their music and describe it as 'atmosfolk'. Just think a traditional, Enya-type vives, but with a modern twist. 

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Today and yesterday, #IrishUpAMovieOrActor started to trend on Twitter, and while we knew we'd get a few laughs from it, we didn't expect comedy GOLD.

Many took to the social media site to Irish up some of our beloved movies, and as simple as the changes are, we kinda wish that they were real movies, because we'd totally watch them.

Here, we picked our top 10 that will put a smile on your face and make you forget the horrible rain outside:

1. All roads lead to Belfast

 

2. A nod to the former Taoiseach

 

3. And the ever popular, Father Ted

 

4. Because the Nite Link in Dublin can be mega scary sometimes

 

5. We prefer Cate Blanchett's new name

 

6. Sounds better, right?

 

7. Now, this would be brilliant

 

8. Because not everyone in Ireland can…

 

9. Feck is as common an Irish word as potato

 

10. A cute pig doing a jig? This NEEDS to happen

 

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It's the best thing ever when you're on a long journey and out of the blue, a Supermac's pops up along the motorway. 

No more starvation, no more travelling (for a while), and you can just indulge on a burger and chips. Yum.

Well, you're going to be spotting a lot more of the fast food outlet across Ireland as it is planning to open six new stops along various motorways. 

The company's founder, Pat McDonagh told the Sunday Business Post that the rise of the economy means he's making expansion plans for the next year or two.

"There’s increased employment out there and there’s a bit of confidence coming back into the market again,” he said.

The first to see its doors open is a new outlet on the Galway Plaza on the M6 in Febuary which will create between 70 to 100 new jobs. Sweet. 

That will be followed by four more restaurants along motorways in the next few years.

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