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With previous winners including Gavin James, Two Door Cinema Club and The Script,  it’s no real surprise music fans are clamouring to attend an event which honours the best and brightest on the Irish music scene this week.

The RTÉ Choice Music Prize, which will be awarded in Vicar St this Thursday, will pay homage to the people which brought us the best Irish Album of the Year along with the Best Irish Song.

Alongside 11 international music industry delegates, the venue will play host to some of our favourite acts including Lisa Hannigan, The Divine Comedy and We Cut Corners.

As there are only a handful of tickets left, we suggest you pick yours up at your local Ticketmaster outlet for a very reasonable €26.50 now.

But listen, if you're not lucky enough to nab yourself a ticket and head along in person, you can still get a slice of the action.

As part of the new partnership with RTÉ, the event will be broadcast live on RTÉ 2fm in a special four-hour extended programme from 7-11pm and on RTÉ2 as part of a special RTÉ Choice MusicPrize TV programme on Saturday  March 18.

Everyone's a winner!

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The time has come, ladies.

After years of begging Facebook to install a 'dislike' button, the folk behind the social media site have finally listened to their users, and will be trialling the feature on their messenger app.

According to emerging reports, the social media giant intend users to attach emojis to messages in much the same way we attach reactions to public posts.

But don't get too excited just yet because – for the time being – the feature will only be rolled out across a small number of users.
 

Commenting on developments, a Facebook representative said: "We’re always testing ways to make Messenger more fun and engaging."

"This is a small test where we enable people to share an emoji that best represents their feelings on a message," they added.

Up until now, the global corporation have railed against demands for a dislike button due to fears it would encourage online bullying and isolate potential clients.

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There are some Instagram accounts which make us want to literally climb inside our computers and set up home, and Created and Found is definitely up there.

The brainchild of Jette Virdi, the account showcases a range of contemporary Irish-made homeware and lifestyle products which actually has us lusting after chopping boards and wooden spoons

(And as the children of Irish Mammies, it's not often we find ourselves fantasising over a life filled with little more than wooden spoons.)

Speaking of mammies, with Mother's Day fast approaching, Created and Found could be right up your street if your mam is obsessed with all things lifestyle-related.

And if she's not? Well, more for you.

From ceramics and sundries to wood and linen, this site has us imagining the beautifully decorated home we have yet to get our hands on.

Oh, and if you do decide to gift your mum with something from Created and Found before March 20, the good folk behind the range will throw in a surprise free gift.

Sold!
 

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Today is World Book Day Ireland, ladies.

With that in mind, we thought we'd hark back to a time when we hung on every word Jacqueline Wilson wrote, devoured Point Horror books in mere hours, and had every single Babysitter Club book in the series.

Oh, and don't get us started on Harry Potter…

Here are just 15 signs you were a classic bookworm back in the day.

1. You always brought a book to the kitchen table, and were forever getting roared at for not engaging with your family.

Propping it against the cereal box before school was standard procedure until your mam swiped it away and told you to talk to your brother.

2. You swapped books with friends, and nearly peed with excitement if word got out they had the latest in the series.

"I swear I'll look after it. PINKY swear."

3. You wondered what went on in R.L Stine's mind, and how he could possibly be as scary as he was.

"I mean, I just finished The Babysitter. But it'll definitely be too much for you right now."

4. You thought Jacqueline Wilson was God.

If Hettie Feather wasn't pulling on your heartstrings, you were wishing you could kick it with Ellie, Nadine and Magda.

5. You had at least one book with a special effect; and it was generally a Goosebumps.

"My book has an actual TORCH but Siobhan's one SCREAMS when you open it!"

6. You nearly lost your mind when you heard Harry Potter was being turned into a movie.

"This is probably the biggest thing that will ever happen me."

7. Book fairs were more exciting than birthday parties.

"Collect me when my arms are full, and not a moment before."

8. You read and re-read some books so often that you could start at any point, and know exactly where you were in the story.

"Ah chapter 11, an absolute classic."

9. You endured carsickness in order to make it to the end of a chapter.

"Put a towel on my lap, and leave me be."

10. You tried to write your own book on numerous occasions, but gave up when you became bored of your own laboured prose.

"It's nothing like Harry Potter except that it involves a child wizard and a cool boarding school. But that's it."

11. You knew more about the Irish Famine than you ever thought possible, thanks to Marita Conlon McKenna and her Eily, Michael and Peggy trilogy.

"Wildflower Girl is the best book ever written, Mam,"

12. Of all the hand-me-downs you got from older siblings, books were the only ones you were happy to receive.

"How long did it take you to read it? No big deal, but I was done in two hours."

13. You often met up with your BFF just to read together in silence.

"Our friendship doesn't rely on idle chit-chat."

14. Book stores had the potential to cause a sensory overload.

"Where will I START?"

15. You literally couldn't get your head around classmates who didn't read.

"You…can… I mean, you're ABLE to read… right?"

 

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So, last week we brought you a list of things you'll definitely know if you grew up in Leixlip – a town known for its Guinness, technology companies and bizarre smells.

But it turns out we only scratched the surface when it comes to the various memories kids of the 90s and noughties associate with the Kildare town.

And we're nothing if not thorough here at SHEmazing, so without further ado, let's take a look at some more…

1. The Hitcher

Also known as the place that needs no introduction…

Your formative years were spent downing Fat Frogs in the Hitcher before you eventually graduated to the Ozone, and while it's now a Lidl, that doesn't mean time has dulled your memories.

"Look at the bread section there. Isn't that where you puked on yourself back in 2003?"

2. Tuthills

If you wanted to blow your pocket money on water guns, miniature tennis rackets and sticker books, Tuthills was your ONLY man.

It was also a handy spot when your dad gave you a fiver to get your mam a last-minute present for Mother's Day.  

"Go in there and get her something. A candle and a scratch card, you'll be laughing."

3. Ryevale Forest

Located in the middle of the estate, the woods were generally out of bounds until a certain age when it then became the only place to go.

If the siphoning of alcohol, the changing hands of bangers or the shifting of classmates was going down, it was going down in the forest.

"He's over at that tree, just past the 30 flattened Dutch Gold cans, you can't miss him."

4. The new estates

At the end of the 90s, new estates started popping up in the town, and it felt like you were losing every mate you had to neighbourhoods with names like Cyber Plains.

The construction on these new estates, however, meant that weekends could be spent playing on muckhills and ruining every item of clothing you had.

"OK, so we just need to hop that digger and slide face-first down that muckhill, and we'll have our own spot, yeah?"

5. The introduction of the Green Lane bus route

The introduction of a new Dublin Bus route in Leixlip took some serious getting used to.

Those returning from abroad had to be given time to digest the news before any family updates were provided.

"Hold on, did I just see a BUS booting it up the Green Lane?!"

6. The smell in Coláiste Chiaráin

The town's secondary school had a distinct, but not unpleasant smell – something you obviously noticed less and less once you became a pupil there.

But if you stepped foot inside while still rocking a primary school uniform, you were often struck by that 'Coláiste' scent.

"Holy Jaysus. Do they have a drinks machine in their hall?!

7. Community Games

Competing in the Community Games in the Amenities was a rite of passage, and one which the uber-sporty kids absolutely relished.

The rest of us were there for the snacks.

"Did you man just blow a kiss on his second lap? D*ck."

8. The division in Our Lady's Nativity

There was a Castletown side, a Ryevale side, a latecomer's main section and the gallery.

People stuck to their sides, and all was well… until it wasn't.

"Is that an actual Hiller sitting in the gallery? They don't have their own church, no?"

9. The school hall debate

If you attended either Scoil Mhuire or Scoil Bhride, chances are you engaged in at least one debate regarding ownership over the shared hall.

Scoil Bhride claimed it because they had the stage, Scoil Mhuire claimed it because they had the equipment cupboard, and Scoil Eoin Phoil laughed cos they had a WHOPPER hall… all to themselves.

"I don't care who owns it as long as we get the parachute this afternoon."

10. The creation of the fountain

There was a time when Leixlip village didn't boast a bare-chested lady above a fountain, but then she arrived, and quickly became a meet-up spot after the Ozone.

If you became separated from your mates, you generally found yourself drunkenly hoofing into a kebab at the side of the fountain while silently hoping someone would find you.

"I'm at the fountain! Come get me!"

11. Ronan Keating in Supervalu

There was a time when Ronan Keating made regular appearances in Super Valu in Barnhall… probably because he lived in the area.

That didn't stop most of us loitering around the shops waiting for him to rock up just to gawp at him.

"I was in there buying my chicken wings and potato wedges and he was RIGHT BESIDE ME."

12. The 'yellow' house

Your local history lesson taught you that the property by the bridge in the village was known as Glebe House.

Your street smarts told you that there was much more to that place than meets the eye, and damn it, you were going to find out what.

"Tenner bets you won't go knock on the door."

13. Pub grub in Darkie Moores

Atfer a night in the Ozone, it was highly likely you’d find you way back down the village for pub grub before round 2.

And this is when you realised that being served carvery by the same bartender you made a t*t of yourself in front of is absolute zero craic.

"Eh…yeah… can I've an extra roast potato there?"

14. When Coláiste Chiaráin introduced the new uniforms

The introduction of the new uniforms in Coláiste Chiaráin was something to actually talk about.

While generations before us rocked a sombre grey and navy, the kids of the late 90s and early noughties were the first to kick it in kilts.

"My ginormous safety pin just stabbed me in the leg, so I'm not coming back after lunch."

15. Scout's Den

Ostensibly used for the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts among us, the building took on a whole new vibe at night time.

Loitering in the vicinity on Halloween was considered a top-notch way to spend your evening as a 14-year-old…. until you got scared and had to hide it from your mates.

"So, is anyone else bored?"

 

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If it feels like you have more maple syrup than blood running through your veins right now, that's because you took on Pancake Tuesday like an absolute pro.

As children, we were encouraged to tuck in because getting our hands on sugar over the next 40 days and 40 nights (give or take) would be damn near impossible.

As we impatiently awaited the arrival of the Easter Bunny, the vast majority of us were forced to wean ourselves off the white stuff in the name of the baby Jesus, and Christ were those six weeks an exercise in torture.

Here are just 11 things you'll remember if your family (and your school) decided a sugar-free period was mandatory.

1. The way smugness was encouraged.

If you made it through break AND lunch on day one without so much as a jelly bean passing your lips in the school yard, you were well within your rights to brag about it.

"40 days? I'll do this spinning on my head, man."

 

2. The way panicking was expected.

There was always one kid who let the pressure get to him and could often be seen loitering in the yard hoping someone might accidentally drop their Club Milk.

"Watch your pockets. Colm's on the hunt again."

3. The way people introduced new rules and expected no one to notice.

The schoolyard was full of kids convincing each other the were entitled to break the rules by day two.

"Yeah no, it's grand. I said sweets, not chocolate. I'm still doing it right."

4. The way certain events didn't count.

If your sibling's birthday fell during Lent, you were given carte blanche to have a slice or two of cake.

"Arra c'mere to me, pet. You're more than welcome to another slice on your sister's 9th birthday, sure."

5. And the way St. Patrick's Day sure as sh*t didn't count.

If there was one day when your parents would loosen the Lent reins, it was St Patrick's Day.

"Give that child another glass of red lemonade. Sure, isn't it our Patron Saint's big day?"

6. Biscuits were a grey area.

You knew your tenpenny mix was a no-go, but what about those manky biscuits your Granny lived on?

"I don't even like them, so I'm definitely allowed to eat them."

7. There was always one kid who sailed through Lent.

Granted they lost many friends along the way, but you couldn't help admire their determination.

"He won't be so smug when no one goes to his damn birthday party."

8. You had at least one major slip-up, and swore any witnesses to secret.

The 'slip-up' generally happened after a particularly rough day in school when you cared little for Jesus.

"How was I to know candy floss was made of sugar? Keep your smart mouth closed."

9. You had at least one friend who would go out of their way to lead you down the wrong path.

They gave up on day three and they want to see you go down with them.

"Let me tell you more about my mam's goodie press."

10. The Trócaire Box remained empty until the final week.

While you knew you were meant to be filling your box with the money you DIDN'T spend on sweets, somehow it never played out that way.

"JESUS CHRIST. Give me a tenner and don't make a show of me in front of the whole school."

11. Easter Saturday night was often more agonising than Christmas Eve.

If you actually managed to endure Lent, the thought of wrapping your gob around an egg was almost too much to bear.

"I'm never going through that again."

 

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 12 months, you’ll be aware that when it comes to health and fitness gurus, Joe Wicks is at the top of his game right now.

With the help of his bestselling books and uber-excitable presence on social media, The Body Coach has schooled the public on how to eat more, exercise less, and still lose weight.

And, now, he’s coming to Dublin.

Appearing alongside Roz Purcell, Kathryn Thomas and Pat Divilly at Wellfest 2017, Joe will be at the helm of the two-day event which provides the public with exercise and cooking demonstrations in Dublin’s Herbert Park.

Co-Founder Katie Ryan commented on the line-up which also includes The Happy Pear, Conor McGregor’s coach, John Kavanagh, and PT and Online Coach, Siobhan O’Hagan.

“We’re bringing together some of the biggest names in the health, fitness and wellness industries for WellFest 2017,” she said.

“The festival is now in its third year, and is established as a ‘must-attend’ event for those with an interest in their personal fitness and health. “

“We’ve been able to attract a star-studded line-up for May, featuring some of the most exciting health and fitness experts from Ireland and abroad.”

If ever there was a time to overhaul your lifestyle, it’s now.

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This is not a drill, people.

If your name is a variation of Patrick or Patricia, then you're officially in the running to nab a free night's bed and breakfast in a Co Clare hotel.

We know; free stuff!

In honour of St Patrick's Day, Treacys West County Hotel in Ennis are offering the lads and ladies lucky enough to be named after our patron saint a free booking in March.

There are 500 bookings available, with the first 70 for March 17 and the remaining 430 across selected dates in March.

So, while that's all well and good for you, what about the person you might bring? Well, they actually receive a reduced rate of €49.

We know, it gets better with every passing moment.

If you want in on this incredible offer, get your skates on because they will be taking bookings from 10am on Monday February 27, and it's first come, first served.

 

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Cats get a bad wrap, and gals who are only mad about them get an even worse one.

Being labelled a 'crazy cat lady' by your nearest and dearest in public doesn't exactly endear you to strangers because… well… apparently you're a crazy cat lady.

And who needs that drama in their life?

Possessing an innate devotion to felines has its ups and downs, and here are just 13 of them.

1. You never really know where you stand.

That cat could have spent the last two hours purring happily on your lap, but that's not going to stop it clawing the hand off you at a moment's notice.

"You little f**ker!"

2. Defending their narkiness is a full-time job.

Insisting that your cat is just having an off-day when visitors rock up has never fooled anyone.

"No, no, she's normally so friendly! I'm sorry, she must be feeling a bit depressed today."

3. You secretly fear your cat only likes you so it can get food.

While you might bask in the moment they wrap their body around your legs before skedaddling over to their food dish, you do question their motives.

"If I missed one damn meal, I'd never see them again. Better overfill that bowl."

4. You have on more than one occasion pretended to be dead in order to see if they would care.

They didn't.

"Pssst, I'm dead over here. Hello?" 

5. You have grossed yourself out by looking in their ears.

You know you're not going to like what you see, but sometimes you can't resist having a good gawp.

"Jaysus, it looks like a load of miniature brains."

6. You have cheered yourself up by playing with the pads of their paws.

Tracing your finger over those spongy little feet is an instant pick-me-up.

"Touch it! Oh my God, would you look at this angel!"

7. You have questioned whether your house smells like cat pee.

Randomly sniffing the air to see if your cat has made a holy show of you is par for the course.

"Do you smell cat p*iss? Oh my God, you do, don't you?"

8. You feel secretly super upset when your friends chat about pets, and yours doesn't even get an honourable mention.

When you find yourself insisting someone compliment your cat, you know you have a problem.

"Maybe if you actually made an effort with her, you'd see how amazing she is."

9. You get a pang of jealously when you hear about pet dogs rescuing their families from burning buildings.

Insisting that the media has a bias towards dogs is one of your go-to drunk rants.

"Although to be fair, Fluffy would have probably set the fire. Hic"

10. The sound of your cat caterwauling at night is enough to make you want to move house.

Living in fear that your neighbours will think you've raised a sex-crazed feline keeps you awake at night.

"For Jaysus sake, can he not keep it down? Making a holy show of us."

11. Enduring a prolonged yawn from your cat after their dinner is enough to make you dry-heave.

You're super glad they're having a chill time and totally glad they're close enough to nuzzle noses with you, but that breath is like the portal to hell.

"Does mouthwash for pets exist?"

12. You still struggle to understand why your cat feels the need to present their arse to you on a regular basis.

When they turn around and happily raise their tail, you do wonder why you're so devoted to them.

"No please, don't make me look."

13. You get a massive pang of pride when you watch them clean up after doing their business.

The way they dig that hole in their secret corner of the garden and then cover up their business with loose soil is definitely something to write home about.

"You wouldn't see Rover next door at that craic."

 

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If you'd rather stick pins in your eyes than endure the unskippable 30-second advertisements that YouTube force upon us, you're not alone.

Sitting through a 30-second ad in order to see a 15-second video of a cat with an attitude problem is not how we would willingly choose to spend our time, but alas, it's what they expect of us.

Up until 2018, that is.

According to emerging reports, the good folk at Google have announced that they will be ridding YouTube of all 30-second non-skippable which play before your chosen video, with a spokesperson saying "We’re committed to providing a better ads experience for users online."

"As part of that, we’ve decided to stop supporting 30-second unskippable ads as of 2018 and focus instead on formats that work well for both users and advertisers," they added.

But before you celebrate too soon, the announcement doesn't mean we will be free of ads entirely as we will still be shown advertisements under 30 seconds in duration.

And ladies, these can be made unskippable if the powers that be wish to do so.

So, it all really depends on how much you want to see that cat, right?
 

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You don't need to be a genius to hazard a guess as to the items women carry around in their handbags, right?

Purse, phones, keys… so far, so standard.

However, a deep-dive of any woman's handbag will unearth a plethora of items which we couldn't live without… and a selection of others which we inexplicably carry around for months on end, but never use.

Only the very blessed among us possess an organised handbag, and the rest of us just suck it up, heave that yoke over our shoulder, and set about our day. (Dislocated shoulders, be damned.)

Here are nine things you most definitely have nestling at the bottom of your bag right now. 

Vaseline

If you don't have at least two tins of Vaseline in your handbag at this very moment, do you even have a handbag?

Murphy's Law: The moment you buy a new tin of Vaseline, the other one will make itself known.

Boots vouchers

There is at least one Boots voucher nestling in your purse, between the pages of a diary or in the inside pocket of your handbag right now.

And what's worse is you'll probably forget to use it.

Religious trinket

If you're the offspring of an Irish mammy, there's a chance you are currently in possession of a miraculous medal, mass card or guardian angel pin.

And every time you stumble across it, you feel a pang of guilt that it has yet to be used in the way your mammy would have intended.

Flattened tampon

If you don't have at least one flattened tampon with a peeling wrapper secreted in the depths of your bag, we doff our cap to you.

At least one a month finds its way to the graveyard at the bottom of our bags where it will languish until we get an upgrade.

Battered fruit

We have been known to find at least three battered pieces of fruit in our handbags by Friday evening.

Our intention to fill up on our five-a-day is easily forgotten as the week progresses, natch.

Receipts

Chances are there is at least one receipt in your handbag right now which speaks to your poor life choices.

Whether it was a round of shots in Coppers or an inflatable flamingo from a Euro shop, those receipts are sent to test us.

Over the counter remedies

Whether it's a Lemsip sachet or three individual painkillers (one of which is covered in Vaseline), you most definitely carry around items which help to numb pain in some way.

And why? Cos you think ahead and should be celebrated for that.

Grubby loyalty cards

You might only use one on the regular, but that doesn't stop you carrying around more than a dozen for establishments you never intend on returning to.

There's no way you're throwing it out; what if you NEED it one day?!

Totally random item

It could be a coin from a recent day at the zoo, a sachet of sweetener, a doodle your mate did for you or an article ripped from a magazine on the benefits of colonic irrigation.

Let's face it, your handbag wouldn't be a real handbag if it didn't contain at least one item which you would struggle to explain in polite company.

 

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If you've ever found yourself wondering whether anyone would notice if you grabbed 40 winks in the office bathroom, you may be interested to hear that a designer has created a desk which doubles as a bed.

That's right ladies, Athanasia Leivaditou is attempting to make the world a better place… one catnap at a time.

So, how does it work exactly? Well, you'll be pleased to know that the designer has made it pretty simple.

All you need to do is slide back the desk surface, then fold the back of the desk down to create the mattress and crawl into your new workplace fort.

But before you drop a note in the work Suggestion Box, it's worth remembering that the design has not yet reached the market, so it may be some time before you're the proud owner of the convertible napping desk.

Still, we can dream, right?

 

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