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Over 20,000 people have signed an online petition urging Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, to boycott the annual St Patrick's Day visit to the United States.

Reacting to President Trump's executive order which prevents immigrants from seven Muslim countries from entering the United States, thousands of Irish people have added their names to the campaign.

Shared on Uplift over the weekend, the Not In My Name petition has gained a considerable amount of traction  – something which has surprised the campaign's director Siobhán O' Donoghue.

"It’s rare we see petitions grow this quickly and gather this much momentum on social media in such a short space of time," she acknowledged.

Elaborating on the fervour behind the campaign, Siobhán explained that its popularity stems from the Irish public's desire to see their leader challenge the ideals of the US president.

"This shows that people in Ireland are disgusted by the behaviour of Donald Trump since he became president nine days ago, and want to see Enda Kenny show real leadership and courage in the face of such blatant racism and fascism on the part of Donald Trump," she said.

Many of those who signed the petition also made the decision to share their reasons with those visiting the website.

"I wasn't going to sign cause I could see how pragmatic politics needs to protect jobs etc. But seeing people with green cards turned away today? Sure there's no appeasing him, he could turn on Ireland for no reason," wrote one.

"So there's no reason to collude with the madness. 'stand for something or you'll fall for anything Ireland," they added.

Twitter is currently awash with similar sentiments from the public, with one social media user writing: "Don't meet @realDonaldTrump & think you're representing Irish people."

"I'm a constituent, and I want @EndaKennyTD to know that I do not support the St. Patrick's visit to the USA #notinmyname," added another.

For more than two decades, Taoisigh have visited the White House in order to present the American President with a bowl of shamrock.

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We all have our favourite things that are unique to Dublin.

Be it avoiding eye-contact with women selling strawberries on Henry Street to taking joy in the smooth and dulcet cries of the giant mutant sea gulls who marauder bin to bin, the hashtag #JustDublinThings is slowly taking off as the perfect place to air your very Dublin thoughts.

The hashtag is a play on the #JustGirlyThings, where women tweet about the realities of of being female.

So how many of these Dublin-based woes and wonders can you reate to?

1. The romantic ambience that Dublin eludes… 

2. Commuter troubles abound.

3. Getting one up on petty criminals. 

4. What would Dublin be without it's amusing automotive instances. 

5. Ah, the polite enthusiasm of a Dublin crowd.  

6. While we may curse the public transport, the commuter professionals are at least kind.  

7. The origins of a true Dub's take-no-s*** attitude. 

8. Because even if the streets aren't safe, it least their clean.  

9. And of course what would the city be without it's *ahem* colourful charectors.  

10. Very colourful.

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Millions of people around the world – including some 5,000 in Dublin – took to the streets over the weekend to march in protest. 

Their grievance? The inauguration of Donald Trump as 45th president of the United States. 

Brandishing placards, banners, and signage, they made their voices heard loud and clear. 

And while there were numerous standout moments from the global movement (it took place on Saturday) one particularly adorable toddler is proving to be quite the little head-turner. 

Aged just 22 months her mother, Jenny Sowry, snapped her aloft upon her father's shoulders at the North Carolina march. 

The child, wrapped up warm against the city of Charlotte chill, can be seen in the image holding proudly above her head her very own contribution: a colourful collection of swiggles and lines set against a piece of brown cardboard. 

Jenny shared the picture on Facebook using the inspiring hashtags: #inherownwords #shespeaksforherself.

She was in attendance alongside her husband, Sam, and their two children – a nine-year-old son as well as the little girl in the photo. 

The toddler has already been turned into a meme (naturally), while numerous people have been taking to Twitter using the hashtag #wokebaby to share their joy at the sight of the small one.

“The word that keeps coming back to me is ‘hope,’” Ms Sowry told Buzzfeed.com in the aftermath. “It makes people hopeful that there is already a little one who is already speaking her mind.”

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Donald Trump definitely loves Twitter, and if Bridget Jones was set in a slightly more modern era, she may have been that social media oversharer we all know.

So combining the two personalities is a work of complete genius on the part of the creator of the Bridget Trump's Diary Twitter page.

The Twitter parody imagines what Bridget Jones' diary would sound like if it had been written by a Trump-Jones hybrid (presumably both would have fake tan disasters). 

The page is the brain child of London stand-up comedian Tiff Stevenson, who started the page after reading a Trump tweet that reminded her of Renée Zellweger's most famous role. 

"There are so many parallels between Bridget and Donald. They are both utterly consumed with how other people see them and they are constantly chasing after the wrong guy," Tiff told Mashable.

"They share a love of words and exclamation marks too, such as vile!, tremendous!, media!, winning!, stupid!, weak!, smart!, loser!, love!."

"It's remarkable how little you have to change," she said. 

The page is adding an injection of humour in the final days before Trump's inauguration, as he officially takes his place as president of the US.

We'll be eschewing our invite to the inauguration ball and curling up with all three Bridget Jones movies that night. 

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We're all used to seeing snaps of people before and after considerable weight loss.

Whether they're pulling their (now extra large) waistband away from their stomach or using their (now oversized T-shirt) as a bed sheet, when it comes to social media weight loss is always in… until now.

Deciding to turn the trend on its head, body positive social media star, Arianna Dantone, initiated a brand new trend at the start of the year, and Twitter is officially loving it.

The #GainingWeightIsCool hashtag is Arianna's attempt to highlight the importance of weight gain when it comes to countless people's personal journeys.

Whether it's as a result of muscle development through exercise or during the recovery process of an eating disorder, #GainingWeightIsCool seeks to highlight that in many cases relating to physical and mental health, weight gain is just as worthy of celebration as weight loss.

And we're going to let Twitter take it from here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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When it comes to Facebook, the vast majority of us think our older relatives do nothing but post inspirational quotes and accidentally use the status box as a search engine.

But if this girl's granny is anything to go by, some actually use it to rag on their mate's baking skills – something which has delighted thousands in recent days.

Taking to Twitter, Row from Scotland shared a screengrab of an exchange which occurred between her grandmother and another woman, and it looks like Row's granny definitely knows how to speak her mind.

"Some poor bird is heavy chuffed with her tattie scones n ma granny has absolutely scorned her. 'Sorry Alison, they look sh*te.'" Row wrote in a post which has amassed a staggering 29,000 likes in two days.

After catching sight of Alison's efforts, Hazel Ramsay wrote: "Sorry Alison but they look sh*te. Hope they tasted better than they looked. I've no tried the recipe yet I will post a picture." (sic)

"Brilliant. Aw, that's made my night," wrote one Twitter user while another added: "Thank God Hazel brought the real talk."

Hazel for Mayor.

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Cara Delevigne has been enjoying a slightly quieter life since she hung up her model it-girl boots to focus on her acting career. 

With nine movies and countless modelling gigs under her belt, no one could ever accuse the star of being afraid of hard work.

Unless you're a troll on Twitter, that is.

Now celebrities don't usually respond to online haters, but Cara decided that one troll in particular had gone too far. 

On a tweet where Cara expressed her excitement at her volunteering position in Uganda, a hater commented that the model "can't cash in on her eyebrows forever," and advised her to seek a "real job."

Cara clapped back, telling the troll that her volunteer work had absolutely nothing to do with her looks. 

"You are just a another thirsty man who puts people down for attention on twitter and who thinks that looks are all that's important," retorted the model.

"I have no time no another man trying to tear down a woman for being successful."

*mic drop*

Cara also responded to him personally in a series of reply tweets, in which the hater asked Cara: "Do you not know who I am? I've had a very successful career I think I know what I'm talking about."

Errrrr, okay, if you say so. Cara explained that she didn't know who he was and that his unsolicited advice was less than appreciated. 

"Well I am very famous so maybe you should update yourself on celeb culture. Anyway, I tried to help. Whatever," said the troll, who has 11,000 followers compared to Cara's 7.47 million.

The hater, named Brad "the Lad" Long, who claims to be a "media personality and showbiz journalist "who is "most famous for telling it like it is," did not relent his criticisms. 

Cara then proceeded to ignore him while tweeting images of her volunteering experiences in Uganda.

You go girl. 

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As viewers debated Calum Best's and Jamie O' Hara's conduct towards Nicola McLean in a recent episode of Celebrity Big Brother, Nicola's husband, Tom Williams, has kept schtum.

Until now, that is.

As some members of the public derided Calum and Jamie for encouraging an already drunk Nicola to consume more alcohol before engaging in flirtatious behaviour with the mum-of-two, others insisted that Nicola should take responsibility for her role in the incident which many viewers considered 'inappropriate'.

In the aftermath of the controversial scene and the drama which ensued, Tom took to Twitter to suggest that the reality show had been selective in the information they provided viewers.

After viewers were shown scenes featuring a remorseful Nicola, Tom decided to weigh in on the debate in a move which highlighted the public's disdain for Nicola.

"Interesting that @bbuk didn't show that Nicola has been with a psychiatrist all day" he wrote before tagging hosts Rylan Clare-Neal and Emma Willis.

"Are you making excuses for her? She needs a psychologist if she thinks your behaviour excuses hers," wrote one member of the public.

Dismissing Tom's tweet, one follower wrote: "With a psychiatrist because she feels guilty about her behaviour induced by alcohol. So f**king what!"

"She is trash. If you don't know right or wrong at her age being a mother lol!" added another.

Questioning Tom's knowledge of the subject, another Twitter user asked: "How do you know she has if theres no contact?"

We imagine this will get worse before it gets better.

 

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We all know that weather forecasters have a reputation for getting it wrong from time to time.

And no one is more acutely aware of this than the forecasters themselves, so it's no real surprise they can get a little tetchy when their forecasts are questioned, right?

After having his recent televised report questioned by his 18-year-old daughter Claire, meteorologist Chris Halcomb gave a response so scathing that Twitter has officially found themselves a new hero.

Taking to social media after forecasting snow for the region, Chris shared a screengrab of an exchange between himself and Claire.
 

Having advised his daughter that her reliance on a weather app may have a detrimental effect on her college fund, Chris found himself inundated with messages of support from members of the public. 

"This tweet is hilarious!" wrote one while another added: "These old folks getting social media and turning into damn savages out here."

"Tweet of the year so far," gushed another.

Chris, take a bow.

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We're guessing Paul from British Gas is suffering from serious social media regret this afternoon after a tweet he posted was met with considerable criticism from members of the public earlier today.

Using the company's Twitter page, Paul decided to pay tribute to David Bowie on his one-year anniversary, before swiftly moving on to the service provided by British Gas.

"Morning all," he began in the ill-conceived post. "A year today we lost a pop icon David Bowie, time flys don't it? We're here till 10pm if you need anything. Thanks, Paul." (sic)

Unsurprisingly, people wasted no time lashing out at the typo-laden post, with one person writing: "'time flys don't it" That's really bad taste. I'm shocked a business account has written that."

"Time does fly. It's now been a month since a complaint was raised. You could be heroes, just for today and resolve it," quipped another disgruntled Twitter user.

As more and more scathing responses flooded in, poor ol' Paul realised it might be time to acknowledge the widespread irritation.

Taking to the site again, he wrote: "Hey, David Bowie meant so much to me. I didn't mean to offend anyone and I only wanted to pay tribute to a master songwriter and true icon."

Thankfully, the public were willing to let him off this time, with one replying: "Personal twitter accounts are good for that! I know you meant no harm but coming from businesses it smells of PR."

"Paul is great. More Paul, please. And give him a pay rise, ey?" added someone else.

Might be time to task someone else with the Twitter shift…

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A waitress working in a restaurant in Virginia made headlines this week when the customers she had been serving acknowledged her hard work, but refused to tip her on the grounds that she is black.

"Great service, don't tip black people," wrote the couple after finishing their meal in Anita's New Mexico restaurant.

Speaking to NBC Washington about the shocking message she received on the bill she provided her customers, Kelly Carter said: "It was just total shock, that’s all I can say."

And while the vast majority of us were left stunned by the story, a worrying number of people accused the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People of perpetuating 'fake news' when they shared an image of the receipt on their Twitter page.
 

"This is fake. you should apologize for perpetuating #fakenews and encouraging ugly assumptions about white people." wrote one Twitter user.

"FAKE! You are a bunch of race-baiting hypocrites. She obviously wrote that message herself. Shame on you," added another.

Echoing these sentiments, another member of the public wrote: "I don't believe a racist would state "Great Service". Probably left cash as a tip and this is another story to be debunked."

Reflecting on the couple's attitude towards her, Kelly told the press: "I looked at the receipt three times because I was shocked, because I’ve never been a server and seen that."

"I keep my head up. You have to keep moving. One hateful remark cannot stop me. You’ve got to forgive and forget and move on," she added.

Responding to those who disputed the authenticity of the story, the NAACP tweeted: "We will not apologize for the truth."

Thankfully, a fundraising page has been set up for Kelly in the wake of her experience, and currently stands at €2,778.
 

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With 188,000 likes and 85,000 retweets in just three days, it's fair to say the Twitosphere is pretty damn impressed with the T-shirt a 17-year-old lad from Houston Texas rocked in recent days.

Aaron, who has been the victim of homophobia in the past, decided to snap up a garment which suggested people should bite their tongue instead of verbalising their prejudices.

"Why be racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic when you could just be quiet?" read the slogan on the now uber-popular T-shirt.

Speaking to BuzzFeed, Aaron explained: "I have been a victim of bulling because I am gay and, yes, I have overcome all of those obstacles in my life, and when I saw the shirt I was amazed because of the message the shirt says."

"‘Just be quiet,’ as in, ‘If you have nothing nice to say, just don’t say it at all.” he added.

"Where can I get this shirt, I need it," wrote one Twitter user while another added: "This is everything."

"I need this top to shut my sister in law up with her homophobic comments," remarked another Twitter user,

Aaron, we salute you.

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