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A tiny lost pig was reunited with his owners after the Gardaí picked him up
A random tourist named Gary just stole the show at the Oscars
Ruth Negga absolutely slayed the Oscars red carpet AND got her own E! fun fact
Aisling Bea stood up for all Aislings and stole the show on Sunday Brunch this morning
Michael D. Higgins meeting Martin Scorcese is as adorable as you'd imagine
Last night's episode of The Graham Norton Show was an all-time classic
An Irish journalist had an excellent response when a troll suggested Aoife was a 'smug, posh name'
A Dublin designer turned his colleague's plant into a brilliant Simpsons reference when he was on holiday
Everyone fell for the lovely Clare farmer getting excited about his calves on the RTÉ News
15 times Amy Huberman’s Instagram was a gift to us all
A hotel in Clare is giving a free stay to anyone called Patrick or Patricia for Paddy's Day
Justin Bieber has had to come out and explain why it looks like he peed his pants
Aer Lingus gave Norwegian Air a masterclass in sass on Twitter this evening
Galway wants to open Ireland's first 'penguinarium' so penguins can "hang out"
The dad from Modern Family actually pulled off the best Healy-Rae impression
A church in Galway is setting up a drive-thru service for Ash Wednesday
Shout out to the Young Fine Gael lad caught winking on live telly last night
There's a cute little 'Que Sera Sera' notice on all Dublin Bus stops today in honour of Storm Doris
10 questionable red carpet shockers from the Brit Awards
Dublin's massive drive-in cinema is showing Titanic for Paddy's weekend
A young Irish singer (who covers Maniac 2000) has been chosen to support Ed Sheeran on tour
This guy has invented a special 'glue' for women to seal their vaginas shut during their periods
Pineapple on pizza should be banned in Ireland, with immediate effect
007 reasons Michael Fassbender is an excellent pick for the next James Bond
Everyone loved Christy the Dublin bus driver on Toughest Place to Be
The Creme Egg café is coming back to Dublin and the menu is absolutely filthy
11 times Topshop made us question the concept of fashion
An elderly woman from Donegal found a fiver worth €58,500 and gave it all to charity
Ever go drinking in a field while your mam thought you were at a sleepover? This sketch is for you
A group of Connacht rugby players visited a hospice in Galway for Valentine's Day
One of Ireland's biggest comedy Facebook pages has made this great video on mental health
18 of the very best reactions to Pint Baby
Snapchatter James Kavanagh actually met the woman who does the voice on the Luas
People are loving this photo of Michael D enjoying himself in Cuba
This huge street party led by a man with a speaker on his bike sums up Galway RAG Week
Gordon Ramsey has been brutally taking the piss out of people's cooking on Twitter
These Dubliners went to every McDonald's in the city to take *full* advantage of the free brekkie
The great story behind one of the most quintessentially GAA photos of all time
The Brown Sugar hair salons in Dublin now serve free gin and tonics while you wait
An Irish Dad sent his son the most Dad text imaginable about 'the little lad in North Korea'