Libraries loaning “things” isn’t a new concept. They were part of the sharing economy before it was cool. You could check out at the Newark (N.J.) Public Library back in 1904. The oldest continuously operating toy library began in 1935, when a dime store owner decided that instead of chasing kids for stealing toys, he […]
In Iceland, you exchange books on Christmas Eve and spend the rest of the night reading. Preferably in bed. With chocolates. Later at Christmas parties, you’ll discuss the Christmas books, while newspapers will gossip about best and worst titles, best covers etc. This cosy tradition is known as “Jólabókaflóðið:” the annual Christmas Book Flood. The two […]
Stressing out over mailing deadlines for Christmas cards and presents ? In 1880, the Victorian postal service made its first ever plea to post early for Christmas. No later than the 24th of December, please! Christmas Day mail service was restricted to only one delivery. A very British problem, indeed. Would you pay to receive […]
The Big Apple hardly noticed laurel and Hardy leaving but, by God, Cobh noticed them arriving. Adrian Patrick Gebruers tells the story of how, as a young boy in St Joseph’s Boy’s Primary School, Cobh, Co. Cork: “The thought that our favourite film comedians might be a stone’s throw away down town while we scholars […]
It’s scientific. via Top New Year’s resolutions are weight loss, exercise, stopping smoking, better money management, and debt reduction. Food delivery app Deliveroo reveals that every year on January 17, orders for alcohol and sweet treats shoot up. You can set your watch by the time Irish people give in to temptation. Literally. It’s between 6.34pm for the […]
I’m so good at sleeping I can do it with my eyes closed Said nobody. Ever. Do you know anyone who claims to be good at sleep? Probably not. But I bet you know someone who claims to be the worst. The Sleep epidemic The media churns out about “how to” articles on a […]
In an amazing program, the IQ scores of the children involved rose by 10 points. The participating 233 families were split into either an intervention or a control group; the mothers were followed from pregnancy until their children were entering primary school. 13% of the intervention group children scored below average for cognitive development at […]
Want to get World Of Warcraft recipes without having to train, find a random vendor or go on a dangerous quest? Chelsea Monroe-Cassel, the author of the official Game of Thrones cookbook A Feast of Ice and Fire, has written a cookbook based on and inspired by recipes in the World of Warcraft game. She started writing the cookbook by […]
Strawberries and cream please, we’re Irish. It’s official, according to an Avonmore Survey – the things your mother says are true. The main thing people look forward to after a few days away IS their own bed (58%), followed by a nice cup of tea. More than 1 in 3 Irish people are looking forward […]
You will spend more than €5,000 on average on kids’ parties from pre-school to sixth class. These figures on the cost of kids birthday parties will blow your mind! And I don’t just mean the toll on your eardrums or your furniture. Or THAT child is coming again who is gonna refuse to do anything […]
The Consumer Price Index measures the price of a basket of 634 goods and services typically found on Irish shopping lists. Every 5 years, The index goes through a “rebase”, when some products are removed and other new, more popular items added. While the main purpose of the CPI is to […]
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