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Monday 27 March 2023 Dublin: -2°C

# best of de

All time
# choc therapy
Chocolate bars: A definitive ranking, from worst to best
What’s the best chocolate bar in Ireland? We have a final answer.
# on the town
10 mortifying elements of the Irish night out
How far will you get tonight?
# no clapping
13 people who fill you with rage when you're taking a flight
To queue or not to queue?
# corrections dept
25 newspaper and magazine blunders that are unintentionally hilarious
Glorious, glorious mistakes.
# grand stretch
8 sentences that you will overhear on an Irish sunny evening
They say it’s meant to last the weekend.
# one leg out
Can’t sleep in ‘this weather’? Here’s why…
I’m ROASTING!
# with a cuppa
Irish biscuits: A definitive ranking from worst to best
What’s the best biscuit in Ireland? We have a final answer.
# Neighbourhood Watch
17 notes from neighbours trapped in glass cases of emotion
Good neighbours become good friends. These people are not friends.
# Lovely Girls
8 things that make Irish women completely irresistible
Don’t even try to resist, guys.
# fellas
8 things that make Irish men almost unbearably attractive
Resistance is futile.
# pictorial weakly
26 photos that sum up Ireland perfectly
Ah, the place we call home.
# irish on tour
How to tell if you are an Irish person on holiday
From bringing your own tea bags to clapping when the plane lands.
# Facepalm
15 annoying things emigrants say
‘Would you not think about moving over?’
# langers
11 reasons why Cork might actually be better than Dublin
Yep, we went there.
# beef or salmon
The 14 signs that you're at an Irish wedding
Is that Galway Girl? LET’S DANCE!
# childsplay
10 reasons you should always read notes from kids carefully
There’s a lot we can learn.
# shinade
The 11 worst things about having an Irish name abroad
Calling all Raisins, Osheens and Owfes.
# Ah here
The most annoying things that happen when you live with someone
Will someone please clean those dishes before I have to write a strongly worded note?
# be cool man
19 things you did as a teenager to seem 'cool'
From rolling up your school skirt to forcing your hair to part in the middle.
# when you see it
13 photos that seem normal... until you see it
This may hurt your brain.
# if you only knew
15 things no one tells you about having kids
Or if they do, you don’t believe them.
# puntastic
The 13 absolute best shop names in Ireland
From I Got Worms to Cod Almighty: a definitive chart.
# an bhfuil cead agam...
15 things that everyone did in primary school
The Trócaire box, the nature table, Zacchaeus… they’re all here.
# Happiness
21 reasons to be happy here in Ireland
It’s been a tough week, but we’re still happy. Here’s why.