Doireann Garrihy shared a hilarious baby scan storyDoireann told how her baby couldn’t stop ‘mooching’
Doireann has been keeping followers up to date on her experience with pregnancy – from cravings to food aversions.
On her first episode back to her hit podcast, Doireann & Friends, the host sat down with her sister Ailbhe, who is also expecting her thirdchild.
The siblings were giddy as they discussed their journey to becoming mums.
Doireann then recalled a funny moment she experienced while getting a recent baby scan.
The Dancing With The Stars host explained: “The nurse said, ‘Okay this is the moochiest baby we have had in a while’, so she asked me to go for a walk, eat something and see if anything changes.
“She said, ‘Maybe have a coffee‘, but I was like, ‘Surely the coffee will get the baby dancing’.”
The mum-to-be then left the hospital and joked: “I had a firm talk with the bump, I was like, ‘Now you listen baby’.”
Ailbhe burst out laughing as her sister hilariously gestured to her bump and sternly pointed her finger.
Doireann then returned to the nurse to get her baby scan and left the lady in stitches.
The funny woman said: “So I went in and I was like, ‘Sorry if we can’t get this done now it will be my first parenting fail.'”
The TVstar made a hysterical face as she impersonated the nurse who found her comment hilarious.
Ailbhe was in fits of laughter as Doireann continued to take off the nurse’s laugh.
The host revealed that her scan was a success as she added: “But the baby stopped moving and we could hear the heart and see the brain.”
1 week agoBlogsComments Off on Moment ‘Cinderella’ phone thief receives instant karma as he’s knocked off bike – before cops catch him using lost shoe
THIS is the moment a “Cinderella” phone thief received instant karma as he was knocked off his bike – before cops tracked him down using his lost shoe.
Spencer Duarte, 28, was stopped in his tracks by furious city workers in London when he grabbed a mobile phone.
Spencer Duarte was tackled to the groundCentral NewsHe was caught when his shoe came off in the scuffle[/caption]
Footage shows a courageous pedestrian tackling the career criminal to the ground – causing Duarte to fall from his bike.
He managed to clamber back on the vehicle but received another karma hit when he was pulled from the saddle for a second time.
Duarte eventually managed to flee on foot but left his trainer behind in the scuffle.
Cops used the rogue shoe to track down the prolific thief using his DNA.
He is now facing jail after he pleaded guilty to theft at Inner London Crown Court.
Duarte also admitted possessing items with intent to steal after his rucksack was found to contain face coverings.
Andrew Walker, physical forensics manager at the City of London Police, said: “We were able to get sufficient levels of DNA from the shoe to obtain a single, major profile that was suitable for searching against the national DNA database.
“This search generated a ‘hit’ to a male whose profile had previously been uploaded.
“The slipper fitted our Cinderella and we were able to bring him before the courts.”
Duarte was jailed for four years after he grabbed six mobile phones in just an hour from pedestrians in Islington and the West End.
Following his arrest for that spree, Duarte managed to escape police after faking kidney pain so he would be taken to hospital.
The yob, who was still handcuffed when he fled, spent a romantic night with his girlfriend Jade Clapham in a Travelodge before he was finally snared.
Clapham later pleaded guilty to assisting an offender by impeding his apprehension or prosecution.
Duarte was also part of a gang who grabbed 14 handbags worth £50,000 from the Louis Vuitton shop in Sloane Street, Chelsea, in 2015.
Jake Dean, Police Constable of the City of London Police, said: “Do not come to the City and think you can steal from residents, workers or visitors without paying the penalty.
“Our targeted patrols, excellent police work and extensive CCTV will mean you will be caught and brought to justice.”
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1 week agoBlogsComments Off on Newborn baby found decapitated and dismembered in rubbish bin as cops launch manhunt for tragic tot’s mum
A NEWBORN baby has been found beheaded and dismembered in a rubbish bin, prompting cops to launch an urgent manhunt for the tot’s mum.
The baby girl was born alive – and was just five days old when she was brutally killed, doctors confirmed.
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Prensa IBERICAPolice are now hunting for the tot’s mum[/caption]
Her tragic remains were found in several plastic bags in a recycling centre in Madrid, Spain.
A repulsed worker made the harrowing discovery at a garbage plant in Loeches.
The horror crime is being investigated in Spain where police have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
Local cops launched “Operation Natal” in a bid to “get justice” for the dead infant.
The crime dates back to December 12, 2024 – and tests have now revealed the terrible sequence of events.
The girl was born alive and was murdered, almost certainly with a knife, reports say.
The five-day-old, according to a probe, would have been decapitated and her remains then put in garbage bags.
Dylan, a K-9 agent from the Central Cynological Service specialised in detecting biological remains, also took part in the investigations at the waste plant.
The police dog sniffed out several remains of the newborn in the area.
The agents followed the origin of the rubbish and concluded that it had arrived at the Loeches plant in several bags that were thrown away in the evening of December 12.
The suspected killer reportedly put the rubbish and remains into a container in the area of the Vallecas neighbourhood, specifically the part of the district closest to the M-30, next to the Vallecas bridge.
DNA tests carried out on the corpse of the newborn have revealed that she was of Latin American or subtropical origin.
The Civil Guard has now asked for citizen collaboration, in case any Puente de Vallecas local knew a pregnant immigrant woman who lived in the area in the last few months of last year.
Investigators are convinced that the mum, who they estimate to be about 40 years old, orchestrated the horrific crime.
A Civil Guard spokesperson said: “The investigations are still open, which is why citizen collaboration is requested for the total clarification of the criminal act.
“Anyone who could have any information of interest on the matter, contact the Civil Guard.”
They added: “From the investigations carried out so far, it has been possible to determine that the remains would correspond to a female baby and that she was born alive, there are indications that would point to her death being of a violent nature.”
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1 week agoBlogsComments Off on €140 Child Benefit latest as Minister ‘working on’ 2-tier cash plan but ‘unintended lower payment’ alert for thousands
THE Minister for Social Protection has confirmed his department is “working on” a targeted new Child Benefit payment as part of efforts to tackle child poverty.
However, Dara Calleary warned that an “unintended consequence” of a new system of child income supports could result in a “lower payment than they are currently getting”.
Child Benefit is currently a universal payment worth €140 per child each monthGetty Images - GettyMinister for Social Protection Dara Calleary said the introduction of a targeted Child Benefit is a ‘complex issue’Maxwells
The Fianna Fail TD said the Department of Social Protection has to ensure “people cannot lose out” on the supports they are benefiting from now.
When asked by Independent TD Barry Heneghan for an update on the Department of Social Protection’s exploration of the introduction of a targeted second-tier Child Benefit payment, Calleary said addressing child poverty is a “key priority” for the Government.
He added: “That is why the programme for Government includes a range of measures to support children and their families.
“One such commitment is to explore a targeted child benefit payment and examine the interaction this would have with existing targeted supports to reduce child poverty.
The proposed Child Benefit shake-up would lift some 55,000 children out of income poverty and 25,000 from consistent poverty, according to a recent report from the Economic and Social Research Institute.
Calleary said the Department of Social Protection is examining a targeted second-tier of the Child Benefit payment but added that it is a “complex issue”.
He explained: “Táimid ag obair ar an two-tier payment. We are looking at that but there is quite a lot of work involved and it is a complex issue to examine.”
And Calleary cited a targeted increase in the one-parent family payment and the jobseeker’s transitional payment in Budget 2025 as previous efforts to tackle child poverty.
He added: “The weekly rate of the child support payment, which is very important in this space, increased by €8 to €62 per week for those aged 12 years and over and by €4 to €50 for under-12s.
“There is also a €60 increase in the weekly income threshold for the working family payment, particularly targeting low income workers.
“The child support payment and the working family payment are particularly targeted and focused. I am very conscious that we have a lot of work to do on child poverty.”
‘UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES’ FEAR
Child Benefit is a universal payment, meaning Irish parents can receive the cash regardless of their income and PRSI record up until a child is 18.
A “second tier” boost would allow lower-income families to top up the existing €140-a-month benefit which is currently paid out to around 650,000 Irish families.
The current cash boost has risen by less than €10 per payment over the last two decades and has seen no increases in 10 years.
Calleary said the Department of Social Protection needs to work “collectively” with other Government Departments to ensure there are no “unintended consequences” as a result of the payment.
WHAT IS CHILD BENEFIT & WHO QUALIFIES?
CHILD Benefit is a monthly payment to families with children up to the age of 16.
The payment continues to be paid in respect of children until their nineteenth birthday where they are in full-time education or have a disability.
To get Child Benefit, you must be living in Ireland and meet the Habitual Residence Condition
Child Benefit is €140 a month for each child.
It is a ‘universal’ payment, meaning parents can get it regardless of their income and PRSI record.
The Department of Social Protection pays Child Benefit to the child’s mother or stepmother.
However, if you are the child’s father or stepfather, you can get the payment if the child does not live with their mother or step-mother.
If you are caring for a child who is not living with their parents, or not being maintained by their parents, you may get Child Benefit.
If your child lives between two separate households, the DSP pays Child Benefit to the parent who lives with the child most of the time.
If the child lives an equal amount of time with each parent, the mother gets Child Benefit.
The social welfare boost is paid in respect of almost 1.3 million children.
Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary said expenditure on the scheme in the current year is estimated at more than €2.2 billion.
He explained: “The work of the Department is to help those who are struggling.
“To give the Deputy a sense of the complexity of this, one of the considerations in the ESRI proposal was to amalgamate the working family payment with the child support payment but that would result in people losing out on what they are getting at the moment.
“If we are to do this, people cannot lose out. We have to look at expanding the working family payment and the child support payment as part of targeted measures.
‘NOTHING OFF THE TABLE’
“Anything we do in this space needs to be targeted and focused on those on low incomes, particularly workers.
“We have to ensure that people do not get a lower payment under a new system than they are currently getting.
“That could be an unintended consequence of some of the work we have seen today.”
Calleary vowed that any changes made to the social welfare system will be targeted and “focused on those most at risk” of poverty and those in consistent poverty.
Taoiseach Micheal Martin earlier this month confirmed the government will be “examining all aspects” of a second tier rate of the €140 social welfare payment.
He said: “I have a unit within the Department that is focusing on this issue and I’ve already spoken to Minister for Social ProtectionDara Callearyon this.
“Nothing is off the table. There is a wide menu of options to choose from to target resources to meaningfully impact on the child poverty situation.”
Anne Marie Allen opened up on life under Opus Dei’s controlAnne Marie was just 16 when she tricked into joining the religious group
Former Opus Dei member, Anne Marie Allen sat down with Muireann and Tommy to open up on her harrowing experience with the religious group.
Opus Dei is a conservative Catholic institution which was founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá in 1928.
It now has a presence in over 60 countries and began in Ireland in 1947. It consists of lay members and clerical members.
The organisation is controversial due to its secrecy and strict teachings.
Anne Marie had originally left home in 1979 to do a training course in cookery at an Opus Dei run catering school.
But her dreams completing her course were short-lived when she ended up in a life of domestic serve under Opus Dei.
Allen explained how she joined the religious group at the age of just 16, enduring six years of what was described as “torture and mortification”.
She said: “At 16 I was given a chain and a whip and I was told to mortify myself. It wasn’t voluntary, there was no lead into it, no discernment.
“I was told that the founder did it and that we had to do it for two hours a day and sometimes that was increased if they felt like you were struggling with your vocation.”
The brave woman told how it was a “form of self-harm that was approved by the organisation.”
Muireann asked if there was any way she could have left the course, but Allen responded: “I had given up everything to do the course, so I just thought I would see it out.”
Anne Marie recalled how, as part of the course they were assigned mentors to “help them with their studies”.
She explained: “These mentors were members of Opus Dei and you were telling them personal things about yourself.
“They were very friendly and nice and you felt you could open up about your teenage angst.
“And they would say, ‘Sure why don’t you say a prayer, why don’t you pray to the founder?'”
Soon after, the idea of a vocation was introduced and Allen was asked to be the “assistant numerary” in Rome.
TOTALLY CONTROLLED
Allen told how her entire life was controlled, revealing: “Our phone calls were listened to, our contact with the outside world was limited, our post was opened up.
“Our life inside was to be invisible and live in silence and deliver this first class domestic service to Opus Dei.”
Ireland AM viewers were all left horrified by Anne Marie’s gruelling story.
Catherine wrote on Instagram: “My goodness this is awful that poor young girl. Never heard of this.”
Cathy added: “This was a horrific time in Ireland.”
Joanne remarked: “My mind is blow, like what the f*** was going on?”
And Bonnie exclaimed: “This is absolutely horrific.”
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The beauty whizz responded to a comment which read: “Do you really not have Botox? You really have 0 wrinkles.”
In the clip, Elle was quick to share her secret to keeping her skin wrinkle free without the injection.
She said: “You know when people say this beauty product is going to change your life? Well, this one actually will.
“I’m 34 and I don’t want Botox, but I don’t want wrinkles either.”
Instead of heading to the skincare aisle though, Elle went straight to the medicine aisle to scan the plaster selection.
Instead of using them on scars, she used them to hydrate the skin and get rid of wrinkles.
Elle continued: “Apply these before bed and they smooth out wrinkles, they boost collagen, heal the skin, and they keep hydration in overnight which basically makes your skin look juicy and youthful.
“They’re reusable and they’re stopping me from booking in for Botox.”
The strips come in a pack of three and cost just £9.99 from Superdrug and as Elle said, they can be reused multiple times.
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The clip has gone viral with over 288k views on TikTok and many people took to the comments thanking Elle for the hack.
Others revealed it was also a great solution for healing acne scars quickly.
One person wrote: “I’m 30 and have the forehead wrinkles, girl your forehead is flawless.”
Another commented: “Sorry what?! I need these in Australia.”
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LONDON -based Gabriela Peacock, who has helped the likes of Prince Harry and Princess Eugenie prepare for their weddings.
She told Fabulous: “The science is evident that we all have the power to make simple life changing alterations to better our future selves – no matter what genetic hand we might have been dealt with.
“The reality is, we all sometimes indulge in unhealthy eating habits like processed foods, smoking cigarettes, drinking too much alcohol, inhaling city pollutants, and even drinking water from plastic bottles – none of this is good for us.
“All this does is promote the ageing process, but we all have the potential to change this.”
It may be hard, but try to keep away from sugary carbohydrates, because they feed chronic inflammation, which is one of the worst enemies of reversing ageing.
Now only will you end up putting on weight if you consume them regularly, but your energy and hormonal levels will be affected and this will influence how you look and feel.
Whatever your age or state of health, it’s never too late to reverse how quickly you are ageing and embrace the energy and vigour of a younger you.
Antioxidants, such as vitamins A, C, and E, are essential in neutralising free radicals—the culprits behind premature ageing.
Integrating a spectrum of colourful fruits and vegetables into your diet provides a potent source of antioxidants.
Omega-3 fatty acids, abundant in fatty fish like salmon and flaxseeds, are vital for maintaining skin elasticity and hydration.
Omega-3s act as nourishment for your skin, locking in moisture and diminishing fine lines and wrinkles.
Collagen, a structural protein dwindling with age, can be replenished through collagen-rich foods like bone broth and lean protein sources.
“I buy it, her skin is amazing. Also I think these are essentially Frownies which are an actual product sold for this purpose!” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “So you’ve had no Botox? Best skin ever.”
“Can’t wait to try this,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “I use the scar gel and it’s really good.”
1 week agoBlogsComments Off on I’m fuming with my selfish neighbour, where he’s put a satellite dish is unreasonable & opening my window is a nightmare
A WOMAN was left fuming after her ‘selfish’ neighbour appeared to install a satellite dish right outside her window blocking the view of the garden.
The upset woman claimed that he had put the device in a spot which didn’t hinder his own view outside.
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On her TikTok account, she showed photos of the offending dish attached to their connected house.
She shared: “POV: Neighbour enters his selfish era and puts the satellite dish where you look out, not where he does.”
The woman also showed the view from her garden and how closely the dish appeared to be installed to her window.
She then asked internet users if she was overreacting to be upset – and it has sparked a debate online.
One person pointed out: “If a neighbor attaches something to their house that extends over your property line without your permission, it’s considered an encroachment.”
Another added: “That’s on your side lol he can’t do that.”
And many people suggested ways that she could take petty revenge.
One offered up: “Ok, so here’s what you’ll do- put some tin foil on your window, across the whole pane.
“Then open it right across the satellite dish.
“He won’t get any reception whatsoever, – then he can move it, his choice.
“This is level 1 petty. We have 52 stages remaining if needed….”
However, some people said she take a more mature approach.
One said: “Did you try talking to him about the overhang? Maybe he just didn’t realise and you’re being a Karen not talking to him first about it.”
In the UK, if your neighbour installs something on your property boundary without your permission, you generally have rights to address the situation.
The upset woman claimed that he had put the device in a spot which didn’t hinder his own view outsidetiktok
This is particularly relevant if the item is physically attached to your property, like a satellite dish on your wall, or encroaches into your airspace or land.
The first and most recommended step is to talk to your neighbour as many disputes can be resolved amicably through calm discussion.
However, if direct communication fails, you can send a formal letter (ideally from a solicitor) stating that the item is on your property without permission and requesting its removal within a reasonable timeframe.
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