James Corden got to fulfill a childhood dream recently when he joined the cast of the Phantom of the Opera for a once-off performance.

It’s the riddle that has stumped the Internet over the last few months: "30 cows in a field, 28 chickens .. how many didn’t?"

We’ve all been there. A buzzing bee just won’t leave you alone, and try as you might you just can’t catch it.

Eircom customer across the country have experienced a nationwide outage today as the company tries to fix issues with its network.

Festival portaloos are not great places to be at the best of times but this woman’s experience at the Newlyn Fish Festival in Cornwall had a nightmarish twist.

Yesterday was September 1 - and as you may know, that’s the day that the Hogwarts Express leaves Kings Cross, full of happy students heading back to school.

A BBC presenter unwittingly did a brilliant Ron Burgundy impression yesterday while reading from the autocue during the early morning live broadcast,

All over the country, schoolchildren are heading back to school laden down with big new school bags filled with books, elasticated ties and scratchy jumpers driving the poor things mad.

Dundalk man Anthony McLoughlin completely went through the ringer during a bungee jump in Sigulda, Latvia.

Here’s a fun game you can play with your kids that will teach them that life isn’t always sweet. All you need is a piece of datk chocolate and a trusting child.

When magician Neil Henry was performing onstage recently, he invited his girlfriend Charlie up on stage to participate in a trick that involved him eating some alphabet spaghetti.

When the Westboro Baptist Church picketed a concert of the Foo Fighters, they really should have expected it to go badly - especially after what happened last time.

The most important Dow Jones story has nothing to do with money

A group of amateur actors have upped the stakes for stag dos all over Ireland.

A guy filming the inclement weather at Atlanta Airport in Georgia on Tuesday managed to catch a bit of a scary moment on camera.

Continuity announcers - those cheerful voices between programmes that tell you what’s on next - seem to have an easy job. That is, until you realise that they’re doing it all live.

Nutella is a great foodstuff. It’s near-liquid chocolate that can be eaten with a spoon, spread on bread, or used on pancakes or in baking. It’s also made with some nuts, so we can pretend - much like its advertising - that it’s vaguely healthy somehow.

Every city wants their people to take public transport. But the city of Edmonton really wants you to understand just how awesome the god damn bus is.

Yes, you read that right. Strap in that grin and grit those candy-cane encrusted teeth: Christmas marketing has arrived.

Sometimes there is nothing more beautiful than a rain shower or the laugh of a child, but what happens when the two are put together?

’Youth Hostelling with Chris Eubank’ has just become a reality!

One Irish radio talk show host got more than he bargained for after suggesting that Daniel O’Donnell was out of tune during his recent Rose of Tralee performance.

Irish favourite Daniel O’Donnell showed he is not afraid to pull out the moves when required at last night’s

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Two Irish sisters are taking Paris by storm - and all from the stage of the world-famous Moulin Rouge.

Did you rush home from school in the 80’s to curl up on the couch and watch cartoons?

As Irish people we find it hard to believe that there are people out there who have not grown up watching Father Ted.

Ebony Churchill had a rather ’bone chilling’ experience after being chased on her quad bike by, of all things, a local koala in South Australia.

Following on from the horrifying news that octopuses are

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After what was the best game of the Championship to date, between

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A Canadian news show were covering a seemingly innocent space-related story when sports anchor Rich Abney couldn’t resist the urge to make a naughty joke.

If you were hoping for a quick mid-afternoon pint yesterday you would have been disappointed if you tried one Galway pub.

We don’t know much about this guy - only that he has quick reflexes and an admirable respect for wine.

Things didn’t go so well for American tourist Maggie Doheny when she tried out Gaelic Football for the first time.

A pilot in California has pulled off an emergency landing that will renew your faith in the skill of all pilots.

A motorway in the States was awash with beer on Tuesday after a beer lorry overturned and dumped its cargo all over the road.

We knew we were justified in hating funfair rides like this one.

Canadian Wyatt Scott is running for election, and he’s facing an uphill battle. As an independent candidate, he’s far less likely to get elected in his constituency (called "ridings" in Canada).

Vincent Browne is a national treasure. Whether he’s leading the charge on to other people’s property or telling his guest to shut up, he’s an icon.

Did you see it?

Oh, we all felt so smug last week when Americans couldn’t even find Ireland on a map of Britain and Ireland - the eejits! How we laughed.

Last weekend saw Dublin Comic-Con welcome comic and geek culture enthusiasts from all over Ireland to the Dublin Convention Centre - including some of the country’s top cosplayers.