Ireland's latest Eurovision Song Contest hopeful, Brendan Murray, will take to the stage tonight in Kiev, Ukraine to perform his song Dying To Try as Ireland's 51st Eurovision contestant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0qTZaBTPRs Ireland's Eurovision History Given Ireland's long and proud history of participation in Europe's most celebrated singing contest, we take a … [Read more...]
10 of the Wackiest Eurovision Performances Ever!
The Eurovision has become a very different contest to it was back when it first launched way back in 1956, with the traditional power ballads making way for some seriously varied performances down through the years. From stuffed animals and bat-winged demons to people dressed up as pirates and wrestlers, there's always a couple of absolutely bizarre acts at the annual … [Read more...]
May The 4th Be With You On Star Wars Day
The 25th of May, 2017 will mark the 40th anniversary of the first Star Wars film's release in cinemas. Funnily enough though, fans of the epic sci-fi saga don't actually celebrate Star Wars Day on May 25th. Instead, they prefer to do so on May 4th so they can use their pun-tastic catch phrase, "May the fourth be with you", a playful take on the iconic Star Wars motto, "May The … [Read more...]
National Superhero Day (April 28th) – What’s It All About?
This Friday marks one of those big days that all comic book collectors, superhero movie fans and sci-fi enthusiasts eagerly look forward to every year; National Superhero Day. Originally created by Marvel Comics (the makers of such iconic superheroes as Spider-Man and the X-Men) in 1995, National Superhero Day was set up in order to commemorate real-life superheroes (the ones … [Read more...]
The Nintendo Switch Is Here!!!
If you, or anybody you know for that matter, is an big time gamer, then there can be no doubt that you'll have heard all about the latest and, perhaps, greatest video game console; the Nintendo Switch. This new console has gamers all over the world super excited as they gear up for an entirely new gaming experience! New Ways to Play The Nintendo Switch is truly unique among … [Read more...]