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It's been over a week since Kourtney Kardashian's split from Scott Disick was made public, and it sounds like the Kardashian-West clan have no intention of letting Scott back into the fold.

Kourtney's brother-in-law Kanye West reportedly ordered Scott to get himself into a rehab clinic the week the split was announced, telling him to "man up" for the sake of his family. Us Weekly report this week that the rapper called Scott sometime around July 5th, telling him he needed to seek treatment ASAP and "get his act together for the kids."

There's been no word yet what the custody arrangement will be for Scott and Kourtney's three young children, five-year-old Mason, three-year-old Penelope and seven-month-old Reign, but Scott has certainly been staying away from Los Angeles for now. And although he did briefly check into rehab over the Fourth of July weekend, it was only a matter of hours before he left again, according to numerous reports.

It's also thought to be Kanye's doing that Scott pulled out of a controversial nightclub event in Las Vegas just days after the split was confirmed. Last week Twitter users lashed out at Kourtney's ex for tweeting about his appearance at Vegas club 10ak rather than focusing on making amends with his girlfriend and children, but within 24 hours the event was cancelled, a decision which Us Weekly's source says Scott made under Kanye's advice.

At the moment, the reality star is hiding out in Long Island, with one eagle-eyed fan grabbing a photo with him at a pharmacy in the area. As for his partyboy ways, while Scott did cancel his Vegas appearance, he has reportedly agreed to an upcoming $50,000 (€45,000) event in Atlantic City.

Will he ever learn?

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George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin are reportedly getting ready to start a family in the not-so-distant future.

It has been reported that the couple, who have been married for 10 months, have begun attending fertility clinics as preparation for Amal becoming pregnant.

Speaking to US Weekly an insider revealed that “They decided that it would be the right time.”

The source explained how “Amal isn’t taking on extra work at the moment and just continuing with the cases she has.”

It has also been reported that Hollywood’s handsomest man and his leading lawyer lady are already planning on building a nursery inside their 17th century mansion.

“They hope to have all the work done [on the mansion] by Christmas.”

The insider further revealed that “George is ready for this step and he thinks that Amal will be a great mother.”

We are already SO excited to see a tiny clan of Clooney’s running around the place. We are currently envisioning their spectacular playdates with the Jolie-Pitts!  

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The happy drunk, the sloppy drunk, the what-in-God's-name-is-going-on-with-you drunk… it's safe to say we're all guilty of acting a little differently when we're under the influence.

Next time you're down the pub, you can conduct a little social experiment,as per the research carried out by scientists at a US university. Keen to discover exactly how our personalities change after a few too many G&Ts, researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia have categorised drinkers into four distinct categories.

Just like deciding if you're a Carrie or a Samantha, you can now figure out if you're a 'Hemingway' (good) or a 'Hyde' (not so good). The findings were based mainly on how participants' levels of "conscientiousness" (being reliable, organised and prompt) and "intellect" (understanding, being imaginative, knowing what was going on) changed as they got drunk.

Here are the findings – we'll be printing these out for our next cocktail night…

Hemingway a.k.a The "Are you even drunk?" drinker
The 'Hemingways' of this world can hold their drink well and change only slightly when under the influence. The name was inspired by Ernest Hemingway who said he could "drink hells any amount of whiskey without getting drunk."

Mary Poppins a.k.a The "I'm gonna go tell that guy he's GORGEOUS" drinker
Researchers said that this group remained sociable, agreeable and fairly together after a few drinks, though they did display higher levels of confidence, as well as getting louder. We all know a few Marys.

Nutty Professor a.k.a The "I AM BEYONCÉ" drinker
Nutty Professors became far more sociable and confident when drinking that they were in everyday life. To summarise, they're the most likely to be found on the dancefloor surrounded by the gang of new friends they just made while ordering Jagerbombs at the bar.

Hyde a.k.a The "Know the one that's one too many" drinker
The fact that this group were named for Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde should give you an idea of the kind of drinkers we're talking about. Hydes become more disagreeable when they drink and also display lower levels of conscientiousness and intellect. They are the most likely to "incur harm" from their drinking due to hostile behaviour, blackouts or even being arrested.

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Three Ireland has come under serious fire today after one of its billboards has been widely criticised.

The billboard reads, “Sorry Vodafone customers It turned out he was a she after you’d used all your data.”

Three Ireland have since apologised for the billboard, stating that they never meant to cause offence. The network explained that the ad is "part of a wider campaign that gives examples of when you can often miss the best bits of TV/films when you're streaming because you've used all your data."

Three highlighted other examples in of their campaign, such as "Sorry Vodafone customers, Ireland scored the winning try after you'd used all your data." 

Twitter has exploded in response with many people viewing the slogan as offensive and insensitive while other people have defended it saying that it is simply implying that by using all your data can miss the crucial ending of movies. 

Meanwhile, other people stressed that the billboard did not intend to cause offence. 

The controversy comes the same day that the Gender Recognition Bill passed through the Oireachtas. Ireland is now the fourth country in the world to specifically introduce legislation allowing trans people to legally change their gender. 

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As a world-famous reality star with an incredible wardrobe, self-funded glamorous lifestyle and a rapper boyfriend, we can imagine Kylie Jenner is pretty happy with her life at the moment.

But her raunchy outfit choices and DGAF attitude often hide the fact that underneath it all, Kylie is still a teenager who under any other circumstances would still be living at home, going to high school every day and meeting guys closer to her own age. That reality was highlighted today when the 17-year-old posted a screenshot from an early episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians that made us feel just a little bit sad for her.

The image, showing a much younger looking Kylie with filler-free lips, unstyled hair and pale skin, has the subtitle "KYLIE: I promise that I won't grow up too fast."

While Kylie poked some fun at her youngest self by adding the caption, "Dammit, Kylie!" and a laughing emoji, we wonder if she'll find her sped-up teenage years quite so funny further down the line.

With less than a month to go until she is finally legal adult, Kylie has said that her birthday plans are pretty low-key. "Well the first thing I want to do is maybe have like a birthday party and then maybe go on a trip with just my friends," she told E! News at the launch of her Kylie Hair Kouture extension line in Los Angeles last week. 

No doubt she will also throw one hell of a party at her recently-purchased mansion, a €2.3m property in Calabasas, California which was reportedly purchased with zero financial help from Kylie's parents Kris and Caitlyn Jenner.

The teen has been financially independent for years, with a solid income from her PacSun clothing range, hair extensions line and other endorsement deals.

"My mom cut me off financially three years ago," she told InStyle magazine last year. "I pay for everything — my car, my gas, and food, as well as my clothes."

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We are just a little over a month away from Netflix’s newest crime drama’s release and oh, are we excited or what!

Narcos is based on real-life Colombian drug lord, Pablo Escobar (Wagner Moura), when he was at the height of his power in the 1980s.

In the show’s first trailer we see DEA agent Steve Murphy (Boyd Holbrook aka Elizabeth Olsen’s ex-fiancé) as the policeman who is determined to bring the ‘King of Cocaine’ down.

Narcos tells the story of the most powerful man in Colombia who became responsible for approximately 80 percent of the world’s cocaine distribution and almost single-handedly turned Colombia into the murder capital of the world.

Game of Thrones fans will be glad to see a familiar face as Oberyn Martel (Pedro Pascal) plays Javier Peña, the Mexican DEA agent who helped to bring Escobar down.

And for any Entourage fans out there, we can promise you that this looks a WHOLE lot more promising than Vincent Chase’s Medellin

 

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After embracing singlehood following her break-up from One Tree Hill star James Lafferty, it seems Eve Hewson is moving on.

The Irish actress, who currently lives in New York, has been pictured with fellow actor Max Minghella on numerous occasions of late, leading many to speculate that the pair are an item. As the son of the late acclaimed English filmmaker Anthony Minghella, Max can certainly identify with Eve's childhood in the spotlight alongside her rockstar father Bono.

In an interview published just a week ago, Eve described herself as "dangerously single," adding that her older sister Jordan had even been pushing some unwanted relationship advice on her. "My sister says, 'You need to look more available,'" Eve told Town & Country magazine.

"She's like, 'You're so confident in yourself, you look like you have a boyfriend. I'm 23, I don't need a boyfriend. It's so much fun being on your own.'" It looks like the actress has changed her tune since giving that interview though, as there's no denying she looks pretty cosy indeed with Max:

Eve, U2 frontman Bono's youngest daughter, is currently living in New York as she works on the second series of The Knick, set to hit Sky Atlantic later this year. The 24-year-old plays nurse Lucy Elkins in the period medical drama, directed by Steven Soderbergh and also starring Clive Owen.

While her family's background could no doubt have opened a lot of doors for her in Hollywood, Eve says she was keen to make it on her own. "What's great about Hollywood is that it is so cut-throat, and it really f**king doesn't matter who you are. If you're not right for the part, you're not right the part," she said in a recent interview. 

As for Max, he too has escaped his late father's share of the spotlight, having made a name for himself in movies like The Social Network, The Internship and Bee Season.

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Our very own Lisa Kavanagh went along to Brown Thomas CREATE 2015 which showcased the latest fashion from our very own home-grown designers.

As Irish designer Jill de Burca explained, “CREATE is an amazing opportunity for Irish designers to sell their products in amongst really well-known international brands and have an incredible platform and encouragement from Brown Thomas.”

Check out a few of the great new looks that were on display.  

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Model mum and leading beauty and style blogger, Pippa O’Connor, has teamed up with Blank Canvas Cosmetics to deliver this summer’s most stylish ‘must-have’ make-up palette.

Featuring luxuriously smooth eye shadows, blush, highlighter, and contour powder, Pippa for Blank Canvas is a limited edition palette that works for everyone, from make-up novices to professionals, and is handbag, travel and make-up kit friendly.

The exceptionally pretty palette, with a large mirror, not only looks amazing, but provides the essential face and eye shades for any make-up collection.

There are six gorgeous gradients of matte finish, luxuriously smooth, pigmented eyeshadows that are velvet in texture and easy to blend. Ranging from matte carbon black, to a muted ivory-vanilla shade, Pippa’s chosen colours are ideal for creating all looks, from a natural bright eye, to an intense smoky style.

The palette also contains three face shades, reflecting Pippa’s love of luminous highlighter, peachy pink blush, and a matte warm brown bronzer.

With thanks to the lovely folks at Cloud10Beauty, we are giving away a limited edition Pippa for Blank Canvas palette to 10 lucky winners. To be in with a chance of winning this great prize, simply fill in your details below. Good luck!


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If you grew up in Ireland then the hashtag that has been trending today is something you can definitely relate to.

#GrowingUpIrish has seen a load of nostalgic folk tweet their childhood memories that just don't occur anywhere else in world.

From Socky and Dustin on The DenThe Late Late toy show and still not being able to speak Irish after years of learning it, these tweets have literally summed up our lives and they are hilarious!

 

Remember Molly and Rossa the Morbegs from Morbegsland?

This conversation happened at least once a day in every Irish household. "Who's her mother?" 

You were sh*t hot

We begged our Mams to let us join..  

Then why is it on the coffee table Nanny? 

If this couldn't cure ya, there was something seriously wrong 

More than likely, both.  

This is what we really missed when we went to secondary school..

The panic when there was a few drops of rain! 

And sometimes several of each..  

If you robbed a car, mam would have let you off easier.. 

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Ok, we've have officially found the MOST stylish 5-year-old on the planet and we are taking some SERIOUS outfit inspiration from her posts. 

Based in the Pacific Northwest area of the US, her mum runs an Instagram page for her online shop and frequently posts outfit-of-the-day pictures of wonderful little Miss Ciara

You NEED to see how adorable these are!

 

First of all, she has the most gorgeous curls and we are extremely jealous! No matter how long we spend using the curling wand, ours never turns out this good!

 

Speaking of curls..

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She can also seriously rock an oversized bun

 

@loveylake bloomers giveaway for shop credit happening now @loveylake @rileyclaydesigns sweater

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She has the best flower crowns that every festival goer just NEEDS

 

Kinda love this new crown #kenziejaws #comingsoon

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She really knows how to wear all the latest trends, including floppy hats

 

@littleladies_boutique new rompers launch in just a bit! Go check them out, love ours

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Flares…

Print tees…

 

Feeling throwbacky

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Basically we just want her exact outfits, only in adult size

 

#fbf to my last #tbt #f21xme

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