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After winning silver in Rio, Annalise Murphy is getting a hero’s welcome in Dublin this Thursday.

In an otherwise disappointing Olympics, Annalise Murphy was the face of hope as she brought home Team Ireland’s second silver medal.

And this Thursday, August 25th the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and the National Yacht Club are celebrating just that.

After just missing out on a place on the podium in London, Annalise made sure to bring home the silverware this time round as he lifted the country’s spirit by coming second in the women’s laser radial sailing.

Arriving by boat to the East Pier, the parade will kick off at 6pm to honour Annalise and other members of the Irish Olympic team and finish at People’s Park where they will be officially welcome home by An Cathaoirleach of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Cormac Devlin.

The event is open to everyone and will be full of music, food and celebrations to honour our Olympians.

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The Saturdays singer Rochelle Humes took to Twitter with an emergency yesterday asking her followers for help.

“Parents – help!!”

Rochelle was looking for advice after her three-year-old daughter’s pet fish died overnight. She went on to ask her fans for their thoughts on the best course of action.

“Alaia’s goldfish has just passed. Do I tell her in the morning the truth (in a nice way) or is the fish on holiday?”

Quick to offer their words of wisdom, Rochelle needed help in deciding when a child is too young to learn about death.

“She’s only three, confused when is too young?!”

But it seems like honesty was the best policy for most as Rochelle retweeted many messages advising to tell her little girl the truth.

Rochelle later revealed that she and husband Martin decided to tell Alaia what had happened.

“We’ve gone for honesty. Thanks guys.

“Sometimes it’s hard to know the right thing to do when you just want to protest your little one.”

 

A photo posted by Rochelle Humes (@rochellehumes) on

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Getting our Leaving Cert results is not something many of us forget in a hurry.

Nerves coupled with excitement mixed with a good ol' dose of the fear is probably the best way to describe the moment we tore into that envelope.

And while some of us maintained a calm exterior while falling to pieces on the inside, others were a little more vocal in their excitement.

Take Emma Kirrane from Tuam in Co. Galway, for example.

After learning that she had clocked up a very impressive 490 points, the aspiring primary school teacher, who nabbed an A2 in Irish, decided not to hold back.

And it was all caught on camera by her sister Lisa who, unsurprisingly, decided to share the adorable moment online.

*You might want to lower the volume for this one, ladies* 
 

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Things are going from bad to worse for US swimmer, Ryan Lochte, after it was revealed he had fabricated a story about being robbed at gunpoint during his time in Rio.

The 32-year-old Olympian, who this year won a gold medal in the 4 x 200 metre freestyle, claimed he had been set upon at a petrol station, but CCTV told a different story and Ryan was forced to come clean.

With his reputation in tatters, the athlete, who has earned 12 Olympic medals over the course of his career, has now learned that Speedo have made the decision to end their sponsorship, and took to Twitter this afternoon to confirm the news.

"Speedo USA today announces the decision to end its sponsorship of Ryan Lochte," the post began.

"As part of this decision, Speedo USA will donate a $50,000 portion of Lochte's fee to Save the Children, a global charity partner of Speedo USA's parent company, for children in Brazil."

"While we hve enjoyed a winning relationship with Ryan for over a decade and he has been an important member of the Speedo team, we cannot condone behaviour that is counter to the values this brand has long stood for."

Ending their post on a positive note, the company finished: "We appreciate his many achievements and hope he moves forward and learns from this experience."

The announcement have been met with mixed response from the public who wasted no time sharing their thoughts on Speedo's decision.

"Not okay for Olympic swimmer to lie. It is ok for presidential candidate to lie. Got it," wrote one while another remarked: "About time for this 32 year old to 'grow up' and learn an expensive lesson."

It is understood that Ralph Lauren, who also works with Ryan, is currently considering its position.

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We could have sworn that Geordie Shore's Gary Beadle had already been inked at some stage, but it turns out we – and thousands others – were wrong.

Unlike his co-star Aaron Chalmers, Gary was totally tat-free… until now, that is.

Taking to Twitter to share the moment with his fans, the reality TV star gave an insight into his pre-tat process before eventually unveiling the finished creation to millions.

Eager to find out how large the tat was likely to be, one of Gary's followers asked: "You not getting the tiniest tattoo are ya?! Hope you doing it proper for your first."

Reassuring her that his 'go big or go home' attitude extended to the tattoo parlour, Gary insisted: "No, believe me, I've gone for it."

And he wasn't lying.

After three hours in the chair, the 28-year-old Geordie shared a snap of the inking, and it's not at all what we expected.

Explaining that it's a tribute to his mother, Gaz wrote: "Ok so today this happened. Thank you @Mattwebbtattoo mams favourite flower, some amazing colour, hand piece!"

But, unfortunately for Gary, not everyone was impressed by the inking, with one remarking: "Jesus, why wouldn't you go where @AaronCGShore goes that's not great at all!"

Leaping to his co-star's defence, Aaron replied to the comment, "Are you mad? That's a f*cking sick tat."

Gary's followers were having none of Aaron though, with another Twitter user adding: "It looks terrible m8. On ur hand no coverin it, and a flower wat man likes flowers on their hand lol."

Jeez guys, how do you really feel?!

 

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Twitter is awash with tributes today following the news that music mogul, Lou Pearlman, has passed away.

Lou, who died while serving time at the Federal Correctional Institution of Texarkana, Texas, is responsible for some of the biggest music acts of the 90s and noughties, and has this week been remembered for his contribution to the world of pop music.

From Backstreet Boys and NSYNC to O-Town and Britney Spears, some of the biggest names in the music industry have Lou to thank for their ascension to super stardom, with many taking to Twitter to pay tribute to the New Yorker.

"I hope he found some peace," wrote Justin Timberlake yesterday. "God bless and RIP, Lou Pearlman."

Referring to Lou's conviction and subsequent imprisonment for multi-million dollar fraud, Lance Bass wrote: "Word is that #LouPearlman has passed away."

"He might not have been a stand up businessman, but I wouldn't be doing what I love today w/out his influence," he finished.

Acknowledging the profound effect Lou had had on his life, Backstreet Boy's AJ wrote: "Many emotions at the news of Lou's passing."

"Without Lou I wouldn't have met my four brothers or had the opportunity of a lifetime. RIP,"  he added.

The cause of Lou's death has not yet been revealed to the public.

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Romances which blossom on the set of reality television programmes don't tend to have the best track record.

From Geordie Shore to TOWIE, when it comes to matters of the heart, reality stars don't seem to have the best luck.

However, it sounds like Lewis Bloor is determined to sidestep that curse by making a go of things with Geordie Shore's Marnie Simpson whom he met on Celebrity Big Brother this summer.

Appearing on Loose Women today, the reality star was, unsurprisingly, grilled about his new romance, and it sounds like it may just be the real thing.

"This is a new feeling for me and I feel a bit shy talking about it," he admitted. "I understand how people will look at it, it is very crazy but yeah she is great and I can't wait to see her."

"I do have a five-year plan and I'd love to be with Marnie at the end of it," he told the audience. "If I am with Marnie in five years time, I will be surprised if she doesn’t have a ring on her finger."

Determined for viewers to realise the depth of their relationship, Lewis reminded the public that they were inseparable while living in the house together.

"Being without Marnie is odd, even though you only saw a little bit, I figured it out we spent over 550 hours together in 23 days. It's the world's longest first date!"

Confirming that they are an official couple, Lewis dismissed the notion that their relationship might be moving too fast, saying: "I feel like in life someone who you’ve known for five weeks might have better intentions than someone you have known for five years."

"Time is a relative thing," he insisted. "We spent every waking minute together. If you don't know you've got feelings for someone in that time then you probably don't."

Does this mean we might one day see a Geordie/ TOWIE wedding?! What a time to be alive.

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Let's face it, none of us live the life we purport to lead on social media.

For every one evening spent quaffing cocktails with the girls, there's 20 spent examining your split ends on the couch, right?

Acknowledging that we all do it, RIOT – the comedy section of Refinery29 – have released a video which examines our need to constantly filter our lives into something Insta-worthy, and frankly it's all of us.
 

Making Your Life Look Less Empty With Instagram Filters reminds us that filtering our lives to clock up the likes is an international pastime, and we're all out of control.

How guilty are you?!

 

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Anyone with even a passing knowledge of Geordie Shore will know that Gary and Charlotte's on again / off again relationship did much to raise the ratings of the MTV reality show.

As a result, it's no surprise that many thought Charlotte might have had a hand in Gary's decision to call time on his two-year relationship with Lillie Lexie Gregg whom he met while filming Ex on the Beach.

But, according to Lillie, Charlotte had nothing to do with Gary's choice to end their romance.

Speaking to the Mirror Online, Lillie admitted that her boyfriend's commitment to the reality TV show was the reason they decided to part ways.

"Charlotte has nothing to do with it. Basically, he [Gary] was put in a situation where he was given the option to choose between me and Geordie Shore."

Reflecting on the ultimatum which was issued to her ex, Lillie explained: "He was told he would have to leave the show that day if he picked me. It was a daunting decision for him because that’s his bread and butter."

Sounding remarkably understanding, Lillie, who has recently been publicly humiliated by boyfriend Stephen Bear, acknowledged: "The show is all he’s ever known." 

"It was the hardest decision of his life but ultimately he picked Geordie Shore," she said.

Between Gary and Bear, Lillie's definitely due some good fortune in the love department.

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If you're planning on availing of the Northside DART or Commuter service this afternoon, you might want to plan ahead due to technical failures on the route.

Taking to Twitter today, Iarnród Éireann informed customers that they were experiencing considerable disruption to Northside services.

"Major disruption to Northside DART services & Northern Commuter services due to fault on maintenance train," they explained.

Keeping the public informed of developments, Irish Rail returned to Twitter shortly after their initial tweet and advised customers that while services have resumed, commuters can still expect some delays.

"Update: Services have resumed with delays of up to 30mins through Kilbarrack following the failure of a maintenance train," they wrote.

We're not liking the sound of this…
 

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Anyone who lived away from home during college will remember the pang of longing you'd often get for a homecooked meal, ironed clothes or the love of a the family pet.

Yes, we missed our family, but a desire for our favourite food and furry friends generally came top of the list when living in student accommodation got too much for us.

And it looks like one mam knows all too well what a prolonged period of time away from our pooches can do to us.

Taking matters into her own hands in the run-up to her son's big college adventure, Sharia from the States decided to make a cardboard cut-out of the family's Golden Retriever, and Twitter is understandably all over it.

Sharing a snap of Jesse and his cardboard version, Jake Ostrowski tweeted: "My mom got me a cardboard cutout of my dog to take with me to college."

Speaking to BuzzFeed about his mam's adorable endeavour, Jake explained: "I love my dog — he sleeps with me every night. I’ve been really sad because I’ve got to leave him to go to college."

"It can be kind of scary going off to college," Jake admitted. "But now I’ve got my dog in my dorm with me.”

Ladies, we're dying.

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Huge congratulations are in order for singer Paloma Faith who recently revealed she is expecting her first baby.

Talking to Instagram to reveal her happy news, the Only Love Can Hurt Like This singer said that she will be taking some time off her work to concentrate on her next chapter:

“I am so delighted to tell you I am going to take a short while off to have a baby. I have spent my whole life wanting to be a mother and now the time has come for me to do so. I feel so lucky."

 

A photo posted by Paloma Faith (@palomafaith) on

The 35-year-old, who is in a long-term relationship with French artist Leyman Lahcine, candidly said she was “nervous and excited” about becoming a mum, before asking for privacy throughout her pregnancy journey.

“Pregnancy and motherhood is a very personal thing: daunting, new and worrying at times and I don't want to add to it by having to "look" a certain way when pregnant or be photographed pregnant or with my child,” she wrote.

“I wasn't raised like that and I don't want my child to be. I want the baby to have the freedom of a normal life.”

 

A photo posted by Paloma Faith (@palomafaith) on

 

 

A photo posted by Paloma Faith (@palomafaith) on

Paloma will be back singing once her baby is born, but reiterated that she will keep her family life and music career firmly separate, saying: “When I return I will be full of energy and excited to come and sing for you again."

"I am passionate about my job and what I do in the public eye but consider these to be two separate things, not one in the same."

Congratulations, Paloma! 

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