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He may have lost a fight over the weekend, but he's still our champion.

Everyone from Justin Bieber to Niall Horan and Bruno Mars shared their disappointment that Conor lost his fight, but that doesn't stop the Irishman from spreading his love.

Yep, the MMA fighter has teamed up with Busweiser in order to make someone's dream come true.

The beverage company is offering a prize of €50,000 to give someone a chance of taking their passion to new and exciting territory.

Conor announced the details of Busweiser Dream Big in a short video and is calling upon his Irish supporters to take part. 

“Budweiser Dream Big is about chasing your dreams. I believe it’s very important not just to have dreams, but to recognise what your dream is and what you are passionate about, and never give up on your dream,” said Conor.

“To those who are looking to win this competition, show up, speak passionately about where you want to go, who you want to meet, and the person with the most passion and dedication to their craft will shine through. So make sure to dream big.”

The winner of the competition won't be announced until July 4 2016, but if you want to find out more, visit here

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Congrats are in order for one of our fave Nineties popstars today, as H from Steps has become a first-time dad.

H, who these days goes by his full name of Ian H Watkins, welcomed twin sons in the early hours of yesterday morning.

The new arrivals were born via a surrogate, with Ian and his partner Craig taking to social media to share their delight – and a first picture.

"We are DADS! We are totally & utterly in Love! #Twins" Ian wrote on Twitter, alongside a snap of two hospital bracelets labelled "Baby 'A' Boy" and "Baby 'B' Boy."

A, B, C and H? Here's hoping the new dads come up with something a little more lengthy than that when deciding their sons' official first names.

The couple first revealed their happy baby news back in December, via an animated YouTube video.

After their first surrogate tragically suffered a miscarriage back in 2012, it's no surprise Ian and Craig waited until the pregnancy was six months along this time around.

Speaking shortly after the miscarriage happened four years ago, Ian said the news had been a huge blow to him and Craig.

"We were thinking of names, and we even planned our first Christmas as a family. We were both ready to be dads, " he told The People.

Huge congrats to Ian and Craig on their very happy ending. We can't wait to see a first family photo…
 

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Starbucks, the multinational coffee retailer is causing a lot of controversy in Cork city at the moment. 

The coffee shop recently opened three new stores across Cork on St Patrick's Street, Princess Street and Emmet Place.

They were all opened in commercial units which were previously retail shops, and the planning authority has since said that the company should have applied for planning permission to change the use of the stores before it opened. 

The decision comes five months after a planning dispute between Cork County Council and Starbucks was referred to An Bord Pleanála.

The County Council claimed that Starbucks should have changed the use of premises from a retail premises, while the coffee shop argued that most people take away their drinks, and thus the operation in nature is retail.

However, An Bord Pleanála has taken the council's side, and said that in all three cases “the scale, nature and layout of the coffee shop is more akin to a restaurant use which is expressly excluded from the definition of ‘shop’.”

Sorry, Starbucks. You lost out on this one.

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Unless stated otherwise within the text accompanying a competition, by entering a competition via SHEmazing.net you agree to the following Terms & Conditions:

  1. The closing date for inclusion in the competition draw is 4th April 2016.
  2. Competitions are open to all Irish residents other than employees and their immediate families of SHEmazing.net, their agencies or anyone professionally connected to the competition. All entrants must be 18 years or over.
  3. Only one entry is allowed per unique email address, unless otherwise stated. Multiple entries will not be accepted.
  4. Incomplete, illegible or late entries will not be accepted.
  5. No responsibility will be accepted for entries lost or delayed in the course of transmission.
  6. If a winner does not claim their prize within 28 days of being notified, they will forfeit the prize. In the event that a winner does not claim their prize within the specified time, another winner will be chosen in their place.
  7. The prize is non-transferable and cannot be redeemed for cash or any other equivalent.
  8. The prize is afternoon tea and a self-catering overnight stay in Adare Manor.
  9. Employees of SHEmazing.net and Jus-Rol™ and their families, and any third party included in this promotion are not eligible to enter this competition.
  10. The winner will be notified by email.
  11. SHEmazing reserves the right to substitute the prize for one of an equivalent or greater value to that specified, should any part of the prize become unavailable.
  12. SHEmazing reserves the right to alter, amend or end any competition without prior notice in the event that circumstances make this unavoidable.
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Dogs are cute. Kids are cute. Put them together and we're absolutely melting

But one little girl decided she wanted to be a doctor for a day and gave her pooch a very thorough examination.

She checked everything from blood pressure, to her paws and her ears – and we have to say, that is one very patient animal.

The pet just sat there and let the little girl work away. But judging from the end of the video, there's another pooch in the background looking for her 'doctor' skills too.

We just feel like giving them both hugs right now. 

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Rumours of Charmed coming back began to surface last year, and now one of our favourite witches has confirmed it.

Alyssa Milano who played Phoebe in the series about three sisters who were witches said that a reboot is definitely happening, but as for the original cast – it doesn't look good.

Taking to her Facebook page, Alyssa said: "#Charmed fans! Nothing has been confirmed. CBS is developing a reboot without the original cast. That's all I know for sure."

Charmed ran for a total of eight seasons and came to an end in 2006.

We just hope the new sisters are as good as the old ones. 

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Rob Kardashian has hit back at rumours saying that Blac Chyna broke up with him.

Fans of the pair noticed that they deleted ALL of their social media pictures together, but according to the reality star they are "not broken up."

The sock designer shared a post on Instagram explaining the disappearing snaps: “Chy and I are not broken up we just feel like it would be a lot healthier for our relationship if we kept a lot more to ourselves,” he began.

“It’s impossible to have a positive relationship with so much negativity from the media and outsiders and we would appreciate it if everyone respects that.”

He then tagged Chyna in the post along with two diamond ring emojis. Hmmm… We wonder what that's about.

There has been a lot of controversy surrounding Rob and Blac, but she seemed to have brought Rob out of his hermit-hood, so you never know, this could be a good thing. 

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As the band are making the most of their hiatus, it seems that Louis and Niall still have time for each other.

They lads were out partying over the weekend, and looking at the snap Louis posted, it seemed like a lot of fun.

The Mullingar man and the new daddy were clearly in high spirits as they danced with friends, later admitted that the missed each other.

Louis shared a photo on Instagram and captioned it, "Good night! Missed you Nialler lad!"

This comes just after Simon spilled the beans on the groups solo projects, saying the he's "absolutely sure" the boys will each do a solo track.

He told E! News there would be "many more solo projects from the boys" and we'll be hearing "lots of announcements" of their projects in the next few months.

“I mean, lots of things are going to be announced over the next few months, but they were, are, the nicest people, you know, to work with.

“Hard-working, appreciate everything, so it won’t be the end.”

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If you have any sort of #FamilyGoals for the future, take a look at the royal family, because they are all the goals you need.

Kate amd William decided to take their two children on a ski holiday to the French Alps over the weekend – and the pictures are dreamy.

The family are seen having fun in the snow with two-year-old George and ten-month-old Charlotte. 

The Duke and Duchess made sure they had their privacy though, as they flew to a secret location last Wednesday during a media blackout to ensure they weren't followed. 

Unlike other royal ski trips, the couple decided not ot hold a photo-call but instead went for a singe Press Association photographer to capture a few beautiful moments.

We just can't get over how big George is getting and what a cutie Charlotte is. 

If this doesn't get you broody, we don't know what will.

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Because there's nothing better than girl power, Sky Sports presenter Rachel Wyse has backed the motion for more coverage on women's sports and in particular, women's GAA.

The Dubliner is preparing to cover GAA season on the sports channel and has admitted to the Herald that she would love to see ladies' GAA on the board.

“It is something that I would definitely welcome,” she said. “I can only speak from my own perspective but I know women’s sport is a big priority within Sky Sports.

“We have a programme that runs every Tuesday called SportsWomen and it is all about celebrating female athletes in the UK and Ireland, for example, Katie Taylor… I think the more coverage the better."

We second that! Hopefully we'll see more of our fine ladies out on the pitch in the future.

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We get it. Kim has bounced back from her pregnancy bod and wants to show it off – but a naked selfie? Really?

The reality star took to Instagram last night to show off her body in all of its glory, just 13 weeks after she gave birth to her first son, Saint.

The 35-year-old posed completely naked (we're guessing that the snap was taken a few weeks ago at New York Fashion Week when she sported a blonde wig) and captioned the snap, "When you're like I have nothing to wear LOL."

LOL indeed, Kim. 

As we all know, this isn't the first time Kim tried to break the Internet with her curves. In 2014, she starred on the cover of Paper mag with her shapely bum on show and since then has been giving glimpses of her apt assets on social media.

In fairness, she has a banging bod, but keep it for Kanye, we think he needs it more. 

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Last night's episode of Room To Improve saw Dermot travel around the country to revisit houses he's worked on in the previous series.

And while we all love Dermot's fiery approach with his clients, Michael was the man that stole hearts all over the country.

But, if you watched the episode with subtitles, you were definitely in for a laugh.

Yes, while our favourite architect was laughing at a joke Michael's carer made, subtitles arose which said… Wait for it… "Dermot in a hoop laughing."

One woman picked this up on Twitter, and we have to agree – the subtitles were more Irish than Guinness and Tayto put together.

And while we were laughing our asses off at that, the rest of Ireland weren't too happy about it being the last episode of the series. AND it won't be back until "the beginning of next year." Noooo…

Ah Dermot, thanks for the laughs. We'll see you next year.

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