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Today is World Book Day Ireland, ladies.

With that in mind, we thought we'd hark back to a time when we hung on every word Jacqueline Wilson wrote, devoured Point Horror books in mere hours, and had every single Babysitter Club book in the series.

Oh, and don't get us started on Harry Potter…

Here are just 15 signs you were a classic bookworm back in the day.

1. You always brought a book to the kitchen table, and were forever getting roared at for not engaging with your family.

Propping it against the cereal box before school was standard procedure until your mam swiped it away and told you to talk to your brother.

2. You swapped books with friends, and nearly peed with excitement if word got out they had the latest in the series.

"I swear I'll look after it. PINKY swear."

3. You wondered what went on in R.L Stine's mind, and how he could possibly be as scary as he was.

"I mean, I just finished The Babysitter. But it'll definitely be too much for you right now."

4. You thought Jacqueline Wilson was God.

If Hettie Feather wasn't pulling on your heartstrings, you were wishing you could kick it with Ellie, Nadine and Magda.

5. You had at least one book with a special effect; and it was generally a Goosebumps.

"My book has an actual TORCH but Siobhan's one SCREAMS when you open it!"

6. You nearly lost your mind when you heard Harry Potter was being turned into a movie.

"This is probably the biggest thing that will ever happen me."

7. Book fairs were more exciting than birthday parties.

"Collect me when my arms are full, and not a moment before."

8. You read and re-read some books so often that you could start at any point, and know exactly where you were in the story.

"Ah chapter 11, an absolute classic."

9. You endured carsickness in order to make it to the end of a chapter.

"Put a towel on my lap, and leave me be."

10. You tried to write your own book on numerous occasions, but gave up when you became bored of your own laboured prose.

"It's nothing like Harry Potter except that it involves a child wizard and a cool boarding school. But that's it."

11. You knew more about the Irish Famine than you ever thought possible, thanks to Marita Conlon McKenna and her Eily, Michael and Peggy trilogy.

"Wildflower Girl is the best book ever written, Mam,"

12. Of all the hand-me-downs you got from older siblings, books were the only ones you were happy to receive.

"How long did it take you to read it? No big deal, but I was done in two hours."

13. You often met up with your BFF just to read together in silence.

"Our friendship doesn't rely on idle chit-chat."

14. Book stores had the potential to cause a sensory overload.

"Where will I START?"

15. You literally couldn't get your head around classmates who didn't read.

"You…can… I mean, you're ABLE to read… right?"

 

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Seachtain na Gaeilge is officially upon us, and it's making us nostalgic for our old Irish classes back in the day. 

There are a few memorable things that happened in every Irish classroom, and here's our definitive list: 

8. Learning off verbatim….

Without having an absolute notion of what you were saying.

Okay, you know you were telling the oral examiner that you had three brothers and lived in a big house in the country, but those words came tumbling out of your mouth like a well-versed Shakespearean poem. 

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7. Fheiceáil

Some eejit would always make the innocent Irish phrase for seeing into an excuse to drop an F-Bomb in class.

Not going to lie, we all giggled. 

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6. Cáca milis

Remember that bizarre film starring Brendan Gleeson as a guy who was obsessed with making sure his cake was pink?

And the actual tears at the oh-so dramatic ending. 

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5. Writing random Irish words on your pencil case

It was the best way to cheat on your Irish spelling test, and the teacher would never notice thanks to all the other stuff scrawled all over it.

Seriously, at what point was it sociably acceptable to write your signature all over other people's things?

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4. Coimisiún na Scrúduithe Stáit

By the end of the Junior Cert, you could recite off the intros to the state examination aural by heart.

It's a pity we couldn't recite much more after that. 

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3. Asking to go to the loo

Using the leithris was just an excuse to utilise the most memorised piece of Irish you maintained since primary school. 

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2. That future primary school teacher

There was always someone who spent the entire summer teaching the national teanga to the masses at the Gaeltacht and taking Irish a little too seriously in the hopes of getting into a primary teaching course.

The standards were high, folks. 

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1. Wondering how you have spend 8 years learning Irish…

…but are still learning how to say the rooms of the house and the numbers up to 100. 

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According to emerging reports, Facebook have begun testing the use of artificial intelligence in an effort to identify users who may be at risk of suicide.

The AI tool will scan and filter posts and comments which contain language indicative of pain, sadness or concern, and ultimately send the results to a human review team.

At this point, the review team will reach out to the user flagged by the tool and offer help in the form of support services.

The news comes amid an announcement that the corporation have introduced a new safety feature to its Facebook Live function which will allow users to immediately bring a troubling stream to the attention of the team.

Those sceptical of the new feature suggest the site should immediately cut streaming if suicide is mentioned as opposed to flagging it with staff.

Disagreeing with this argument, Jennifer Guadagno, the project’s lead researcher. said: "What the experts emphasised was that cutting off the stream too early would remove the opportunity for people to reach out and offer support."

 "So, this opens up the ability for friends and family to reach out to a person in distress at the time they may really need it the most.”

Explaining the motivation behind the initiative in a recent manifesto, Mark Zuckeberg said: "Looking ahead, one of our greatest opportunities to keep people safe is building artificial intelligence to understand more quickly and accurately what is happening across our community."

The AI tool is currently being tested in the United States; up until now, Facebook relied on users to flag worrying content.

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As makeup artistry has gotten more and more popular, the phenomenon of the self-taught MUA has become more visible. 

No longer is the title of makeup artist applied to seasoned, brand endorsed applicators, but anyone with a fully-stocked makeup kit and flair for a dramatic winged liner look can cash in on their beautifying talents.

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This well-contoured revolution has let to an influx of MUA pages across social media, as people take to the sites to show off their skills and book clients.

However the MUA acronym has been secretly baffling the uninitiated for months now, who thought the three letters stood for something entirely different. 

To the less makeup savvy, the acronym seemed to spell out the word "mwah," a term once popularised through Bebo mails and scrawled at the bottom of 14-year-old birthday cards.

We can kind of see where they're coming from, despite the lack of "w."

Others believed that the makeup lovers were plotting to take over the world, and thought that the acronym represented the sound of a drawn-out, evil laugh. 

While some MUAs may be inspired by Disney villains for their dramatic Halloween looks, this isn't the case. 

Some even thought that Conor McGregor could be part of the MUA squad, as they believed that the letters represented a branch of MMA training.

A MUA's lip liner may kick ass, but the acronym doesn't quite stretch that far. 

So if you had no clue what the lash-loving MUA term stood for, you weren't alone. 

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So, Ed Sheeran is having a major moment, between the rest of his highly anticipated album ÷ (Divide) coming out today and beginning preparations for his world tour. 

The singer also has two amazing singles at the top of the charts, Castle on the Hill and Shape of You, and the latter just got a pretty creative makeover.

Walk off the Earth is a multi-faceted group who cover popular tracks using unconventional musical means.

The crew just covered Shape of You, foregoing guitars and instead opting for pipes, spoons, shells, a kazoo and some seriously strong vocals to recreate the track in a unique way. 

There is even a bowl of popcorn and some seriously impressive gymnastics involved. Oh, and an adorable toddler. 

The band also remixed the song with TLC's noughties classic No Scrubs and Blackstreet's No Diggity, so if you thought Shape of You was good on its own, wait until you hear it combined with the R'n'B tracks.

We're adding it to our predrinks playlist right this second. 

 

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Brad and Jennifer were an iconic noughties power couple.

The pair may have split over a decade ago, but some fans still look to the duo as the ultimate couple goals.

Someone who reportedly hasn't let go of the historic romance is Brad Pitt himself. 

 

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A source told US Weekly that Brad tracked down Jennifer's phone number, in the midst of his messy divorce with Angelina Jolie, in order to wish Jennifer a happy birthday on February 11.

We hope she replied with "new phone, who dis?"

Apparently, after the initial happy birthday text, the two have continued to swap messages. 

 

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“Brad told her he’s having a hard time with his split and they exchanged a few texts reminiscing about the past," said the source. 

The couple divorced in 2005 after Brad hooked up with then co-star Angelina Jolie, with whom he now has six children. 

Apparently Jen's new husband Justin Theroux is comfortable with the virtual exchange, as he knows that "Jen just wants to be nice."

We're not sure if we're okay with this noughties throwback. 

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Size inclusivity has come along leaps and bounds in the fashion industry in recent years, but sometimes fashion houses don't quite get it right.

One particular Zara ad is going viral this week, as people are outraged at their definition of curves.

While there is no wrong way to have curves, Today FM presenter Muireann O'Connell snapped a picture of two very slim models in a new Zara ad, posing under the caption"Love Your Curves," and people are not happy. 

The tweet has since gone viral, with over 23,000 likes and 12,000 retweets. 

The models are posing for the brand's Curve denim jeans, but many people are speaking out as they feel that the suggestion that the featured models are curvy could be damaging. 

People are also baffled as to how the brand could consider the women as curvacious. 

"I'd have a word with your advertising department…..curves?…..where?…" said one. 

However, not everyone agrees that the outcry is justified, and feel that it is sizeist against slim women.

"Why is it OK for you to denigrate slim girls? Everyone has curves. Body shaming of slim girls appears to be perfectly fine, eh?" said one, who also pointed out that her daughter has been teased for being slim. 

"Isn't it possible that Zara is trying to help girls who see themselves as "sticks" to realise that they too have curves?" said another

Zara has yet to comment on the campaign. 

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Bella Hadid has taken over the fashion world, and no runway is complete without her or her blonde bombshell of a sister taking to the stage.

It seems that H&M feels this way, as the high street fashion house booked both sisters for their Paris Fashion Week show last night.

While the siblings took to the catwalk, a particular ex of Bella's was also booked to perform on the night. 

 

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The exes crossed paths at the show, but after their previous run-in at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, the pair kept their cool. 

According to E!, the model didn't move to the singer's serenade or catch his eye, and instead kept her gaze forward ike a true professional. 

The pair began dating back in back in April 2015 when Bella agreed to pose for the Canadian musician's album artwork for the Beauty Behind The Madness.

The Starboy singer and the super model reportedly split last year due to hectic work schedules. 

The Weeknd has since started publicly dating singer Selena Gomez.

 

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One lucky Irish Lotto player scooped a jackpot worth almost €13 million last night.

The winning ticket was sold in Dublin, and the hunt is on to find out who won the cornucopia of cash. 

No details about the exact shop the ticket was sold in have been released yet. 

The numbers drawn in the National Lottery were 2,15 ,19, 26, 37, 38, and the bonus was 39.

We're rummaging through our coat pockets for our tickets right this second. 

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We've all read numerous articles about cheating.

For some people, it's always a fear, and whether it's happened to you before or not, there are certain signs that indicate your partner is being unfaithful.

Recent research has revealed that if a woman fakes an orgasm during sex, then they might be more likely to do the dirty on you.

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Human Female Orgasm as Evolved Signal is a study published in the National Institutes of Health and it studied 250 men and women in heterosexual relationships.

Each man and woman had to talk about their sex lives, their previous infidelities and how many times they orgasm.

The research showed that there was a strong connection between women who faked the big O and then went on to cheat on their significant others.

The hypotheses reads: "Faked orgasm was associated with female sexual infidelity and lower male relationship satisfaction. 

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"Overall, results were in greater support of the sire choice signalling hypothesis than the female fidelity hypothesis. 

"Results also suggest that male satisfaction with, investment in, and sexual fidelity to a mate are benefits that favoured the selection of orgasmic signalling in ancestral females."

So, there you have it.

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If you're looking for a sign that you should just quit Lent altogether, then this is it.

Yep, it might only be the first day, but when you get a load of these new Cadbury's bars, we're not sure will power will stop anyone from shoving these things into their mouths.

The chocolate comapny has just launched *drum roll please* a Dairy Milk Mint Oreo flavour and a Dairy Milk Peanut Butter Oreo flavour. 

Cadbury launch peanut butter and mint Oreo bars and we're dribbling

YUM. 

Brand Manager at Mondeléz International, Joanna Dias, said: "We are delighted to add these two sumptuous new flavours to the classic Cadbury Dairy Milk Oreo, giving chocolate lovers even more ways to enjoy their favourite treat.

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"Tasty and irresistible, the peanut butter variant will appeal to those who love the current peanut butter trend, while the delicious mint flavour will no doubt delight those who love a classic combination".

Keep a look out for them as they will be in all major shops nationwide (then stash them in your room until Lent is over).

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A book about the Obamas? Yes, please!

And it looks like that just might happen if the rumours are to be believed.

Barack and Michelle have reportedly signed a book deal with Penguin Random House for $60 million.

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It is claimed that a "heated auction" took place over the last number of days with various publishers wanting to nab the deal.

According to The New York Times, Penguin Random House will reportedly make a "substantial" amount of money from worldwide sales.

Chief Executive of Penguin Random House, Markus Dohle, released a statement saying: "We are absolutely thrilled to continue our publishing partnership with President and Mrs. Obama.

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"With their words and their leadership, they changed the world, and every day, with the books we publish at Penguin Random House, we strive to do the same.

"Now, we are very much looking forward to working together with President and Mrs. Obama to make each of their books global publishing events of unprecedented scope and significance."

We can't wait for this.

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