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So, last week we brought you a list of things you'll definitely know if you grew up in Leixlip – a town known for its Guinness, technology companies and bizarre smells.

But it turns out we only scratched the surface when it comes to the various memories kids of the 90s and noughties associate with the Kildare town.

And we're nothing if not thorough here at SHEmazing, so without further ado, let's take a look at some more…

1. The Hitcher

Also known as the place that needs no introduction…

Your formative years were spent downing Fat Frogs in the Hitcher before you eventually graduated to the Ozone, and while it's now a Lidl, that doesn't mean time has dulled your memories.

"Look at the bread section there. Isn't that where you puked on yourself back in 2003?"

2. Tuthills

If you wanted to blow your pocket money on water guns, miniature tennis rackets and sticker books, Tuthills was your ONLY man.

It was also a handy spot when your dad gave you a fiver to get your mam a last-minute present for Mother's Day.  

"Go in there and get her something. A candle and a scratch card, you'll be laughing."

3. Ryevale Forest

Located in the middle of the estate, the woods were generally out of bounds until a certain age when it then became the only place to go.

If the siphoning of alcohol, the changing hands of bangers or the shifting of classmates was going down, it was going down in the forest.

"He's over at that tree, just past the 30 flattened Dutch Gold cans, you can't miss him."

4. The new estates

At the end of the 90s, new estates started popping up in the town, and it felt like you were losing every mate you had to neighbourhoods with names like Cyber Plains.

The construction on these new estates, however, meant that weekends could be spent playing on muckhills and ruining every item of clothing you had.

"OK, so we just need to hop that digger and slide face-first down that muckhill, and we'll have our own spot, yeah?"

5. The introduction of the Green Lane bus route

The introduction of a new Dublin Bus route in Leixlip took some serious getting used to.

Those returning from abroad had to be given time to digest the news before any family updates were provided.

"Hold on, did I just see a BUS booting it up the Green Lane?!"

6. The smell in Coláiste Chiaráin

The town's secondary school had a distinct, but not unpleasant smell – something you obviously noticed less and less once you became a pupil there.

But if you stepped foot inside while still rocking a primary school uniform, you were often struck by that 'Coláiste' scent.

"Holy Jaysus. Do they have a drinks machine in their hall?!

7. Community Games

Competing in the Community Games in the Amenities was a rite of passage, and one which the uber-sporty kids absolutely relished.

The rest of us were there for the snacks.

"Did you man just blow a kiss on his second lap? D*ck."

8. The division in Our Lady's Nativity

There was a Castletown side, a Ryevale side, a latecomer's main section and the gallery.

People stuck to their sides, and all was well… until it wasn't.

"Is that an actual Hiller sitting in the gallery? They don't have their own church, no?"

9. The school hall debate

If you attended either Scoil Mhuire or Scoil Bhride, chances are you engaged in at least one debate regarding ownership over the shared hall.

Scoil Bhride claimed it because they had the stage, Scoil Mhuire claimed it because they had the equipment cupboard, and Scoil Eoin Phoil laughed cos they had a WHOPPER hall… all to themselves.

"I don't care who owns it as long as we get the parachute this afternoon."

10. The creation of the fountain

There was a time when Leixlip village didn't boast a bare-chested lady above a fountain, but then she arrived, and quickly became a meet-up spot after the Ozone.

If you became separated from your mates, you generally found yourself drunkenly hoofing into a kebab at the side of the fountain while silently hoping someone would find you.

"I'm at the fountain! Come get me!"

11. Ronan Keating in Supervalu

There was a time when Ronan Keating made regular appearances in Super Valu in Barnhall… probably because he lived in the area.

That didn't stop most of us loitering around the shops waiting for him to rock up just to gawp at him.

"I was in there buying my chicken wings and potato wedges and he was RIGHT BESIDE ME."

12. The 'yellow' house

Your local history lesson taught you that the property by the bridge in the village was known as Glebe House.

Your street smarts told you that there was much more to that place than meets the eye, and damn it, you were going to find out what.

"Tenner bets you won't go knock on the door."

13. Pub grub in Darkie Moores

Atfer a night in the Ozone, it was highly likely you’d find you way back down the village for pub grub before round 2.

And this is when you realised that being served carvery by the same bartender you made a t*t of yourself in front of is absolute zero craic.

"Eh…yeah… can I've an extra roast potato there?"

14. When Coláiste Chiaráin introduced the new uniforms

The introduction of the new uniforms in Coláiste Chiaráin was something to actually talk about.

While generations before us rocked a sombre grey and navy, the kids of the late 90s and early noughties were the first to kick it in kilts.

"My ginormous safety pin just stabbed me in the leg, so I'm not coming back after lunch."

15. Scout's Den

Ostensibly used for the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts among us, the building took on a whole new vibe at night time.

Loitering in the vicinity on Halloween was considered a top-notch way to spend your evening as a 14-year-old…. until you got scared and had to hide it from your mates.

"So, is anyone else bored?"

 

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So, we are definitely excited for the upcoming live-action edition of Beauty and the Beast, which hit cinemas on March 17.

While we love a good helping of cinema popcorn, there is nothing better than sipping on a hot cup of tea while settling into a great film.

Drinking tea is a national pastime, and now there is a special Beauty and the Beast brew that is giving us all the Disney feels. 

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Tea company Twinings is collaborating with the Disney flick to create the perfect hot beverage.

We're especially obsessed with the Camomile, Honey and Vanilla Herbal Tea that features Belle in her dazzling yellow ball gown.

Mrs. Potts and Chip would be proud!

"Twinings is delighted to offer this special edition design that celebrates Disney’s Beauty and the Beast cinematic event," reads the Twinings site.

 "So, be our guest and enjoy these four great-tasting herbal blends to suit your every mood."

While we would love to be their guest and sip on a Belle-inspired brew, the site currently doesn't ship outside the US, so if you are a major Beauty and the Beast fan, you may have to get a Stateside pal of yours to post it over to you. 

Hopefully some will appear on eBay soon. 

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Ah, Lent, the annual era of chastisement and depravity where some of the finer things in life, including alcohol chocolate and takeaways, are shunned in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

It's officially Ash Wednesday, so it's time to get that grey smudge on your forehead and remove something delightful from your life until April, when the chocolate-fest that is Easter commences.

Here's some of the best Twitter banter about the season of soulful suffering. 

10. When you instantly regret your life choices.

9. Don't set yourself unrealistic expectations there.

8. Swearing and chocolate… the two toughest things.

7. Prior preparation prevents p*** poor performance.

6. Separating the believers from the heathens.

5. They should make mass pulpits Pokestops. 

4. That's our kind of Lent…

3. A missed opportunity. 

2. The feeling is extra strong today. 

1. We can get behind this one.

 

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After waiting for months to find out whether or not Longitude was actually happening or not, it has finally been revealed that the festival is going ahead, and a sliver of the line up has been leaked.

Mumford & Sons, Baaba Maal, Jack Garratt, Glass Animals, Lucy Rose and "many more" are said to be heading to Marley Park this coming summer.

The acts were revealed by Gentlemen of the Road, partners of Longitude, on Twitter. 

More information about the festival is set to be officially released by festival organisers later on today.

Tickets are not on sale yet, but as soon as they are they can be purchased from here.

Last year saw Major Lazer, Kendrick Lamar and The National play to thousands of Irish revellers. 

We're officially excited for festival season. 

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College student's dreams have just come true (literally) as a designated place to catch your 40 winks has just been unveiled. 

Trinity College Dublin has just opened a new nap room for students. 

The respite room will have comfy couches for students to sleep on, and other areas for people to relax and unwind. 

The room was part of the campaign promises made by Aoibhinn Loughlin, TCDSU Welfare Officer, and is part of a series of developments by the union to create more student spaces.

According to The University Times the new student nap room is located in the Parlour beside the SU Cafe in Goldsmith Hall.

Now, if only we could get a sleeping pod or two into the office…

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This year's Oscars ceremony was one of the most talked about in quite a while, from that announcement blunder to the show stopping red carpet dresses.

While everyone was focusing on the La La Land/Moonlight mix-up, one Iranian TV broadcaster was focusing on something else entirely.

Charlize Theron was involved in announcing the award for Best Foreign Language Film, but her dress was apparently deemed inappropriate for Iranian television.

 

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The TV producers at ILNA TV decided to photoshop an odd, lumpy black turtle neck top onto Charlize to censor her body.

The digitally engineered garment covered up her neck, chest and arms. 

When then cameras moved and panned, the producers simply covered Charlize up entirely with a pixilated rectangle. 

Iranian-American engineer Anousheh Ansari accepted the award for Best Foreign Language Film on behalf of director Asghar Farhadi, who was boycotting the awards in protest of Trump's US immigration ban. 

Anousheh, who was dressed very modestly, still didn't make the cut, and had the sliver of shoulder that was visible in her dress censored as well. 

"This is the Islamic Republic of Iran which forces girls as young as age seven to be covered up," reads a caption on the video, uploaded by My Stealthy Freedom, a women's rights group that campaigns for Iranian women to secure the right to choose to wear the hijab. 

"While many of us, including Americans, are expressing our opposition to Trump’s Muslim ban, we also have to be louder and clearer about our condemnation of Islamic Republic of Iran’s ban on women who can’t enter Iran without hijab."

"Women from all religions and cultures, many of whom are flogged and imprisoned inside Iran for not wearing ‘proper hijab."

 

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Taoiseach Enda Kenny will make a speech in the Dáil recognising Traveller ethnicity today. 

 It is thought that the speech will officially formalise the unique identity of Travellers.

Traveller rights groups have been campaigning for an official status for many years, and today is being marked as a "historic day" for Traveller rights by groups such as Pavee Point. 

A post from the group on Twitter said that the Taoiseach's speech would “mark an historic and hugely important day for Travellers.”

"We want every Traveller in Ireland to be proud of who they are and to say that we're not a failed set of people," said former director of the Irish Traveller Movement Brigid Quilligan, speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland.

"We have our own unique identity and we shouldn't take on all of the negative aspects of what people think about us."

"We should be able to be proud and for that to happen our state needed to acknowledge our identity and our ethnicity and they're doing that today."

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The term "breaking the internet" gets thrown around a lot these days, but that's definitely what happened when Beyoncé posted a surprise snap of her baby bump on Instagram last month. 

After the shock had worn off, Coachella attendees began to question if Beyoncé would be able to honour her commitment to headline the festival this coming summer.

Unfortunately, on the advice of doctors, Bey had to pull out, but now another superstar performer is taking her place.

Lady Gaga took to Twitter to announce that she will be taking Queen B's place as the Saturday headliner.

In a tweet of the brand-new running order, the Born This Way singer invited festival-goers to "party in the desert" with her. 

Fans seem to approve of the new announcement, with thousands of positive tweets following Gaga's post. 

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Kendrick Lamar and Radiohead are also headlining over the weekend

Members of the Beyhive were devastated when Bey was forced to pull her performance due to her twin pregnancy. 

Beyoncé will instead headline at the 2018 edition of the world-famous music festival. 

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Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have been together for just over a year, but the couple have called it quits on their relationship, at least temporarily. 

“Before rumours or falsifications get out of hand, we can confirm that Orlando and Katy are taking respectful, loving space at this time," reads a statement from both celebrities' reps, acquired by People

The two were spotted together on Sunday at the Vanity Fair Oscars party, where they posed for photos together.

However, a source said that other than smiling for the cameras side-by-side, the two didn't have any further interaction. 

"Katy didn’t spend much time with Orlando,” the source told People.

“They got together for a photo, but that was about it.”

No exact reason has been given yet for the split, but with Katy's busy schedule promoting her new single Chained To The Rhythm and Orlando focusing on his ambassador role for UNICEF, clashing work commitments could be the cause.

Hopefully the two enjoy their break and then rekindle their relationship. 

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2016 was certainly a dramatic one for Stephanie Davis and Jeremy McConnell.

From NSFW scenes on Celebrity Big Brother, to cheating rumours and then Steph's pregnancy, they were certainly kept going.

Last week saw the pair reunite for the sake of their son Caben-Albi, and it looks like they're getting on better than ever after numerous Twitter spats.

However, rumours are swirling that both Stephanie and Jeremy are going to appear on the next series of Ex On The Beach, and we don't even know what to think!

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According to OK!, the show's producers are doing anything and everything to nab Steph, since Jez has already signed up.

 An insider said: “MTV bosses have wanted to get Jez on the show for years but finally they’ve signed him up.

“He’s the ultimate lad, and producers know it’s a dead cert that he’ll charm the ladies, have a good craic with the boys and be a hit with viewers.

“Everyone knows he’s a bit of a ladies’ man but it’ll be astounding to see just how many exes come out of the sea for him.

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“The bosses don’t want Steph to star as an ‘ex’ on the show.

"They just want her to make an appearance right at the end, to emerge out of the sea with Caben-Albi in her arms in scenes that will make this series the most shocking finale ever.

“Bosses have said ‘we must get her, whatever it takes’," they added.

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Say hello to Peri-Peri Vusa, because it's about to blow your head off.

Nando's HQ announced today that it's releasing its hottest sauce ever in Ireland and the UK, with the aim of bringing the taste of South Africa to the menu.

Prepare yourselves: Nando's just launched their hottest sauce yet

The new sauce is combines more chillies than any other of its sauces (yep, even the extra extra hot sauce), with its original recipe of garlic, citrus and onion.

Considering that our mouths burn with the slightest touch of medium Peri-Peri sauce, we don't know how the Irish pallet is going to handle the Vusa.

It's available in Nando's restaurant nationwide from today, so please, do let us know if it blows your brains out.

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It looks like U2 are in hot water today.

The band are being sued by a musician named Paul Rose, as he is claiming they stole one of his songs which was recorded for their 1991 album, Achtung Baby.

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Paul, who filed the lawsuit in a Manhattan federal court, claims U2 took elements of his song, Nae Slappin, and used them in their track, The Fly.

Apparently, in 1989, Paul singed a recording deal with Island Records and gave them a demo of his album. The lawsuit alleges that U2 heard the song through the recording company, which they later used for their own material.

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The lawsuit makes a further claim that The Fly has "dance beats, distorted vocals and hard industrial edge [which] sounded nothing like typical U2" music.

Paul is seeking $5m from the lads, as well as song writing credit.

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