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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are already couple goals, I mean, we've all seen that infamous pool side chicken wings picture.

But after last night's Grammy's party, the couple's Snapchats had us crying with laughter.

Chrissy got a teeny bit too tipsy at the party, and decided to document her post-Grammy adventures on the instant sharing app. 

“Okay, I’m home. We’re having ramen,” she declared in the first video, making us all feel a little bit better about our 4am food choices.

Next thing we knew, Chrissy was on the ground, removing her gorgeous jewellery with the help of her equally gorgeous husband. 

Channelling all of our inner drunk girls, she asked: "Are you mad at me?"

“Why would I be mad at you? …You’re perfect,” he replied, melting hearts the world over.

”Cause I got drunk,” she replied, cementing the couple's status as our official relationship goals.

However, the model turned TV presenter was feeling the effects of her night out the following day, as she tweeted about her hangover.

We feel you Chrissy, we feel you. 

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With the vast majority of us needing a stiff drink to get through the latest episode of The Late Late Show, you can't say the good folk behind the long-running RTÉ show don't know how to provoke a reaction from viewers.

Unfortunately for Ryan and the crew, not everyone was impressed with the show's Valentine's Day content, with hundreds of people wasting no time complaining to the national broadcaster.

According to reports this morning, the programme received 176 calls and 120 emails – all of which 'offered negative feedback about the programme.'

In addition to this, the national broadcaster received 10 formal complaints regarding Friday night's episode which featured Al Porter, Linda Martin, and a particularly excitable studio audience.

Commenting on the negative reaction, a spokesperson for the station acknowledged the situation and assured the public that the complaints would be formally addressed.

"RTÉ will respond to these complaints within 20 days, in keeping with RTÉ Complaints procedure established under the Broadcasting Act 2009," they said.

Over half a million viewers tuned into see nation's singletons celebrate Valentine's Day last Friday.

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If you watch any video on the internet today, it should be this one.

18-year-old Shauntelle Tynan from Carlow has made a heart-wrenching plea via viral video for funding for her rare form of cancer.

Shan was diagnosed with multi-system Langheran’s cell histiocytosis in May 2015, and since then, her community has been funding her specialist treatment at theTexas Children’s Hospital. 

The teen does not qualify for the HSE’s Treatment Abroad Scheme as her treatment was sought outside of Europe, so it is not supported by the Irish government.

In a powerful and emotional video posted to YouTube, the teen explains that doctors in the EU do not know enough her particular type of cancer to treat it, so she has to be treated in the US.

The teen has been documenting her treatment and lifestyle on YouTube for the past year, and her latest video is incredibly poignant.

"Travelling to Texas comes with a price, but we always seem to get there thanks to the amazing support in our community, but recently we have learned that we're going to have to move to Texas for at least a year, and that's me on my own, not my family, just me, and that's because the cancer has gotten so out of control," she said. 

"The doctors in Texas have told me if I don’t come for at least 12 months then they don’t have a great chance of helping me survive."

"We’ve been emailing my government to get them to help us with costs but if you fly outside of Europe, they don’t help with medical costs," said the teen, becoming visibly upset. 

"It’s ridiculous, €350k doesn’t mean anything to our government and this is my life. I’m an Irish citizen and I just wish they’d help. It’s so sad that my life is being put on a number and how much money we need to make.” 

Shan's family have started a Go Fund Me page to raise the vital funds for her Texas treatment.

The page has already raised  €465,259 of it's €500,000 goal, but donations are still urgently needed to complete the funding. 

You can donate to help Shan here, as the page says, even a donation of €1.00 brings her closer to her goal. 

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Tesco staff are striking today at eight locations across the country.

The strikes began at 7am, and are due to a contractual dispute.

Tesco wants to move 250 staff, who were taken on before 1996, onto less favourable contracts which would effect pay and working conditions for those involved.

The stores affected include Baggot Street Lower, Ballyfermot Road and Clearwater, all in Dublin, as well as Vevay Road in Bray, Deanscurragh Co Longford, Navan Town Centre, Manor West Retail Park in Tralee and Tullamore Retail Park in Co Offaly, according to The Irish Times.

Twitter users are calling for people not to shop in Tesco today in solidarity with the workers. 

Despite the strikes, the retailer has said all of its shops will remain open.

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There are few things that make us happier than free food, so when we saw McDonalds Ireland's latest Twitter post we got pretty darn excited.

If you're a McDonald's fan, you're in luck because the fast food favourite is giving away free breakfasts on Friday morning.

On Friday February 17, you can take your pick between a free Bacon and Egg or Sausage and Egg McMuffin for breakfast.

The offer is running from 7am to 10am nationwide, so wherever you are, there could be a free breakfast in your near future. 

While the queue will probably be out the door, we think a free breakfast muffin is well worth it. 

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Bella Hadid and The Weeknd were one of the cutest celebrity couples, and after they split they had to endure the most awkward of encounters on the Victoria's Secret runway.

The pair have kept tight lipped about their break up, and in the two months since the split, The Weeknd has very publicly began dating fellow musician Selena Gomez.

Bella, who seemed to be handling the split very well, has finally decided to speak up about her feelings in the aftermath of the break up. 

 

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The model admits that it wasn't as easy to deal with as it may have seemed to the public. 

"It was my first breakup—or second, next to the horse—and so public. As an outsider, you might think I handled it so well, but it's always in your heart, and you always feel it very heavily," the model told Teen Vogue.

"It'll be hard for a while. Love hurts, but you have to pull through," said the striking beauty, who recently deleted Selena Gomez on Instagram after pictures of her and The Weeknd were released. 

"I'll always respect him, and I'll always love him," she said.

"Sometimes you want to be sad about it or handle it differently, but at the end of the day, you never want to burn a bridge that you've fought so hard to build."

We think Bella has handled the break up with total grace. 

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 couple allegedly split due to clashing work schedules.

 

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Una Healy is already killing it as she starts out on her solo music career.

The Saturdays star recently released her first single, Stay My Love, and now the music video is finally here.

Featuring Nashville star, Sam Palladio, the video is very country music-chic, and she looks totally beautiful while singing and strumming her guitar.

As well as the song being recorded in Nashville last year, the video was also shot in the American city famous for country music.

We can't wait to see what other beauties come from Una's debut album The Waiting Game.

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YES, Rihanna.

While the superstar didn't win big at the Grammys last night, she undoubtedly had a great evening… with the help of a hip flask.

Yep, like a lot of us who bring a shneaky naggin into *da club*, Riri brought a diamond-encrusted flask with her to the awards show and shared it among her friends.

 

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The singer even posted a video of her getting caught, telling her mate, "I think it's time for another shot."

And of course, everyone absolutely loved her for it:

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In this day and age, everyone is on social media… even the Queen.

But of course, she has a million and one responsibilities under her belt, so she's looking for someone to tweet for her.

Posted on Queen Lizzie's website, the royal mother is looking for a "digital communications officer" to join her fast-paced team.

The job is full time and pays £30,000 (€35,370) a year. All you have to do is keep her Twitter, Facebook and YouTube channel up to date (who knew the Queen had a YouTube channel?!).

You will also have 33 days of paid holidays, as well as a "comprehensive benefits package."

Sounds pretty sweet to us. Want to know more? Check out the Royal Household's website here.

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Just weeks after we bore witness to a group of privileged white men in suits hindering a woman’s right to bodily autonomy in developing countries, women in 2017 are being told that we should spend our Sunday mornings tending to our partner’s needs.

No, seriously.

If it turned out that the inauguration of President Donald Trump came with its very own time travel machine, would any of us actually be surprised at this stage?

In a move which had Twitter furrowing its brow, shaking its head and reaching for a stiff gin in recent days, two Republican politicians suggested that it’s far from nursing hangovers and binge-watching boxsets us women should be doing of a weekend.

While discussing the merits involved in closing some businesses on a Sunday, North Dakota Representative, Vernon Laning, told the female population that the Lord’s day isn’t for shopping… despite what his wife might think.

"I don’t know about you but my wife has no problem spending everything I earn in six and a half days. I don’t think it hurts at all to have half a day off," he claimed on the chamber floor earlier this month.

Welcome to 21st century politics, y'all.

Adamant good ol' Vernie wouldn't be going it alone on his steam train back to the 50s, Republican Bernie Satrom, chimed in and insisted that Sunday was for spending with your partner “making him breakfast, bringing it to him in bed, and then after you’re done with that, go take your kids for a walk.”

Oh Vern, how well you know us gals. If their shirts don't need pressin', their shoes need shinin'. A woman's work is never done, right guys?

And while the Twitosphere went into meltdown mode and desperately attempted to make sense of this archaic assessment of womanhood, Bernie and Vernie insisted their comments had been made in jest.

Hmmm, where have we heard that before?

Oh, that's right; from the President of the United States of America when he was overheard admitting he grabs women by the genitals because… well… he can.

"Anyone who knows me knows these words don't reflect who I am," Trump recited in a televised apology last October after his sexist and misogynistic sentiments were made public.

But here's the thing lads; when you're a politician, your words DO reflect who you are.

And, unfortunately for you, you can't choose when and where this rule applies.

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Dating apps can be a dangerous game.

While you may feel like the bees-knees when you first sign up and imagine that you're going to start a new life of being a dating supreme… it can turn out to be the exact opposite which can leave you feeling pretty down in yourself.

That's what happened to this man from South London, so he took matters into his own hands and decided to create a dating app himself.

With him being the only man on it.

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Yep, the ladies that signed up to Shinder were only given the option of one man – which obviously maximises his chances of finding the perfect girl.

The entrepreneur only gave users the option of swiping left or right for Shed Simove… so those who swiped left… well, it was the end of their Shinder experience.

If they rejected, the women were sent an email telling them they "dodged a bullet," but if they swiped right, a message popped up which read, "You clearly have exquisite taste. You’ll be notified if you’re a match."

Speaking to The Mirror, the 45-year-old Shinder creator said: "I joined all the usual [ones] – and some unusual ones too… I quickly realised that it’s tough to stand out and get noticed with seemingly endless choice.

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"I’ve anticipated the scarcity of potential matches will create increased demand, and with that more chance of dating successes.

‘I’m now a big fish in my own pond."

And it seems to be working! Shed as already received more than 100 matches so far.

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At least four people have died after an avalanche buried skiers in the French Alps.

According to CNN, nine people are said to be buried in snow at the ski resort of Tignes.

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Local news station, BMFTV, have reported that a mountain guide and eight to nine skiers were swept away when the snow fell in an off-piste part of the resort.

The avalance was 400 metres wide, and there is "little hope" of finding people alive, the French National Police's general reserve said.

There are at least five people still missing, and two medical helicopters are on stand-by for those who remain in the snow.

More to follow…

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