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According to emerging reports, a 15-year-old male, who has been named locally as Patrick McCormack, has died following an accident on a farm located on the Clare/ Tipperary border.

It is understood the incident occurred yesterday afternoon in Boulaglass, Newtown, when the Junior Cert student fell from a tractor on his uncle's farm.

The Health and Safety Authority confirmed that they were notified about the incident at approximately 4pm yesterday, and have launched a subsequent investigation.

The teen, who is originally from Co Tipperary, was a student of St Anne's Secondary School in Killaloe.

24 people died as a result of accidents on farms in 2017, which is an increase of 3 on 2016.

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The rumour mill is working overdrive this afternoon, with fans more or less convinced that the latest update from the Kardashian camp has confirmed Kylie's pregnancy.

Taking to Instagram, Kris Jenner uploaded a photo of the entire family sporting matching Calvin Klein underwear.

The sisters can be seen laying across a giant blanket and all appear to have their stomach exposed – expect for Kylie that is.

The youngest Kardashian sister is conveniently covered up with only her arms and chest on display. 

Kris wrote alongside the image: ‘Thank you @calvinklein! #ProudMama #Repost @calvinklein OUR FAMILY. #MYCALVINS. ‘Close like no other. @kimkardashian, @kyliejenner, @kendalljenner, @khloekardashian and @kourtneykardash shot by @willyvanderperre.’

Kylie, who has taken a break from social media, is set to return to our feeds very soon, with a source telling Entertainment Tonight that the 20-year-old will wai until after the child is born before addressing the rumours 

“She’s definitely not going to deny that she’s had a baby, or continue to evade questions about it all,’ the insider said. ‘This [social media exodus] isn’t a permanent thing.”

“As soon as the baby is born, she will make an announcement and introduce the baby to her fans. She will also address the fact that she went “dark” on social media and in the public.”

Can we just get a confirmation already? The suspense is killing us.

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Wonder Woman 2 is set to become the first film production to adopt new anti-sexual harassment guidelines set out by the Producer's Guild of America.

In light of recent allegations made against some of Hollywood's most powerful producers and actors, the PGA has introduced a number of new policies in an effort to combat inappropriate behaviour both on and off set.

The guidelines include recommendations on how producers should act towards other people involved in the production, as well as a required anti-sexual harassment training course to be completed by all members of cast and crew.

The recommendations also note that reports of sexual harassment are to be listened to with attention and empathy, “while bearing in mind that the report itself does not predetermine guilt.”

A statement from the PGA reads: “For the past three months, the PGA's Anti-Sexual Harassment Task Force has been working diligently on a set of concrete and pragmatic recommendations for producers and team members to recognise and combat sexual harassment both on and off the set.”

“We're proud to announce that the Task Force has finished the first stage of its work, resulting in the PGA Anti-Sexual Harassment Guidelines.”

However, the Anti-Sexual Harassment Guidelines are sanctioned as “best practices” and it is ultimately the producer's responsibility to “provide key leadership in creating and sustaining work environments that are built on mutual respect.”

Wonder Woman 2, directed by Patty Jenkins, is set to be released in late 2019, with Gal Gadot reprising her leading role.

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One Irish artist has pushed the colouring pencils aside and has instead looked to his kitchen cupboard in search of a more unconventional material.

Mike Gibson, who was crowned ‘Creative of the Year’ at last year's SHEmazing HP Awards, has discovered the second-best use for Nutella, (the first being spooning it into our mouths) and is creating celebrity portraits made entirely from the tasty treat.

Over the past few years, the Laois native has built an impressive online following thanks to his hyper-realistic celebrity portraits and general creative flair.

 

I may have painted @dualipa in NUTELLA 

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The now 23-year-old showed an interest in drawing from an early age, and thanks to encouragement from his parents and teachers, he was able to build up an incredible skill-set during his teenage years.

Mike began uploading his work to Facebook five years ago and the images quickly gained a lot of interest online.

Since then, his drawings have been shared by thousands of fans across the world, and the young artists Instagram page, mikegibsonartwork, now boasts over 60,000 followers.

 

Work

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His work has been praised by a number of high-profile celebs including Rihanna, Ed Sheeran, Meghan Trainor and Jessy J.

However, it's Mike's latest creative endeavour that really has people talking.

Adele, Conor McGregor, James Kavanagh and Taylor Swift are just some of the celebrities to have undergone a Nutella make-over – and while we never thought we'd say this, these Nutella portraits actually do look too good to eat.

 

Sorry the old Taylor can’t come to the phone right now,why? Cause she’s SPREAD

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Hello from the other Slice? Painted Adele using just Nutella

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One thing’s for sure, there’s a bright future ahead for this talented young artist, and we can't wait to see what he does next.

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As of 8pm tonight, a Status Yellow weather warning will be put in place for the entire country.

Forecasters have warned the public that strong winds and persistent rain is to be expected over the next 24 hours, with the warning to remain in place until 6am tomorrow.

Taking to Twitter, the national forecasters confirmed: "Southwest winds are expected to reach mean speeds of between 55 and 65 km/hr, gusting to 110 km/hr at times on Tuesday night."

"Outbreaks of rain will reach the west this evening and will spread across the country overnight. The rain will be heaviest and most persistent in the west and northwest but rather patchy elsewhere," reads the official website.

It is understood that winds will increase fresh to strong in a south or southwest in direction while tomorrow will see blustery weather with patchy rain.

This is set to become heavy and more persistent in the north and northwest of the country.

If anyone needs us, we'll be by the fire.

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An investigation is underway following a fatal road traffic collision on the N25 Midelton to Castlemartyr Road in Co. Cork, which occurred at approximately 10:45am this morning.

A collision involving two cars and a truck has resulted in the death of a man in his 80s who was the sole occupant of a car.

The occupants of the second car, a man and woman (age unknown), were brought to Cork University Hospital where their injuries are said to be non life threatening.

The driver of the truck was not injured in the collision.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene and diversions are in place to facilitate a Garda Forensic Collision Investigation.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to contact Midleton Garda Station on 021-4621550, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800-666-111 or any Garda Station.

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University College Cork has been awarded the University of Sanctuary status which will allow the facility to provide seven asylum seekers with full scholarships.

UCC is following in the footsteps of Dublin City University and the University of Limerick, who were also given the status by the Places of Sanctuary, Ireland.

Commenting on the significance of the status, Professor Caroline Fennel, UCC senior vice president, stresses that it's indicative of the need to support refugees on both a local and international level.

"Universities provide a key space in which to challenge societal assumptions and to support and highlight work aimed at fostering a culture of welcome for asylum seekers and refugees," she said.

"Through the range of initiatives cultivated over many years in UCC, we are dedicated to providing spaces to learn about what sanctuary means, to develop a sustainable culture of welcome and to share our practices and initiatives with communities and other higher education institutions"

The status will be provided in September 2018 and will cover fees, tuition and travel expenses for the seven chosen students.

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They say a dog is a 'man's best friend' – which, to be honest, is totally false and downright offensive.

Now, we're not saying that male dog owners are in any way inadequate, in fact, some of the greatest friendships of all time have been between man and pup (just look at Tom Hardy).

We're just saying that women have a certain 'je ne sais quoi' when it comes understanding the needs of our four-legged friends.

Maybe it's our motherly instincts kicking in? Or perhaps we're better able to read situations?

Wrong, and wrong again.

A 2017 study published in the journal Royal Society of Open Science found that while both genders are pretty good at figuring out what dogs are trying to communicate , women are actually more fluent in 'dog' than their male counterparts.

For the study, researchers recorded the sounds of 18 dogs growling in response to different situations including guarding food from other dogs, playing tug of war, or feeling threatened by the approach of a stranger for example.

40 participants were then asked to identify the emotion behind the growl, be that fear, playfulness, aggression, despair or happiness.

Final results showed that humans had a 63 per cent success rate of identifying the context of the growl (compared to a 33 per cent chance rate).

Speaking to Broadly, Tamás Faragó, the lead author of the study, said: “It seems that there are biologically rooted rules to how mammalian vocalizations encode emotions and these shared processes help humans to assess the emotional load of not just dogs but other mammal species' vocal emotion expressions.”

“Women are likely more empathic and sensitive to others' emotions and this helps them to better associate the contexts with the emotional content of the growls.”

Excuse us while we add 'Expert Dog Whisperer' to our CVs.

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Over the course of the last seven years, Ed Sheeran has absolutely dominated the international music charts, securing himself countless accolades in the process.

Catapulting into the public's consciousness in 2011 with the release of his debut single The A-Team, there's no denying the phenomenal trajectory of the British singer's career.

And while die-hard Ed fans may anticipate the release of numerous future albums, it seems the 26-year-old isn't quite as sure of that.

Ed, who announced his engagement to girlfriend Cherry Seaborn on Saturday, recently revealed that he expects his ambitious streak to dissolve somewhat once the couple decide to start a family.

Speaking to The Daily Star, the Shape of You singer admitted: "My ambition is going to go to zero as soon as I have kids."

Reflecting on his current priorities, the Grammy Award-winning artist suggested that they will all undoubtedly take a back seat once he becomes a father.

"I’m going to be like, ‘I do not really care anymore as I have another life to take care of’." he said.

“It is totally understandable because you have children and your ambition shifts to be like, ‘I want to be a good father.' he added.

Watch this space…

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Calling all comedy fans!

Due to phenomenal demand, Kevin Bridges has added a third and final date at the 3Arena.

The much-loved Scottish comedian is back with his hotly anticipated 2018 tour: Brand New.

Having already sold out two dates at the Dublin venue (November 2 and 3), the comic will now also take to the stage on Sunday, November 4.

In 2015, Kevin broke box office records when tickets for his A Whole Different Story tour proved to be the fastest selling tickets of the year.

The tour saw him sell over 500,000 tickets across 145 dates, including an incredible 16 nights at The Hydro in Glasgow.

Loved by fans and critics alike, Kevin Bridges' stand-up has been described by The Herald as a “comedy masterclass”, while the Mail on Sunday say he has “an edge that is seldom found in mainstream comics”.

Tickets from €34.50 including booking and facility fees via Ticketmaster on Wednesday, January 24.

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No sooner had the dust settled on the news of Anna Faris and Chris Pratt's separation, rumours began circulating that Chris' co-star, Jennifer Lawrence, played a role in the demise of the couple's ten-year relationship.

While those rumours were swiftly dismissed, news of Chris' decision to file for divorce on December 1 gave rise to further rumour that the 38-year-old actor had entered into a new relationship with Olivia Munn.

Not content to allow media outlets to benefit from industry rumour, Olivia decided to reach out to Anna, and subsequently shared the details of their exchange on her Twitter page in a move which has garnered considerable praise on social media.

In a passionate post written earlier today, 37-year-old Olivia sought to highlight the inaccuracy of the recent reports, writing: "Not every woman is scorned and upset after a break up."

"Not every woman is 'furious' at another woman for dating her ex," she continued. "Even if i was dating @prattprattpratt, some tabloids got me and @annakfaris all wrong."

"Women respect and love each other more than some people like to think," Olivia added, before sharing a screenshot of the conversation she had with Anna in the wake of the reports.

Contrary to the articles, the actresses appear to have nothing but mutual respect for each other, with Anna telling Olivia she loved her for reaching out.

"You are so sweet to text – I love you – having said that if you were my new sister in law I would be thrilled," Anna told Olivia after the latter confirmed she was not dating Chris.

The text has amassed almost 10,000 likes in mere hours, with one Twitter user writing: "This is just pure class."

"This is how we support each other: we reach out DIRECTLY. I get told I’m talked “about,” but being talked TO would have been much better," added another.

Well played, ladies.

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It may have been over 10 years since the last Harry Potter book hit the shelves, but that hasn't stopped hardcore fans from keeping the the story alive.

From Harry's suspected immortality to claims that Draco Malfoy is actually a werewolf, fans of the magical world of witchcraft and wizardry are never short of a far-fetched theory to add another dimension to the much-loved series.

And while most of these anecdotes have absolutely zero truth behind them, every now and again a theory comes along that makes us believe there could be more to the story after all.

Unfortunately, this is not one of those.

A popular belief among fans is that the Leaky Cauldron, a pub located in the magical world, was inspired by a pub called The Old Firehouse in Exeter, where J.K Rowling attended university.

And while it seems like a perfectly legitimate assumption, the reality isn't quite so idyllic.

The author was quick to shut down the theory after an article published on Devon Live suggested the pub, which is now up for sale, inspired the fantasy bar.

“Never visited this pub in my life,” she tweeted.

She then went on to offer the names of the pubs she did visit, suggesting that perhaps the Leaky Cauldron could have been modelled after one of them.

However, some Twitter users were quick to tell the J.K about the pub's legendary “pizza and cider selection”, so we're guessing it's worth a visit either way.

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