The idea that a state-of-the art research ship was going to boast the name Boaty McBoatface put a smile on EVERYONE'S face in recent weeks, but it looks like all our dreams have been officially dashed, kids.

According to countless reports, the £200 million boat has instead been given the much more dignified name of RRS Sir David Attenborough, and we're all just going to have to suck it up.

Commenting on the public' vote, Universities and Science Minister Jo Johnson said: "The public provided some truly inspirational and creative names, and while it was a difficult decision I’m delighted that our state-of-the-art polar research ship will be named after one of the nation’s most cherished broadcasters and natural scientists."

"This vessel will carry the Attenborough name for decades to come, as it fulfils its mission to explore the oceans and put Britain at the forefront of efforts to preserve our precious marine environment," she added.

All is not totally lost, however, as Minister Johnson confirmed that Boaty McBoatface will instead be given to the ship's sub-sea vehicle!

Sir David and Boaty! We can totes get on board with that adorable duo.

Feat image: Handout

According to emerging reports, the cyclist who collided with a pedestrian in the Phoenix Park this week has died from his injuries.

The 59-year-old Cavan-native, who was living in Castleknock, was travelling on the cycle lane between Aras an Uachtaráin and the Castleknock gate when the collision took place on Monday night.

Despite having been immediately rushed to Dublin's Beaumont Hospital, it has been confirmed that the cyclist tragically died last night.

It is understood that the pedestrian involved in the collision received treatment for back and leg injuries in James Connolly Memorial Hospital in Blanchardstown, but has since been discharged.

Gardaí have issued an appeal to the public following the tragic incident, with witnesses urged to contact Cabra Garda Station on 01 6667400, The Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.

If the recent weather has left you researching accommodation and career paths in foreign climes, we might just be able to pull you back from the brink of despair.

According to Met Éireann, the good people of Ireland may actually be in for some sunshine over the coming days, but before you grab the shades and fire up the barbie, we're still a far cry from a proper summer just yet.

As we head closer to the weekend, we can expect some "mild if not warm" weather with temperatures set to reach 21 degrees in some places –  a welcome change from the baltic temperatures we've been battling through of late, right ladies?

However, there will still be some scattered rain showers across the weekend but they will make way for a dry day on Sunday which is said to bring with it some "spells of hazy sunshine".

Hey, beggers can't be choosers, right?!

Even if you're a regular Luas user and ranted about the recent strikes with the best of them, it can be easy to let a date slip your mind before finding yourself lost and alone on a Luas platform on a strike day.

If we want to make it to work or college in one piece over the next couple of weeks, we need to get our heads around the planned days of industrial action so we can arrange alternative transport and draft our snarkiest strike tweets in time.

Ladies, grab your diaries.

According to Luas Operator, Transdev, services on both the Red and Green Lines will not be running tomorrow May 4th, but normal service will resume on Thursday May 5th. (As long as we don't have a repeat of last Friday's mayhem…)

Further to this, we can expect strikes on Friday May 13th, Friday May 20th, Friday May 27th as well as a four-hour stoppage on Thursday May 26th from 3pm to 7pm.

Luas tickets will not be valid on services of other public transport service providers during these strike actions, so make sure you have yourself sorted out in time!

Gardaí in the capital are appealing for witnesses following a collision between a cyclist and a pedestrian in the Phoenix Park last night.

According to reports, the cyclist is currently in a critical condition in Dublin's Beaumont Hospital while the pedestrian is being treated for leg and back injuries in Blanchardstown Hospital.

The incident occurred on a cycle lane between the Aras and Castleknock Gate at the upper portion of Chesterfield Avenue on the way into the city centre at approximately 8.40pm on Monday night.

The cyclist is a man in his fifties while the pedestrian in aged in his thirties.

Gardaí in Cabra have urged anyone who may have any information pertaining to last night's incident to come forward.

Various units of Dublin's emergency services have responded to a multiple car pile-up which occurred on the N11 shortly before 1pm this afternoon.

The incident took place just before the Wyattville overpass in Cherrywood, Co Dublin, and has resulted in considerable traffic congestion.

Dublin Traffic – Dealys outbound on N11 Cabinteely bypass after a RTC – Emergency services at scene

— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) May 2, 2016

It is understood that one of the vehicles travelling on the Dublin dual carriageway was rear-ended which ultimately resulted in a domino effect among drivers who were headed in the same direction.

Both the Gardai and AA Roadwatch have taken to Twitter to confirm the incident.

DUBLIN: Crash outbound on the N11/ Stillorgan Rd before the Wyattville Rd jct in Cherrywood. https://t.co/xIOpAblVS1

— AA Roadwatch (@aaroadwatch) May 2, 2016

Units of Dublin's Fire Brigade and multiple ambulance services attended the scene, but authorities have confirmed that no one involved in this afternoon's incident sustained serious injury.

Following the tragic death of a teenage girl in Manchester in the early hours of this morning, authorities have released an urgent warning to the public.

It has been established that the teen died after taking a 'Mastercard' ecstasy pill, and now police are appealing to anyone who may have also taken one of these pills to seek medical attention.

"We are appealing to anyone who may have taken this form of ecstasy, known as 'MasterCard' to get checked out urgently," a spokesperson for police said today in light of this morning's tragedy.

"Even if you took it some hours ago, this pill will still be in your system and could be seriously harming your health," they warned.

The teen had been enjoying a night out in Victoria Warehouse on Trafford Wharf Road in Trafford, Greater Manchester when she suffered an adverse effect to the drug.

Feat image: Greater Manchester Police PA

If a video which was uploaded to YouTube yesterday is anything to go by, it seems like a worrying number of us think the word 'beautiful' is a seriously dirty one.

By the looks of things, we avoid using it at all costs and often fail to tell those closest to us how beautiful we genuinely think they are – something which the good folk behind The One Year Project hoped to remedy with an exercise that hit us all right in the feels this morning.

Gathering a group of students from NUI Maynooth, Megan and Alice told each one individually how beautiful they are, and then asked when they had last been reminded of this.

A select few said they had been told recently by family members, others had to take a serious trip down memory lane to recall, but some admitted it was the first time. (Hold it together,ladies.)

Check out this bunch of beauties, and go tell the everyone how bloody fab they are today.

According to emerging reports, Gardaí in Pearse St.have today confirmed that a man's body was discovered in Dublin's St. Stephen's Green this week.

It has been established that the man, who was found on Monday morning in the popular city-centre park, was in his thirties and believed to be homeless.

Gardaí have confirmed that the man's death is not being treated as suspicious and are currently preparing a report on the matter for the Coroner's Court.

A postmortem will be held in due course.