Yeehah, it’s the Mobile Phone Round-up

Now that the silly season of the Leaving Cert results is upon us, many young people will be making the big transition from secondary school to college. There’s plenty of hardship that comes with finding a place to live (be it digs, campus accommodation, or a house with mates or strangers). So I thought I’d take the pressure off another decision many students will be facing: what phone will I get for college? Many parents will be nervous about their children going off to the big bad world, and may decide to buy them a congratulatory present for passing their exams. What better present than a new mobile? It’ll help make sure little Johnny is eating his vegetables, and it’ll make sure Johnny doesn’t look like a square when he pulls out a five-year-old brick with an enormous antenna. I’m going to round-up a few touch-screen phones I’ve had the … There’s more

Competition Closed: Out For The Weekend 27-29 Aug - win 1 of 2 festival passes

****** Competition Now Closed ***** On the weekend of 27-29 August there will be a new festival in town - Kilkenny will host it’s first ever gay pride festival, Out For The Weekend. With the intention of promoting inclusion and diversity in all communities through a weekend of fun, the production team behind Out For The Weekend includes gay, lesbian and straight people. They are promising a mixture of “a whole host of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight-related activities”. The line-up is ever increasing but so far includes: karaoke, drag shows featuring Joanna Ryde, a cheesy 90’s disco, a city walkabOUT, gay cinema, a “Sausage Fest” BBQ, a number of DJ’s and live performances from Trumpets of Jericho, Ex Drummer, Moses Moorhouse & The Dinosaur Palace, Lobster Socks, the Thinny Whites and Classic Gas.You can check the most up to date line-up and the actual time schedule on their … There’s more