Ann M. Cronin

Jan 9, 2025 | her.ie | Gillian Fitzpatrick |Niamh Maher |Ellen Fitzpatrick |Ann M. Cronin

As wonderful as it may be, a recent study has found that working from home can actually be causing more harm than good. It is beneficial for many reasons, but a report has found that working from home can lead to social exclusion. It works in our favour when it is snowing or if we’re feeling under the weather, but being at home too much can have a harmful impact on your social life. A report by Compass Group discovered that 85% of employees in sociable workplaces feel more connected to their teams.

Sep 16, 2024 | lovindublin.com | Valerie Reid |Fiona Frawley |Ann M. Cronin |Emily Mullen

Now entering its 51st year, the official Cropover Festival is a month-long celebration of everything that makes Barbados the place that locals and visitors love so dearly. If you want a crash course in Bajan culture, attending the Cropover is a surefire way to get full marks. The festival centres around celebration and all the additions that make it possible, people, music, costumes, food and alcohol.

May 7, 2024 | lovindublin.com | Ann M. Cronin |Fiona Frawley |Lynda Keogh |Bolt Burger

Narrowing this list down was hungry workThere are a lot of burger offerings in this city, but many of them aren’t up to scratch, or fall flat by not serving the far superior smash burger. We’ve lost a ton of great burger joints as well, from The Counter, to Mosh Burger, to Heisenburger (which we still pray might reopen) but you know instantly whether a burger is one of the greats, or just piles of toppings inside a stale sesame bun on a patty too thick to really sink your teeth into.

Apr 15, 2024 | her.ie | Ellen Fitzpatrick |Ann M. Cronin |Kat O'Connor |Anna Martin

Celebs Go Dating star Nadia Essex revealed how she discovered her boyfriend was cheating in a shocking video on TikTok. She replied to a video that asked people to share when they knew a relationship was over. In the video, which has amassed over 450,000 views and over 50,000 likes, TV personality and dating expert Essex describes how it was a certain suspicious notification that blew her partner’s cover. The notifications on his Fitbit blew his cover, the woman revealed.

Mar 24, 2024 | joe.ie | Charlie Herbert |Ann M. Cronin |Rich Cooper |Callum Boyle

A maths question for primary school pupils has left adults baffled. The tricky head-scratcher was shared on Reddit by a sibling who was left confused by his younger brother’s homework. The Reddit user wrote: “A test problem on my 5th-grade brother’s math exam. The question was all about working out how many pages are in a book. Written for children aged 10-11, the homework said: “Klein read 30 pages of a book on Monday and 1/8 of the book on Tuesday.