Rachael O'Connor

Leeds

Life and Trends Reporter at Newsweek

Irish in Leeds! ☘️ Life and Trends Reporter @Newsweek Previously @MetroUK @theirishpost Views my own #LuimneachAbu

Articles

"Are you joking?"

4 days ago | newsweek.com | Rachael O'Connor

A bride-to-be has shared the woes of planning a wedding after two family members refused to RSVP for a bizarre reason. Stefanie Baker, 33 and from London, is putting the final touches on organizing her wedding, but has hit a couple of issues along the way. "Wedding planning has been stressful," she told Newsweek.
Mom thinks she's bought a new iPhone, shows daughter-but there's a problem

5 days ago | newsweek.com | Rachael O'Connor

A mother who had switched from an Android to her first iPhone was excited to show the new device off, only to quickly realize there was something very wrong. A Reddit user Tobias Tawanda, who posts under the username u/Tobias-Tawanda, shared a photograph of a touch-screen phone to the r/MildlyInfuriating subreddit on May 8.
Owners rescue abused, "timid" dog-18 months later she's unrecognizable

5 days ago | newsweek.com | Rachael O'Connor

A dog rescued from an abusive situation has flourished into an incredibly social pup, as proven by how she greets strangers. Zayn Moriarty, 18, lives in England with his family dog, Chewy, a 2-year-old mix-breed they took into their home in August 2023, who has gained legions of online fans after a video of her went viral.
Orange cat finds unexpected visitors in his home, becomes obsessed

5 days ago | newsweek.com | Rachael O'Connor

A curious cat has gone viral as he showcased his ongoing obsession with his owner's new hobby: raising butterflies. Brooke Kimball, 47, lives in Utah and is the proud owner of Oliver, who she described to Newsweek as "the funniest cat" who "entertains us non-stop."Recently, Kimball bought a butterfly-growing kit, which allows people to raise butterflies and watch their life-cycle, from caterpillar to pupa and adult butterflies.
Laughter as German shepherd spots something on the floor-then it disappears

6 days ago | newsweek.com | Rachael O'Connor

Animal lovers have been left in stitches by a young German shepherd dog who discovered a spot of light on the floor and was determined to get to the bottom of it. Goose the GSD has thousands of followers on her dedicated TikTok account, @goosetheshephard, where her owner has been posting videos of her since she was a puppy. Now a clip of Goose investigating a tiny spotlight on the ground has been viewed more than 144,000 times, since being posted on April 1.
Millennial plays with toddler's toy, suddenly solves lifelong mystery

6 days ago | newsweek.com | Rachael O'Connor

A 30-year-old woman finally figured out a longstanding math question as she played with her child's toy. Patrice Iglesias, who posts to TikTok under the username @pat.rice33, went viral after she shared a simple video of her playing with a toy cash register.
Sisters not sure what's lying on bed in furniture store-then it moves

6 days ago | newsweek.com | Rachael O'Connor

A pair of sisters were looking around a furniture shop when they found what they thought was a display cat lying on a bed-only to realize he was very much real. Star Lawrence-Hill, 20, and her sister Paige Sapherson-Lawrence, 31, headed out on a trip to variety store The Range in Warrington, England, recently, on the hunt for a new bedside table.
Workplace nicknames seem harmless-they aren't

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Rachael O'Connor

Giving co-workers nicknames at work can make a major difference in the office-both positively and negatively. This is the conclusion of researchers from Western University who ran experiments involving more than 1,100 US-based adults. Each participant was placed in workplace scenarios where nicknames were used either the boss or the employees. The role-players were then asked if the nicknames had shaped their sense of power, respect and psychological safety in the workplace environment.
Neighbor cheered for confronting mom over what her son did in the backyard

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Rachael O'Connor

A person who was accused of having "crushed" a little boy's imagination as he pretended to be a pirate has been backed online.
Overwhelmed Airline Worker Says ‘I Will Cry,’ Blames It on Being Millennial

1 week ago | myrtlebeachonline.com | Rachael O'Connor

An airline worker has gone viral for his honest, and very millennial, announcement after a number of delays on the service. Waiting around for a delayed flight can be incredibly frustrating, but one worker at Southwest Airlines did his best to appease customers while asking them not to "bombard" him—as he was going to cry. Amy Kanakuri, who posts to TikTok under the username @followamyhere, shared a video on May 4 that captured the brilliant announcement.