# Friends
All time
# clap clap clap clap
Three Irish lads' tear-jerking version of the Friends theme tune
They’ll be there for you. SOB.
# Oh the disappointment
New Year's Eve: Expectations vs Reality
Because it’s never how you want it to be, is it?
# BFFs 4EVA
Matt Lucas' tale of Twitter friendship this lunchtime will warm your heart
Ready your cockles!
# ice cold
7 brief moments in your life when you feel like a badass
OK, maybe not as badass as Clint Eastwood. But still.
# home at last
Watch families reunite for Christmas at Dublin Airport
Welcome home, weary travellers.
# survival guide
12 actually helpful tips for surviving the 12 Pubs of Christmas
You’re gonna need them.
# the ultimate prank
Irish lads prank their housemate by building a wall through his room
Watch the video here.
# your round
9 dear friends you DON’T want to go on a night out with
We love you, but please stay at home.
# Gtuít
7 important features an Irish social media site would need
A face blurring feature is a must.
# BREAKING THE SILENCE
Console seminar to help employers identify warning signs of suicide in their employees
The training programme will also help colleagues cope with the aftermath of suicide in the workplace.
# tissues please
This moving Skype ad will make you cry hot salty tears
Teenagers with only one arm each connect from across the world.
# Twittersphere
15 of the best tweets as Alex Ferguson launches his book
Roy Keane, Rafael Benitez and the TV show Friends are among the topics discussed.
# Interview
Surrey Police transcript shows Jimmy Savile denied abusing young girls
Transcript of 2009 interview revelas that the BBC presenter brushed off and dismissed allegations made against him.
# sponsored by jameson
The 7 best friends to go on a night out with
Like the Seven Dwarves, except with more getting the rounds in.
# SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP
The deeply annoying things people say to you right after a breakup
They mean well, really.
# Pitter-Patter
5 people who are delighted that Jennifer Aniston is pregnant
The news hasn’t been confirmed yet, but celebrations are in order.
# BFFs
Ronaldo 'welcomes' Bale to Real Madrid with mistimed tackle
Training got a little feisty this morning.
# world of celebs
Niall Horan got James Corden's face tattooed on his a**e... it's The Dredge
This is devastating. The very best of the day’s celebrity filth.
# BFFs
Research: Why women should stop being frenemies and start being friends
The benefits of female friendship may go back to the days of the cave dwellers.
# pursuit of happiness
13 scientifically proven ways to be a happier person
From setting goals to simply exposing yourself to the colour blue, science says these things will improve your outlook on life.
# Friends
21 of the best minor characters in Friends
Ranking your favourite minor, yet hilarious, characters in Friends.
# Employment
Government signs agreement to work with Germany on youth employment
Today 20 EU leaders attended a summit on youth employment which Sinn Féin has described as an “election stunt”.
Voices
Column: Unable to find work in Ireland, I had no choice but to leave
I was offered a job abroad and even though I had no family or friends there, I had to take it, writes Seanán Ó Coistín.
# paper power
The apartment from Friends is now an amazing paper model
You’ll never look at the show the same way again.
# tv land
Check out the floor plans of your favourite TV homes
From Monica and Rachel’s apartment to Frasier’s Seattle home.
Voices
Column: The Ohio kidnappings bring the issue of ‘missing persons’ into sharp focus
About 4,000 people go missing for a time in Ireland each year – and the emotional impact on their loved ones, who live with ongoing uncertainty and questions, is immense. They must be given proper support, writes, Dermot Browne.
# Friends Forever
11 things we still miss about Friends
We still miss everyone at Central Perk and don’t care who knows it.
# adele is swell
13 reasons why we want to be friends with Adele
You will too after reading this. Honestly.
# the final friendtier?
Friends is coming back?
Here’s the dreadful reality of what it might look like.
# Ah here
The most annoying things that happen when you live with someone
Will someone please clean those dishes before I have to write a strongly worded note?
# Commonwealth
Kenny asked if Ireland will rejoin Commonwealth
The Taoiseach described his visit to London to meet Prime Minister David Cameron as “a symbolic and important day”.
# 6 Nations
No hidden DVD of St Patrick's Day hammering in freezer insists Heaslip
Wait until he reads Little Women.
# Christmas
Meet the people who want no one to eat Christmas dinner alone
Christmas with Friends is a group set up for people who are alone on Christmas day in Kildare. It is one of a number of organisations making sure the day is not a lonely one for people.
Voices
Column: 8 ways to stay civil with your ex-partner
It can be a tough time of year if you are newly separated, but it is important to put your children first, while also taking time for yourself, writes Sheila O’Malley.
Voices
Column: Christmas is a tough time with depression. Here’s what I’m doing about it.
Garry Williams has never liked Christmas – but this year, he writes, it will be different.
