WHAT’S HOT?
Jennifer Aniston Defending women's right to live the lives they want, regardless of their marital or motherhood choices
Larry the Cat Amid all the Brexit fallout, the Downing Street puss is staying put. A spokesman explains: "He's a remainer."
Culture clash The hard-fought European City of Culture contest between the Three Sisters (Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford), Galway and Limerick has put the Irish arts scene front and centre
Up front wearing your heart – and your beliefs – on your sleeve has never been cooler, as Repeal sweaters sell out in hours
Holiday politics We're enjoying the tussle between those who've just come back and those who still have theirs to look forward to
LGBT in space John Cho's Hikaru Sulu in the upcoming movie is the first gay character in the Star Trek universe. A final frontier?
WHAT'S NOT?
Vicious, virulent manflu It's doing the rounds and is knocking menfolk back to deepest, darkest December
No more Euros We are missing the excuse for midweek get togethers to watch sport. Roll on Rio
Tables for two all lined up in a row Embarrassing enough being on a first date without being seated in Date Central
Luas works Disrupting everyone's day, from city workers on their longer walking commute to dazed tourists huddled on the sliver of path outside Trinity
Dirty brown ankles What you get when fake tan meets driving rain
Tourist misinformation When you overhear a tourist guide telling a group something wildly inaccurate