Temperatures set to drop next week as Ireland is hit by a 'blast of cold air'

Although Met Eireann predicts temperatures of 17 degrees today, it won't be staying around for long if Carlow Weather's Alan O'Reilly's predictions are anything to go by. He believes chilly nights are coming back. Speaking to the Irish Sun, he said: “Weather models have flipped backed to show a short blast of cold air for next weekend with a Northerly feed."

12 Authors Write About the Libraries They Love.

My Temple

The first library I knew was an upstairs room over a storefront in my little Kentucky town, with a librarian who didn’t approve of children handling books. (I begged; she relented.) The second was a van kitted out with bookshelves and sent out on the rounds of our rural county, a godsend to children and many adults who had no easy way of getting to town. The Bookmobile was the whole world parked on my gravel road. It came once a month, and we were allowed only three books at a time, but the Bookmobile lady had a heart.

Frogs Are Disappearing. What Does That Mean?

THE DUSKY GOPHER FROG, once endemic to the longleaf pine savannas of Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana and now listed among the 100 most endangered species on earth is tiny, dark and warty. The creature is often described as both secretive and shockingly loud, with a rumbling, back-of-the-throat mating call that is uncannily close to the human snore.

21 People Honoured At National Bravery Awards

A total of 21 people have been honoured by the State for their bravery for “risking their own lives to aid others in peril.”The honours are awarded by Comhairle na Mire Gaile the Deeds of Bravery Council which was founded in 1947 to recognise exceptional acts of courage. All the recipients were handed Certificates of Bravery while five were also honoured with the Bronze Medal of Bravery.

Girl baked grandfather's ashes into cookies and gave them to classmates.

A high school student mixed her cremated grandfather's ashes into homemade biscuits and gave them to classmates, police in California have said. The youngster and a friend shared the cookies with nine other pupils at Da Vinci Charter Academy in the city of Davis.

African celebrities who are flaunting their big wheels.

If you’re getting your hard-earned money right with lots to spare, then there’s absolutely nothing wrong with enjoying the fruits of your labour.

Wildlife photographer creates a playground for family of mice in his back garden

Faced with a family of mice running about the garden, many of us would reach for the trap or employ the services of a local tomcat.

Parents are shocked when their little boy gets his words comically confused as he tries to tell them he found a centipede!

This the hilarious moment a little boy got his words confused when he tried to tell his parents he'd found a centipede in the garden. The video, posted to Twitter by his aunt Amy Loehrs, captured Carson as he excitedly told his family about his find. But instead of letting them know he had spotted a blue centipede, the youngster appeared to say he'd found a 'penis' outside.

Doctors stunned after 11-week-old baby grows fang tooth .

The parents of an 11-week-old baby boy were left shocked when he grew a fang tooth "overnight".Tara and Brian O'Byrne, from Co Louth, Ireland, rushed baby Oscar to hospital after discovering the sharp tooth in his mouth on Monday morning.

President Hollande plans to ban homework in France.

Children in France already have lessons just four days a week. And they get two hours each day for lunch and enjoy longer school holidays. But after President François Hollande's latest education announcement, their British counterparts will really have good reason to be envious. Mr Hollande has said he will ban schools from giving their pupils homework as part of a series of reforms to overhaul the country’s education system.