A Happy Birthday Surprise with Netflix

Both my sons have September birthdays, eleven days separate them. I’ve been listening to jokes about “having a good Christmas” since early 2008, and frankly I’m over it . With the two boys’ birthdays so close to each other and the competition between them so strong we always try to…

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What's on TV this Christmas ? (2016)

I admit it, this year’s Christmas TV schedule doesn’t dazzle, there’s the usual formula of films, documentaries and Christmas Specials. I shared some of my choices for Christmas 2016 on the Marian Finucane Show radio programme last Saturday, but here are all my selections in detail.  For the Kids  We’re…

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Netflix Stream Team Update June

It’s been a while since I posted a Netflix Stream Team Update so here’s some news from Netflix world: For the adults:  Orange is the New Black Season 4 debuted on Friday, June 17 Absolutely Fabulous Series 1-5 is now available, get nostalgic with Patsy and Eddie Titanic is available…

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What's on TV this Christmas? (2015)

If you’re Irish one of the defining Christmas moments is buying the Christmas Bumper Edition of the RTE Guide and checking out what’s on TV over the holidays. This year I did it earlier than usual as I was asked to share my recommendations on the Marian Finucane Show on…

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Our Netflix Plans for the Longer Nights In

September is always a crazy busy month and October this year seems to have gone by in a flash, but now as the month ends and the nights get longer it’s time to get cosy on the sofa and to catch up on some Netflix I’ve been missing out on.(Has…

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Seven Comedy Series to Watch on Netflix

We all need a laugh so on this month’s Netflix update I thought I’d look at some comedies that I’ve noticed are streaming on Netflix, there are some classics there that I had missed and that I’ve added to my “to watch” list. Fawlty Towers is the first comedy I…

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Netflix Stream Team August Update: Musical Movies

I wouldn’t  call myself the world’s biggest fan of musicals yet I always do enjoy them when someone else makes me watch! The boys love singing along to anything and the tunes seem to stay with them for weeks, especially anything “poppy”. As you’d expect Netflix has lots of musicals…

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New to Netflix: Turbo FAST

As you may have gathered from my previous posts and tweets, my kids love to watch TV. We’ve had Netflix since last Christmas, and while the boys love their “live” TV on wet afternoons after school we often pan out on the couch together in front of Netflix and watch…

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