Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a person was sleeping, all because of one mouse; The glue traps were placed by the kitchen and stair In hopes that St. Mickey soon would be there; The children were hiding, afraid in their beds, While nightmares of furry pests danced in their heads; And mamma in her one piece and I in my wrap, Had just finished baiting the last of the traps, When down on my lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the ... More

With the cold weather comes rain, and with rain comes muck…lots and lots of muck. That’s why we at Pristine Home can’t stress enough the importance of a door mat. Did you know, 80% of the grime in your home is brought in from the outside and this is mostly from your shoes! This percentage can be drastically reduced with the introduction of a door mat into your home. Door mats can be dull at the best of times, so why not spruce up the entrance to your house with a more creat ... More

With cold weather comes out the woollies, hoodies, gloves and snuggies… oh, and the dreaded spider. Yes, it is that time of year again, spider season is back, and it seems like every year a new expert is warning of a new, larger, more deadly species of spider looking to invade the homes of unsuspecting Irish families. So what exactly should we be fearing this year? The false widow. This spider bears a striking resemblance with the deadly black widow, however only some species of wh ... More

Russian cosmonauts clean space station windows. Cleaning windows is often seen as a mundane, time consuming task. But what if you were doing this monotonous task 400km above the earth’s surface? Not so boring anymore, is it. Russian cosmonauts, found themselves having to fit their chores in during a six-hour spacewalk. Alongside having to carry out maintenance tasks, installed new equipment, the cosmonauts had to give the windows of the International Space Station (ISS) a spring- ... More

Two people have been injured after a moped hit a 'pop up' toilet which appeared from underground in Amsterdam. The freak accident saw the toilet rise unexpectedly and send a passing moped flying through air into an innocent bystander. The late-night loos – called Urilifts - are a common feature in the Dutch capital. They spring out of the ground to stop drunken revellers relieving themselves on the street. A good idea if you think about it, but there is a small flaw in their plan if they ... More