RTE star Harrison Gardener and Kin actor Claire Dunne were the two celebrities on yesterday’s High Road, Low Road. .
The hit travel show pairs top celebrities and sends them off to popular holiday destinations.
Although both celebrities are headed to the same location, they have very different experiences.
Each star is presented with an envelope: in one, is everything they need for a five-star holiday; inside the other, it’s the holiday from hell.
It’s the luck of the draw who gets what.
So as one is driven off in a limo to their luxurious five-star hotel, the other sets off to find the shuttle bus to their hostel.
They meet up several times on the trip to compare notes, and gloat.
On yesterday’s episode, Kin actor Clare Dunne is paired with RTE Build Your Own Home star Harrison Gardner as they explore Austria.
Setting off from Dublin airport, Clare opted for envelope B, while Harrison took A.
Harrison’s choice of envelope A put him on the high road.
While Claire, with envelope B, will be on the low road.
The disparity in their travel was clear from the beginning as Harrison enjoyed a luxurious business class flight that ranges in cost from €525 to €645.
Meanwhile, Clare was placed on an economy flight to Munich, which range in price, from €305 to €490.
Despite their differing travel arrangements, both of the celebrities arrived in Munich.
Munich is a common route for travellers making their way to the Kaiser region in Austria, as it is just an hour and twenty minutes from the airport.
The pair eventually reached the town of Söll at the foothills of the Wild Kaiser region.
Harrison got to check into a luxury chalet, fitted with a sauna, kitchen and breath-taking landscape.
The Hockfilzer Hotel is surrounded by natural beauty and boasts private chalets with an average per-night fee of €516.
Meanwhile, on the low road, Clare checked into Ferienbauernhof Niedermuhlbichler.
A charming one-room family operated hotel, just outside the city, it has a €60 per-night charge.
Settling into their accommodations, the pair got to enjoy much of the surrounding areas, as Claire embarked on a solo hike.
While Harrison enjoyed a private guided mountain tour on an e-bike, not having to hike on foot, like Claire.
Later on, as Harrison enjoyed the private sauna in his chalet, he admitted: “I’ve found my recipe for getting through this terrible luxury life and it’s setting up in this sauna every night, getting the laptop playing outside the window and watching Kin.”
“I can’t believe I made Amanda Kinsella go the low road while I’m sitting here in a sauna.”
Meeting up to discuss their opposing trips the pair reflected while over looking the breath taking views of the Austrian mountain range.
Harrison admitted: “It’s been amazing, but I’ve had it easy with Saunas and swimming pools.”
Curious about his low road companion’s experience, he asked Clare: “How has it been for you?”
Clare remarked: “Really surprising, because I know it has got a brilliat Ski season, but just being here during the summer has been so eye-opening.
“I just didn’t expect there to be so much to do.”
The pair left on a high, agreeing they would both come back to the area, albeit separately.
PETROL stations across the UK are crawling with bacteria, including traces of poo, a shocking investigation has revealed.
Tests on fuel pumps, pay machines, and door handles in London, Nottingham, and Manchester found a shocking amount of bacteria lurking on every surface.
The swabs, analysed by industrial hygiene consultancy Sysco, found seven types of dangerous bacteria, including faecal matter.
The study commissioned by National Scrap Car, paints a “grotty picture” of the bacterial contamination at forecourts nationwide.
The tests revealed the presence of faecal streptococci and enterococci, a bacteria commonly found in human and animal intestines at all four petrol stations sampled.
These bacteria are a clear indicator of faecal contamination.
One petrol station in Nottingham had “significantly high” levels of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacteria often found in cockroach droppings.
This bug can cause skin infections, respiratory issues, and serious problems for people with weakened immune systems.
The Nottingham site recorded a staggering 1,720 CFU (Colony-forming units) of this bacteria, far higher than the levels typically found on a clean toilet seat, which usually sit below 100 CFU/m².
Tomas Gabor, director at Sysco, said: “A count of 1,720 CFU is significantly higher than typical levels expected.”
Traces of E. coli, Clostridium perfringens, and Faecal streptococci, indicating the presence of fecal matter, were detected on Manchester’s petrol pumps.
However, all counts were below 20 CFUs.
Petrol pump handles are touched by hundreds of people daily but are rarely disinfected.
Experts recommend using hand sanitiser or washing hands after refuelling to minimise the risk of exposure to harmful bacteria.
FREEVIEW users will have a premium sport treat on their TVs tomorrow from Sky.
The broadcaster’s free Sky Mix channel will offer the first day of a major tournament to everyone, despite usually being paid-for on Sky Sports.
From 7pm to 11pm on Thursday, the channel will show the opening of the Premier League Darts, live from Belfast.
Tomorrow’s broadcast is expected to feature teen darts superstar Luke Littler and Dutch legend Michael van Gerwen among others.
Of course, Sky and Virgin Media customers who don’t pay for sports upgrades can benefit too by watching Sky Mix or Sky Showcase.
But the free launch is for tomorrow (Thursday) only – if you fancy watching the rest of the tournament you’ll need to add Sky Sports to your subscription.
Coverage will continue on Sky’s dedicated darts channel, Sky Sports Darts.
The move comes amid a huge spike in darts interest, with the 2024/25 World Darts Championship seeing a 29 per cent increase in TV audience compared to the previous year.
Some 4.8million watched the final between Luke Humphries and Luke Littler.
Sky has just extended a deal with the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) to broadcast the World Darts Championship until 2030.
Sky Mix largely airs classic shows but also has some Sky Originals.
The channel can be found on number 11 on Freeview and 141 on Freesat.
Sky customers can access it in HD on 151 via satellite and 158 on Sky Glass / Sky Stream (or 154 in ROI).
Virgin Media customers can also watch in HD on channel 135.
The Premier League Darts 2025 will be played weekly every Thursday, across the UK with a couple of nights in Europe.
Eurosport recently announced that it is leaving the UK after 35 years with much of its content set to move to TNT Sports.
But bosses from owner Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have said some programming will appear on its free channel, Quest, meaning those who only have Freeview are in for a boost.
Quest will air every MotoGP Sprint race, as well as a new weekly cycling show, and highlights of the Giro d’Italia and La Vuelta a España.
WBD Sports Europe chief Scott Young has said “parts” of the Tour de France will be shown on Quest too.
The changes are set to come into effect on February 28, when Eurosport will close down.
Here’s what Sean Keach, The Sun’s Head of Technology and Science, thinks…
It’s no secret that TV streaming apps are costing more and more.
Not only are prices shooting up, but we find ourselves asked to pay for an increasing number of apps and services.
And when you combine those TV bills with your music streaming, mobile and internet fees, and every other drain on your bank account, it all starts to get a bit much.
One of the best ways to cut your TV bills is to simply cancel all of your streaming subscriptions and only sign up to one per month.
Pick an app like Netflix, Disney+, or Apple TV+ and smash through all of the content you want to watch on that app.
Then the next month, swap to something else.
And once you’ve done them all, you can cycle back to the start again.
It’s an easy way to avoid forking out for a rolling library of streaming apps with more content than you could possibly watch.
Also don’t forget that paid-for streaming isn’t the only game in town.
There are loads of apps that don’t cost a penny to enjoy, and downloading a few will unlock thousands of live TV channels plus tens of thousands of movies and shows.
Try apps like Tubi, The Roku Channel, Plex, and Pluto TV to get some ad-supported television without having to pay any monthly fees.
A WOMAN has opened up on her dental disaster that happened just hours before her wedding day.
Shannon Delijani, an Iranian Jewish Opera Singer, claimed that she was moments away from being a ‘pirate bride’ when her composite bonding fell out the night before she walked down the aisle.
Ahead of tying the knot on December 14, 2024, Shannon, who is from California, went for dinner with her husband-to-be and their friends, only to experience her worst nightmare as she was getting ready.
As the 28-year-old was doing her make-up, her smile quickly faded when a broken tooth fell straight out of her mouth.
And as it was a destination wedding in Oaxaca City, Mexico, Shannon didn’t know any local dentists, and it happened late in the evening when everywhere was closed.
Keen to open up on the dental nightmare, Shannon took to social media to share all, leaving many open-mouthed.
Alongside a short video of her crying, showing off her missing tooth, Shannon penned: “PSA to the girls with composite bonding, mine fell out the night before my wedding and I was almost a pirate bride.”
Moments later, we saw Shannon in a dentist’s chair, as she explained: “This is me and my husband at a Oaxacan dental office the night before our wedding trying to understand dental terminology in Spanish.”
She then confirmed: “Shoutout to Dr. Pombo for saving my smile, you’re a real one.”
Following her blunder, Shannon advised: “A tip for my fellow destination brides, make sure you know a good dentist in town because you never know what’s going to happen…”
And if you’re wondering how Shannon found a dentist at such short notice, she confirmed: “My planner found him!
“He kept his office open late and stayed with his wife to help us at 9pm!! Honestly we got so lucky, he was an angel.”
Not only this, but Shannon then told Newsweek: “When I was six years old, I broke my front tooth in a biking accident and had composite bonding placed.
“Over the years, it’s chipped once or twice, and I’ve had it retouched, but I’ve never had any issues with it.”
In that moment, I was devastated and terrified
Shannon Delijani
But after “bad luck and crazy timing”, Shannon explained: “I remember bursting into tears and sobbing to my husband that I was going to be a pirate bride.
“There’s so much pressure to look your best and be the perfect bride. On any normal occasion, I probably would have laughed it off, but in that moment, I was devastated and terrified.
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“I kept thinking about how I was going to show the photos to my grandkids and be missing a chunk of my front tooth.”
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @shannon_delijani, has clearly left many totally stunned, as it has quickly amassed 386,000 views.
Social media users eagerly flocked to the comments, claiming that Shannon’s blunder had now sparked a new ‘fear’ for many.
As someone with two composite capped teeth, new fear unlocked
TikTok user
One person said: “Omg this is my new nightmare.”
Another added: “This is my fear.”
A third commented: “As someone with two composite capped teeth, new fear unlocked.”
By Josie Griffiths, Deputy Digital Fabulous Editor and bride-to-be
Josie Griffiths said: When was the last time you spotted something in a shop window or browsed past it online and thought “that would be the perfect gift for 120 of my closest friends, work colleagues, relatives and boyfriend’s mate’s partners I barely know”?
I’ll tell you when, never, because there is NO universal gift everyone is going to love – unless you want to bankrupt yourself buying Rolexes and Tiffany jewellery, and even then they wouldn’t be to everyone’s taste.
So why do brides still pile the stress (and expense) of wedding favours on top of everything else we have to organise?
I’ve been to dozens of weddings over the past five years so when I got engaged, I already had a mental list of dos and don’ts for my own big day, and ditching wedding favours was firmly on it.
The cost of buying an individual present for everyone coming is huge, meaning many couples try and keep it in the under-a-fiver category.
But the reality is no-one wants a cheap, ill-thought-out keepsake – they’d probably rather one more free drink from the bar.
It’s not only that, wedding handbags are notoriously small, with no room to stuff an unexpected gift in, and catering waiters have a bad habit of whisking away the wedding favours when they’re clearing the coffee mug off the tables.
I bet none of my guests will even notice the lack of random gift on their dining table.
If you really hate the idea of not buying something for your guests, charity donations are always a nice gesture.
But the last thing your friends and family need is more random tat cluttering up their homes – so it’s time to save them the guilt of binning your Etsy-bought keyring.
Despite this, one user penned: “I know you don’t believe me but I think the chip made you look so cute. Glad you were able to fix it to your liking though.”
To this, Shannon replied: “That’s what my father in law said haha. Honestly it would have been ok but in the moment I was DISTRAUGHT.”
At the same time, another advised: “Aw you should send him a card to thank him. So cute. Happy you got a good dentist out there.”
Following this, Shannon confirmed: “We sent him a holiday gift basket and a note!! He was amazing and took such good care of me.”
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MICHAEL BUFFER is swapping Las Vegas for Wigan this Valentine’s Day.
The legendary boxing announcer, 80, is jetting to the North West to spread the love ahead of the Wigan Warriors’ trip to Sin City in March.
Buffer is set to help Rugby League fans “celebrate their love” in a special ‘Las Wigan Chapel’ outside the Brick Community Stadium.
The chapel will feature a fully ordained celebrant, with loved-up couples given a chance to renew their vows alongside one of sport’s greatest announcers.
It comes as the Warriors prepare to jet to Vegas for a special Stateside match at Allegiant Stadium against Warrington Wolves.
Buffer said, via a press release: “I can’t wait to make the journey across the pond to the bright lights of Wigan to help Super League fans have the full Vegas experience.
“I might not be dressed as the King of Rock and Roll, but I can assure you that alongside Sky Sports, we are going to make this a Valentine’s Day to remember.
“It really is a match made in Vegas.”
The ceremonies will give couples a chance to exchange personal vows, but will not be legally binding.
A survey of UK adults found Sin City was a “dream wedding location” for 8 per cent of Brits.
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And for some lucky couples, Buffer will be on site himself to serenade them down the aisle.
Wigan begin their Super League defence in Nevada on March 1 against Wire.
Warrington have themselves been dabbling with celebrities ahead of the new season.
The club honoured superfan and darts star Luke Littler following his PDC World Championship win last month.
The club have renamed the Halliwell Jones Stadium for their Super League opener against the Catalan Dragons.
Lifelong Wolves fan Littler said: “It’s a dream come true that the club I’ve been a fan of since I was young has decided to name the stadium after me for a night!
“It’s an absolute honour and I can’t thank the club enough.”
Wire CEO Karl Fitzpatrick added: “Luke’s achievements on the world stage have been nothing short of incredible.
“And we are immensely proud to celebrate his success with this special homecoming.
“He’s a true Warrington fan, and therefore renaming our stadium in his honour for our home opener is a fitting tribute.”
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