It was quite the grand entrance. A video of a baby born “en-caul” – inside the entire amniotic sac – has been captivating fans of the FemaleWellnes page on Instagram. The incredible footage shows the baby inside the unbroken membrane and still breathing through the placenta, something that occurs less than one in 80,000 births. A […]
I’m standing on the top deck of the ship, watching the water as the rolling vineyards fall away. A waiter delivers a cold glass of white wine and swiftly returns with a vast cosy blanket and a fleece-wrapped hot water bottle. I sink into the (now warm and fleecy) sun lounger and the ship slinks […]
“While slushies in the college days were associated with neon-dyed, high-sugar tubes that may or may not have been spiked with vodka, this little fella is of the more saintly variety.” says gluten-free foodie and author Finn Ní Fhaoláin. With no added sugar or colouring whatsoever, it is the perfect pick-me-up on a hot summer’s day. What […]
The royal Range Rover carrying the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has left Kensington Palace, en route to St Mark’s Church in Berkshire. As the vehicle whizzed through the palace gates, onlookers got a sneak peek at what Kate Middleton is wearing for the society wedding of the year. As her sister Pippa prepares to put on […]
She spent her college days studying English Literature in Edinburgh and it seems Pippa Middleton’s guests will be treated to a treat from her past at today’s wedding celebrations. Pippa and her husband-to-be James Matthews have reportedly chosen a Scottish theme for their reception, complete with bagpipes, haggis canapés, local whiskey and a lamb main course […]
The Health Service Executive is to publish a full nationwide review of maternity services complaints. According to RTÉ Investigates, the document, which will take in complaints made at every maternity hospital in the country, will be published and distributed to every family affected on Tuesday, May 23 at noon. The Maternity Clinical Complaints Review was […]
Suffering from fried egg fatigue? Sick and tired of scrambled? Fear not; the internet is about to come to your rescue. Instagram is abuzz with images of the hottest breakfast food of the moment and unlike avocado roses and unicorn lattes, this one is low in calories and easy to throw together. Behold: the Cloud […]
The government has been urged to double the number of specialist nurses for Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients in Ireland. Approximately 40,000 people across the country have IBD, most of whom are diagnosed between the ages of 15 and 30. Furthermore, paediatric cases of IBD have increased three-fold in Ireland since 2000. However, Irish research shows […]
This week in Ireland is Cuidiú Week. Corkonian mum and blogger Aoife (of one one of our favourite reads, That Perfect Heart) volunteers for the parenting charity. This is her story… “I had a baby in June 2016. She’s my third baby, my third daughter. She’s now ten months old, and she has eight teeth which she […]
Senior academics have called on society to re-evaluate how pregnant women are treated if they decide to drink alcohol. Experts at the University of Kent and the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) have deemed the official British government guidelines on drinking during pregnancy, which advise women to avoid alcohol completely, ‘alarmist’ and say there is […]
The average Irish adult owns four loyalty or rewards cards. We pick them up everywhere; from the cinema to the coffee shop, stuffing our wallets with little pieces of plastic and cardboard to load up with endless points. In a new survey completed by Red C Research, 30 percent of people owned over five individual […]
Thank you for bein’ a frieeeeend… If you are already hearing the theme song of the 80s sitcom The Golden Girls in your head, get your credit card ready: the next version of the board game CLUE is a special edition with a Golden Girls theme. The genius idea of USAopoly, the game will see […]