Food, flowers and bubbles are all that I want really. When all three come in the same place – with an added dash of flair from one of my favourite Irish designers – my life is more or less made. So, it’s fair to say that I was in heaven at a preview of the […]
Win tickets for you and four friends to Ladies’ Day at the Galway races. This time next week the gates will be opening at Ballybrit racecourse to welcome the crowds to the Galway Races. Thursday at Galway is always a huge occasion, when the best of Ireland’s fashion and racing worlds come together for Ladies’ Day. […]
The Handmaid’s prize? As if The Testaments wasn’t already eagerly awaited, it’s now been long listed for what is arguably the most prestigious literary prize in the world. Margaret Atwood’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale is not due to be published until September, and the plot of the long-awaited novel is a closely guarded secret. […]
Ireland has a new Olympic champion. It’s already been a big week for the Irish with Shane Lowry’s win at The Open, but while the golfer had his homecoming in Offaly this evening, there was added cause for sports fans to celebrate as Rhasidat Adeleke claimed gold at the European Youth Olympic Festival. The 16-year-old sprinter […]
Who thought golf would give us all the feels? It was a final day of drama that sucked in even the most casual of sports fans and left the goings on on Love Island in the shade. Sunday saw golfer Shane Lowry have the round of his life to claim The Open title at Royal […]
Stop right now, thank you very much. When you think of stop signs, chances are you think of rush hours, traffic jams and road rage. When you’re in the zone of that frantic daily commute (does anyone else try to turn traffic lights green with the power of their mind?) every impediment to the progress […]
Her‘s Galway Races Best Hat winner will walk away with a VIP stay in The Lodge at Ashford Castle. They say that the hat maketh the man, and it’s certainly the thing that could make the difference on Ladies’ Day at this year’s Galway Races. On Thursday, August 1, stylish women from across the country […]
A performance that actually deserves £50,000. Love Island‘s Maura is being hailed as a confident, sexually liberated feminist icon and all round living legend. There’s no denying that the Longford woman is the most interesting this about this year’s incarnation of the reality dating show (some might go as far as to say the only interesting […]
Something old, something new, something borrowed and something wow. With every year – and, indeed, every season – comes a new crop of wedding trends. While wedding experts will say that it’s the individual couple’s taste rather than current fashions that should drive the look and feel of a Big Day, many brides- and grooms-to-be want […]
A wedding is an expensive affair. Even if you’re keeping it small, with minimal fuss and an intimate guestlist, as soon as the ‘W’ word is attached to plans and purchases the price tag tends to soar. With so much to pin down, from dress to decor to dining, it’s hard to know what items […]
Her celebrates La Dolce Vita in style! The rain may may been pouring down last night but nothing could dampen the spirits at the Her Dolce Vita Summer Party. Her‘s team of creatives took over in-demand venue House, Dublin and transformed its new-look garden into a Venetian paradise (meaning all the extra water was totally […]
Autumn/Winter is coming. It seems unfair to be talking about winter when we’ve barely had a summer, but stores are already swapping out their floaty summer fare for winter knits. The clearest direction we’ve gotten on what we’ll be wearing/coveting in the months ahead came from Brown Thomas, which held its Autumn/Winter 2019 showcase this […]