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Melissa Carton

Melissa Carton

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H&M is launching a Sex Education collection and we need everything in it
Style

H&M is launching a Sex Education collection and we need everything in it

We’ll take the lot! With the third season of hit show Sex Education making it’s way to Netflix on September 17 we were already excited. With the announcement that H&M will be launching a Sex Education collab collection just before the next series is released we’re now double excited! That’s right high street retailer H&M […]

My battle with body dysmorphia stole my teenage years from me
Life

My battle with body dysmorphia stole my teenage years from me

Just about every teenage girl has something about herself she doesn’t like. With me, it was everything. It was my first year of secondary school when I first noticed the signs of body dysmorphia creeping in. I remember playing with a baby cousin of mine and thinking: “She shouldn’t have to look at me, I’m […]

A little in the nip: Naked 3 goes mini with new mini eyeshadow palette
Beauty

A little in the nip: Naked 3 goes mini with new mini eyeshadow palette

Get in my suitcase now! Between staycations and finally being able to hop on a plane again without having to quarantine, holidays are officially back on the cards again. With all of that comes the needs for travel sized beauty essentials and now you can get one of the beauty world’s favourite eyeshadow palette in […]

80% of Irish kids aged 13-17 have experienced sexual harassment
News

80% of Irish kids aged 13-17 have experienced sexual harassment

This is shocking. A new report published by the Rape Crisis Network has revealed some harrowing statistics when it comes to the number of minors experiencing sexual harassment in Ireland. The research showed that as many as eight in every ten young people have experienced some form of sexual harassment. The report examined the level […]

Babies with these star signs are said to be the calmest
Family

Babies with these star signs are said to be the calmest

Is your child one of these star signs? Our zodiac signs can apparently tell us a lot about our personalities and what careers we are best suited to, but they can also indicate what kind of temperament our children might have. Now while there is no child that is better or more good than others […]

Apparently the Playboy mansion is haunted, according to TikTok
Celebrity

Apparently the Playboy mansion is haunted, according to TikTok

Seems like there was never a dull moment at the mansion. Former Playboy Bunny Holly Madison has spoken a lot about her life living at the Playboy mansion over the years. Madison has been extremely candid about what her daily life was like and her relationship with Hugh Hefner but she has recently started talking […]

Get the look: Searches for Princess Diana’s iconic blue eyeliner spike
Beauty

Get the look: Searches for Princess Diana’s iconic blue eyeliner spike

Princess Diana has always been known as a trendsetter. A new study by Justmylook has revealed that searches for blue eyeliner have spiked by 614 per cent in just one week in the run up to Princess Diana’s 60th birthday. Even though the Princess was one of the most photographed women in the world, many […]

Turkey withdraws from treaty to prevent gender based violence – but at what cost?
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Turkey withdraws from treaty to prevent gender based violence – but at what cost?

The decision will impact the safety of those suffering from domestic violence. Turkey’s president Tayyip Erdogan has said that the country is pulling out of the international treaty to prevent gender-based violence. The treaty is the world’s first binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women, known as the Istanbul Convention. Removal of the […]

Ireland ranked second worst EU state for combatting human trafficking
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Ireland ranked second worst EU state for combatting human trafficking

We need to do better. Recent research has found that Ireland is one of the worst countries in Europe for combatting human trafficking. According Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, Ireland places second behind Romania for the weakest EU state when it comes to dealing with human trafficking. The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report refers to […]

Former pen pal says Chris Watts said he planned murders “weeks in advance”
News

Former pen pal says Chris Watts said he planned murders “weeks in advance”

Watts is currently serving life in prison. Since Netflix released its true crime series American Murder: The Family Next Door, the Watts family case has received a lot of attention. The series focuses on the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her two daughters in 2018 and the shocking revelation that it was her husband that […]