You can’t beat a recycled shipping container. We’re BIG coffee people around here (duh) and we’re always looking for unique and innovative ways to get our caffeine fix… well entrepreneur Gordon Hickey has ticked all the boxes with this one. Gordon is the man behind Container coffee, our latest obsession which has just opened on Thomas Street […]
The hot air balloon wasn’t enough to save Brendan Murray. For the fourth year in a row Ireland have failed to make it through to the live final of the Eurovision song contest. Galway-born Brendan Murray, 20, took to the stage in Kiev last night for the second round of the live semi-finals, and despite […]
It’s not just clothes… that beautiful striped accent wall could be a trigger for debilitating headaches. New studies carried out in the Netherlands and the US have discovered that vertical lines can trigger a neural loop of activity in the brain. In extreme cases researchers claim that stripes could even bring on epileptic fits or […]
The joys of sharing your living space with another human. Living with housemates is brilliant, it has huge advantages and a few pitfalls along the way. On the plus side; there is ALWAYS teabags in the house, on the negative; from time to time, you’ll have to listen to them have sex. Sex is a […]
We told you earlier this week about a pretty embarrasing situation for the nation. An Garda Síochána confirmed that they were investigating Stephen Fry for blasphemy. The charges were in relation to comments made by Fry on the RTÉ show Meaning of Life in 2015. The charges were quickly dropped, according to the Irish Independent, An […]
Dove are all about empowering women and showing the true face of beauty. We’ve seen this time and again with their ‘Real Beauty’ campaigns. Here at Her we’re big fans of the fact that the company celebrate women’s bodies through positivity and self-love, but that unfortunately won’t stop the internet from taking the p*ss. The […]
Anxiety is a big word these days. A lot of people in Ireland are living with anxiety and now more than ever it’s becoming acceptable to talk about it. Owning it is a new book written by author and lifestyle journalist Caroline Foran. Through this book, she documents her journey with anxiety while giving people […]
Location, location, location. It’s a golden rule of retail…where your business is based has a huge impact on how well it will do. On this week’s episode of The Capital B Lucinda Kelly joins the team to discuss her company Popertee. It’s an innovative idea that aims to merge technology and property to change the […]
Hot property is an understatement. Phase 2 of the Silverbanks apartments in Baldoyle are coming to Dublin this week, the apartments are being previewed on Thursday at 2pm. Here’s the kicker… the queue is already forming 4 days in advance! A potential homeowner who’s interested in buying got onto us to tell us how she discovered the […]
It’s all about fresh produce, innovative apps and interesting smells on JOE’s business podcast this week. The Capital B is going shopping and lifting the lid on the retail sector in Ireland. Have you ever wondered about the psychology of supermarkets? Commercial Director of Lidl Ireland Liam Casey joins Nick Webb to discuss how the German […]
First thing’s first… Finland is cold. Whenever we’re in a new city we love to explore. Sometimes though, when passing through, we just don’t have the time to see everything. On a recent trip to Helsinki, I found myself with a morning free, a wallet that was NOT prepared for the price of wine, and […]
Well… this is a bit exciting. A 4-second video on Twitter has thrown fans into a tizzy as Rita Ora alluded to a collaboration with Ed Sheeran. It’s hardly enough time to make assumptions on the song, but from what we can hear… we like it! ?? @edsheeran pic.twitter.com/4xcM0ufxNS — Rita Ora (@RitaOra) May […]