I love midweek catch ups with pals and sometimes it is nice to do something that doesn’t involve wine or dancing. As I get older I am learning to appreciate relaxation and down time far more that when I was in my 30’s. I tend to relish experiences far more and a good spot of…
Swan Lake If you’ve never seen “Swan Lake”, now’s the time! Cork City Ballet is back, and the company’s full length production of this ballet lays claim to a legacy that extends back to its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in 1895. Speaking at the recent launch of ‘Swan Lake’, Artistic Director Alan Foley said:…
An Indian Summer brings long balmy evenings sipping wine and perhaps overindulging now that the kids are finally back in school.The tastes, the smells of September are undeniably pleasurable but we are becoming a nation of ‘grazers’ and it is having an effect on our digestive health. One in five Irish people experience ongoing gastrointestinal…
Hush & Hush launch new vegan protein powder PlantYourDay™ A recent return to the gym saw me checking out protein powders as a supplemnet to my everyday intake which can be pretty dire. Breakfast I tend to skip because I am always ages doing my face… priorities eh? What if I said I found a…
Not everyone has perfect skin and rather than use a filter I prefer to use a product. Instant tan seems to be my preference of late, primarily because I have back to back events. I don’t have the time or the patience for the tan wear off factor. Anything that is good enough…
Are you headed to the capital soon? Are you looking for a cenatral location that is reasonably priced? Read on because The Marlin just opened and we are booking in! The €55 million development, spearheaded by the Irish owned Marlin Group, occupies a distinctive triangular building at 11 Bow Lane East, adjacent…
Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry brings his folk project Quiet River of Dust to The Everyman, Cork, Friday 13th September, as part of Sounds from a Safe Harbour (SFSH). Partly developed during a residency at the first SFSH in 2015 during a magically creative collaborative week in Lismore Castle, festival attendees were treated to a…
Are you feeling festival ready? Fear not because we have a little checklist ready to help you pack a little lighter and smarter ahead of EP and any girly weekends you have coming up. We know that everyone packs a standard make up but what about the incidentals ? The really important bits to keep…
Swan Lake If you’ve never seen “Swan Lake”, now’s the time! Cork City Ballet is back, and the company’s full length production of this ballet lays claim to a legacy that extends back to its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in 1895. Speaking at the recent launch of ‘Swan Lake’, Artistic Director Alan…
As a beauty writer I am duty bound to find and reserach the best products coming to market in the next few months and being over 40 I am both realistic in my expectations as well as honest in my reviews. Two brands that have always come up trumps in the anti-ageing department for me…