Who’s ready for self-care Sunday? Well, we are! Especially after being let loose checking out Penneys’ brand new Wellness collection, a range of cosy clothes, soothing candles, gorgeous homewares and lots of delicious beauty treats – all made from organic, recycled and sustainable materials. Launched under the Primark Cares Initiative, the Wellness Collection is part […]

6 years ago

Need to boost your energy a little? If you are constantly waking up feeling like you literally went to sleep four seconds ago, we know how you feel. Between hectic days and not enough hours of shuteye, we are always on the hunt for anything that will help keep us awake. (Other than reaching for […]

6 years ago

You’ve got this!

6 years ago

Well, we’re definitively trying that! There is no denying that when it comes to gorgeous, bouncy, beautiful manes, Julia Roberts got one. And now we might have just figured out just how she keeps her locks looking go good. According to Vogue Italia, the 52-year-old actress is a fan of all-natural beauty treatments and uses […]

6 years ago

Is your baby girl arriving any day now? If so, you might have already started to ponder which name to give her once she is earth-side. Last week, the CSO released their data on baby names given to all children born in Ireland in 2019. And while the most popular choices for parents still remained […]

6 years ago

She is a mum of three gorgeous little ones. But in her latest interview, Giovanna Fletcher admitted she is definitively done having kids. At least that’s how she feels now. Speaking to You magazine, Fletcher, who is being hailed as the most relatable parenting guru out there, opens up about the shock of finding out […]

6 years ago

These are SO yummy. And good for you.

6 years ago

It has been dominating the news of late, and now the first cases of the coronavirus (aka COVID-19) have been reported here in Ireland. But while it is only natural to feel slightly worried about the outbreak now also being detected so close to home, experts are keen to reassure us that as of yet, […]

6 years ago

March is here, and we can finally say that spring has arrived. Yay – longer days, brighter evenings, a bit of heat in the sun – we are here for all of it. And if you are currently pregnant and due your baby in the next few weeks, you might care to know that according […]

6 years ago

Too cute! Once we have St. Patrick’s Day out of the way, it won’t be long before Easter is upon us again. And if you find yourself having to – ahem – give the Easter Bunny a bit of a dig-out every year, you need to get yourself to your nearest Penneys right now. The […]

6 years ago

It’ll come around before you know it. We are talking about Easter, of course. And I don’t know about you, but I am already getting excited to decorate (my whole family will be arriving from Norway to spend the Easter break with us), cook up a vegetarian storm and generally just soak in the feeling […]

6 years ago

Get them planting! Although the stormy weather might have you thinking otherwise, spring is indeed on the way. And what better way to celebrate the new season that getting into the garden (or balcony) and planting something. Right now, M&S have just announced the launch of their Little Garden campaign, a collectable set of 12 […]

6 years ago

Coffee, wine and (much!) less sleep than we’d actually like to indulge in can leave our skin looking a little less than luminous. Sure we all love a good highlighter, we can’t live without our favourite moisturiser, and we swoon over every new lipstick colour we see, but when it comes to beauty products, here’s […]

6 years ago

Fancy checking into a chic boutique hotel for the night? I don’t know about you, but I love staying in fabulous hotels, and often make mental notes of the design and style to try to copy it back home in my own bedroom. Bedrooms in sleek boutique hotels are what dreams are made of as […]

6 years ago

This time a year many of us are on a major declutter and organise buzz. I know I am, for sure. Last year, Japanese tidying guru Marie Kondo, whose Netflix show “Tidying Up” had us all collectively throwing out most of our belongings and systematically organising what’s left to within an inch of its life. […]

6 years ago

This touched my heart. Being a mum of both a little girl and little boy, I am forever amazed at not only how similar they actually are, but also how innately very different. And so my approach to raising them has to be different too, much as it is also, of course, the same in […]

6 years ago

Because mama needs her coffee. It is 2020, but still – incredibly enough – some people still have issues with a mum feeding her baby THE WAY NATURE INTENDED in public. We know. It’s actually insane. Especially when we live in a world that sees nothing wrong with using naked bodies – and boobs in […]

6 years ago

Confession: I am a notorious list-maker. It really is the only way I can feel on top of things and in control of my life, to be honest. And I suspect a lot of us are in the same boat. Lists just make it easier to keep tabs on things I need to do/order/sort out/pay […]

6 years ago

No FOMO here. Nope. We are ALL about staying in these days, and the Dine In offers at M&S are making our lives that much easier – and tastier. And Valentine’s Day is no exception, with the food retailer bringing back their ultimate luxury Valentine’s Day Dine-In menu – bigger and better than ever before, […]

6 years ago

It is intense, postpartum life. Those first few days after delivery when you not only have a newborn baby to try to keep alive, but are also trying to heal yourself – physically, mentally and emotionally after the life-altering experience that is childbirth. I remember coming home from the hospital having had my first baby, […]

6 years ago

Love is in the air. And even if it’s not really – or, you know, has been, it isn’t feeling all that hot lately, fear not: Sometimes it just takes that one perfect gift to make things right again. And right now, we know that if anyone was trying to get on our good side, […]

6 years ago

Being in your 30s is great on so many levels. I love the confidence and calmness and sense of being who I was meant to be all along that comes with being a fully-fledged grown-up. However, let’s be honest, it is also when the majority of us start noticing certain changes to our bodies and […]

6 years ago

We’ll have what she’s having. Holly Willoughby always looks glowingly beautiful, and so to take her advice on anything beauty related just seems like a good idea, no? Being on camera every morning, the 38-year-old mum-of-three somehow manages to never look tired or like she didn’t get enough sleep before. And it seems like the […]

6 years ago

They provide one of the very most important and valuable jobs there is. Yet when it comes to those working as early years educators in creches and sessional services across Ireland today, they are facing a situation that would tell you that the very opposite is true. Underpaid, undervalued and, right now, under an enormous […]

6 years ago

Sunshine, come and find us. If you too are dreaming of warmer days and springtime, you are not alone. Right now, we are all about making our homes feel ready for the new season. We want to throw open the windows, fill the house with fresh air and all the spring vibes. H&M Home just […]

6 years ago

I grew up with a #girldad. My own dad, being the father of me and my sister, was, of course, on a technical level, a dad of two daughters. But that is just the basic description. He was so much more than that. He was – still is – a complete and total girl-dad. He […]

6 years ago

It saves lives. It really is that simple, and so if you have a child who is approaching the age where they will be offered the HPV vaccine, know this – the latest figures from the UK shows that the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination, which is given to 12-13-year-old girls (and since September 2019, 12-13-year-old […]

6 years ago

She is our go-to woman for all things cleaning and organising. So really, it should come as a surprise to no-one that it took Sophie Hinchliffe (AKA Mrs Hinch) to teach us how to properly clean our beauty blenders too. And it is actually so beautifully simple (and probably way more effective than all the […]

6 years ago

It seems a MAN is to blame for this one. When it comes to giving birth, countless research and studies and sheer, logical sense will tell us that there are many, many advantages to giving birth in positions such as squatting, kneeling or even getting on your hands and knees. Pretty much anything is better […]

6 years ago

Itching to get away somewhere this spring and summer? Same. Nothing boosts our happiness and feel-good vibes as seeing new places and having chilled out time with loved ones. However, travel can be both stressful and expensive, especially if things don’t go to plan (missed flights, lost luggage etc.) Lucky for us, travel company Skyscanner […]

6 years ago

According to new research by Dublin City University, a quarter of Irish primary school pupils can’t run properly and half don’t know how to kick a ball. The alarming results, which were presented earlier this week by health and fitness expert Professor Niall Moyna of the School of Health and Human Performance at Dublin City […]

6 years ago

2019 was no doubt a heartbreaking year for Hilaria and Alec Baldwin. The couple, who are already parents to 6-year-old Carmen, 4-year-old Rafael, 3-year-old Leonardo and 1-year-old Romeo (as well as Alec’s grown-up daughter, Ireland, from his previous marriage to Kim Basinger), suffered not one, but two miscarriages, all in the space of a few months. […]

6 years ago

Traditional Irish names have enjoyed a boom in popularity over recent years, both here in Ireland and abroad. However, if you want to avoid the ones that are currently riding high in the trend list, fear not, there are still some truly stunning unique and almost forgotten about Gaelic names for both genders out there. […]

6 years ago

There is no denying that we are practically bombarded these days with warnings about ticking clocks and our collective fertility being in decline. And this combined with an ever-increasing amount of ads for fertility clinics and news stories about how companies are now offering their female employees to freeze their eggs – in an attempt […]

6 years ago

Due this year? Well, then you are probably already weighing up your options when it comes to names for your little bundle. And if you are already thinking you are going to be that kind of parent that is ahead of the curve a little, you might want to get a head start on that […]

6 years ago

Dying for a little spa-break right about now? Aren’t we all. However, January budgets rarely stretch to such luxuries, at least not in my house. But that doesn’t mean that you have to abandon your desire for some much-needed pampering and me-time, mamas. Nope, you can have it all – right at home in your […]

6 years ago

OK, let’s ignore the rather chilly temperatures for a bit and instead revel in the fact that spring is, in fact, on its way. No, really – it’s true. And I don’t know about you, but this time of year always has me longing to make a few changes to reflect that my favourite season […]

6 years ago

If you want to, you know, future-proof their finances… If you are currently expecting and trying to come up with a name for your little bundle, you might care to know that some new research by Ask Traders has revealed the baby names most likely to earn the ‘big bucks’ later on in life. Having […]

6 years ago

Oh, how I love the book. Little Women is just one of those books that I think once you read it, will forever just remain on your list of favourite books (and if you haven’t read it yet, I strongly urge you to do so, and do it before you watch Greta Gerwig’s latest movie reboot, […]

6 years ago

In an effort to ditch all things toxic, I spent the best part of last year searching for the very best natural beauty products so that I could get rid off the ones that were actually filled with all sorts of nasty and harmful ingredients. I have tested body balms and lip scrubs and shampoos, […]

6 years ago

Mark your calendars, muggles. If you are heading stateside later this year, you might want to make a stop in New York City, where the largest Harry Potter-themed flagship store in the world is set to open its doors this summer. According to a press release issued by Warner Bros. Worldwide Tours this week, the […]

6 years ago

Because mums are amazing. No, really, they are. And I don’t think you can fully appreciate just how amazing mums really are until you are in the trenches of motherhood yourself. I know for sure this was the case for me. Until I had juggled it all, sick days and schedules and potty training and […]

6 years ago

I grew up with some amazing aunts in my life. Both actual aunts, and also women who were friends of my parents, or mothers of my own friends. All kind, caring, wise, fun and seriously cool ladies. My own two children are in the exact same and very lucky position. My own sister is the […]

6 years ago

Love is all around. Whether you head away for the actual Valentine’s weekend or any other weekend this spring, we have rounded up three gorgeous hotels – in three magnificent cities – that all lend themselves so utterly perfectly to a weekend away just for two. Copenhagen, Venice and Madrid – all cities you can […]

6 years ago

It was her interview in South Africa last year that cemented my feelings towards the Duchess of Sussex. There, slap bang in the middle of a continent where children still die in the thousands from something as basic as lack of clean water, one of the richest and most privileged women in the world found […]

6 years ago

There is no denying that adding a baby to your little cozy unit of two takes a fair bit of adjusting. To many couples, going from a two-some to a fully fledged family can be quite the shock, no matter how ready you think you are. However, if you worry about how your approach to […]

6 years ago

Are you feeling a little worse for wear after a string of bad night’s sleep? Do you find yourself tossing and turning when you get to bed at night? Struggling to go asleep even though you know for a fact that you are actually pretty darn exhausted? Even though experts are always banging on about […]

6 years ago

Due before spring arrives? If you are on the hunt for a baby name to reflect the season your baby is born into, you should count yourself lucky to be welcoming a winter baby. Why? Because frosty, quiet, snowy and beautiful January will serve as the perfect inspiration for a ton of seriously gorgeous baby […]

6 years ago

Nope. That is the answer parents in the Swedish city of Uppsala got when they tried to name their son Lucifer recently. According to Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, authorities like the Swedish tax- and people register returned the parents’ application with a firm ‘no’ and forbid them going with their first choice of name for the […]

6 years ago

They did not spend Christmas together, but it seems royal mum-of-three, Kate Middleton, hopes that 2020 will bring plenty of cousin play-time for her kids and their baby cousin, Archie Harrison. According to Us Weekly, a source close to the royals could reveal that the duchess, 37, is “hoping that in the new year, the […]

6 years ago