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The changes to society as a result of the pandemic are far reaching and are still only beginning to be felt. The most evident change so far is in our relationship to work. There’s been a million podcasts and think...

Pop out to Dún Laoghaire for a lovely stroll A stroll with a humble 99 cone is one of the simple pleasures in life and with Dún Laoghaire you are spoiled with the choice between Teddy’s or Scrumdiddlys’. Once you...

Rowan Beg takes its name from the family farm where Nicola McGuiness grew up and is now raising her own children. Her first candle was created at the kitchen table in homage to her Grandfather, Mikey Coyne, who Nicola declares...

An old friend of mine recently let me know that they are transitioning and my initial reaction was ‘Goodness, you’ve picked a very hard path for yourself'. But of course it wasn’t a choice, they didn’t decide anything, it’s just...

What do Dad’s want? The old joke would suggest they ‘just want to rest their eyes for five minutes’ - bah-dum-tish! Poor Dad’s get a hard time of it but it’s worth considering why they might be in need of...

Wedding gifts are always tricky. Having thought long and hard about it for many years now here’s our two cents on how to pick the perfect wedding gift that will go straight to the heart of the newlyweds in your...

Dreamt up by Belgian designer Christophe De Smet while he was backpacking around Austrailia, Hunterson Wallets are based on the Jacob's ladder, a children's toy. Christophe started selling them in markets and got to see first hand the delight on people’s...

For years we were against the idea of stocking socks - but as often is the case we just hadn’t met the right company yet. From the second we discovered cool socks makers Irish Socksciety that changed. They Literally put...