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George Bernard Shaw once said ‘The problem with communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished.’
 
And that’s the thing about communicating: you say things that you think are crystal clear, only to find that people have completely misunderstood what you meant. This is because communication is more than words. Your tone, body- language, mind-set, [...]

By Mags Traenor No comments

Eclectic Appeal

 
With a career spanning 25 years in the fashion industry this year, John Rocha has developed his own distinctive style, constantly working and improving each season with new fabrics, techniques, and design.
Born in Hong Kong and of Chinese and Portuguese descent, John Rocha moved to London in the 1970’s to study fashion. The choice of [...]

By Jo Lavelle No comments Fashion,

Hotting things up

From a stuntman on the set of the movie King Arthur, to a city centre nightclub manager, and a male model, Marcus Seoige has finally found his calling in the TV role of a womanising lothario.
Playing Johnny on TG4’s Ros Na Rún, the new guy in town who’s doing the rounds with all the lovely [...]

By Jo Lavelle No comments

Best budget beauty buys

Beauty funds a little tight this month? beaut.ie blogger Aisling McDermott recommends the best budget beauty buys

Change your nail varnish: This is the cheapest way to follow trends and update your look. It won’t cost you more than a few euros to liven things up and the cheaper ranges such as Rimmel and Bourjois always [...]

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How to get the most from your workout

So many people spend hours in the gym under the illusion that the more time they spend on the treadmill, the better they’re doing, when in fact, a well-planned brief visit can be a whole lot more beneficial.
Reduce your warm-up time
The new school of thought in the fitness world is that you no longer need [...]

By Sarah Thornton 2 Comments Fitness,

How to Grow Your Own Vegetables

Everybody’s doing it, even Michelle Obama has re-instated the White House vegetable garden. For those of us who’ve been growing vegetables for years we know the rewards are endless (plus the occasional frustrations) and apart from the obvious benefits of nutritional, chemical free, seasonal food on your plate it’s one of the most therapeutic pastimes [...]

By Sarah Hughes 1 Comment Food & Wine,

Keeping it real

‘Mindfulness’ – the new buzz word  rivalling ‘sustainable’ for its sudden popularity. But what does it actually mean and where has it sprung from?
Jon Kabat-Zinn is probably the person most responsible for bringing this age-old word, and the way of being suggested by it, into our ordinary language. Being both a scientist and a meditator, [...]

By Finola Ó Siochrú No comments Life lessons

Debbie Chapman- The artist who grabbed David’s face … and kept it

As I interview Dublin artist Debbie Chapman, she casually tidies up around her bright and organized studio while chatting about her life and art.
“I was born in Duncannon in Co Wexford. My father was a fisherman and my mother a well known Wexford landscape and seascape painter, Ruby Chapman. We started painting at the same [...]

By Lynda Cookson No comments Art,

The definitive guide to sales shopping

It’s that time if the year again – in fact we’ve had an extra month to get in our training for the January Sales this year as we have seen plummeting prices in the shops since December! So now that we ‘re in the thick of it – faced with rails of choices and shopping [...]

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Sisterhood? What sisterhood?

We have all encountered her. She’s beautiful, she’s intelligent, she’s gregarious and successful and, even more importantly, she is actually nice. And, no matter how hard we try, we just can’t bring ourselves to like her because she just seems a little too perfect. For centuries, women have been competing with each other for a myriad [...]

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