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Hurrah for the humble charity shop
I wrote this piece for Monday’s Herald, after a piece in last week’s Sunday Times by Brenda Power got up my nose. Thoughts welcome! Hurrah for the humble charity shop, which has gradually climbed the...
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Extra long-life is for batteries, not people
A new study making waves in the world of health science has found that switching to a strict vegetarian diet, practicing yoga, and exercising regularly can help regenerate telomeres, a cell component...
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Workplace fashion disasters
We’ve all been there. The skirt that split halfway through the working day. The blouse you only realised was see-through when colleagues fidgeted when addressing you. The boots you finally twigged...
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Who made your clothes?
We all like to own nice things, and for many of us clothes come top of the list. They say a lot about who we are, how we see ourselves, and, of course, they dictate how others see us. But what does our...
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Lisa Roberts: Who made your clothes?
How much do we consider the origin of our clothes? I decided to ask some well known Cork women. First up, owner of Verso, Lisa Roberts. Q When it comes to buying clothes, what’s your top priority? A...
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Emer O’Mahony: Who made your clothes?
Emer O’Mahony is a Director of Lockdown Models and founder of Cork Fashion Week. She blogs at Irish Fashaholic. Q When it comes to buying clothes, what’s your top priority? When shopping for clothes my...
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Fiona Kehily-Ives: Who made your clothes?
Fiona Kehily-Ives, originally from West Cork is a public relations consultant in London. Q When it comes to buying clothes, what’s your top priority? I have a few – the quality of the material is...
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Two days in Cambodia
A hectic two days deserves more than a brief blogpost, but time is tight and we have a 5.30am start tomorrow to meet some kids from Anita’s Orphanage at their schools. Can’t get your kids up for school...
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Sisters, doing it for themselves
Our visit to a garment factory on Tuesday was a major contrast to today’s interviews, with the founders and suppliers of Banteay Srey Boutique. A small online start-up store offering beautifully made...
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There’s a story behind every item you’re wearing
Only a few things in life are universal. Birth, death, taxes, and clothes. You might not be interested in them; you may not spend much on them; but you wear them. And unless you’re a fashionista, or...
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Knowledge is power
Deirdre O’Shaughnessy has been wondering for a long time just who makes her clothes. She went to Cambodia to find out. As we approached the factory, a steady stream of young women, and some men, flowed...
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Celebrating women on #IWD2016 – Carmel O’Keeffe
Yesterday as I was writing about International Women’s Day I remembered that I’d interviewed Carmel O’Keeffe of Dress for Success Cork for the Sunday Business Post Magazine’s This Life slot a few years...
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Living lightly in 2018
I wrote this at the end of December for the Herald and it’s been just over three weeks… How are we all doing on those resolutions? It’s the time of year when, for most of us, everything is full. Our...
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It was Madeleine Albright who said that there is a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other, but she forgot to mention the gigantic reservation in the underworld specially set aside...
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