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Children ‘too young’ for sewing machines enrolled on fashion camps, ex-worker tells WRC
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (542+ words) Sharon Darcy, from Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, has told the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) that the founder of Project Fashion Ltd, Paul Keeley, told her once to "get a box" when she pointed out to him that a child's feet couldn't reach…...
Céira Sadlier: Leg danglers are the swimming pool equivalent of people who stand at the end of an escalator
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (535+ words) Over 300,000 adults swim in pools in Ireland every week. Incredible. We need more pools and better pools, yes. While we're at it, we need every person in this country who dips their toe in shared chlorinated water to get a…...
‘Everything is gone underwater’: Clontarf Baths owner says amenity has been ‘destroyed’
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (464+ words) The owner of the Clontarf Baths in Dublin has described flood damage caused to the popular amenity as "soul-destroying, saying "nothing has survived. Bobby Nolan, owner of the outdoor pool in Clontarf, anticipates overall damage costs of "50,000 "at a minimum,…...
Don’t mention the weather – tell me how you can’t be the vixen your husband wants you to be
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (426+ words) I step out of a swirling grey wind into the hospital lift, and two figures step in after me. I catch sight of the almost-blue bags under my eyes in the mirror lining the back of the elevator. Christ, I…...
Would it not be better if children could take the books home from school?
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (734+ words) Ehm, Mary, shouldn't you hand that up with the other books, they're school property?" Oh, no sir, this is my own copy. I wanted to own the book." English teachers crave such a response; a student that loves a book…...
How to cut your electricity costs while boosting energy research
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (987+ words) Do you know how to cut your household electricity bill? UCD Energy Institute has developed the Energy Cost Calculator to help households to reduce their electricity costs and carbon emissions, while enabling research into energy use in Ireland. If you…...
‘In Austria we have 35-degree summers, so I just bought a UV-blocking T-shirt for our dog, which has alopecia’
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (781+ words) Andy Culligan is cofounder and chief executive of the outsourced marketing business Purple Path. A specialist in account-based marketing, he was recently named Marketer of the Year at the 2025 Tekpon Awards. I am probably more of a spender than a…...
How to survive and thrive in the rain at Electric Picnic
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (917+ words) Every year that I have camped at Electric Picnic there's a particular moment that I love. It's midmorning. A queue has formed outside the shower blocks in the camping grounds. People are patiently ... How to survive and thrive in the…...
‘They need three of everything’: parents of triplets struggle with back-to-school costs
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (1028+ words) Sticking to a back-to-school budget can be hard, particularly for larger families, as Elizabeth and Padraic Nicholas, who have four sons " a set of six-year-old triplets and another boy of five " can attest. The children will all return to school…...
14 tips to prevent and treat insect bites and stings
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1444+ words) A downside to hot weather is all the bugs that can feast on or sting us. Is there anything you can do to avoid this? And what should you do if you are attacked? Here's what pharmacists have to say…...