I find it hard to walk up to a gang of women I don’t know really well in the schoolyard or at a match, so I normally end up standing near a solitary dad and have a few short exchanges. If I hadn’t started chatting to one of those dads, we wouldn’t have been able … Read more
When I think back on the 20 years I’ve called Dublin city my home, I’m smothered in delicious, nostalgic and frenetic memories. Dragging camping chairs on to the roof of the apartment building in Stoneybatter to watch the sunset. Walking, or rather sliding, to work on North Wall Quay at 6am during a Big Snow. … Read more
A subtle shift in the texture and taste of Kerrygold butter has sparked debate among dairy enthusiasts, with social media users questioning whether the beloved Irish brand has changed its… The post Kerrygold Butter Change: Fans Notice Texture Shift & Company Responds appeared first on News Directory 3. Source link
“Authenticity is the most important thing. If you are authentic, that’s where the connectivity comes.” On a high stool in the old canteen of RTÉ’s radio centre in Donnybrook, Dublin, Tracy Clifford is batting back a compliment in typically Irish fashion. I’ve mentioned that her candour has meant a lot to many women over the … Read more
The butter world is in the midst of a kerfuffle after dairy fans on social media began to suggest the quality of their Kerrygold had changed. Common themes included reports of a putty-like texture and, for those who fridge their blocks, a shocking ease of spread without the usual mandatory softening period. Something wasn’t right, … Read more
“I’m convinced that the vast majority of my current students today will do jobs that don’t even exist yet,” says Prof Vittorio Bufacchi of University College Cork’s School of Society, Politics and Ethics. His comments come after the University of Galway asked its academics to reimagine how arts courses are offered amid a drop off … Read more
A UCD medicine student says she feels “incredibly supported” by the many people who came out to protest on her behalf at Belfield’s campus in south Dublin this week. The young woman’s story burst into the wider public domain after a report in UCD’s University Observer was raised in the Dáil last month by Solidarity … Read more
Time travel, sadly, has not been invented yet but if you could go back in time and give advice to your younger self what would it be? In this special feature to mark International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the power of hindsight. The best wisdom is hard-earned, accumulated through challenging experiences and mistakes many of … Read more
I am in a hotel room in London, watching Cillian Murphy and Antony Genn nerding out over music. Genn will recall some shared musical moment and Murphy’s eyes will widen and he’ll go, “Oh yeah!” At one point Murphy turns to face him and curls his legs up under him in the chair. They could … Read more
If you’re familiar with Charlotte Tilbury and her eponymous make-up brand, you probably know it all started with Magic Cream – the little jar she mixed up backstage between fashion shows with the words “Charlotte’s Secret Cream” scribbled on it, the one models raved about for saving their skin amid constant make-up applications and removals, … Read more