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The shoe trends to know for spring, according to a fashion editor

Sinead Keenan

From studio to gallery, here are three women redefining the art world
From studio to gallery, here are three women redefining the art world

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A fashion editor’s guide to spring’s best oversized tailored pieces
A fashion editor’s guide to spring’s best oversized tailored pieces

Sinead Keenan

WIN tickets to Taste of Dublin 2026 and a luxury stay at The Hoxton
WIN tickets to Taste of Dublin 2026 and a luxury stay at The Hoxton

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This suburban Dublin home has been modernised thanks to a clean, contemporary extension
This suburban Dublin home has been modernised thanks to a clean, contemporary extension

Megan Burns

GIY founder Mick Kelly on the future of Ireland’s food security
GIY founder Mick Kelly on the future of Ireland’s food security

James Gabriel Martin

Maeve Madden: ‘I want women to feel powerful in their bodies, not like they’re trying to shrink them’
Maeve Madden: ‘I want women to feel powerful in their bodies, not like they’re trying...

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The Devil Wears Prada 2 hits cinemas – here’s what to watch this week
The Devil Wears Prada 2 hits cinemas – here’s what to watch this week

Edaein OConnell

Sonia Reynolds talks Irish design, heritage crafts and STABLE of Ireland’s legacy
Sonia Reynolds talks Irish design, heritage crafts and STABLE of Ireland’s legacy

Sarah Gill

Judit McNally of Cocoa by Judit Artisan Chocolates shares her life in food
Judit McNally of Cocoa by Judit Artisan Chocolates shares her life in food

Sarah Gill

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Hazel Chu: ‘If we don’t start fighting against the far right, that is what Ireland is going to become’


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by Angela O'Shaughnessy
26th Jan 2021

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Hazel Chu, Lord Mayor of Dublin

Hazel Chu on confronting racism, beating the sh*t out of punching bags and building a better Dublin – and Ireland.

2020 was a year for the history books, and Hazel Chu has once again been thrust into the spotlight for the other most-talked about issue after coronavirus: racism. While Dublin elected its first Lord Mayor of Chinese descent, Ireland – alongside the rest of the world – was forced to reckon with racism across all sectors of life. But in the new year and beyond, will the momentum be sustained? “What are we going to seriously...

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