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A new Netflix series about the Guinness family is in the works

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This homely thatched cottage is on the market for €250,000
This homely thatched cottage is on the market for €250,000

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This adorable West Cork cottage is on the market for €345,000
This adorable West Cork cottage is on the market for €345,000

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Meet the Dublin man meticulously restoring vintage typewriters
Meet the Dublin man meticulously restoring vintage typewriters

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This incredible waterfront home in West Cork is on the market for €1.1 million
This incredible waterfront home in West Cork is on the market for €1.1 million

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This annual pass is the best way to keep the kids entertained all year round
This annual pass is the best way to keep the kids entertained all year round

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Small bathroom ideas we’re nabbing from these Irish homes

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The Irish designers beloved by your favourite celebrities

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Why, as businesswomen, it’s time to start sharing our lows


by Victoria Stokes
01st Dec 2022

Being in business is not all about sold-out launches and award wins. There are tough times, quiet times and lonely times. And it's time we started sharing them to normalise the reality of being an entrepreneur.

I’ve often thought that being in business should come with a disclaimer. Self-employment (freelancing, entrepreneurship, or whatever you want to call it) has often been described in almost utopic terms. We’ve been sold a dream of what working for yourself is like and with an endless stream of financial wins and sold-out launches celebrated online, it would be easy to assume that when you run your own business you experience success after success. But rarely...

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