26 metallic homeware pieces to add a warm, burnished mood
26 metallic homeware pieces to add a warm, burnished mood

Megan Burns

3 characterful cottages around Ireland on the market for €420,000 or less
3 characterful cottages around Ireland on the market for €420,000 or less

Sarah Finnan

Jimmy Coco on his life in beauty
Jimmy Coco on his life in beauty

Holly O'Neill

Adnan Shabab of Shaku Maku on his life in food
Adnan Shabab of Shaku Maku on his life in food

Sarah Gill

5 books a transformation coach revisits daily
5 books a transformation coach revisits daily

Niamh Ennis

November 28: Today’s top stories in 60 seconds
November 28: Today’s top stories in 60 seconds

Sarah Finnan

Inside Mayo’s new state-of-the-art biofilic wellness sanctuary
Inside Mayo’s new state-of-the-art biofilic wellness sanctuary

Lauren Heskin

Raising capital for your business: The pros, the cons and the real-life stories
Raising capital for your business: The pros, the cons and the real-life stories

Victoria Stokes

How to know it’s the right time to sell your business
How to know it’s the right time to sell your business

Victoria Stokes

Women in Sport: Meath GAA player Emma Duggan
Women in Sport: Meath GAA player Emma Duggan

Sarah Gill

Image / Editorial

Specsavers crowns Kate Brennan as Ireland’s Spectacle Wearer of the Year 2015


By Laura Chabal
21st Aug 2015

Kate Brennan at the Irish Spectacle Wearer of the Year competition hosted by Specsavers

Specsavers crowns Kate Brennan as Ireland’s Spectacle Wearer of the Year 2015

Kate Brennanat the Irish Spectacle Wearer of the Year competition hosted by Specsavers

See More Photos
Kate Brennan from Bettystown in Co.Meath was crowned Irish Spectacle Wearer of the Year 2015 at an awards ceremony hosted by Specsavers last night.?The Irish final took place in the RHA Gallery on Ely Place and was presented by TV personality, style entrepreneur and spectacle wearer Darren Kennedy.

Earlier this year?10 finalists were selected from over a thousand entries to battle it out for the biggest accolade in the specs-wearing world and €1 from each entry was donated to Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, raising a total of €1,250. Proud spectacle wearer Kate Brennan, aged 19 years old, has just completed the Leaving Certificate and will represent Ireland at a star-studded Grand Final hosted by Emma Bunton and Bradley Walsh in London on the 6th of October.

The Spectacle Wearer of the Year 2015 winner will be announced on 6 October at the awards final in London and will receive €12,000 in cash, a dream stay at the Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas and a wardrobe of specs to the value of €1,000. Plus two nights in London to attend the star-studded Spectacle Wearer of the Year Awards, a complete style makeover and a fabulous Spectacle Wearer of the Year goody bag.