The soft power of the female gamer
The soft power of the female gamer

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This picturesque West Cork home with separate basement apartment is on the market for €695,000
This picturesque West Cork home with separate basement apartment is on the market for €695,000

Sarah Finnan

Ingrid Hoey: ‘This serum reversed visible signs of sun damage on my skin’
Ingrid Hoey: ‘This serum reversed visible signs of sun damage on my skin’

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Design coach Karen Douglas shares her tips for working with an architect
Design coach Karen Douglas shares her tips for working with an architect

Megan Burns

How to spot a scammer (according to someone who was actually scammed)
How to spot a scammer (according to someone who was actually scammed)

Sarah Finnan

Cillian Murphy’s book about empathy is essential reading for everyone
Cillian Murphy’s book about empathy is essential reading for everyone

Sarah Gill

Supper Club: Hot-smoked salmon rice and asparagus salad
Supper Club: Hot-smoked salmon rice and asparagus salad

Sarah Finnan

My Life in Culture: Actor Lucie-Mae Sumner
My Life in Culture: Actor Lucie-Mae Sumner

Sarah Finnan

Social Pictures: Sharon Corr debuts new Boots No7 Future Renew product
Social Pictures: Sharon Corr debuts new Boots No7 Future Renew product

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Need to boost your productivity? Make a not-to-do list
Need to boost your productivity? Make a not-to-do list

Sinead Brady

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3 Outfit Inspirations To Get You In The Mood For Summer


By Niamh ODonoghue
18th Apr 2017
3 Outfit Inspirations To Get You In The Mood For Summer

I am summer-ready: so much so that I ditched the dark colours prior to December and have been living in the hope that my pink puffa jacket would somehow conjure the sun to return sooner. It hasn’t. But nonetheless, wearing fresh and bright colours gives me a new lease of energy and a sense of excitement at the prospect of humid evenings – the one’s perfect for after-work chilled wine or a long walk on the pier. Here are three sweet and summery outfit ideas to get you into summer mode; it is half-way through April, after all.

Cool and sophisticated in red and mango

Leopard Print Swimsuit, €37.99, Topshop,?Jeans with open side seam, €29.99, Bershka, Block Court Heel, €29.32, Bershka

Sweet and sophisticated

Asymmetric warp-effect printed satin’twill midi dress, €1,910, Victoria Beckham, mini crossbody bag with chain detail, €29.95, Zara, Graphic earrings, €25, &otherstories, Metallic mules, €99, Uterque, Oversized square-frame acetate mirrored sunglasses, €795, Linda Farrow

Summer rock-chic

Cropped wide-leg trousers, €79, COS, ?Soto black/ivory sunglasses, €201.68, Preen, Appliqued printed cotton jersey t-shirt, €690, Gucci,?Versace Jeans Belt with Lettering in Oxblood, €64, Asos