Desire Lines: Dreamy dresses, a new store in Cork, unlimited cinema trips, and more

Plus a bespoke reset spa package with the option to participate in a 24-hour digital detox

Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 - 02:00

The dress

Sister Jane’s dreamy designs are the perfect way to inject some whimsical romance into date night. This navy blue mini dress with exaggerated red bow was love at first sight. €95.

eu.sisterjane.com

The dining experience

Sheen Falls Lodge brings the next instalment of the Four Hands Dinner Series on Sunday, February 1. This evening will see Executive Head Chef Mark Treacy collaborate with Michelin starred Executive Chef Lewis Barker, from Castlemartyr's Terre, for a world-class, eight-course dining experience in The Falls restaurant. Together, both chefs will present contemporary cuisine shaped by seasonality, provenance, and Michelin level technique, celebrating the finest Irish produce.

The Four Hands Dinner will be served in The Falls restaurant overlooking the River Sheen and will be available as either a dinner only experience or as part of an overnight package.

sheenfallslodge.ie

The cinema deal

From Hamnet to Marty Supreme, we’re on a film buzz. That’s why ODEON’s myLIMITLESS subscription is starting to feel like a no-brainer.

From €15.99 a month, the pass allows you to enjoy unlimited trips to the cinema to see all the latest releases or reruns of classics, 10% off food and drink and 10% off tickets for accompanying friends and family.

And, if you buy an annual membership before January 31, you can save 25%. You can gift it too... the perfect Valentine’s Day present, right?

odeoncinemas.ie

The Lunar New Year feast

Join Asia Market Managing Director Eva Pau at Ka Shing on Thursday 12th February to discover the traditions behind Lunar New Year dining

What better way to welcome the Year of the Horse than with a Chinese feast? On Thursday, February 12, Asia Market and Ka Shing Restaurant will come together to host a four-course delight with everything from shrimp dumplings to salt-and-chilli seabass, Sichuan chilli beef and classic Chinese-style egg tarts.

Hosted by TV chef and Asia Market director Eva Pau, you’re guaranteed to leave with a happy belly and a goodie bag to inspire you to continue exploring Asian cuisine in 2026.

exa.mn/banquet

The calming mist

Sally Foran’s beauty column this week has assured us that our skin feeling more stressed than usual is perfectly common in the winter months.

To soothe, we’ve just picked up a bottle of Patchology’s new Skin Remedy Calm & Protect Mist, €14, for our work desk. This ultra-fine facial mist promises to deliver an instant cooling and calming boost to skin that’s feeling irritated, tight, or stressed. Powered by skin-strengthening Ectoin and probiotics, a botanical blend of calming plant extracts hydrates and comforts skin at any time of day.

patchology.com

The store opening

Ace & Tate is opening its doors in Cork this week on Oliver Plunkett Street. With over 80 stores in nine countries, it first opened in Amsterdam in 2013. Expect the latest trends in sunglasses at the launch this Thursday. Our heart is set on these cat-eye Karina spectacles in sunset. From €145 including prescription lenses.

aceandtate.com/ie

The luxury reset

The SPA at the g has announced a new partnership with Ground Wellbeing, and to celebrate, they’ve created a bespoke reset package.

Overnight in the five-star Galway hotel with the option to participate in a 24-hour digital detox (you can leave your mobile phone at reception on check-in and staff will store it securely for the duration of your stay), a three-course dinner and Lavendertini cocktail in the Pink Lounge and a lavender-enhanced turndown ritual that evening including a Ground lavender pillow mist to support rest and sleep.

The following morning, you can indulge in breakfast in bed with a lavender latte. Your package also includes access to the spa thermal suite and one Ground signature treatment (massage or facial), followed by a post-treatment grounding tea ritual to deepen relaxation. Sounds like the perfect Valentine’s break to switch off and reconnect with your partner – and yourself.

theghotel.ie

The light therapy boost

Continuing until the end of January, guests to Clink I Lár, the hostel located just steps from Temple Bar, can experience a wellbeing boost with free 30-minute light therapy sessions when purchasing a drink from the hostel’s wellness menu – offerings include Yaya Kombucha.

In the premium Vista Rooms, guests can wake more naturally thanks to Lumie Bodyclock Glow 150 sunrise alarms, available for free in all private Vista Rooms across the top floors, with panoramic city views.

The hostel’s library is getting a glow-up and will be reimagined as an immersive sun lounge, where newly installed Lumie Mini bright light therapy lamps will bring a light into the darker months.

clinkhostels.com