Whether it’s Secret Santa ideas or a glam quick-fix for the party season you’re after, Rachel Marie Walsh thinks small is beautiful this month.

Rachel Marie Walsh finds the entry-level selection of new Valli designs irresistible for their exquisite embroidery and voluminous tiers of couture and ready-to-wear collection

“It left me in the worst pain of my life,” said Kim Kardashian — a woman who has experienced childbirth — said of a garment she chose to wear in May.

Childhood sweethearts Michaela Murphy and Trevor Keating were well placed to enjoy a stylish wedding celebration considering the bride is an interior design architect.

The A-Listers hiding in plain sight: As Rihanna is spotted at the cricket, who are the celebs who have been living under our noses in Ireland? Ed Power reports.

The A-Listers hiding in plain sight: As Rihanna is spotted at the cricket, who are the celebs who have been living under our noses in Ireland? Ed Power reports.

The story of Irish indentured servants sent from here to Barbados and Jamaica from the 1600s onwards is complex and has become an immersive research project for multimedia artist Marianne Keating, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

LP really should be a household name, says Ellie O'Byrne, after witnessing the American musician's incredible gig at the Olympia

Kylie Jenner revolutionised the makeup industry, but her take on skincare is a bit abrasive.

Three schoolchildren, who sued a major store for a total of €225,000 damages for defamation of character, have been awarded €14,000 between them in the Circuit Civil Court.

After breaking through with Lost On You, singer LP has already sold out her Irish gig, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

Music Cork is back – and this time the keynote speaker is Cork-born, Universal Vice President Sarah Desmond, writes Marjorie Brennan.

Our choices have come a long way since the ‘Hello Boys’ campaign was launched 25 years ago, says Rachel Marie Walsh.

FITNESS expert, author and entrepreneur, Pat Divilly believes in dogged hard work. He knows from experience that there is no fast track to success.

RIDING high after finishing their fourth album and halfway through recording their fifth, Mumford & Sons are at a crossroads.

Lorraine Massey, a ‘recovering blonde addict’, tired of the bottle — and wants others to become silver surfers too, writes Margaret Jennings.

Not only did she get three judges to ‘turn around’ for her, Will.i.am compared her voice to Rihanna and Beyonce.

Pink is still the first colour with which girls gender-identify and can be a rallying hue, writes Rachel Marie Walsh.

Artists, business leaders and entrepreneurs will gather in Dublin this week to inspire Ireland’s young people, writes Rita de Brún.

Kendrick Lamar Dublin concert review.

February 3rd, and suffice to say that spring has not exactly yet sprung.

Gina Akpe-Moses was born in 1999 in Nigeria but moved with her family to Dundalk when she was three years old, writes Arlene Harris.

After a year of turbulence and triumph for the Irish women’s team, skipper Katie McCabe is relishing the chance to make history in 2018.

From surprise comebacks to celebrity spats and unfortunate deaths, pop stars were never far from the headlines in 2017, writes Ed Power.

In sports, as in politics, we seem to have reached a tipping point. Now we are righteously angry, writes Eimear Ryan

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Sentencing of pop singer Rihanna's former security chief for harassing a garda with threatening text messages has been postponed pending a Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) investigation into his arrest.

Ireland’s most watched videos of 2017 have been announced by YouTube.

The enjoyable Blues Sisters gave us plenty of what we are familiar with. The Sacrifices and The Demands. The Savage Hunger. The fierce hurt from last year, writes Larry Ryan.

Jo Linehan, co-founder of GAFF Interiors

If you’ve ever fancied owning an Eric Clapton guitar; or Wham! lyrics handwritten by George Michael; or Lady Gaga’s pink fur coat, you might want to get yourself to the RDS in Dublin this weekend — but bring your wallet.

All eyes are on London this weekend as Fashion Week gets underway. Carolyn Moore showcases the Irish designers making waves in the city.

Items owned by icons such as David Bowie and Lady Gaga will go on display in Dublin next month while a boxing glove signed by Muhammed Ali will go under the hammer at auction.

As Heidi Klum’s new collection lands in Lidl, have we reached peak celebrity/fashion collaboration? Annmarie O’Connor reports.

Puma has increased its full-year forecasts for the second time in three months as the German sporting-goods maker brought forward figures showing a jump in quarterly sales and profit. The shares surged up to 7%, extending their gain this year to 44%.

Richard Armitage tells Esther McCarthy about filming Pilgrimage, a new film about monks being hunted by knights in the 13th Century

Rihanna has been giving advice to a broken hearted man on Twitter.

Colm O'Regan has started wearing skinny jeans and he's here to tell you all about it. 

Blondie have come up with a novel solution to the creative lethargy that often bedevils a band deep into their career. 

Rihanna was a hot mess in CdesG. This dress looks like someone mutilated the perfectly decent floral upholstery of an entire living-room set.

This year's theme was Japanese designer Rei Kawakubo, a designer who is known for blurring the lines of gender.

Clarins Lip Comfort Oil, €21, is a spring/summer make-up must. A refreshing entry into the market, it tows the line between cosmetic item and beauty treatment.

Kendrick Lamar’s fourth album is a rhapsodical tour de force which confirms the Los Angeles rapper’s standing as the most important voice in contemporary hip hop.

Úna Ní Fhlannagáin is a harpist and harp teacher based in Co Galway. She recently won the Seán Ó Riada Gold Medal for harp in a competition broadcast live from Cork on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta.