From race days to weddings, most of us will have at least one reason to dress up this summer, and the definition of 'occasionwear' has never been more varied!

As everyone’s favourite nanny returns to screens, UK children’s laureate Lauren Child talks to Hannah Stephenson about the iconic character’s reboot

Esther N McCarthy picks crafty offerings and Scandi-inspired accessories this week

To mark Fashion Revolution Week and its celebration of ethical, sustainable fashion, Irene O’Brien showcases the best vintage finds – fashion that was made to last.

A quirky event for all the family, including beloved dogs, is a chance to celebrate all things canine, says Helen O’Callaghan

Des O’Driscoll reviews story festival Towers and Tales in Lismore, Co Waterford.

Lola’s parents were told that she had the severest form of EB and would live for only nine to 12 months. She died in November at seven months and one day old.

A prolific reader as a child Fiona Harrison tells Sue Leonard how she wrote stories about Roland Rat who would help Margaret Thatcher run the government.

My five siblings and I are organising a party to celebrate my mother’s 80th birthday. 

Rachel Marie Walsh shares her favourite fragrance launches for summer.

AbFab hellraisers Eddie and Patsy know the value of friendship. Margaret Jennings looks at the links between female friendship and wellbeing.

 

7pm, Sligo, my eldest brother’s house. My husband and I have just arrived for a family visit.

And now that song is stuck in our heads.

Yesterday, a member of the Gardaí came across a very cute lost dog and uploaded a photo to Twitter.

Munster last night confirmed that talks have begun with Anthony Foley over a one-year contract extension beyond this season to run until June 2017 for the province’s head coach.

“It’s a hard three letters to absorb,” Sheen said. “It’s a turning point in someone’s life.”

Police in Essex, England, were part of a happy reunion earlier this month when they brought a missing pug name Lola back to her owner - after the dog had been stolen.

Chris Rock's estranged wife is demanding a "huge" chunk of his fortune in their divorce.

See where in the country almost 1,900 farmers received over €50k; Council leaves residents languishing in a fire trap; and Suzanne Harrington explains why female Viagra is a flawed idea. Here’s this morning’s irishexaminer.com round up.

Danielle Harold is leaving EastEnders.

CHINA: Rules making it easier to file lawsuits in China have led to concerns over frivolous claims, such as one in which a man says actress Zhao Wei stared at him too intensely through his TV set.

8pm, Sligo — and life has transposed, like it always does, into a scene from The Edwardian Farm. 

BRITAIN: The comeback Teletubbies have been revealed — complete with touch-screens on their stomachs.

Far From the Madding Crowd ****

Ireland’s rugby captain Paul O’Connell has spoken about how teenager Donal Walsh is an inspiration to him

Pop queen Madonna has said that she “couldn’t help myself” when she flashed her bottom at the Grammys.

Pop queen Madonna has said that she “couldn’t help myself” when she flashed her bottom at the Grammys.

I am trying to establish the house phone’s whereabouts. 

Daddy was not winning that round!

Little Lola from Glasnevin, Dublin took an adorable stand against her daddy Gareth and became an internet darling over the weekend.

Charlie Sheen's 'Anger Management' has been axed.

A young father who was forced to drop his three-month-old daughter from the window of their burning home has thanked the young man who caught and saved her.

Oblivious to the danger she was in, baby Mila Murphy smiled and giggled when local hero Mark Furlong caught her in his arms yesterday.

Cheryl Fernandez-Versini doesn't "need" to have children.

Charlie Sheen will allow his former fiancee to keep her $100,000 engagement ring.

My sister’s house, Sligo, where children hold your hands, drink their milk and family life feels forever fixed in time.

Spolier-free guide to what's on the box tonight.

Madonna has split from her boyfriend Timor Steffens.

A number of dogs stolen from a pet farm in Co Kerry have been recovered after gardaí raided a premises in Co Cork.

A Garda swoop on foot of a warrant on a property near Bandon has recovered family pets, including purebred dogs and vulnerable puppies, taken from a pet farm near Killarney at the weekend.

Gardaí in Killarney are investigating a robbery at a popular pet farm which saw the owner family’s pets, new-born puppies as well as showcase pheasants removed.

IT’S 9am, down in the garden and I’m sitting on a rug in the sun. Beside me, my younger sister is lying face down.

Charlie Sheen is planning to have children with fiancee Scottine Rossi.