CORK Craft and Design have a lovely pop-up shop in Douglas Village shopping centre and you’ll also spot them in one of the glass pods on Cork’s Grand Parade as part of the Glow Christmas festival, stop by and say hello. 

Practical mixes with beautiful this week as Esther N McCarthy runs in tune with the seasons and starts getting organised for autumn’s embrace.

Did you know the Spanish invented the mop?

Each week Esther N McCarthy scouts around for interesting pieces for your interiors. This week she discovers skulduggery in lighting and starring roles for cushions.

NOT quite London’s Palladium, but Dublin’s brand new National Convention Centre came pretty close last night as it hosted an Irish-style Royal Variety Performance to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Ireland.

DEPARTMENT store Debenhams lost around €36 million in sales because of the snowy conditions.

Department store Debenhams today said it had not been blown off course by the weather despite losing an estimated £30m (€36m) of sales to the snow.

* Shh! Irish designer Eilis Boyle has opened The Silent Gallery, a pop-up online cabinet of curiosities.

Department store group Debenhams today said its strategy to focus on in-house product ranges was paying off after a return to like-for-like sales growth in its new financial year.

Debenhams today said it was expecting annual profits to rise by around 20% after it put margins ahead of sales in a “year of change”.

DEBENHAMS, Britain’s second-largest department-store company, reported a decline in sales over the last nine months after replacing areas in its outlets run by other retailers with more profitable own labels.

David Walliams had synchronised swimmers performing at his wedding.

UK department store chain Debenhams today said it had maintained sales and profit growth through the cold snap and a “challenging” trading backdrop.

Department store chain Debenhams today hailed the success of its "Designers at Debenhams" range in helping to deliver a 14% rise in annual profits.

Sky1 has dropped 'Project Catwalk', the TV show fronted by Kelly Osbourne.

FOOD and fashion was the order of the day at a top Dublin Thai restaurant yesterday.

Beyoncé brought a touch of sparkle to the UK premiere of Dreamgirls tonight.

Actress Kate Winslet braved the rain last night for the premiere of her new film Little Children.

Kate Winslet devastated her favourite British designer Ben de Lisi by going to an American dressmaker for her Oscar dress this year.

Kate Winslet has donated her little black dress to raise money for the Asian tsunami appeal.

Hollywood stars Kate Winslet and Johnny Depp turned on the charm to give the new film on the life of Peter Pan creator JM Barrie a fairytale beginning.

LONDON Fashion Week, the country’s biggest style extravaganza, opened to the sounds of jazz legend Josephine Baker crooning her love to Paris in an arch message that forward fashion has moved elsewhere.

Celebrities piled on the glamour for the Elle Style Awards as Nicole Kidman was named woman of the year.