INSPIRATION

From work to weddings, weekends to Saturday nights, there’s a style to suit every occasion. Stylist Niamh O’Rourke reveals the coolest looks for A/W 2012.

THE presence of July rain showers proves a boon to retailers — a case made eloquently by the shoppers thronging the aisles at the Blarney Woollen Mills summer sale this weekend.

IF the one million plus people who rely on Dublin Fire Brigade to come to their help in their moment of crisis have their confidence in the service undermined by a report that has uncovered poor management and training, then we would be foolish not to wonder if similar problems exist in the country’s 36 other fire services.

BLARNEY Woollen Mills is investing €2 million in a venture which has been hailed as Ireland’s answer to Abercrombie & Fitch.