Looking for a weekend break with a difference? The Pullman restaurant at the Glenlo Abbey Hotel gives guests the opportunity to dine in original carriages from the Orient Express – and it’s magnificent, says Vickie Maye.

Rita Ora’s retro lashes, luminous skin and bubblegum-pink bob are surprisingly easy to emulate. Rachel Marie Walsh has the scoop on her Manga-inspired look.

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WITH Easter fast approaching, we put on our bunny ears and went foraging for top-class eggs.

Limerick confectionery company Pandora Bell is finding a market for handmade swirly lollipops and old-fashioned salted caramels not just in Ireland but also in the US, Russia, and the Middle East.

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The former personal assistant of Adam Clayton accused of stealing nearly €3 million from him spent almost €1.5 million on her credit card over a four year period, a court has heard.

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AS THE editor of Prudence magazine, Tipperary native Annette O’Meara has been championing the spend-it-wise lesson we’ve all hard to learn, long before it became a necessity.

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A High Court bid to block this weekend's launch of Stella McCartney's latest perfume failed today.

Upmarket UK department store chain Harvey Nichols has seen its profits slump 40% as the global financial crisis tears holes in the pockets of its wealthy customers, it was reported today.

IT looks like this year’s sales could be some of the best ever — as all the top stores are set to slash prices even lower than before Christmas.

Troubled restaurant group and fishmonger FishWorks saw its shares slump by more than 30% today after it announced that finance director Ratnesh Bagdai had resigned with immediate effect.

AN up-and-coming Irish designer has been signed by the exclusive Harvey Nichols store in what has been a successful few days for the Irish at London Fashion Week.

Leather goods retailer Mulberry said its focus on handbags and accessories had “delivered” as it revealed its best profits in a decade today.

Shares in fashion house Burberry fell 7% today as it faced up to a soft UK market and warned of further revenues pressure at its wholesale arm.

HEY big spenders. Celebrity hang-out Harvey Nichols has its designs on your cash as its new store in Dublin tries to tap into the country’s multi-million love affair with shopping and high fashion.

Luxury British department store Harvey Nichols is due to open an outlet at the Dundrum shopping centre in Dublin today.

TWO people were killed last night in a shooting at the exclusive Harvey Nichols department store in London.

QUINLAN PRIVATE, the investment vehicle run by former tax inspector Derek Quinlan, has once again snapped up another major part of London.

Fashion house Mulberry saw its shares rise by a fifth today after demand for handbags sported by stars such as Kate Moss drove a sales surge.

Luxury retailer Harvey Nichols is to create 200 jobs at its new boutique branch in south Dublin, it emerged today.

Exclusive London store Harvey Nichols suffered damage worth more than £250,000 after a drunken customer set off its sprinkler system, it emerged today.

Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon is set to charm fans tonight at the premiere of her latest movie.

The dress Angelina Jolie was to wear to the Oscars has been stolen from a car in London.