THE Girlies will be out in force this week as the second Sex and the City movie is due to hit Irish screens tomorrow.

SUPERMODEL Erin O’Connor will guest model in a celebrity-filled line-up at the Irish Examiner Irish Design Fashion Weekend at the end of the month.

Seán McCárthaigh and Evelyn Ring

THE Government has abandoned its Women’s Health Plan which was launched six years ago, the Irish Countrywomen’s Association (ICA) said yesterday.