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Perfect jeans are a truly uplifting experience

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

Occasionally I like to discuss more serious subjects and broach the issues that really matter to women. So here goes. Readers, I have found the perfect pair of jeans.

Body and soul: Michelle Doherty, TV and radio presenter and model

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

Michelle (33) is from Donegal and is a TV and radio presenter. She is the celebrity judge to find the first Irish 'Brylcreem head'.

What are the treatments for excess iron in the blood?

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

My doctor has told me that my iron level is high. Why would this be?

Women's talk: High brow problems for Maggie

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

At the height of the Celtic Tiger, Maggie lost the plot altogether and arrived at the coffee shop one morning minus her eyebrows having shaved them off the night before after drinking a bottle of Merlot.

Mark Owen and Corey Hain: 5 things people are talking about this week

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

1OTT Take That cutie Mark Owen has admitted to cheating on his wife 10 times in recent years. Owen says he's had a drink problem for years and has now checked himself into a rehab facility. And one tabloid is also claiming TT's Howard Donald has also been cheating.

Is it really so smart to make a drama out of a crisis ?

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

EASE -- is that not the ultimate goal of any relationship, be it romantic or platonic? So why do so many people seem to crave drama?

Favourite things: Comedian Eleanor Tiernan

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

1 The Sopranos With consistently brilliant dialogue and a perfect cast The Sopranos got everything right; especially the characters, who are my favourite kind; not likeable, but extremely watchable. I remember watching the sixth series, when Tony and Carmella bought the spoilt AJ a Porsche, and thinking: "I really don't like you people."

Bookend: Horns

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

Horny, eh?

Body and soul: Lydia Des Dolles - Singer

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

Lydia (24) is from Waterford and is in the band Sweet Jane, which has been together for more than three years.

The wonder women are putting us all down

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

Lorraine Candy, editor-in-chief of women's magazine Elle, writes a weekly column for a British newspaper in which she details the challenges of being a working mother. I Don't Know How I Do It is essentially a diary of Candy's struggle to stay fabulous while raising three children.

They call it puppy love

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

It's 10:15am in St Stephen's Green park and the Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan, is negotiating a pack of dogs, a maze of leads and a cacophony of barks. The owners of the dogs (myself included) stand nervously on the sidelines, each of us praying that our little one doesn't upset the pack. "Please Snuggles, not in front of the Dog Whisperer . . ."

How cesar takes the lead

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

To adopt a dog, you have to be honest with yourself about how much time you have. Many people fall in love with the outside of a dog. But it's very important that you get a dog that has a similar energy level to you or less energy than you. If a high-energy human gets a coach-potato dog, the dog is not going to go for a walk with him.

Should I give up on my partner if he can’t give up the booze?

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:58:01 +0000

Virginia Ironside answers your relationship problems

Is working making you fat?

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

We all have work colleagues who walk around with water bottles and bring in their homemade lunches of raisins, carrot sticks and salad. Then there are those of us who aren't so virtuous when it comes to healthy eating and munch on crisps and chocolate in the afternoon to give us an energy boost.

The moment I discovered I had Breast Cancer

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

Being flatchested sometimes has its advantages. Okay, so I could never pick up a nixer as a pole dancer, but it also meant that checking for lumps didn't exactly take up much of my time.

Can chanting bring a smile to a grump?

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

CAN you learn to be happy, or are you born a grump and fated to be that way for life?

When divorce gets dirty

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

As poor Cheryl Cole considers the option of doing battle against husband Ashley in the divorce courts for what some claim would be a hard-fought settlement worth £20m (€22m), one imagines the likes of John Terry and Vernon Kay can only pray that their own recent transgressions don't reach a similarly ugly conclusion. But as Divorce Confidential, an unashamedly lurid memoir from top US lawyer Gerald Nissenbaum, suggests, when the wealthy separate, things can get very messy indeed.

Some mothers do 'ave 'em

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

Most mothers have pearls of wisdom and, even if we may not always want to hear them at the time, they can be relied on to motivate us through tough times. And if we don't pay heed, our mum's wise words can come back to haunt us.

Daydream believer

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

I spent so much time daydreaming about writing this piece on daydreaming that I kept putting off the part where I had to sit down to actually write it.

Favourite things: Actress Maude Fahy

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

1 Vintage bag I'm not really a 'bag girl' but, I always come back to this old favourite. Found by my mum in a charity shop, it's special because she gave it to me, and because it's got a real 70s vibe. You won't see anyone else with a bag like this.

5 things people have been talking about this week...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

1JOLIE ROLL? A new book by Jenny Paul about Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt claims Jolie had an affair with The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger after starring in the Stones' 1997 video Anybody Seen My Baby?. Jolie was married to Jonny Lee Miller at the time and Jagger was with L'Wren Scott.

Are painfully cold fingers and toes worrying symptoms?

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

I've always had cold hands and feet, but after the recent bad weather I find my fingers now get painful and numb with the slightest change of temperature. What could be causing this, and is it likely to get worse?

Women's Talk: After the op Patsy’s on the prowl

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

I was barely back from the recovery ward when I heard them marching down the hospital corridor like Dad's Army. On hearing their approaching footsteps, my other half escaped to the hospital coffee shop like Houdini. Their presence is enough to put the fear of God in him, you see.

Miss Congeniality Bullock is still winning prizes in all categories

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

Sandra Bullock (below) has officially become the coolest girl in Hollywood, but it's not because she won an Oscar.

Bookend: Her Fearful Symmetry

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

Evil twins?

My craggy Island Odyssey

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:58:01 +0000

The rickety sign that greets arrivals at the tiny Inis Mor airport reads "Failte go dti Craggy Island". It doesn't look out of place amid the barren Aran Island's landscape. Actually, it seems strangely fitting.

After 25 years of marriage should friendship come before passion?

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:58:01 +0000

I've been married to my husband for 25 years and our children have left home. We've started to live pretty much separate lives -- I know he has the odd girlfriend, but I don't mind.

The logical way to find love

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:58:01 +0000

It's no secret that finding love isn't easy, but at least we're not alone in the hunt. There's a wealth of self-improvement guides out there to help us, from The Rules to He's Just Not That Into You.

Love on hostile ground

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

It's hard to look at a celebrity, especially one as lovely and talented as Ashley Judd, and imagine that anything could possibly go wrong in her world.

How are you feeling?

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

Given that our relationships influence our health, did you identify with the study cited?

Cliona O'Flaherty: On fake tan, La Vie en Rose and a sloppy grey cardigan

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

Cliona (33) is a fashion photographer, originally from Santry, who has worked for publications in Ireland, Britain and the US. Her partner, Chris Judge, is an illustrator.

Law firm kills passion of the one-night stand

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

The US has copper-fastened its position as the most litigious nation in the world by pioneering a one-night stand legal document. A leading law firm drafted the document especially for men who want to be sure that a one-night stand is exactly that.

Favourite things: Singer/songwriter Eva Queen

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

1Coriander I love fresh herbs, and coriander really does it for me. There's something so fresh and lovely about it. But it makes me eat twice as much of whatever it's sprinkled on . . . I can't resist it.

Contrary Mary needs to keep cool when boys come out to play

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

Tanaiste Mary Coughlan publicly accusing Fine Gael justice spokesman Charles Flanagan of sexism, during sharp exchanges in the Dail some days ago, when he asked Ms Coughlan about the progress of legislation reforming company law made me want to stick my fingers down my throat.

Bookend: Becoming Scarlett

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

Scarlett?