Melissa Carton

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Senior parenting, lifestyle and beauty editorial writer. Loves a 'tried and tested'.

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  • Cancer campaigner Deborah James passes away aged 40

    Cancer campaigner Deborah James passes away aged 40

    “Find a life worth enjoying.” The family of cancer awareness campaigner Deborah James has broken the sad news that she has passed away at the age of 40. On Tuesday night (28 June), Deborah’s family shared the heartbreaking news on her social media along with photos and videos of her. The message shared to her […]

    4 years ago

  • Abercrombie & Fitch to permanently close Dublin store

    Abercrombie & Fitch to permanently close Dublin store

    It’s the end of an era. Living in Dublin in the mid 2000s you could always tell you were on College Green, both by the presence of Trinity College and by the scents wafting from the Abercrombie and Fitch store. Now it seems that it is all coming to an end as it has been […]

    5 years ago

  • People going on holidays face €500 fine from today

    People going on holidays face €500 fine from today

    New regulations come into effect from today. People attempting to travel to a port or an airport to leave Ireland without a reasonable excuse will face fines of €500 under new regulations that come into effect from today (1 February). These measures were agreed by the government last Tuesday and were signed by Minister for […]

    5 years ago

  • Zach Braff to star in Cheaper By The Dozen remake

    Zach Braff to star in Cheaper By The Dozen remake

    The cast just keeps getting better. I remember when I first heard that Cheaper By The Dozen was getting a remake that it seemed very soon to do another version. Then it hit me that Hilary Duff was a teenager in Cheaper By The Dozen it and she’s now in her mid thirties and that […]

    5 years ago

  • Chadwick Boseman honoured by Marvel and Disney+ in new Black Panther credits

    Chadwick Boseman honoured by Marvel and Disney+ in new Black Panther credits

    A lovely tribute… The world was shocked and devastated this August when Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman passed away at the age of only 43. Unbeknownst to many, the actor had been severely ill with colon cancer for a long time. Yesterday would have been Boseman’s 44th birthday and to honour the late actor, Disney+ […]

    5 years ago

  • Time for a road trip – The Belfast Christmas Market launches next week

    Time for a road trip – The Belfast Christmas Market launches next week

    We love Christmas markets. Every year once November rolls around I have my eyes peeled for Christmas markets and fairs for those all-important festive vibes. Nothing gets me in the mood for the holidays quite like a glass of mulled wine and buying handmade gifts for loved ones. And if there’s a mince pie going, […]

    6 years ago

  • Italy is the first country making climate change lessons compulsory

    Italy is the first country making climate change lessons compulsory

    Do you think Ireland should do the same? Italy is to become the first country to make climate change lessons compulsory for all schoolchildren. From the start of the next academic year, all state schools will dedicate almost one hour per week to climate change issues. The Italian education minister Lorenzo Fioramonti has said that […]

    6 years ago

  • Gardaí in Dublin are searching for missing 12 and 13-year-old girls

    Gardaí in Dublin are searching for missing 12 and 13-year-old girls

    Demi Lee Dwyer and Jane Duffy have been missing from the Clondalkin area since Thursday 19 September. UPDATE at 21:49 on 20 September: Demi Lee Dwyer and Jane Duffy have been located safe and well. Gardaí in Clondalkin are appealing to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of two missing girls. Demi Lee Dwyer, 13 years, […]

    7 years ago

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