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Ailin is an outstanding detached family home extending to circa 5,700sq ft located in the prestigious Bushypark area, a short drive from Galway city centre. The house is ideally positioned and integrated into an elevated site of c1 acre with expansive views of Galway city and Lough Corrib.

Student fashion designers were told this week that taking part in the Irish Fashion Innovation Awards can make a significant difference to their careers, especially when applying for further education courses in fashion design.

Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, an extremely controversial ballet in its day, but appreciated now as a pioneering classic, will be staged at this year’s Galway Arts Festival.

The start of spring is always associated with weddings. Exciting styles have been designed for this season. We are seeing an abundance of pastels from lilac to aqua and lemon, but also a strong emphasis on monochrome and feminine florals. Cuts and shapes are ultra flattering, taking into account feminine shapes to help flatter us with asymmetrical necklines, knee lengths, and waist accentuating details such as ruching and gathering.

You might think that it is just a little early to talk weddings but there is no time like the present to get ready for being a bride or a guest. In the last three years I have been to nearly 20 weddings, all of which were great fun. But having an outfit ready for each and every one was just a little bit of a challenge.

There is a new-found interest in the contemporary. Among modern holidaymakers, the desire to experience a purity of accommodation can be an endless journey, a quest often left unfulfilled, a search for the place that will take your breath away. So many hotels offer the contemporary lifestyle by just putting down a wooden floor and bit of Wenge furniture.

Oh, it is my favourite time of the year, when I am perched on a stool at a high table in the press room at London Fashion Week. The atmosphere is electric, the stars are in the front row, and the bloggers (including me) have their cameras at the ready to take shots of the best fashion on show, both on and off the catwalk. More so than ever, next season’s offerings are something to get excited about, with some key trends being clear from the get go. I have had my favourites, and so here is all you need to know.

Clós Súgartha Bhearna-Na Forbacha Playground committee has launched a pop-up shop selling new and pre-owned clothes, accessories, homewares, and gifts as the fundraising drive for a playground in the area gains momentum. The committee recently welcomed the news that Bearna Co-Op has given permission for the playground to be developed at its multi-use games area in Truskey West.

The Radisson Blu Hotel has been selected to host The Irish Fashion Innovation Awards ceremony on Thursday March 28.This year marks the fourth Golden Egg Irish Fashion Innovation Awards, where newly emerging designer talents will have their efforts recognised. In honour of its fourth anniversary, organisers are offering bird tickets for €25 to the public. Tickets include pre-show drinks and canapés, goodie bags, and the awards ceremony along with a fantastic after-show party.

OPERA THEATRE Company, Ireland’s national opera company, comes to Galway next week with a sparkling new production of Mozart’s much-loved Così Fan Tutte.