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Party on: The new rules for your new year's eve bash. 1 Accept it will cost money Yes, you can ask guests to BYOB but if you're going to have people round to your home - and want them to have a good time - then you need to fork out a bit of cash.

Party on: The new rules for your new year's eve bash

Party planner Steven Duggan of stevendugganevents.com hails from Sligo but is now based in London where he specialises in luxury private parties and can count Elton John, Adele and Simon Cowell as clients. He reckons a great house party can be achieved on a budget of €500-€1,000. He says: "If you're going to invite people into your home then you want to do it right. " September streaming: Sacha Baron Cohen, Russell Crowe, Kevin Bacon in new series from Netflix, Amazon Prime, Sky/Now TV. Okay, so technically it's not September quite yet, but The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance has just landed on Netflix and worth catching this weekend, especially if you're of an age where you're familiar with Jim Henson's 1982 film.

September streaming: Sacha Baron Cohen, Russell Crowe, Kevin Bacon in new series from Netflix, Amazon Prime, Sky/Now TV

This update is a 10-part prequel with voies from Taron Egerton, Mark Hamill, Helena Bonham Carter, Eddie Izzard and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. American Horror Story: 1984, Sky/NOW TV Now, to September and an addition which doesn't have a release date on Sky/Now TV just yet but worth keeping an eye out for - American Horror Story returns for its mysterious ninth series AHS: 1984, which channels the slasher flicks of the time. From Dublin Murders to The Crown - 23 of the best TV shows to watch this autumn. Dublin Murders RTE, expected October One of the most promising offerings this season comes from RTE (in conjunction with the BBC).

From Dublin Murders to The Crown - 23 of the best TV shows to watch this autumn

Adapted from crime writer Tana French’s Dublin Murder Squad novels by the brilliant Sarah Phelps, it stars Killian Scott and Sarah Greene as troubled detectives investigating the murders of two young women. If the trailer is any indication, it could prove to be something of an Irish ‘True Detective’. As Mr Scott conceded recently, there is a ‘tonal similarity’ to the HBO hit. State of the Union. Doc1. Cutting edge: The 'lob' hairstyle can make you look younger and chicer. My personal take when it comes to beauty "rules" is this: do what makes you feel good but don't ever be afraid to experiment with your style.

Cutting edge: The 'lob' hairstyle can make you look younger and chicer

As a model I changed up my look countless times - from fringes to bobs, from black to blonde hair - so trust me when I say I've had some serious hair disasters over the years! But the magic in changing our hair is that if it's a disaster, we just grow it out or dye it over, but if it's a good hair change-up, it can totally transform us - and knock years off our faces in the process. If you need proof, just take a look at how stunning Julia Roberts is after chopping inches off her usually long style and adding warmer, graduated layers and warmer highlights. The 51-year-old looks a decade younger than her years, with nary an injectable in sight! I can personally vouch for the lob (longer bob), after taking the plunge recently. So what is it about the lob that's so appealing, especially to those of us over 40?

Make waves The volumiser The mask. Plants That Grow Well Around Japanese Maple Trees. The 50 most influential and powerful women in business. While recruiter Anne Heraty was, for more than a decade, the only woman chief executive of a stock market company, she has been joined by Siobhan Talbot, who now runs Ireland's biggest food company Glanbia.

The 50 most influential and powerful women in business

The numbers of women at the top tiers of business are still at medieval levels. Ireland lags the rest of Europe when it comes to women in business, with a mere 30 per cent of directorships held by women. Those on our list dominate sectors ranging from technology and retail to pharma and banking. There are, however, significant gaps, in heavy industry, construction and manufacturing. Women are more likely to be at the top of multinational companies than indigenous Irish enterprises. 1 Siobhan Talbot Glanbia Group managing director Ireland's most powerful and influential business woman runs the country's biggest food group, Glanbia. 2.

PayPal VP Global Operations EMEA One of the most vocal female CEOs in Irish business, Phelan is one of 17 children from a farming family in Laois. 3. 4. 5. Flensted mobiles. Products Archive - Nordic Elements. Colin Harris. Elizabeth Magill - Artists - Kerlin Gallery. Matt's Gallery, London 24 February – 4 March 2018 Elizabeth Magill solo exhibition showing three recent works – two small paintings and one large hybrid work mounted on aluminium.

Elizabeth Magill - Artists - Kerlin Gallery

Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin 19 January – 25 February 2018 Solo exhibition of paintings and works on paper. The New Art Gallery, Walsall 22 September 2017 – 14 January 2018. Peggy Sofa Bed, Bermuda Orange. BringCentres. Ringsend information leaflet Greenstar. Junk removal. Where to Find Mid-Century Furniture in Dublin. Obsessed with mid-century credenzas and vintage sideboards?

Where to Find Mid-Century Furniture in Dublin

Join the club. Our hunger for 20th century design shows no sign of abating, and, with so many people stuck renting, there are a lot of us out there looking for beautiful, affordable pieces that – much as I love Ikea – don’t have that flatpack feel. But, if you don’t live in LA, home to giant mid-century showrooms, it can be tricky to source the same pretty styles here. While my hunt continues (we’ve got a rather obnoxiously-sized TV, so I need a wide, chunky number that can handle it), I’ve done a round-up of the best places that I’ve found to hunt for mid-century beauties in Dublin – click through to get stuck in.

The Collectors There are a few great collectors here in Dublin, and Geoff from Kirkmodern is one of them. PS: We featured Geoff’s mid-century marvel of a house in the mag not too long ago. Another great collector is is Paul from Retrorumage. Shopping Online Out and about.