PS Vita

Pictured at the launch of Playstation Vita at the Button Factory were 1. Cici Cavanagh; 2. Michelle Rowley and Ronan Mc Cormack; 3. Hilary Johnson. Music on the night was courtesy of Fade Street’s CiCi who entertained some of the country’s best known gaming enthusiasts who attended the launch. Playstation Vita , Playstation’s revolutionary state – of - the - art portable gaming device, is on sale now. (Pix. Richie Stokes)

M&S SS12

Their M&S: 1. Nadine Wai-O'Flynn; 2. Carmel Manion and Karl Shaaban; 3. Jean McGann. (Pix. Kieran Harnett)

Over 200 of Dublin’s movers and shakers turned up to see Marks & Spencer unveil its spring summer collection in the historic surroundings of City Hall on Dame St.

Top Irish stylist Catherine Condell, produced the show focusing on the major trends for the season including Park Avenue, Miami Kitsch, Track Stars and Culture Clash. Top models Thalia Heffernan and Christina Toal showcased the range which included key items including the iconic per una Speziale floral shift dress and Limited Collection yellow mesh dress.

The front row was filled with TV’s finest including Sinead Desmond and Alan Hughes from TV3 and fashion stylist Sonja Mohlich. Also amongst the fashionable crowd were Lisa Duffy, Debbie O’Donnell and Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain. Jewel expert Natasha Sherling and stylist Sarah Rickard were amongst the twitterati in tweeting their favourite looks, all of which had #ss12mands trending on twitter.

Carmel Breheny, Marketing Manager for Marks & Spencer commented ‘It has been a superb evening for us and we’ve been delighted to welcome such a great crowd of media, stylists and fashionatas to check out the new collections, which are arriving in store now.”

Dundrum is a Beacon of Style

Style Set: 1. Lisa & Paul Fitzpatrick; 2. Roz Purcell, Don Nugent & Rosanna Davison; 3. Aisling Farrell & Eimear O’Farrell. (Pix. Brian McEvoy)

The trendy Beacon Hotel, Sandyford hosted a Spring Summer Fashion Show with stylist Lisa Fitzpatrick and the Andrea Roche Model Agency showcasing the hottest trends & must have looks.

The show, which was in association with Dundrum Town Centre, featured all of the latest trends from leading brands and stores such as House of Fraser, Harvey Nichols, Massimo Dutti, Gant, Zara, Hugo Boss and Fran & Jane amongst others.
Guests including Louis Walsh, Rosanna Davidson, Roz Purcell and Don Nugent, and many more from the world of fashion and entertainment, were invited to enjoy a cocktail reception in advance of the show which was put together by Dundrum’s Style Counsel.

Mount Carmel upgrade

Hey Baby: 1. Pamela Fagan and Dearbhal McKee; 2. Virginia Macari; 3. Minister Alan Shatter TD and Peter Mathews TD. (Pix. Brian McEvoy)

Mount Carmel Private Hospital welcomed the official opening of its new state of the art patient facilities recently. The new refurbishment, which saw works being completed on a new Women’s Health Unit, was opened by Minister for Health Dr. James Reilly TD.

Operating Suite and Patient Services Centre will radically improve the quality of service and infrastructure for patients and staff in the years to come. The €600,000 refurbishment has created a number of new jobs in nursing and administration. In addition the Minister also presented the JCI Certificate to CEO, John O’Brien in recognition of the recent accreditation awarded by the Joint Commission International.

Joining Minister James Reilly was Virginia Macari and her partner Kaste Dahl. Virginia who was a patient at Mount Carmel, gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on Monday!

Mount Carmel opened its doors in 1949 and throughout its proud history the philosophy has been to provide excellence in patient care in a safe patient environment supported by outstanding facilities and a dedicated nursing team. Mount Carmel is widely known for being the only private maternity hospital in the country.