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Yesterday was Daffodil Day, an important day where everyone bands together in a fight against cancer.

It seems like an easy way to boast awareness, wearing a bright yellow flower on your coat, right? 

Well as helpful as those donations are to cancer research, we should also be helping ourselves. 

According to Breast Cancer Ireland, 1 in 9 women will develop breast cancer in the course of their lifetime.

This brings us on to the discussion of checking our breasts – has to be done. 

We know we should do it, an a lot of us do, but do we do it correctly? 

Usually I just have a poke around, and decide I'm perfectly fine, and very quickly move on with my life. 

But there is a knack to checking your boobs, a knack we really all need to learn. 

There are 5 simple steps:

1. Begin by looking at your breasts in the mirror with your shoulders straight and your arms on your hips.

What are you looking for here? If you notice any of the following, you should consider going for a breast screening: Dimpling, puckering, or bulging of the skin, a nipple that has changed position or an inverted nipple (pushed inward instead of sticking out) or redness, soreness, rash, or swelling. 

2. Now, raise your arms and look for the same changes.

3. While you're at the mirror, look for any signs of fluid coming out of one or both nipples (this could be a watery, milky, or yellow fluid or blood).

4. Now, feel your breasts while lying down, using your right hand to feel your left breast and then your left hand to feel your right breast. Use a firm, smooth touch with the first few finger pads of your hand, keeping the fingers flat and together. Use a circular motion, about the size of a quarter.

Cover the entire breast from top to bottom, side to side, all the way from your collarbone to the top of your abdomen, and from your armpit to your cleavage.

5.  Finally, feel your breasts while you are standing or sitting. Many women find that the easiest way to feel their breasts is when their skin is wet and slippery, so they like to do this step in the shower. Cover your entire breast, using the same hand movements described in step 4.

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If Instagram is your favourite of all social media channels (same) then you'll want to listen carefully.

Your bio is about to change somewhat, but don't worry, it's in a good way! 

The photo app is now going to allow users to add live hashtags and profile links to their Instagram bio, and we're excited. 

Anyway, we did some research to figure out how to go about adding these groovy new elements to our bios. 

It is in no way difficult, but sometimes it's nice to have a clear explanation:

So as you know, we've always been able to add hashtags and other user names to our bio. But if you wrote, 'I'm a #GirlBoss', up until now, nothing would happen with that hashtag, as they haven't been clickable.

However now, when you add hashtags and profile links to your bio, they act like a live link, so they can be clicked on.

The same has happened with profile names. You can add them now – 'working at @SHEmazing' and the profile will be clickable, so your followers can access the link with ease. 

This small change to bios is pretty groovy, as it is making the App more interactive, and inclusive.

It could get you noticed by groups you want to a part of or allow to connect with people of similar interests. 

So how can you get this in your profile?

Simply tap on Edit Profile and go to your bio section.

When you start to type a # or @, a list of recommended hashtags and accounts will appear. You select the ones you want and then they’re in your profile.

Bish bash bosh. 

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So we have Internet technology, we can fly all over the world and people have been to space. 

How much more advanced could we possibly get?

WELL, scientists are currently working on creating an ice cream that won't melt. Yes. We know. 

How though?

According to the gorge humans over at Bustle, The American Chemical Society revealed that it's been formulating ice cream that uses cellulose extracted from the stems of banana plants, which are normally thrown discarded after the bananas are cultivated. 

And then what happens?

These tiny little fibres taken from the banana plant are put in small portions of ice cream.  

Apparently, the scientists found promising results, in that the banana-fibre ice creams melted far more slowly than ordinary ones, and they were also more resistant to temperature fluctuations.

Welcome to the fu*king future, ladies.

Important point: no, the ice cream did not have any sort of banana taste (which is a shame in my humble opinion). 

Not only is this excellent news for us a species, but this new type of ice cream is also great for the environment.

The idea is sustainable, due to the fact that the banana plants would otherwise just be thrown in the bin.

ALSO, the ice cream would be massively helpful for human energy consumption, because transporting and storing ice cream takes up a lot of cooling energy. 

Anyway, we're not sure when this kind of ice cream will be rolled out publicly, but we sure are looking forward to the day.

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So, the weather is slowly getting better, and sure, there's a grand stretch in the evening.

Typically, this is the time of year where many of use make a little change.

Weather it be a hairstyle, signature scent or even a lipstick colour – Spring is a great opportunity to try something new. 

With that, we noticed that loads of famous faces have been getting the chop lately, and opting for a nineties bob.

We LOVE it. 

Anyway, this kind of haircut is totally synonymous with the glory of the nineties. 

A blunt, short bob, that was rocked by everyone from Drew Barrymore to Winona Rider (usually paired with a choker and some form of velvet).

There are a number of ladies giving this chop a go, and we applaud their boldness.

I genuinely wish on a daily basis I had a face that could pull of a bob, but lord in heaven I do not. 

You know who does though? These fine females:

 

 

 

 

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If you grew up in the town that was famously home to Arthur Guinness's first brewery, you'll know Leixlip is chock-full of its very own quirks, traditions and iconic establishments.

While a lot has changed over the course of two decades, there are some things which will definitely resonate with anyone who grew up in the town throughout the 90s and noughties.

And here are just 12…

1. To outsiders, the smell at the bridge was nothing short of eye watering. To you, it (tragically) symbolised home.

"Don't mind the stank.They're working on it."

2. Stepping foot over the threshold of John Paul's back in the 90s meant the summer was officially over, and a new school year beckoned.

"Mam, I want an elastic tie so I can do the elephant."

3. The Obelisk was haunted; no ifs, ands or buts.

"Dare you to walk around it three times at midnight, ya chicken sh*t."

4. Jungle World was your only man for birthday parties and half-day celebrations.

"Race ya down the Freefall."

5. There are certain songs which will always remind you of nights down the Ozone.

"Sean Paul and Blu Cantrell…"

6. Chanting 'Hiller, Hiller, scum, scum' constituted a good night if you were a 14-year-old Farender.

"Sketch, they heard us."

7. Chasing people who called you 'Hiller Hiller, scum, scum' constituted a good night if you were a 14-year-old Hiller.

"That's it. Get 'em."

8. You spent two hours hanging around outside Sam's after the Ozone in order to see if there were any gaf parties happening.

"Your man said there was something happening in Castletown. Get in that taxi."

9. Lucey's and Smaller's were the places to go if you had 10p to your name, and a craving for pure sugar.

"This is the fifth time we've been in here today."

10. Growing up in the birthplace of Guinness was your claim to fame on every holiday you ever went on.

"Sure, my dad invented it."

11. You used get a secret kick when Intel and Hewlett Packard featured on the news.

"Look! RTÉ is in Leixlip! In LEIXLIP!"

12. The Leixlip Festival was the highlight of your year at one point.

"I've been drinking for three days straight, and I can't find my way home."

 

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We can hardly think of something more annoying than having to spend 3 euros for a bottle of water and 5 euros for a dry muffin or an energy ball in the airport. 

If you only do it once in a while, it's fine obviously, but for those who tend to stop in petrol stations or cafes on a daily basis, the bill can become outrageous at the end of the month.

Of course, fruits such as apples and bananas are a great option for snacks on the go as they are cheap, nutritious and easy to carry around, but sometimes, it's not enough to satisfy our sweet tooth… 

Because we know you prefer to spend your money on nice dinners out, makeup or trips with your friends, we have gathered some easy, tasty and healthy snack recipes you can make at home and keep in your bag for when you are feeling a bit peckish.

1. Apple pie energy bites

2. Mocha no-bake cookies

3. Three-ingredient no-bake peanut butter oat squares

4. Chocolate oatmeal cupcakes to-go

5. Almond butter granola bars

6. Hazelnut and goji oat bars

7. Blueberry banana muffins

8. Tropical white chocolate energy bars

9. Healthy raspberry lemon mini muffins

10. Key lime pie energy bites

 

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If you are looking for the perfect getaway, then you have come to the right place. 

There's a Harry Potter themed hotel in a Georgian House in London, and the kids will LOVE it. 

The hotel rooms are not cheap, but you can't really put a price on pure happiness.

A family room (Wizard Chambers) costs £309 per night and a double room (Enchanted Chambers) costs £239 per night, but seriously, it will be worth  

The hotel is in a 19th Century building with winding corridors, loads of stairs, and some secret passages and doors. 

According to the hotel's website, the family room is "created to conjure a mysterious and gothic feel, each room features faux castle details such as stained glass windows, stone walls, archways, trunks, cauldrons, four-poster beds hung with velvet curtains and an abundance of other curious artefacts."

The description continues, with "wood burning stoves, cauldrons in fireplaces and tapestries complete the look."

We reckon this would be the BEST weekend away ever, and you'll even get a free (award-winning) breakfast.

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Eagled eyed early morning commuters might have noticed that some of Dublin city’s most famous bars have mysteriously changed names overnight. Toners Yard is now ‘Tobin’s’, The Waterloo is ‘Finnegan’s’, and Reillys on Merrion Row is ‘Cole’s’.

What’s happening?

As well as mysterious new names, these bars have a little more in common.

They were all favourite spots of some of our literary greats who liked to stop in, let their creative juices flow and get some inspiration. 

Dracula author Bram Stoker was a frequent visitor to Toners, and even though he wasn’t a pub fan, WB Yeats once stopped in for a glass of sherry, brought by Oliver St. John Gogarty on his first visit to a traditional Irish pub.

Up the road in the heart of Patrick Kavanagh’s Baggotonia, The Waterloo Bar was a favourite haunt of the Stony Grey Soil poet and the legendary Borstal Boy Brendan Behan, widely regarded as one of the greatest Irish writers and poets of all time.

More recently Seamus Heaney stopped in for literary libation. Kavanagh, Behan and their comic genius contemporary Flann O’Brien are also known to have a sat on a stool in pubs further down Baggot Street and Merrion Row, with names today including Foleys and Reillys.

Wednesday night saw Hennessy announce the winners of the 47th annual Hennessy Literary Awards and like the end of mystery novel it all becomes clear when we read that Aaron Finnegan won the First Fiction category, Louise G. Cole won for Emerging Poetry, and Manus Boyle Tobin won for Emerging Fiction, as well as being named the Hennessy New Irish Writer of the Year.

So for 48 hours this weekend Toners Yard, The Waterloo and Reillys will be known as Tobin’s, Finnegan’s and Cole’s to celebrate new Irish writing and the literary achievements of this year’s Hennessy Literary Awards winners.

 

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Full disclosure before we even begin – eyeshadow primer is not something we use on the regular. 

However, when we are blessed with extra time to do our makeup, we love splashing out with primers (they make us feel extra together).

Anyway, we always have our eye out for new, amazing beauty products – and we have a new contender for our fave primer. 

Bloggers and influencers across the globe are going MAD for an eyeshadow primer called Rumour Base from P.Louise Academy.

Sure, Youtuber Nikkie Tutorials has even called it "the best in the world" – we can't argue with that lads. 

Oh, and did we mention it only costs a tenner? Because, that is one hell of a bargain. 

The gorge ladies at Cosmopolitan said that the inspiration for the primer came from 'MAC's Select Cover Up Concealer, which Paige Louise (P.Louise) had been using as an eyeshadow primer.'

The brand has described the product as 'a luxurious creamy base to create the perfect blank canvas ready for ultimate colour popping creations'.

It has a 'super thick consistency' and a 'no cracking quality'. The dream. 

P.Louise also says that the formula 'helps to cancel out any unwanted brow hair' and 'carve out those highly requested fleeky brows'.

TAKE OUR MONEY.

Sad part? The stuff is currently sold out, but we have been assured that there will be a re stock very soon.

We'll wait.

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I'm always on the lookout for deadly new female-led Irish podcasts, so I was pretty delirah to discover The State of Us  podcast on a gloomy March evening. 

Pared back and progressive, the podcast is a narrative between hosts Jane Casey and Roisin Linnie as they explore various topics afflicting young women. 

Touching on FOMO, abortion rights and personal relationship endeavours, the inclusive podcast is essentially an opportunity to eavesdrop on the private conversations of two well-informed and searingly funny females. 

Delving into the modern, Irish experience of being a millennial woman, it's phrase after phrase of that uplifting 'hey, I feel that way too' sensation. 

From contraceptive disasters to playing the waiting game when it comes to texting a potential future bae, I found myself lapping up the invigorating realness The State of Us provides. 

Episode 1 discusses the phenomenon of ageing, the stigma attached to turning 30 and the societal expectations placed on women to have their sh*t sorted out by the time they reach that milestone age. 

Exploring the various types of women who seem to have their ducks in a row (the Dublin career girl, the mum of two, the Canadian export, the word traveller etc…) the gals give the suss on how it's simply not possible to know how you life is going to end up, so trash those expectations ASAP. 

Oh, and stop putting any kind of faith in the reality of Instagram, thanks for the reminder. 

 

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Episode 2 is all about the struggle to be 'the chill girl.'

It seems in our society it's only acceptable to act like you're emotionally stunted in the pursuit of your true love, by pretending you haven't read their texts for two hours and begging friends to go on nights out with you so you can 'casually' bump into the object of your affection. 

The episode essentially throws the chill girl concept out the window (then stamps on it, pours petrol over top and lights it on fire for good measure) as Jane and Roisin encourage those with a tendency towards anxiety to stop pretending they're just 'cool with everything,' be that in friendships or relationships. Solid advice.

 

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We're only three episodes in to the podcast (as only three are currently in existence) but so far so good.  

Episode 3 goes into excruciating (but intensely interesting) detail about the ins and outs of hormonal contraception. 

From heavy flows to an anecdote about urolagnia (pee fetish for the uninitiated) it's a laugh a minute while maintaining the informative tone. 

Already keeping my eyes peeled for episode 4…

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Last year Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald drafted legislation to make upskirting a criminal offence in Ireland. 

However, in some countries, the act of taking a picture or video footage up a woman’s skirt without her consent or knowledge, is thought to be a grey area.

Yesterday, Gina Martin, a victim of upskirting appeared on This Morning to detail her experience with the invasive act. 

Speaking to Holly and Phil, Gina told the world how she had been hit on at a summer festival, and after telling the guys she wasn't interested, they attempted revenge by upskirting her. 

She felt one of the guys brush up against her, but she ignored it at the time.

Moments later, she found her self behind the guy in the crowd, and was able to see his phone screen in his hand. To her horror, on his screen was a picture of her genitals, taken at an angel up her skirt. 

'They sent them to each other and I saw it on one guy's phone.'

'I grabbed his phone and ran to security who called the police. After looking at the photos, confirming it was me, and questioning him they let us go,' she wrote on her petition to bring the upskirting issue to legal attention. 

After reporting it to the police, the image was deleted, but the police could not take action as it was not a graphic image as Gina was wearing underwear. 

Appalled at the response to her experience, Gina began a movement, called #StopSkirtingTheIssue, to draw attention to the fact that upskirting is legal in the UK.

Her petition has garnered almost 90,000 signatures, and a This Morning poll found that 97pc of Twitter users would like to see that act have criminal prosecution. 

'This happens regularly to so many women and by putting pressure on the police to prosecute we're also aiming to raise awareness nationwide that this is a crime.'

'Well done you for being brave enough and getting up and making a stand and taking this to parliament,' Holly told Gina. 

'I am right behind you I hope it makes a change finally.'

You can find Gina's petition here.

 

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The arrival of vegan Baileys has been long-awaited on Irish shores by members of various vegan FB groups, boards forums and outright Twitter pleas. 

Finally, those calls have been answered. 

Delicious festive favourite Baileys have launched their dairy-free, vegan version here in Ireland, and we'll be stocking up on the stuff ASAP.

 

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Baileys Almande, available from Dunnes Stores, blends the delish flavours of almond with the classic drink .

It's dairy free, gluten free and vegan, and has vanilla undertones. 

'We’re excited to introduce a truly indulgent treat for those who either can’t or choose not to have dairy in their diet,' Colin Donnelly, Baileys Marketing Manager said. 

 

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'Baileys is the world’s most-loved spirit brand and we’re proud to be able to offer a dairy-free alternative with the same quality and delicious flavour that people love about Baileys.'

The company have also come out with a delish sounding Strawberries & Cream edition of their classic spirit.

Sadly, that one isn't vegan but for the dairy-munching among us, it's more good news. 

Feature image: Instagram / LadifynlLadifynl

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