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Last night saw Ireland's biggest, brightest and best influencers and entrepreneurs in the fields of beauty, fashion, fitness, food and creative media take to the red-carpeted steps of the Mansion House in Dublin for the inaugural SHEmazing! Awards.

The style was absolutely fierce, with a special prize going to the Best Dressed attendee on the night.

Here are just a few of the sartorially sound looks from last night's event:

Lisa Jordan, our Best Dressed Winner

 

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Roz Purcell, our Foodie of the Year Winner

 

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Sarah Hanrahan, our Social media Influencer of the Year Winner

 

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James Kavanagh

 

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Niamh Cullen

 

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Clementine MacNeice, our Style Icon of the Year Winner

Holly Carpenter 

 

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Rosie Connolly, our Most Stylish Influencer of the Year Winner

 

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Joanne Larby

 

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Claudine Kehoe

 

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Rachel Purcell

 

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Doireann Garrihy

Ashley Kehoe

 

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Lorna Jane Duffy

 

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Brittany Mason

You can check out the entire event over on our Facebook page, or head to our Snapchat at @shemazingie to check out the story of the night before it's gone! 

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Most of us are lucky if we have a cúpla focal, but one American teacher has put us all to shame by becoming a fully fledged Gaeilgeoir.

Shannon O’Neill was a final year Music Education student in Los Angeles when she was diagnosed with viral meningitis.

The condition affected her cognitive ability and both her short-term and long-term memory.  

Shannon described her diagnosis to TheJournal.ie: ‘’It’s like the flu, it can hit you at any time.”

‘’Being diagnosed with an illness, I sometimes explain it as, ‘I had to greet myself as a new friend’ because there are changes that you have to accept, and you need something to centre yourself around.’’

The condition inspired Shannon to reevaluate her life and she became determined to make something positive out of it.

So, in order to focus her mind and improve her memory, she stared learning Irish.

“I became really interested in the culture that I had no idea about. I started getting books out of the library on Irish culture, politics, literature and music.’’

Having fully completed DuoLingo’s Irish course Shannon now describes herself as an advanced beginner/intermediary speaker of Irish.

Shannon now plans to travel to Ireland and visit the Gealtacht regions in an attempt to improve her Irish.

‘’This summer, I’ll be using the rest of the money I’ve saved up for college to travel for three months around the different Gaeltachts and speak as much as possible.’’

After her trip, Shannon plans to return to her job as a substitute teacher and is hoping to incorporate the Irish language in to her lesson plans.

Shannon is a fifth generation Irish-American and admits she never felt entitled to claim her ancestry because she was so far removed, but we’ll welcome anyone who tackles the native language with open arms. 

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Good Friday is a funny auld day, between the lack of meat eating and the no-drinking rule.

However, Ireland is a place full of mischief and excellent observations, as we discovered by checking out the Irish Good Friday hashtag. 

10. Stocking up in a national pastime. 

9. As is confusing tourists.

8. And watching them being confused.

7. Hear, hear!

6. Not that you can get near a lick of drink today.

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5. Build a wall. Make the thirsty pay for it. 

4. Any excuse for a house sesh really.

3. The fear must have been real. 

2.  He's ready to go.

1. Up to a bit of mischief 

So, while we have you here; don't forget to have your say in the inaugural SHEmazing Awards this May! It's time to vote, and you can do it right here!

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Well, our foodie hearts have just died and gone to heaven… and saying that, our Instagram-loving hearts have followed after.

Take a look at these bespoke cake designs and toppers, coming all the way from Skerries.

Yep, we might as well be looking at a bride's Pinterest board!

Shindigs is a brand new custom cake design and toppers company which has just opened its doors.

The company designs and creates cake toppers, which are lazer cut and come in a huge range of colours.

The one-of-a-kind pieces are made to order, and right now, shipping in Ireland is free (so tell all brides-to-be!).

We completely fell in love with the Ferrero Rocher cake, which is made up of chocolate biscuit cake, Malteasers, Crunchie, Toffee Pops, Nutella, shortbread and whole hazelnuts.

Mmm hmm, we're drooling too.

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According to emerging reports, British Prime Minister, Theresa May, has confirmed that an Irish person was among those injured during yesterday's terrorist attack in London.

Speaking in Parliament this morning, Ms. May provided those present with a list of the members of public who had been admitted to hospital after the incident in Westminister.

It has been established that the list included 12 Britons, three French children, two Romanians, four South Koreans, one German, one Pole, one Irish, one Chinese, one Italian, one American and two Greeks.

Ms May delivered a statement with details of the attack an hour after MPs had stood for a minute's silence in honour of the people killed yesterday.

While earlier reports stated that five people had lost their lives during the attack, recent reports have confirmed that the figure currently stands at four.

Seven of the 29 people admitted to hospital are in a critical condition.

Eight people have been arrested in raids in London, Birmingham and elsewhere in connection with yesterday's attack in the British capital.

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Ireland is a wonderful, magical island full of leprechauns and banshees (at least, that's what we tell the tourists) but there are a few other totally unique Irish things that should be celebrated on our national holiday.

From spice bags to saying bye a million times at the end of a phone call, we love these aspects of the Emerald Isle. 

10. Pub culture

Obviously us Irish folk have a bit of a reputation for being total sauce merchants, but the Irish pub scene is one of the best in the world.

From a quick pint and chat in the local to a big night out, we know how to enjoy ourselves. 

9. Our delightful penchant for pessimism 

"Ah sure, I might be on my death bed but sure, it's grand."

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8. Being a nation of tea drinkers

A nice cup'o tea fixes everything, from a broken heart to an exhausted brain from a long day at work.

Rain or shine, good vibes or bad, tea is a constant Irish comfort. Just don't get us started on the Barry's VS Lyon's debate… 

7. The tin whistle

We were all forced to ply this heinous musical instrument in primary school, and now we can still bash out Mary Had A Little Lamb if the mood takes us. 

That's about as far as our musical talent extends, unforch. 

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6. Tayto sandwiches

The crème de la crème of crispy goodness, a Tayto sandwich is a taste of home that deserves a national holiday of its own. 

Too good. 

5. President Michael D Higgins

Seriously, how blessed are we that this wonderful little man is our president? 

He never wears fake tan, never threatens to build walls, nothing. And we love him for it. 

4. Being incapable of taking a compliment

"I SAID Penneys finest, now stop being nice to me, I look a state!"

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3. GAA lads

You will find this unique specimen hanging around the clubhouse, in Coppers or in the gym.

They wear their jerseys to mass and have probably brought some form of glory to your home town at one stage or another. All hail. 

2. Hot chicken rolls

Deli culture is big in Ireland, and while we might be partial to the odd jambon or two, hot chicken rolls are where our true loyalties lie. 

Whether you opt for goujons or fillet, red sauce or mayo, the chicken roll can cure a myriad of ails, from a hangover to true, aching hunger. 

1. An epic slagging

Only in Ireland can taking the piss out of someone mercilessly be a sign of true love and respect. 

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Kourtney Kardashian has given the Irish accent a whack, and it has left us pretty baffled.

Bless her for trying, but we're not quite sure what local dialect she was trying to go for.

The mum-of-three was challenged to try the accent by her Irish hairdresser Andrew Fitzsimons. 

Pronouncing Irish as "Oi-rish," Kourtney did her best to mimic the Irish twang.

Unfortunately, it ended up sounding more British than anything else.

Perhaps Andrew can give her some pointers.

Kourtney also attempted an Australian accent, which she didn't nail quite as well as her makeup artist.

We think Kourt should consider visiting the Emerald Isle to brush up on her pronunciation. 

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Seachtain na Gaeilge is officially upon us, and it's making us nostalgic for our old Irish classes back in the day. 

There are a few memorable things that happened in every Irish classroom, and here's our definitive list: 

8. Learning off verbatim….

Without having an absolute notion of what you were saying.

Okay, you know you were telling the oral examiner that you had three brothers and lived in a big house in the country, but those words came tumbling out of your mouth like a well-versed Shakespearean poem. 

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7. Fheiceáil

Some eejit would always make the innocent Irish phrase for seeing into an excuse to drop an F-Bomb in class.

Not going to lie, we all giggled. 

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6. Cáca milis

Remember that bizarre film starring Brendan Gleeson as a guy who was obsessed with making sure his cake was pink?

And the actual tears at the oh-so dramatic ending. 

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5. Writing random Irish words on your pencil case

It was the best way to cheat on your Irish spelling test, and the teacher would never notice thanks to all the other stuff scrawled all over it.

Seriously, at what point was it sociably acceptable to write your signature all over other people's things?

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4. Coimisiún na Scrúduithe Stáit

By the end of the Junior Cert, you could recite off the intros to the state examination aural by heart.

It's a pity we couldn't recite much more after that. 

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3. Asking to go to the loo

Using the leithris was just an excuse to utilise the most memorised piece of Irish you maintained since primary school. 

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2. That future primary school teacher

There was always someone who spent the entire summer teaching the national teanga to the masses at the Gaeltacht and taking Irish a little too seriously in the hopes of getting into a primary teaching course.

The standards were high, folks. 

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1. Wondering how you have spend 8 years learning Irish…

…but are still learning how to say the rooms of the house and the numbers up to 100. 

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Growing up in an Irish housing estate had many pleasures.

Everything was close to you, there were bus stops and shops just around the corner… but then, there were the rival estates too and God forbid they stepped on your turf.

Here, we look at ten memories you'll have if you grew up in an Irish housing estate:

1. The green was where errrr'thang went down

From when you were small to when you grew into a young teen, everything happened on the green. Drama, drama, drama.

And if there was more than one green in your estate, you definitely had a preference… that was, before some other group came along and took it…

 

2. Rival estates

Odds are, there was at least one other estate close by to yours, and it caused fierce rivalry. 

So much so, you wouldn't even look at them when they passed you in the school hall… and if the lads took a fancy to the other group, well… let's just say there was war.

 

3. All your BFFs literally lived two houses away

Drive to your best friend's gaff? What a notion. We were all next door neighbours and had plans to make secret passages in the walls so all our houses connected.

It came with its down points too though, because with just one glance out the window, you knew all your neighbours' business.

 

4. Texting? What is this sorcery?!

Because you were all so close together, there was no need for texting to see if your mates wanted to go out.

'Coming out to play?' in the early years followed with 'Wanna hang out on the green?' in your teen years.

 

5. The shop

There was always a half decent shop a few minutes away from your estate.

BUT, you had to cross a main road to get to it and as if your mammy would let you (you did it anyway).

 

6. Tip the can

We played this for hours on end, every single day. How we all didn't get bored of it, we don't know…

It was replaced by water fights in the summer months though… and hell, were they fun.

 

7. The ice cream van

The minute you heard Teddy Bear's Picnic blaring from the ice cream van, kids ran in every direction and plagued parents to give them €2 so they could get a Screwball.

And once €2 was firmly in hand, there was chaos to make it back to the ice cream van in time.

 

8. Walls

For some reason, the lads in the estate were obsessed with walls. They climbed them, bashed balls against them, hopped them to get out of the estate quicker.

However, whenever we attempted to climb the wall, we were shouted at by the… older generations of the estate… 

 

9. Hiding places

You roamed around the estate since you were a small child, so you definitely had a good hiding place or two.

Whether it was behind the beloved walls, or in the corner of the green; it was your den and nobody could take it away from you.

 

10. Kiss, kiss

If you didn't have your first kiss in the local GAA disco, then you definitely had it in your estate.

Saying that, you probably had many a kiss in your hiding place throughout the years.

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So, there's going to be an Irish gin and cheese festival happening THIS May – and we are probably a lot more excited then we should be.

To celebrate some of Ireland's best gins and cheeses, the Burren Slow Food Festival, which will take place on 12th, 13th and 14th May 2017, will bring together food producers, chefs and writers for a weekend of talks, demonstrations and workshops. 

And the best part?

There will be a huge showcasing of the best of Irish gin including Blackwater Gin, Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, Dingle Gin and Shortcross Gin. 

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Dublin’s leading mixologist Oisin Davies will also be there making unique cocktails with wild and foraged ingredients.

For the first time, Ireland’s raw milk cheese presidium will be at the event, hosting workshops and tastings of raw milk cheese, many of which are not widely available nationwide.

The presidium, which is made up of eleven artisan dairies work with their own distinctive style and techniques and share a common commitment to producing a safe, high-quality product using raw milk from their own cows or goats, or milk from nearby herds.

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The three-day event will also include a farmers' market, foraging, children’s activities, the traditional Burren Slow Food Banquet as well as a champagne and seafood picnic in a boat under the Cliffs of Moher.

See ya there, ladies! 

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Craft beer is having a moment.

Nearly every new bar around town is lugging them in from far and wide, and we must say, we're totally loving it.

With a range of styles and fabulous taste, here are five Irish craft beers to try this weekend (just please, don't try them all at once):

Kinnegar Rustbucket

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Yep, we know the name 'Rustbucket' sounds a bit odd, but if you want something a little different, this is definitely the beer to try. Coming from Donegal, the hoppy red rye ale is packed with flavour and has a sharp edge. 

If you fancy trying Kinnegar Rustbucket out, here's a list of bars and shops that stock it.

 

O'Hara's Leann Folláin

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Coming from one of Ireland's largest craft breweries, Leann Folláin has flavours of dark chocolate and a hint of vanilla, so the opaque black booze is pretty high on our taste scale.

And the proof is in the name, with Leann Folláin literally meaning 'wholesome stout'. Want to try it out? Check here.

 

Hilden Headless Dog

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This medium bodied hoppy ale is a great way to start off your night. The pale beer is made from North American Cascade hops and Munich malt, which makes it perfect for a low-key night down.

Fancy trying this one out? Check out Hilden's Tap Room here.

 

Franciscan Well Rebel Red

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Rebel Red prides itself in being different than any other craft beer. Appealing to the Irish taste buds, Rebel Red has a caramel and biscuit finish which is prefect to share with friends over some nibbles.

If you feel like having a night in with your matess and this delish beer, check out where you can get a few cans here.

 

Galway Bay Brewery Of Foam and Fury

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This double IPA is full of flavour with hints of tropical fruits, like mango and lemon and prides itself with being great alongside a hefty steak dinner.

Perfect for a date night, here's where you can get your hands on Galway Bay Brewery Of Foam and Fury.

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The Mass Facebook page has been doing the rounds all week, but this post has possibly taken the biscuit.

Kevin RyanFitzgerald took to the Facebook group and posted a parody of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and we have to say, it's brilliant.

"In the west side of Rome born and raised, in the Vatican is where I spent most of my days, chilling out with priests and praying all cool and all saying Hail Marys outside Sunday school, when a couple of prodies who where up to no good, started slagging Jesus in my neighbourhood, I got in one little row and me Ma had a mare, she said you're moving with your aunty and uncle in Kildare."

The post already has 63,000 likes and has been shared over 2,000 times.

We think this song needs to win a prize.

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