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Irish Times
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Fashion's future stars: Student designers create playful, sustainable collections
What does a cake or ice-cream sweater look like? How do knitting and baking connect? The answer lies in a playful collection called The Proof is in the Pudding by Joey Fanciulli, one of the 15 NCAD fashion students who will graduate this year. Fanciulli combined a love of baking and memories of the decorative elements of making desserts with his mother and grandmother to 'bake' a collection. Others in this very talented student group bring their own individuality and preoccupations to their work, often informed by family circumstances or heritage. Greta Giardini, who is also a trapeze artist, rendered her collection of wired red shapes based on blood, calling it a dance between blood and motion, 'blurring the lines between fashion, performance and emotional artistic expression'. Tadhg James Geraghty has used his struggles with gender identity for a collection whose warped silhouettes and deliberately incorrect pattern placement are designed to express warring emotions through cloth. Struggles with identity are also to the fore for Ulviye Jarral, whose multicultural background is expressed in a striking collection of shirting used in dramatic ways. A bell sleeve jacket made entirely in raffia was a standout item in Elspeth Moloney's collection, paying homage to the women in her life, which features handwork traditionally associated with women, such as crochet, embroidery, smocking and tulle. Family references were also evident in Juliet Webster's work honouring her west of Ireland ancestry, and in that of Clodagh Leavy who was inspired by her grandmother, the artist Anna Marie Leavy. Leavy has just won the River Island bursary of €3,500 and a three month internship at company's design studio in London. READ MORE Elsewhere, dramatic evening wear and veiling based on the legend of Hag's Head characterised the collection of Clare native Michael McInerney, while Phoebe Halwax deftly combined lingerie with sportswear. D Connor Petrin's collection focused on the elegance of dressage, and others on concepts that ranged from contraception to Chinese whispers. Notable was the use of boning, leatherwork, corsetry and voluminous silhouettes. Joey Fanciulli: The Proof is in the Pudding Tadhg James Geraghty: Gender Trouble Ulviye Jarral: 'A striking collection of shirting used in dramatic ways' Clodagh Leavy was inspired by her grandmother, the artist Anna Marie Leavy This group stood out in their diverse conceptual and storytelling ideas, but also in their craftsmanship expressed in so many ways. The core of the Fashion Design programme at NCAD is rooted in Ireland's textile and craft legacies, encouraged by tutors Natalie B Coleman, Linda Byrne and head of department Angela O'Kelly. [ Campus couture: NCAD fashion students root collections in autobiography Opens in new window ] 'Through an ethos of thinking through making, we cultivate designers who challenge conventions' is part of their mission statement. Elsbeth Maloney Juliet Webster Phoebe Halwax: Off Court NCAD images photographed by Sean Jackson; hair by Leonard Daly; make-up by Colette Lacy; models from Ros Model Management. The NCAD show is on from Friday, June 5th to Saturday, June 14th. Emer Glendon (LSAD): Tidebound In LSAD in Limerick, 36 fashion students will graduate in June from the new BA course, whose joint programme leaders are Alan Kelly and Linda Quinn. This will be the first graduating year under this new programme and the students will present their collections under four 'pathways' – Collection Design, Applied Textiles, Technology and Sustainability. [ Five fashionable women on their failsafe outfits for summer Opens in new window ] The students responded to the pathways in various ways in their work. Erin Urquhart used deadstock yarn for a collection called The Red Thread, a tribute to her mother. Erin Urquhart: The Red Thread Peter Ronan's six looks drew from Paleolithic cave art with an emphasis on surface detail. Both Emer Glendon's digitally and physically produced Tidebound, and Roisin Scales's My Native Shores, looked to home – to hard-wearing fishermen's clothes and ropes in the case of Glendon, and in Scales's collection, hand-knitted cardigans made from linen and Irish wool emphasised zero waste and sustainability, offering alternatives to a fast fashion world. Photographs of LSAD students by Deborah McDonagh. The LSAD graduates opening show takes place on Saturday, May 31st in the Clare Street Campus, Limerick.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
EU Wants More In U.S. Trade Deal Than U.K. Or China Got
The European Union wants a trade deal with the U.S. that sees a larger reduction in tariffs than negotiations with the U.K. and China have so far yielded, officials from the bloc said Thursday. President Trump has imposed a series of tariffs that affect Europe's makers of automobiles, steel and aluminum. On April 2, he announced a sharp rise in tariffs on all imports from Europe, but a week later reduced the increase to 10% for 90 days to allow for negotiations. Bags of Cash From Drug Cartels Flood Teller Windows at U.S. Banks Warren Buffett Reveals He Stepped Down After Finally Feeling His Age Dick's Sporting Goods to Buy Foot Locker for $2.4 Billion Boeing, GE Aerospace Get Qatar Airways Order After Saudi AI Tech Deals 401(k) Giant to Allow Private Markets Investments in Its Retirement Portfolios Last week, the U.S. and the U.K. announced an agreement that left 10% 'baseline' tariffs in place on a wide range of British exports to the world's largest economy. In an agreement announced Monday, the U.S. and China agreed to dial back some recent tariff hikes for 90 days, but left duties above the levels that prevailed before Trump took office. 'I don't think that's the level of ambition Europe would be happy with,' said Michal Baranowski, Poland's deputy economy minister, who is chairing a meeting of EU trade officials in Brussels. Sweden's trade minister said the EU should retaliate with higher tariffs on imports from the U.S. if a 10% baseline tariff were to be the final offer from the Trump administration. 'It's far away from good for trade,' said Benjamin Dousa. 'If that's what's waiting for Europe, the U.S. can expect countermeasures from our side.' The Polish official noted that the EU is on day 37 of the 90-day pause, and 'has time' to secure the broad deal that it seeks. 'We don't need a quick deal, we need a good deal,' Baranowski said. 'So does America. We have time.' Officials said negotiations between the European Union and the U.S. are making progress. 'We are seeing some elements of optimism because we are seeing elements of de-escalation on the U.S. side,' said Baranowski. 'That's a good sign that negotiations with the EU are speeding up.' Also speaking to reporters ahead of the meeting, EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said he had a 'constructive call' with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Wednesday. 'Our aim is to resolve the immediate challenges but also to lay the groundwork for deeper cooperation,' Sefcovic said. But there is the potential for fresh tension. The U.S. has initiated an investigation of the trade in pharmaceuticals under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which allows the president to impose tariffs on goods deemed essential for national security. Simon Harris, deputy prime minister of Ireland, said higher tariffs would harm both the U.S. and the EU. A number of large U.S. pharmaceutical companies have big factories in Ireland that make drugs which are shipped back home. 'The idea that Ireland or the EU poses any sort of security threat to the U.S. is absurd,' Harris said. Write to Paul Hannon at The Paramount Executive Caught Between Trump, His Boss and Angry CBS Staffers Why UnitedHealth's Blowup May Be More Isolated Than Investors Think Cassie Ventura Says Sean 'Diddy' Combs Used Blackmail Threats, Violence to Control Her Warner's Streaming Service Has New Name: Its Old One. Meet 'HBO Max.' CoreWeave CEO Says Increased Spending to Meet Demand Will Squeeze Earnings
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
US PGA Championship first-round tee times
Masters champion Rory McIlroy will make an early start to his bid for back-to-back major titles in the 107th US PGA Championship. McIlroy, whose victory at Augusta National sealed his place as the sixth player to complete a career grand slam, is scheduled to tee off at 08.22 local time (13.22 BST) on Thursday alongside defending champion Xander Schauffele and world No 1 Scottie Scheffler. The world's top three players form the marquee group in the year's second major championship at Quail Hollow, where McIlroy has already won four PGA Tour titles. Jordan Spieth, who needs to win the US PGA to join McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen in golf's most exclusive club, gets his campaign under way at 13.25 local time (18.25) alongside former Masters champion Patrick Reed and European Ryder Cup player Ludvig Aberg. Three-time winner Brooks Koepka is under way at 07.38 local time (12.38) in the company of former Open champion Shane Lowry and Rickie Fowler. All times BST, US unless stated First hole12.00: Luke Donald (Eng), Padraig Harrington (Ire), Martin Kaymer (Ger). 12.11: John Somers, Taylor Moore, David Puig (Spa). 12.22: Kurt Kitayama, Nic Ishee, Alex Noren (Swe). 12.33: JT Poston, Ryo Hisatsune (Jap), Tom Johnson. 12.44: Davis Thompson, Bud Cauley, Nico Echavarria (Col). 12.55: Harris English, Michael Kim, Thomas Detry (Bel). 13.06: Stephan Jaeger (Ger), Chris Kirk, Robert MacIntyre (Sco). 13.17: Thorbjorn Olesen (Den), Karl Vilips (Aus), Laurie Canter (Eng). 13.28: Si Woo Kim (Kor), Sam Stevens, Rico Hoey (Phi). 13.39: Bobby Gates, Lee Hodges, Ben Griffin. 13.50: Thriston Lawrence (SA), Nick Dunlap, Harry Hall (Eng). 14.01: Greg Koch, Marco Penge (Eng), Ryan Gerard. 14.12: Dylan Newman, Daniel Van Tonder (SA), Victor Perez (Fra). 17.30: Michael Kartrude, Sami Valimaki (Fin), Jake Knapp. 17.41: Erik van Rooyen (SA), Michael Block, Mackenzie Hughes (Can). 17.52: Lucas Glover, Max Homa, Joaquin Niemann (Chi). 18.03: Tyrrell Hatton (Eng), Will Zalatoris, Adam Scott (Aus). 18.14: Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa. 18.25: Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, Ludvig Aberg (Swe). 18.36: Hideki Matsuyama (Jap), Wyndham Clark, Tom Kim (Kor). 18.47: Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland (Nor), Gary Woodland. 18.58: Sergio Garcia (Spain), Daniel Berger, Russell Henley. 19.09: Justin Rose (Eng), Cameron Smith (Aus), Brian Harman. 19.20: Brandon Bingaman, Davis Riley, Sungjae Im (Kor). 19.31: Takumi Kanaya (Jap), Christiaan Bezuidenhout (SA), Tom McKibbin (NIr). 19.42: Keita Nakajima (Jap), Timothy Wiseman, Beau Hossler. 10th hole12.05: John Parry (Eng), Justin Hicks, Ryan Fox (NZ). 12.16: Andre Chi, Patrick Fishburn, Seamus Power (Ire). 12.27: Max McGreevy, Sahith Theegala, Sepp Straka (Aut). 12.38: Brooks Koepka, Rickie Fowler, Shane Lowry (Ire). 12.49: Phil Mickelson, Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Jason Day (Aus). 13.00: Jon Rahm (Spa), Patrick Cantlay, Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng). 13.11: Corey Conners (Can), Min Woo Lee (Aus), Rasmus Hojgaard (Den). 13.22: Rory McIlroy (NIr), Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler. 13.33: Tony Finau, Nicolai Hojgaard (Den), Max Greyserman. 13.44: Andrew Novak, Keegan Bradley, Maverick McNealy. 13.55: Akshay Bhatia, Denny McCarthy, Sam Burns. 14.06: John Catlin, Garrick Higgo (SA), Jesse Droemer. 14.17: Eugenio Chacarra (Spa), Rupe Taylor, Justin Lower. 17.25: Keith Mitchell, Bob Sowards, Adam Hadwin (Can). 17.36: Eric Cole, Eric Steger, Cam Davis (Aus). 17.47: Austin Eckroat, Brian Bergstol, Jacob Bridgeman. 17.58: Niklas Norgaard (Den), Byeong Hun An (Korea), JJ Spaun. 18.09: Patrick Rodgers, Nick Taylor (Can), Dean Burmester (SA). 18.20: Joe Highsmith, Cameron Young, Aaron Rai (Eng). 18.31: Tom Hoge, Matthieu Pavon (Fra), Taylor Pendrith (Can). 18.42: Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (Den), Patton Kizzire, Matt McCarty. 18.53: Tyler Collet, Jimmy Walker, Richard Bland (Eng). 19.04: Jason Dufner, Michael Thorbjornsen, Shaun Micheel. 19.15: Rafael Campos (PR), Ryan Lenahan, Matt Wallace (Eng). 19.26: Jhonattan Vegas (Ven), Elvis Smylie (Aus), Brian Campbell. 19.37: Kevin Yu (Tai), Larkin Gross, John Keefer. First hole12.05: Keith Mitchell, Bob Sowards, Adam Hadwin (Can). 12.16: Eric Cole, Eric Steger, Cam Davis (Aus). 12.27: Austin Eckroat, Brian Bergstol, Jacob Bridgeman. 12.38: Niklas Norgaard (Den), Byeong Hun An (Korea), JJ Spaun. 12.49: Patrick Rodgers, Nick Taylor (Can), Dean Burmester (SA). 13.00: Joe Highsmith, Cameron Young, Aaron Rai (Eng). 13.11: Tom Hoge, Matthieu Pavon (Fra), Taylor Pendrith (Can). 13.22: Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (Den), Patton Kizzire, Matt McCarty. 13.33: Tyler Collet, Jimmy Walker, Richard Bland (Eng). 13.44: Jason Dufner, Michael Thorbjornsen, Shaun Micheel. 13.55: Rafael Campos (PR), Ryan Lenahan, Matt Wallace (Eng). 14.06: Jhonattan Vegas (Ven), Elvis Smylie (Aus), Brian Campbell. 14.17: Kevin Yu (Tai), Larkin Gross, John Keefer. 17.30: John Parry (Eng), Justin Hicks, Ryan Fox (NZ). 17.41: Andre Chi, Patrick Fishburn, Seamus Power (Ire). 17.52: Max McGreevy, Sahith Theegala, Sepp Straka (Aut). 18.03: Brooks Koepka, Rickie Fowler, Shane Lowry (Ire). 18.14: Phil Mickelson, Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Jason Day (Aus). 18:25: Jon Rahm (Spa), Patrick Cantlay, Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng). 18.36: Corey Conners (Can), Min Woo Lee (Aus), Rasmus Hojgaard (Den). 18.47: Rory McIlroy (NIr), Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler. 18.58: Tony Finau, Nicolai Hojgaard (Den), Max Greyserman. 19.09: Andrew Novak, Keegan Bradley, Maverick McNealy. 19.20: Akshay Bhatia, Denny McCarthy, Sam Burns. 19.31: John Catlin, Garrick Higgo (SA), Jesse Droemer. 19.42: Eugenio Chacarra (Spa), Rupe Taylor, Justin Lower. 10th hole12.05: Michael Kartrude, Sami Valimaki (Fin), Jake Knapp. 12.16: Erik van Rooyen (SA), Michael Block, Mackenzie Hughes (Can). 12.27: Lucas Glover, Max Homa, Joaquin Niemann (Chi). 12.38: Tyrrell Hatton (Eng), Will Zalatoris, Adam Scott (Aus). 12.44: Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa. 12:55: Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, Ludvig Aberg (Swe). 13.06: Hideki Matsuyama (Jap), Wyndham Clark, Tom Kim (Kor). 13.17: Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland (Nor), Gary Woodland. 13.28: Sergio Garcia (Spain), Daniel Berger, Russell Henley. 13:39: Justin Rose (Eng), Cameron Smith (Aus), Brian Harman. 13.50: Brandon Bingaman, Davis Riley, Sungjae Im (Kor). 14.01: Takumi Kanaya (Jap), Christiaan Bezuidenhout (SA), Tom McKibbin (NIr). 14.12: Keita Nakajima (Jap), Timothy Wiseman, Beau Hossler. 17.25: Luke Donald (Eng), Padraig Harrington (Ire), Martin Kaymer (Ger). 17.36: John Somers, Taylor Moore, David Puig (Spa). 17.47: Kurt Kitayama, Nic Ishee, Alex Noren (Swe). 17.58 JT Poston, Ryo Hisatsune (Jap), Tom Johnson. 18.09: Davis Thompson, Bud Cauley, Nico Echavarria (Col). 18:20: Harris English, Michael Kim, Thomas Detry (Bel). 18.31: Stephan Jaeger (Ger), Chris Kirk, Robert MacIntyre (Sco). 18.42: Thorbjorn Olesen (Den), Karl Vilips (Aus), Laurie Canter (Eng). 18.53: Si Woo Kim (Kor), Sam Stevens, Rico Hoey (Phi). 19.04: Bobby Gates, Lee Hodges, Ben Griffin. 19.15: Thriston Lawrence (SA), Nick Dunlap, Harry Hall (Eng). 19.26: Greg Koch, Marco Penge (Eng), Ryan Gerard. 19.37: Dylan Newman, Daniel Van Tonder (SA), Victor Perez (Fra).
New York Times
06-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Locals in Pakistani Kashmir Fear Being the First to Face India's Ire
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. On Pakistan's Side of Kashmir, Locals Fear They'll Be the First to Face India's Ire Many in the region are preparing for a possible military confrontation between India and Pakistan because of a terrorist attack two weeks ago. Learn more Listen to this article · 7:01 min Share full article A giant sign extolling love for Kashmir in Muzaffarabad, the capital of the Pakistani-administered side of the disputed region, belies the tension reignited after a deadly attack on the Indian side of Kashmir. Credit... Saiyna Bashir for The New York Times
BreakingNews.ie
30-04-2025
- Business
- BreakingNews.ie
Monthly unemployment rate decreases to 4.1% in April
The Monthly Unemployment rate for April 2025 was 4.1 per cent, down from 4.4 per cent in March 2025 In April 2025, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.1 per cent, which was down from a revised rate of 4.4 per cent in March 2025. Advertisement On an annual basis, the unemployment rate of 4.1 per cent was down from a rate of 4.4 per cent in April 2024. Breaking down the results by sex, the monthly unemployment rate in April 2025 was 4.0 per cent for males, a decline from a revised rate of 4.2 per cent in March 2025, and down from the rate of 4.4 per cent recorded in April 2024. The monthly unemployment rate in April 2025 was 4.2 per cent for females, a decrease from a revised rate of 4.5 per cent in March 2025, and from a rate of 4.4 per cent in April 2024. In terms of age, the monthly unemployment rate for people aged 15-24 years was 11.4 per cent, up from a revised rate of 10.5 per cent in March 2025. Advertisement The monthly unemployment rate for people aged 25-74 years was 3.0 per cent, down from a revised rate of 3.5 per cent in March 2025. Entertainment Minecraft Movie is biggest film of 2025 so far Ire... Read More Commenting on Wednesday's release, Conor Delves, statistician in the labour market analysis section, said: 'The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April 2025 (for all people aged 15-74 years) was 4.1 per cent, a decrease from 4.4 per cent in both March 2025 and April 2024. In April 2025, the unemployment rate for males was 4.0 per cent and for females was 4.2 per cent. "The seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed was 119,500 in April 2025, compared with 127,900 in March 2025. "There was a fall of 5,700 in the seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed in April 2025 when compared with April 2024. "The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed males fell to 61,500 in April 2025, compared with 65,000 in March 2025. The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed females in April 2025 was 57,900, down from 62,800 in March 2025.'
