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Irish Examiner
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Desire Lines: A Penneys powersuit, a reimagined Twirl, and the return of a cult shampoo
The co-ord We see your buttermilk yellow co-ord and raise you this papaya variety from Penneys. A blazer, €26, longline waistcoat, €18, and tailored skort, €14 (fine when we aren't running around pitches), completes this spring/summer powerhouse. The exhibition Bob Quinn, Best Night Ever, will feature on the grounds of Cork's five-star Castlemartyr Resort. Ireland's biggest art and sculpture event will return to Cork's five-star Castlemartyr Resort this June. Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, Banksy, Julian Opie, and Bob Quinn are among those exhibiting at Art and Soul, a free exhibition of 90 large sculptures and installations, with over 70 more on display inside the hotel. Hosted by Gormleys, the event is open to the public from 11am to 7pm from June 1 to 29, with guided tours running at 12pm, 3pm, and 5pm daily. The shampoo Lush's Ginger shampoo, €24 for 275g pot Did you know that, before Lush was born, its founders supplied The Body Shop with some of its most iconic products? Sadly, The Body Shop entered into administration last year, and many fans will have been forced to find alternatives to their favourite products... Well, we've got good news. Lush has now started making products from those recipes it gave away so long ago, which means the return of cult classics such as ginger shampoo and banana conditioner. We picked up the former last week and can happily report a flake-free scalp and shiny, sleek locks. Hurrah! The eye makeup remover OPTASE Life Sensitive Eye Makeup Remover If the fine weather has also brought the return of itchy, watery eyes, we feel your pain. Can we recommend scrapping your usual cleanser for a formula specifically designed for sensitive eyes? The skin around the eyes is six to 10 times thinner than the rest of our face, so it makes sense that it needs some extra care. Optase Life's ophthalmologist-approved sensitive eye makeup remover doesn't contain preservatives or fragrances that can disrupt our skin's natural barrier and irritate the ocular surface. Available in Boots, pharmacies, and opticians. €9.98. The hard iced tea Lay Low iced tea How many of us have returned from a holiday or trip abroad thinking, 'why don't we do that here?' Well, Cian Stanley came back from his J1 in the States with a similar thought and decided to start a business. He's just launched Ireland's first non-sparkling hard iced tea. With 4.5% ABV and just 90 calories a can, it's a sugar-free option for those looking for a lighter alcoholic beverage this summer. Available in peach and lemon varieties, it is stocked in select Dunnes Stores, Centra, Applegreen, and off-licences across the country. €36 per 12 pack. The chocolate The new Twirl White Dipped from Cadbury The Cadbury Twirl is one of the Irish chocolate brand's most iconic bars. Now, it's getting a makeover. The Twirl White Dipped, available for a limited time only, is dunked in velvety smooth white chocolate. It has us pining for the return of the Dream bar... €1.75. The event The Cork Carnival of Science takes place at Fitzgerald Park on June 7 and 8. Picture: Darragh Kane Cork's Carnival of Science returns on June 7 and 8 to Fitzgerald's Park. Ireland's largest outdoor Stem experience, supported by Cork City Council and Research Ireland, is a free family event. Expect interactive exhibits, demonstrations, and roaming science performers who mix juggling, bubbles, and street theatre with real-world science know-how. The highlight? RTÉ's Mark the Science Guy presents Storm Chaser — a thrilling sit-down science show that explores the power of weather and electricity. Compiled by Vickie Maye, Nicole Glennon and Jillian Bolger, weekend@ Read More Nine essential capsule wardrobe pieces to pack in your carry-on this summer
The Sun
2 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Lidl shoppers are wiping shelves clean of ‘incredible' Sol de Janeiro dupe that's over £20 cheaper than designer perfume
SHOPPERS have gone wild for an incredible dupe which is flying off the shelves at a major supermarket. The dupe is £20 cheaper than the real Sol de Janeiro body spray, despite looking and smelling almost identical. 2 2 Costing just £3.99, the Lidl copy of Sol de Janeiro is scented with pistachio and salted caramel. Another version is scented with jasmine and dragon fruit. The bottles even look similar, with a distinctive and stylish appearance. The 'incredible' dupe was first spotted by an Instagram account which is dedicated to advising shoppers on how to save money. @Ashleighmoneysaver showed off a range of Lush and Molton Brown dupes, as well as the Sol de Janeiro copy. Fans flooded the comment section, with one joking that they needed to make 'another shopping trip next week'. One tagged a friend and wrote: 'They do the sol janerio spray dupe!' The post quickly racked up over 20,000 likes and has been shared hundreds of times online. Lidl regularly goes viral for its incredible range of dupes. The Silvercrest bladeless desk fan - designed for keeping offices and houses cool - costs just £29.99, making it £70 cheaper than the Russell Hobbs version. Five Lidl rosés you need this summer, according to a wine expert - a £6.99 buy is as light & crispy as £22 Whispering Angel Another air conditioner also went viral, with one dupe costing almost £200 less than the branded version. The Logik air conditioner costs a staggering £329, while the Lidl version will only set you back by £149. Shoppers also flocked to the shop to buy the Crivit Car Air Bed, which is on sale for £14.99. The air bed can fit easily into cars and can be reinflated with ease, making it perfect for camping trips.
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Major beauty retailer with over 100 branches in UK makes huge change to every store that will make it cheaper
This scheme has been organised by the store to thank customers for helping achieve their vision This scheme has been organised by the store to thank customers for helping achieve their vision DOUBLE UP Major beauty retailer with over 100 branches in UK makes huge change to every store that will make it cheaper A MAJOR beauty retailer with over 100 branches in UK has made a huge change to every store that will make it cheaper. Customers have the opportunity to make the cost of their shop in-store cheaper this weekend if they do just one thing. 3 A major beauty retailer with over 100 branches in UK has made a huge change to every store that will make it cheaper Credit: Alamy 3 The scheme of reward points has been organised by the store to thank customers for helping achieve their vision of recycling all packaging in the UK Credit: Getty The high-street beauty chain already gives shoppers a 50p reward off of their next shop when they return their used packaging back to one of their stores. This scheme of reward points was organised by the store to thank customers for helping achieve their vision of recycling all packaging in the UK. However, over this weekend, May 28 to June 1, Lush has announced that it will double this reward to give shoppers a pound off their next shop per returned piece of packaging. Lush hope the additional discount over the weekend will encourage more shoppers to return their packaging to the brand. Bargains and discounts MOP TO IT Aldi launches bargain cleaning essential that's a dupe for Flash but £30 cheaper Ruth Andrade, Lush Environmental Partner, said: 'Currently, customers are returning around 16% of the plastic packaging items we put on the market, our target is 30%. 'Hopefully this initiative will nudge customers to gather round all the pots and bottles they have at home. "Bring them to us and get into the habit of doing it more often.' Initially introduced in 2021, the Bring it Back packaging returns scheme offers shoppers the opportunity to bring back any of the brands' full-sized plastic packaging to any of its Lush stores to be recycled. Sample pots are also included in the scheme but for the lower reward of 5p - and 10p during the weekend promotion. Since the scheme began, nearly 8 million items of plastic packaging have been returned to Lush stores globally. I tried Lush's wild new facial with intense massage and hot and cold surprises, I loved it In the UK, in FY24 nearly 820,000 items were returned and processed by the Green Hub, that is nearly 20 tonnes of plastic. Returned packaging is sent to Lush's own UK recycling hub, the Green Hub. Packaging is then processed and remoulded into new Lush product pots or used as an industry feedstock material. Customers can choose to spend the money reward on their Lush basket in the store that day or collect the rewards in the Lush app to use later for in-store or online purchases. The Lush Wallet is a digital wallet available exclusively in the Lush App for all Lush account holders, where they can save Bring It Back credit for qualifying packaging, and pay easily in-store, via the app, or online. Shoppers also have the option to bring in five items of Lush packaging in exchange for a fresh face mask. Lush also offers a Knot Swap scheme where customers can return their Lush labelled Knot Wraps in exchange for 50% off another Knot Wrap of the same size. Meanwhile, a 'hidden' set of Amazon stores is offering shoppers mega bargains – with some items up to 70% off. From returned tech to overstocked homeware, the online giant has secret sections many people don't know about – and it could save you serious cash.
The Sun
3 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Major beauty retailer with over 100 branches in UK makes huge change to every store that will make it cheaper
A MAJOR beauty retailer with over 100 branches in UK has made a huge change to every store that will make it cheaper. Customers have the opportunity to make the cost of their shop in-store cheaper this weekend if they do just one thing. 3 3 The high-street beauty chain already gives shoppers a 50p reward off of their next shop when they return their used packaging back to one of their stores. This scheme of reward points was organised by the store to thank customers for helping achieve their vision of recycling all packaging in the UK. However, over this weekend, May 28 to June 1, Lush has announced that it will double this reward to give shoppers a pound off their next shop per returned piece of packaging. Lush hope the additional discount over the weekend will encourage more shoppers to return their packaging to the brand. Ruth Andrade, Lush Environmental Partner, said: 'Currently, customers are returning around 16% of the plastic packaging items we put on the market, our target is 30%. 'Hopefully this initiative will nudge customers to gather round all the pots and bottles they have at home. "Bring them to us and get into the habit of doing it more often.' Initially introduced in 2021, the Bring it Back packaging returns scheme offers shoppers the opportunity to bring back any of the brands' full-sized plastic packaging to any of its Lush stores to be recycled. Sample pots are also included in the scheme but for the lower reward of 5p - and 10p during the weekend promotion. Since the scheme began, nearly 8 million items of plastic packaging have been returned to Lush stores globally. I tried Lush's wild new facial with intense massage and hot and cold surprises, I loved it In the UK, in FY24 nearly 820,000 items were returned and processed by the Green Hub, that is nearly 20 tonnes of plastic. Returned packaging is sent to Lush's own UK recycling hub, the Green Hub. Packaging is then processed and remoulded into new Lush product pots or used as an industry feedstock material. Customers can choose to spend the money reward on their Lush basket in the store that day or collect the rewards in the Lush app to use later for in-store or online purchases. The Lush Wallet is a digital wallet available exclusively in the Lush App for all Lush account holders, where they can save Bring It Back credit for qualifying packaging, and pay easily in-store, via the app, or online. Shoppers also have the option to bring in five items of Lush packaging in exchange for a fresh face mask. Lush also offers a Knot Swap scheme where customers can return their Lush labelled Knot Wraps in exchange for 50% off another Knot Wrap of the same size. Meanwhile, a 'hidden' set of Amazon stores is offering shoppers mega bargains – with some items up to 70% off. From returned tech to overstocked homeware, the online giant has secret sections many people don't know about – and it could save you serious cash. 3
Time of India
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
How Trump's anti-woke push affects German firms' DEI policy
AP image Is the push for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) coming to an end simply because Donald Trump wants it that way? Some major US corporations, including Facebook's parent company Meta, Google'sAlphabet, carmaker Ford and coffee giant Starbucks, have already scaled back their diversity programs. Several European companies that do business with the United States have also been asked to confirm on questionnaires that they no longer support or engage in DEI programs. In Germany, the first companies are starting to fold, with carmaker Volkswagen (VW) and telecom giant Deutsche Telekom announcing plans to either scale back or end their diversity initiatives in the US. Software maker SAP has walked away from gender quotas in Germany. Many German companies still committed to diversity Are these isolated cases? A flash survey conducted at the end of April by Germany's largest employer initiative committed to DEI goals, Charta der Vielfalt (Charter of Diversity), offered some hope. More than 6,000 companies and institutions have so far signed the charter, of which 100 were polled. About 90% of them said they intended to continue their DEI programs unchanged. Cawa Younosi, managing director of the initiative, said more than 800 companies have signaled their intention to also sign the charter, which was a "record." Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Your Finger Shape Says a Lot About Your Personality, Read Now Tips and Tricks Undo On the occasion of Germany's Diversity Day, held this year on May 27, a similar number of companies had preregistered for participation on the group's LinkedIn page, Younosi told DW. "So if you look beyond the big names, you can really feel a 'now more than ever' attitude in Germany," he said. According to German news agency dpa, several major companies like carmaker BMW and Henkel have said they are closely monitoring the situation. Engineering conglomerate Siemens, for example, stated there is currently "no need to change our efforts toward diverse teams and an inclusive work environment due to recent developments." Others, such as UK-based cosmetics retailer Lush, are taking an openly defiant stance. "Lush is not bowing to this pressure — in fact, the opposite. We see it as motivation to make our position even more visible," the company said when asked by DW for comment. "DEI is at the core of our corporate identity." Younosi added that several board members told him they're more concerned that their US business might suffer because their companies are European, rather than because they support DEI programs. What's the situation in US companies? Despite the backlash, some US companies remain committed to DEI. Iphone maker Apple, for example, continues to promote a diverse corporate culture. "Because we're not all the same. And that remains one of our greatest strengths," Apple's website says — a message that nearly all shareholders supported at the company's annual meeting. Software giant Microsoft and US membership-based warehouse retailer Costco Wholesale have also reaffirmed their support for DEI. Younosi added that there are more companies like these than many assume. "Roughly 75% of companies in the US have not changed their diversity efforts," he said. Still, the picture looks less optimistic when focusing on the biggest corporations. According to a Financial Times report from March, some 90% of the 400 largest companies in the S&P 500 stock market index that filed annual reports removed at least some references to DEI following Trump's election. Many omitted the term entirely, replacing it with language about "inclusion," "belonging" or a workplace where "all employees" feel comfortable. Is the long fight for diversity ending with Trump? Does this mean efforts to support marginalized groups are at a dead end? Since 1964, US law has prohibited workplace discrimination based on race, religion, sex, color or national origin. Since then, companies have been working to promote diversity and combat discrimination. But the US president has argued that "woke" policies like DEI discriminate against white, middle-aged men. In the early days of his second term, he issued an executive order ending DEI programs in federal institutions. Another order labels private-sector DEI initiatives as unconstitutional and discriminatory. Meanwhile, fear of Trump's policy extends beyond US borders, as foreign companies are worrying about losing US government contracts if they don't distance themselves from DEI. Even merger approvals may be affected. T-Mobile US' acquisition of cable operator Lumos, for instance, was approved the day after the Deutsche Telekom subsidiary largely eliminated its diversity programs. Is DEI possible without designated programs? SAP CEO Christian Klein said he still plans to pursue and expand diversity initiatives within the company, even though it has abandoned gender quotas. "What ultimately matters is what we actually do to promote diversity," he told DW. The question, however, remains how much progress is really possible without dedicated programs? Siri Chilazi, a gender equity researcher at Harvard University, told the BBC recently that there was "no historical precedent to suggest that racial and gender imbalances will correct themselves." Germany offers a parallel example. Laws alone haven't guaranteed workplace inclusion for people with disabilities. In 2024, a so-called Workplace Inclusion Barometer, compiled by German charity Aktion Mensch in collaboration with the research institute of business daily Handelsblatt , found that one in four German companies employs not a single disabled worker. German law, however, requires companies with 20 or more employees to fill at least 5% of jobs with people who have disabilities. Companies can avoid this obligation by paying a so-called compensation levy, which may bring additional revenue for the state, but doesn't create jobs for those affected. Companies 'rebranding and reorganizing' But DEI programs in the US may not be truly gone. According to Michelle Jolivet, companies that appear to have canceled their DEI programs are not really eliminating them. "Instead, they are just rebranding and reorganizing to escape potential lawsuits," Joliviet, the author of the book "Is DEI dead?," told the BBC. Germany's Charta der Vielfalt also said that around 75% of US businesses have not actually changed their DEI policies. Michael Eger, a partner at German consultancy Mercer Deutschland, has observed that while companies may change how they communicate, "their core attitudes and actions largely remain the same." Even in industries facing labor shortages, more initiatives are being launched to attract women, people with migrant backgrounds and older workers, Eger told DW.
