We Are Beirt

30/05/2023

https://wearebeirt.com/2016/07/21/what-to-wear-to-work-when-its-boiling-hot-outside/

The sun is shining! The weather is sweet! But with that brings a conundrum - what to wear to work when it's boiling hot outside?

STYLE MIRIAM BURKE I have three pairs of basic flip-flops now – in white, navy and black – all acquired from the ladies’ toilets at weddings, put there by thoughtful brides. I alm…

17/05/2023

https://wearebeirt.com/2023/05/17/really-good-actually-by-monica-heisey-reviewed/

The International Festival of Literature Dublin 2023 runs from 19 - 28 May and has so much to offer bibliophiles the nation over!
One of the events is a conversation between Monica Heisey and Sophie White, about Heisey's debut novel, Really Good, Actually.
But is the book really good? Read our review below to find out!

ARTS What happens after the end of the affair? REALLY GOOD, ACTUALLYBy Monica Heisey4th Estate€14.99 YOU’VE heard about Happily Ever After, but have you ever wondered what happened to Cinderella an…

28/04/2023

https://wearebeirt.com/2016/06/16/hamilton-a-style-showstopper/

In honour of tickets going on sale this morning (did you get yours? We did!), here's a look at the costumes of the Broadway, West End and now Bord Gáis Energy Theatre phenomenon

ENTERTAINMENT You’ve heard all about Hamilton, right? Of course you have; the Broadway phenomenon created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, a hip-hop musical breaking racial boundaries and smashing Tony…

13/04/2023

RIP Mary Quant, 1930 - 2023

STYLE If you know fashion, you know the name Mary Quant. But even if you don’t have the foggiest about the history of post-war style, you will recognise the influence of designer and icon Mar…

30/03/2023

I was raised on the golden age of television, when the highlight of the weekend was the early evening schedule of Baywatch, Dr Quinn: Medicine Woman, Superman: Lois & Clarke and, the jewel in the crown, Blind Date. Hosted by the late, great Cilla Black, Blind Date was high camp viewing, saucy and silly and generally iconic, and nothing has come close to the dating show since – until now...

Drinketh from your golden cup, Love is Blind is back!

ENTERTAINMENT I was raised on the golden age of television, when the highlight of the weekend was the early evening schedule of Baywatch, Dr Quinn: Medicine Woman, Superman: Lois & Clarke and, …

28/03/2023

Right, that’s it, I am finished with winter. I don’t know about you, but I have decided to dress for the weather we want, not the weather we have, hopefully sending a message to the gods of spring that along with those nice little buds peeking out on the otherwise bare branches we demand the temperature be high enough to expose our bare legs and dispose of the hats, scarves and jumpers that have long outstayed their welcome this year....

STYLE Right, that’s it, I am finished with winter. I don’t know about you, but I have decided to dress for the weather we want, not the weather we have, hopefully sending a message to t…

26/03/2023

A Renter's Lament 😥

CURRENT AFFAIRS We renters are big news at the moment. With the eviction ban close to ending, there is horror story after horror story emerging, from older people who have lived in their homes for …

25/03/2023

I can’t help but be in a reflective mood as I write my first Life post on our new and improved blog. When we first began TMCM we had little in the way of responsibility, being young, free and single, with nothing but that tiny little world-shattering Recession standing in our way...

24/03/2023

Have we passed peak fashion? I thought it had, but then I had a change of heart...

STYLE In this, our first Style post since the wilderness years began back in April 2020, I find myself nothing if not contemplative. We’ve come a long way since we decided to take TMCM Irelan…

23/03/2023

Introducing our new chapter: We Are Beirt

The Covid-19 pandemic was the catalyst to put TMCM on permanent hiatus while we figured out, with the rest of the world, what we wanted to do next – and that is how Beirt was born.

22/03/2023

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01/03/2023

All good things must come to an end… …but something new is coming. Stand by for an announcement, very soon