What's hot and what's not
WHAT'S HOT
SunshineThat unfamiliar yellow ball of heat in the sky
Model senseVogue's decision to stop hiring models under 16 – too much, too young
Happy daysBeth Ditto's getting married to girlfriend Kristen Ogata
Biker styleThe leather jacket over girly dresses – like your mother said, you can always take it off
Whiff of nostalgia in CorkMaynes pharmacy, pub and cafe on Pembroke Street has granny's cosmetics behind glass, and serves a decent pint
Feeling fruityAll this sunshine is making us giddy – and we can't wait to wander down to the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham for Forbidden Fruit festival next weekend
Mike MurphyStill battling for better programming. Told Pat Kenny on Wednesday most television current affairs is like fifth-rate radio. Kenny said fourth-rate. Nice moment
Cos's perforated purses on a stringThey come in white or navy, cost €19 and are so cute
Kindness costs nothingLocked out and cold after a run, staff at the Schoolhouse Bar on Northumberland Road, Dublin 4, fed, watered and took care of us until cash and keys arrived
WHAT’S NOT
Blinded by the fake tan and leopard print explosionDublin Housewives, TV3, nightly from Monday
The Slaney Bar, Terminal 2 at Dublin airportCash registers broken, long queues and no proper glasses for a €5.70 gin and tonic
Liz HurleyGetting stepmums a bad name. We don't need that kind of help, Liz
Pre-holiday beauty treatmentsAccording to the AA, women are scrapping luxuries such as manicures, pedicures and other beauty treatments ahead of their foreign jollies
The death of disco queen Donna SummerWe loved to love you, baby
Party girls on dripsLondon spas are offering intravenous drips for hangovers. Nice.
Blue legs when the tights came off this weekHow pale can a nation be?
