5 Glossy Things To Do This Weekend - The Gloss Magazine

5 Glossy Things To Do This Weekend

WHERE: If you are staycationing in Connemara this weekend, why not enjoy a day at Kylemore Abbey and garden. The 1,000 acre estate is open and ready to welcome visitors back to experience the romantic, though tragic history and beauty of the castle and neo-Gothic church, the 6.5 acre Victorian Walled Garden, and its woodland and lakeshore walks. Make sure to call into Mitchell’s Café after a walk, where you’ll find summer salads, sandwiches, cakes and treats including the famous Kylemore apple pie. Stop in the Craft & Design Shop to pick up some fragrant soaps handmade onsite by the Benedictine nuns. There’s also some reopening offers with 20 percent off all clothing including Magee1866 and Barbour. Those spending €50 will receive A Flavour of Kylemore Abbey cookbook as a gift with purchase. The Estate including Abbey and Gardens is open from 10am to 5pm (last admission 4pm). For tickets and information visit www.kylemoreabbey.com.

WHAT: The Festival of Curiosity, Dublin’s annual international festival of science, arts, design and technology, starts today (until July 19) in a new digital format. For foodies, stargazers and explorers, its “Curious Nights” programme will appeal. Discover how Da Vinci dreamed of creating a city that could defend itself against the plague and how his designs might have lessons for us today. Claire O’Connell recommends some new authors that should be on our bookshelves, while there’s also live kombucha and cooking without heat events from Airfield Estate. For curious kids join The Galaxy Squad for Space Explorers with Dr Niamh Shaw and her Daily Space Missions. For a full programme visit www.festivalofcuriosity.ie.

WHY: For those in search of some pampering, Farnham Estate, Spa & Golf Resort, Co Cavan has reopened and have revised their spa treatment menu in line with the current Covid-19 guidelines. Using luxurious Espa products, treatments include detox wraps to relaxing massages, priced from €65. The indoor/outdoor hydrotherapy pool is currently available to residents, while the Water Mint Thermal Suite will be available from July 20; www.farnhamestate.ie.

Meanwhile in Dublin Thérapie Clinic has opened their newest and largest clinic on Henry Street, with 20 treatment rooms and 35 new staff. The Irish family-run aesthetic clinic specialises in laser hair removal, skin treatments, hydrafacials, mesotherapy, microneedling and peels. While Thérapie clinics were closed during lockdown they donated their entire stock of hand sanitisers, gloves and PPE to Irish hospitals and nursing homes, and many of their medical staff returned to the frontline to support the HSE fight against Covid-19. Managing director Katie McGlade explains, “We are delighted to be opening a one-stop shop for all the body and skin treatments under one roof and in such a convenient central location. We are open from 8am to 9pm Monday to Friday, allowing for a lunch time facial or an after-work pampering session.” Prices for laser hair treatments start from €19, skin treatments and peels start from €49; www.therapieclinic.com.

WHO: Dublin’s first “art diner” has just opened on Camden Street in collaboration with Irish visual artist Maser. The food menu is eclectic and imaginative while the cocktail menu has been inspired by the art exhibited throughout the stylish venue. Dig In’s collection includes works from graffiti artists Banksy, Chloe Early, Invader and the only original Conor Harrington painting in Ireland. Co-owners Steve Murray and Colin Dickson recall the quote “Art Always Wins” as significant. Says Murray, “That was the spark that motivated us. I called Colin and we started to look at how we could bring our interests and skills together to create something new, something that revolved around an art gallery experience.” Atelier Maser will curate a new exhibition every six months. Cocktails are priced from €12, small plates are from €6, with mains around €14. Dig In is open from Tuesday to Friday from 5pm onwards and on Saturday and Sunday from 12pm to late; www.digin.ie.

Keeping with the art theme, if you are in West Cork this weekend, why not pop along to see Dunmanway’s first art tour and exhibition featuring work from local artists. This self-guided walking tour showcases work in various locations throughout the town, including the stunning St Mary’s church, the newly-opened art gallery in the community council office as well as a reflective space in the town library, along with many window displays. Catherine Biggs-Hurley is a local artist whose work is on display in the Atkin’s Hall. Born in Dublin, Catherine grew up on Clare Island, Co Mayo and her work reflects her background – inspired by nature with a street art influence. Catherine says of this initiative, “As a new artist I was nervous but delighted to put my work out there. It is a great community event bringing a vibrant cultural feel to the town. Art galleries are naturally socially distant, so it never felt uneasy.” Other local participating artists include Claire O Mahony, Finn Kearney, Des O Meara, Nicky Kitley, Patricia Cadogan-Collins, S. Bament, H. Maw, R. Maw, H. Foster and N Kelly. 

AND … How is your “Plastic Free July” going? The online contemporary craft and design fair Giftedfromireland.com has a selection of plastic-free Irish made products which can help you make easy sustainable swaps everyday. For instance, Millbee Studio’s Irish beeswax wraps are an eco-friendly alternative to plastic cling-film and, as well as food wraps, they make lovely hand-dipped and hand-rolled beeswax candles and multi-purpose beeswax balm, presented in glass jar or a tin rather than a plastic container. And for a gift to replace disposable plastic pens, consider hand-turned pens from Roy Humphreys, made from bog oak and native timber, sourced from his own family farm. Meanwhile reuzi.ie has some reusable tote bags made from recycled bottles which are machine washable and cost €14. Fashion meets function …

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