Covet it: When Irish author Emma Dabiri teamed up with luxury jewellery brand Alex Monroe, she went on a journey that explored Irish culture, folk beliefs and Celtic symbolism. The result is a mesmerising capsule collection that celebrates female empowerment. As Dabiri explains: “Goddesses were once central to the Irish mythic world and culture, but over time, emergent patriarchal forces conspired to obscure their presence”.
We love the Engraved Goddess Drop Earrings (£300), which are inspired by illustrator Jim Fitzpatrick’s depictions of goddesses and engraved with the Irish words dathú, grá, brid and bandia; the Grá Claddagh Ring (from £195) and the Graduated Claddagh Foxglove Frame Necklace (£285). alexmonroe.com Support it Danu Ceramics will be featuring at the Irish Pop Up Collective If you want to support Irish brands this Christmas, there is no better event than the Irish Pop Up Collective, which has expanded to a second venue this year.
Over 55 Irish brands and businesses will showcase their products at the pop-up in the Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth on Sunday, December 1 and over 65 brands and businesses will feature at the Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire pop-up one week later on Sunday, December 8. Expect fashion, beauty, homewares, kids’ clothing and toys, food and drink, with new brands such as Bramble Green, Polly & Andy and Pawpear setting out their stalls alongside old favourites like Danu Ceramics, Cleo Prickett and Mella’s Fudg.
