21 hours agoNews TopicsComments Off on The Range slash price of ‘summer essential’ down to £5.99 & tan fans will love it – but people joke cheats will too
IF you’re a fake tan lover but can’t stand getting stubborn orange stains on your bedding, we’ve got just the thing for you.
There’s nothing worse than patchy and orange sheets with stains that are almost impossible to wash out, but thankfully, the Range has come to the rescue.
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The popular retailer is now selling the secret to stopping fake tan transferring onto your bedding and the best part? It will only cost you £5.59.
It is specially designed so you are able to sleep comfortably in your usual bedding – but without the mess and faff of trying to scrub out stains from your sheets.
Simply slip the black sheet between your duvet and fitted sheet and put your pillow inside the pillow compartment, to create a barrier between you and your bedding.
So say goodbye to your self-tan stained bed sheets with this luxurious bed sheet protector.
Fellow fake tan lovers can now enjoy a whopping 30% off and pay less than £6 for the beauty must-have, which is sure to come in handy this summer.
An essential for any keen self-tanners, the poppers allow easy access, while the protector covers your sheets and pillowcase to keep those pesky stains at bay.
The post, shared on the Range official Facebook page, has clearly impressed many, as it was only shared two days ago, but has quickly racked up over 2.4k likes.
A further 7,000 people flooded to comments, with many tagging their friends and other beauty buffs.
One person joked that the bargain find could also become a firm favourite amongst cheats.
”This reminds me of a time I cleaned an couple of executives flats.
”They had white sheets and always covered in tan. They were defo cheating on their wives!
”The secret life of a cleaner….I could seriously write a book.”
Another chimed in: ”I don’t need to worry about my white sheets anymore when I get tanned.”
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Review: “Not only does St. Moriz mousse leave you with a gorgeous bronzed glow, but it also smells fabulous – think Piña Colada on a sunny beach. At first, I was a little bit sceptical cause I’m a gradual fake tan girlie, but this quick developing St. Moriz number may change it all.”
Someone else chuckled: ”I should probs buy this instead of my white sheets looking like I’ve s**t the bed.”
Meanwhile, others shared how they keep their bedding pristine if you don’t have the Range store nearby.
”I just get inside an old duvet cover and sleep in that.”
”Shower curtain out of the £ shop does the job,”a beauty lover wrote.
21 hours agoNews TopicsComments Off on I’ve tried for ages to potty train my toddler, then he watched ONE Ms Rachel’s video and started doing it immediately
A MUM has been left stunned after her toddler managed to conquer potty training after watching just one Ms Rachel video.
The 32-year-old explained in a clip on TikTok that she had tried for some time to potty train her little boy, but it hasn’t “been going that well”.
tiktok/adhdandlatinaA mum has shared her shock after her son nailed potty training after watching Ms Rachel’s new video once[/caption]
youtube/msrachelThe much-loved star sings about “poop feelings” and when to use the potty[/caption]
youtube/msrachelAnd it’s working a treat for loads of children all over the world[/caption]
So when her husband sent her a video of someone saying that their toddler had potty trained themselves after watching Ms Rachel’s new video, she thought it couldn’t hurt to try.
And imagine her surprise when just one viewing of the catchy video was enough to make her son start taking it seriously.
“I watched it today with my toddler and later, as he was eating a popsicle, he stopped and said ‘I have a poop feeling’, which is what Ms Rachel says in her video,” she marvelled.
When he said that, she told him “let’s go”, took him to the potty and he did it.
“And wow everyone, Ms Rachel!” she said.
“I mean I’m sure we all know Ms Rachel for so many reasons, she is a real one!”
And in the comments, the mum quickly found out she wasn’t the only parent to have found the Ms Rachel video a game changer.
“That episode completely changed our potty training journey too!” one wrote.
“Protect Ms Rachel at all costs!!
“MY ONE AND HALF YR OLD WATCHED IT TWICE- TWIIIIICE,” another shouted.
“He’s been using the damn potty ever since- it’s been like what a WEEK since it released?
“THANK GOD FOR THAT WOMAN!”
“My 22 mo watched the episode Thursday and by Sunday she had pooped in the potty,” a third admitted.
“The video is brilliant. My toddler is only 18months and she’s doing so well in her potty training,” someone else wrote.
“We watched this episode for a few days and out of nowhere, my toddler is running to the bathroom saying, ‘I have to potty!!!'” another gasped.
“How many times did he watch it before this happened???” someone else asked the mum.
Who is Ms Rachel?
SHE'S arguably the most famous person on kids' TV at the moment, and has just had a whole line of toys and booked released for her fans.
But just where did Ms Rachel come from, and how did she find fame?
Ms Rachel’s real name is Rachel Griffin Accurso, and she worked as a music teacher in a public pre-school in New York before starting her YouTube channel.
The Songs for Littles channel was created after she discovered there were barely any resources for her son, who had a speech delay.
The tunes, made up from classic children’s songs and nursery rhymes, with a twist, were composed by Rachel and her husband – Broadway composer Aron Accurso.
She also started on TikTok, where she acquired over two and a half million followers by March 2023.
She has also faced her fair share of controversy, such as when she offered to sell Cameo videos to raise money for Save the Children – mentioning the Gaza Strip, Sudan, Ukraine, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Rachel said she was “bullied online” for the move, and has since disabled comments on some of her Instagram, TikTok and YouTube posts.
The highly-anticipated Ms Rachel toys were released in September, and are expected to be one of the biggest sellers this Christmas.
To which she replied: “Just once!”
“What juju did Ms Rachel activate to get all these kids hypnotised into action???” another questioned.
With someone else replying: “I’m not a mum but let me tell you… I had my baby nephew while my brother and wife was out of the country and Ms Rachel saved my life!”
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21 hours agoNews TopicsComments Off on New Annie McCarrick body find hopes with cadaver dog helping murder probe dig & suspect known to her quizzed over alibis
A DIG for the body of US woman Annie McCarrick is due to begin today — 32 years after she vanished, The Irish Sun can reveal.
Gardai sensationally swooped in and arrested a man in his 60s on suspicion of murder yesterday morning — the first ever made in the case.
Annie McCarrick went missing on March 26, 1993An Garda Siochana/PA WireA man in his 60s has been arrested as part of the investigation into his murderGardai have searched a house in Clondalkin in connection the probe but stressed the current occupants are not involvedPadraig O'Reilly
We have learned that the suspect — who was known to Annie — is being quizzed over more than five separate alibis which the gardai are probing for any possible contradictions.
It is understood the suspect denies any involvement in her disappearance.
While he was being brought into custody yesterday, a digger, a skip, and power tools along with dozens of cops arrived at a home in Clondalkin in southwest Dublin as a major search got underway.
The property has undergone extensive renovations over the years.
However, gardai stressed its current occupiers “are not connected in any way” to the case.
Officers are probing if Annie visited the house.
The search there is expected to last a number of days involving both technical and forensic examinations.
Senior sources say a cadaver dog, understood to be the PSNI’s canine, is also on standby and will be brought into the search if officers call for it.
American Annie was last seen alive on March 26, 1993 in Sandymount in south Dublin.
Despite extensive investigations, her body has never been found, nor have any definitive answers.
After the case was upgraded to murder two years ago, the gardai focused on two men who sources say were among her many friends.
Both have assisted with inquiries over the years, with one of them interviewed abroad in recent times.
The second man was the suspect lifted between 7am and 8am yesterday morning when detectives from Irishtown Garda Station landed at his home, which is outside Dublin.
Gardai conducted what sources say was a “cursory search” of the property, but it was not invasive.
‘DISCREPANCIES IN ACCOUNTS’
The suspect, aged in his early 60s, is a married man.
A source told The Irish Sun: “Gardai are focusing on inconsistencies and discrepancies in the accounts previously given to them by this man.”
The source revealed they are probing whether false alibis may have been created at the time.
They added: “There is fresh information in terms of what they are focusing on regarding what cropped up during the reviews of the case and developments with speaking to others too.
“This man would have been known to Annie at the time of her disappearance. He hasn’t lived in Dublin for some time.”
POTENTIAL ASSAULT PROBE
The man can be questioned for 24 hours, excluding breaks for up to eight hours sleep, and will have to be released or charged today.
Gardai are also probing allegations the suspect once assaulted Annie whilst he was intoxicated.
The major arrest and search op is being led by an investigation team from the DMR South Central Division, Serious Crime Unit based at Irishtown Garda Station under the direction of a senior investigating officer.
It also has the assistance of the Serious Crime Review Team, aka the Cold Case unit, along with the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
RESTRICTED AIRSPACE
A temporary restricted airspace has been put in place by the Irish Aviation Authority over the search, banning drones from flying overhead.
Born on March 21, 1967, Annie was 26 years old at the time of her disappearance.
Originally from New York in the US, she was an only child of Nancy and John, who died in 2009 without any answers.
“There is fresh information in terms of what they are focusing on regarding what cropped up during the reviews of the case and developments with speaking to others too.”
An Irish Sun source
As a teenager, Annie visited Ireland on a school trip and fell in love with the country and way of life.
When she returned back to the US, she told her parents of her intention to return here to live.
She did and in the 1980s, she completed her third level studies at St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra and at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth before returning to New York in 1991.
There she hit the books once more at Stoney Brook University, New York.
DAY OF HER DISAPPERANCE
She moved back to Dublin permanently on January 4, 1993, and settled into rental accommodation at St Catherine’s Court, Sandymount, Dublin 4.
On Friday, March 26 of that year, almost four months later, Annie spoke to her two other flatmates before they both headed off home for the weekend.
She made arrangements with other friends inviting them to her apartment for dinner the following day.
But when they turned up that evening, she was not there.
REPORT MADE
On Sunday, March 28, her friends began to worry as they discovered she had not turned up to work all weekend.
That evening, her pals discovered her groceries — that had been purchased by Annie on the Friday morning in Quinnsworth on Sandymount Road — had been left unpacked in shopping bags in her home.
A receipt confirmed the date and time of purchase as 26/03/1993 at 11.02am, and this is the last confirmed activity of Annie.
She was reported missing by a friend at Irishtown Garda Station on the evening of Sunday, March 28, 1993.
‘SHE WAS VERY RELIABLE’
Tragically, Annie’s mother Nancy had been due to meet up with her doting daughter on March 30 that year, just four days after the disappearance.
Nancy travelled over but her intended holiday turned into a nightmare.
Speaking in 2023, Nancy, who is in her 80s now, said: “She was funny. Yes, she was very reliable.
“She was conscientious. She wasn’t fearful. She couldn’t find fault with Ireland.
“It makes a huge difference to hear her case has been upgraded to a murder investigation.
‘A GRAVE TO VISIT’
You never know, it might prompt someone to come forward after all these years.
“As for justice or retribution, I have no interest in it at all.
“My fondest wish would just be to find out what happened to her. To be able to have a grave to visit.”
Gardai said that they will continue to keep the family of Annie fully updated in relation to the investigation and have been fully apprised of the developments.
INFORMATION APPEAL
A spokesman said: “An Garda Siochana appeals to anyone with information, no matter how small or insignificant that they might believe it to be, to contact the investigation team.
“Any information will be welcomed by the investigation team, and will be treated in the strictest confidence.
The investigation team can be contacted at Irishtown Garda Station on 01 666 9600 or anyone who wishes to provide information confidentially should contact the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.”
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21 hours agoNews TopicsComments Off on Hiqa must’ve been wearing blindfolds inspecting nursing homes – Gov will make vows but similar scandal will happen again
GARDAI confirmed yesterday that they will investigate the shocking allegations of abuse aired during RTE’s expose of privately-run nursing homes — and it’s about time.
The documentary was filmed at two nursing homes run by the for-profit company, Emeis Ireland.
Audeon Guy appeared in the shocking nursing home exposeRTEThe Guy family described their shock and distress at seeing footageRTE
While just two nursing homes featured in the documentary, it once again raises questions about the entire nursing home industry and how it is run and monitored in Ireland.
Undercover footage found a litany of repeated care failings, including chronic staff shortages, vulnerable residents left unsupervised, the inappropriate handling of frail older people and a lack of basic supplies such as towels, bedsheets, gloves and sanitary wipes.
Incontinent residents were left to sit in their own urine for long periods, too.
And for that standard of care, their families paid a pretty penny. The outrage has been universal. How could it not be?
But much of the commentary from politicians and health bodies in the aftermath rings particularly hollow.
This isn’t the first time privately-run, for-profit nursing homes have been exposed in Ireland.
The politicians and those in charge of our health services were equally aghast 20 years ago when RTE exposed massive failings at Leas Cross nursing home in Swords, Co Dublin.
In the wake of that scandal, the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) was set up, charged with ensuring proper care standards in the nursing home sector.
Have they been doing their job since? Well, if they had been on the case, they would have found out what RTE did using just two undercover care assistants. But Hiqa didn’t.
They inspected Beneavin Manor in Glasnevin in May and November 2024 and found it to be “substantially compliant”.
FAMILY’S FURY
Hiqa reported residents being very happy, finding the care home was well managed, and that the quality and safety of the services provided were of a good standard.
They must have been wearing blindfolds when they visited. The family of Audeon Guy, an 80-year-old resident of Beneavin Manor, went public after footage showed Mr Guy being guided along a corridor at pace to his bedroom by two carers to change his incontinence pad.
One steers his walking frame while the other holds the waist of his trousers.
Confused, Audeon lashes out before being forced into his room, where his trousers are pulled down and he is pushed into an armchair.
Audeon’s son Paul told RTE: “No one should be handled like our father was. These are human beings who lost their dignity and no one should have to go through that.”
FAILURES CAUSED SUFFERING
Bottom line, Hiqa’s failures caused residents to suffer. If they’d been on top of their game, they’d have uncovered the truth and the reality.
But somehow, the wool was pulled over their eyes.
In the wake of Leas Cross 20 years ago, the state promised the abuse of elderly residents in nursing homes would never happen again.
Apart from establishing Hiqa, the state then largely washed its hands of the nursing homes sector, abandoning publicly run nursing homes to the private sector.
Today, 80 per cent of nursing home beds are provided by for-profit, privately-owned companies.
REAL RISK
When profit is the first motivation in any care system, there is a real risk that the needs of residents come a distant second.
RTE’s programme proves the point. Yes, it only featured two nursing homes, but who’s to say the same level of appalling care doesn’t exist in some other privately-run institutions?
Would you trust a Hiqa report now? The family of Audeon Guy certainly can’t.
They read 17 Hiqa reports on nursing homes before deciding to send their dad to Beneavin Manor.
‘IT SEEMED TO BE FINE’
Son Paul told RTE: “For Beneavin Manor, we read the reports, and it seemed to be a very safe place to go.
“We looked at the brochures, and I went and did the tour. It seemed to be fine.”
Like a lot of things in the country, appearances can be (and are) deceiving.
Hiqa’s report into Beneavin Manor wasn’t worth the paper it was written on.
The Guy family are now looking at another nursing home for their dad.
NO TRUST
But the task of finding one they are happy with is now much more difficult because trust in the regulatory system (Hiqa) has evaporated.
Paul went on: “Who do we trust? I want to be assured that the Hiqa reports actually substantiate what they’re saying, but at the moment I don’t believe them, so who do I trust?
“Where’s the best place for our dad to go?”
The government will squirm in their seats for a while. Action plans will be promised.
“Learnings” will be pledged. Reviews conducted.
And as time goes by, all will be forgotten again and it’ll be swept under the carpet, unresolved.
And we’ll be back in ten years with more revelations of abuse of our old people. It’s the way Ireland works.
HOUSE IT ALLOWED?
WE’RE in the midst of an extraordinary housing crisis and derelict buildings continue to plague our towns and cities.
It’s a national scandal that vacant, rotten buildings are allowed to REMAIN vacant and rotting.
It’s a national scandal that vacant, rotten buildings sit idealGetty
But when those in government can barely tie their own shoelaces, it’s not surprising.
Especially when you consider that among the greatest culprits for vacancy are arms of the state.
CIE has owned several vacant buildings in Dublin since the 1980s. The Department of Education has owned four derelict properties in Dublin 1 since 2013.
And the HSE owns four vacant buildings on James Street.
Then there’s the Land Development Agency – tasked with increasing the supply of homes by making more effective use of State and other lands – which has owned three vacant buildings at Thomas Court in the capital since 2021.
Oh, and they plan to demolish them. Just what we need. As I’ve argued and will continue to argue till I’m red in the face, the entire system’s rotten.
RULE RUFF ON DOGS
THE Ayatollah has issued a fatwa on PET DOGS.
Yes, you read that right. Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, believes hounds are impure and wants authorities to crack down on anyone walking their pooch in public.
His logic: A dog’s saliva or hair would render anything it touched – like a person, clothing or a surface – impure.
And his fatwa concluded: “Prayer is invalid with the presence of dog hair.”
Even so, pet ownership is high in Iran.
Animal surgeon Dr Damoon Ansari said: “Pets, including dogs, have become integral to Iranian culture, even in religious households. Whether officials approve or not, they can’t eliminate the millions of pets in Iran.”
You’d think Iran’s government would have more pressing issues, but obviously not!
DIVE INTO THE PROBLEM
FROM the outside looking in, everything in Irish swimming is going, well, swimmingly.
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On top of that, Danielle Hill and Ellen Walshe made the finals of their respective strokes.
However, on closer inspection, all is not well in the Irish swimming community.
None of our medal winners is actually coached on these shores, while Hill and Walsh are also trained outside the High Performance.
Earlier this month, Jon Rudd ended eight years with Swim Ireland as the National Performance Director to take up a role for the Saudi Arabia Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
Days later, a BBC Panorama documentary detailed a litany of allegations against Rudd from his time as a swimming coach in the UK.
‘TOXIC’ CULTURE
Ruta Meilutyteė – who won gold for the UK at the London 2012 Olympics – said Rudd left her “broken” by his “toxic” regime.
She is among 12 former swimmers to speak out against the alleged culture at Plymouth Leander, where Rudd coached from 1989 to 2017.
The programme, which aired last month, was a difficult watch.
In a statement, Swim Ireland said there was “no suggestion or indication of welfare issues” during Rudd’s eight-year tenure.
Meanwhile, the governing body is also embroiled in a bizarre row with a voluntary swim group, Leinster Open Sea, over the running of sea races in and around Dublin.
RACE ROW
The clash saw two separate Liffey Swims arranged in 2024, laughably devaluing the historic and iconic race.
And Swim Ireland were criticised last year for spending hundreds of thousands of euros on three “pop-up pools”, two of which sat in storage.
So, is swimming here in rude health because of Swim Ireland, or in spite of them?
Swim Ireland faces questions over how they run Irish swimming.
They should be called before the Dail’s Sports Committee to answer them.
DIVIDED STATES OF AMERICA
THE battle for America’s soul is underway. Violent protests erupted after President Trump’s ICE agents carried out a series of immigration raids on Los Angeles.
Demos have continued every day since, despite Trump sending in thousands of National Guard troops and 700 marines.
Donald Trump sent thousands of National Guard troops and 700 marines to the raidsGetty
The deployment of Federal forces, right, against the wishes of California’s Governor, Gavin Newsom, has only served to harden the resolve of protesters.
Indeed, protests have spread to other US cities, including San Francisco, Chicago and New York.
Trump has doubled down, vowing to continue the deeply unpopular immigration sweeps across the US.
Governor Newsom has described Trump’s actions as an assault on democracy.
He’s leading the charge against MAGA and may well be the Democratic challenger to become the next President as a result.
TOP TIPS OF THE WEEK
VEGETARIANS coming to dinner? Simply serve them a nice bit of steak or veal.
Since they’re always going on about how tofu, Quorn, meat substitute etc tastes exactly like the real thing, they won’t know any difference.
Gamblers, convince fellow punters that you have some inside knowledge by simply cheering every race winner and then counting a wad of cash in your pocket.
SORRY to anyone expecting to read the column over the past two weeks.
I’d fecked off to Italy with the intention of sending a dispatch, but decided to switch off entirely. You need that every now and again.
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