Former ‘Project Runway’ contestant Irish American Emmett McCarthy is suing a former lover who threw scalding tea at him, causing him third-degree burns on his legs and genitals.

Grammy Award winning artist Carrie Underwood, lit up the stage at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in an illuminated custom THEIA ball gown, created by Kerry born designer Don O’Neill.

New York based Irish fashion designer Don O’Neill will make a special appearance at the fifth annual Kerry Fashion Weekend in March.

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A viable bomb discovered near a north Belfast primary school on Monday, was designed to maim and kill, the PSBI have said.

Irish designer Orla Kiely has received a massive boost from exposure such as Kate Middleton sporting her retro “Birdie” dress earlier this year. Kiely’s sales grew by 19 percent in the last year to a huge  $15.4 million.

Arthur Cox, one of the world’s leading law firms, in conjunction with the Irish International Business Network (IIBN) is set to host a fashion showcase event in New York as part of series of events designed to support Irish business by connecting Irish fashion designers with the business communities in Dublin, London, and New York. The events build on the success of a similar scale event hosted by the firm in London in 2011.

Ireland’s largest emporium for Irish designed products, Kilkenny, has just launched its new look website KilkennyShop.com in the US.

As Boston Fashion Week gets set to host their fifth annual Emerging Trends Runway Show, we are glad to hear that an Irish designer, Jennifer Rothwell has been invited to showcase her new clothing line, the Humming Bird Silk Digital SS13 at the show.

The deep water diving enthusiast and director of “Titanic” James Cameron has said that the “unsung heroes” of the ship’s disastrous first voyage were the Belfast shipbuilders who made it possible for passengers to escape.

An Irish entrepreneur living in New York has carved out a niche in the cut-throat fashion trade – making jeans from recycled beer bottles.

As the 100th anniversary of the Titanic approaches on April 15, one Irish fashion designer hopes to add a bit of style to the commemorations.

The Duchess of Cambridge wore a yet another dress by Irish designer Orla Kiely during a visit to a school in London last week.

Don O’Neill, designer and creator of the Theia label, was “honored” to get a call from Oprah Winfrey, who has fallen in love with his dresses. The media mogul wore a similar Theia dress on the cover of O Magazine last September and wanted to wear it while receiving her honorary Oscar statue on Sunday.