Emer Harrington
@emerharrington.bsky.social
Freelance Features Journalist
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Stay Well: What are NAD supplements, and can they really help us to age better and live longer? @independent.ie www.independent.ie/life/health-...
Stay Well: What are NAD supplements, and can they really help us to age better and live longer?
NAD is the latest biohacking health trend sweeping TikTok, with influencers and celebrities injecting or taking supplements in pill form in an effort to boost energy levels and slow down ageing.
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April 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Stay Well: What are NAD supplements, and can they really help us to age better and live longer? @independent.ie www.independent.ie/life/health-...
Stay Well: All my friends are using period tracker apps. Should I? @independent.ie www.independent.ie/life/health-...
Stay Well: All my friends are using period tracker apps. Should I?
Period tracker apps have exploded in popularity in recent years. The top three – Clue, Flo and Period Tracker – have over 250 million downloads worldwide. A 2024 global study by Oxford University foun...
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April 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Stay Well: All my friends are using period tracker apps. Should I? @independent.ie www.independent.ie/life/health-...
'After my brother died I turned to sea swimming and found it profoundly healing'
New work for @irishexaminer.bsky.social today
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New work for @irishexaminer.bsky.social today
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After my brother died I turned to sea swimming and found it profoundly healing
The death of Emma Simpson’s brother prompted her to go back to the sea, where she found a community of swimmers, says Emer Harrington
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March 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
'After my brother died I turned to sea swimming and found it profoundly healing'
New work for @irishexaminer.bsky.social today
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New work for @irishexaminer.bsky.social today
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Irish businesses will struggle to compete with Amazon ie, both online and in the high street.
Shop direct with your Irish retailers, who already exist.
Support local, not the billionaires.
Shop direct with your Irish retailers, who already exist.
Support local, not the billionaires.
March 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Irish businesses will struggle to compete with Amazon ie, both online and in the high street.
Shop direct with your Irish retailers, who already exist.
Support local, not the billionaires.
Shop direct with your Irish retailers, who already exist.
Support local, not the billionaires.
Everyone’s talking about: ASMR – but what is it and does it actually reduce stress?
I asked some experts for @independent.ie
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I asked some experts for @independent.ie
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Everyone’s talking about: ASMR – but what is it and does it actually reduce stress?
Have you ever felt your brain tingle? You may have experienced Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR), an involuntary tingling sensation that moves down the spine from the scalp, usually triggere...
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March 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Everyone’s talking about: ASMR – but what is it and does it actually reduce stress?
I asked some experts for @independent.ie
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I asked some experts for @independent.ie
www.independent.ie/life/health-...
Stay Well: What is Red Light Therapy and can it really alleviate pain and give me perfect skin? @independent.ie www.independent.ie/life/health-...
Stay Well: What is Red Light Therapy and can it really alleviate pain and give me perfect skin?
If you follow the latest health and beauty trends, you’ve probably seen celebrities and influencers on social media wearing white masks that emit glowing red light. Red Light therapy (RLT) has surged ...
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March 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Stay Well: What is Red Light Therapy and can it really alleviate pain and give me perfect skin? @independent.ie www.independent.ie/life/health-...
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A screenshot for the ages
March 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A screenshot for the ages
Just picked this up at the library and can't wait to read.
Roisín O’Donnell longlisted for £30,000 Women’s Prize for Fiction
Nesting, set in contemporary Dublin, is the story of a young pregnant mother who flees her abusive husband with their two young children
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Nesting, set in contemporary Dublin, is the story of a young pregnant mother who flees her abusive husband with their two young children
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Roisín O’Donnell longlisted for £30,000 Women’s Prize for Fiction
Nesting, set in contemporary Dublin, is the story of a young pregnant mother who flees her abusive husband with their two young children
www.irishtimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Just picked this up at the library and can't wait to read.
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We enjoyed the @netflix.com series #applecidervinegar so much that we’ve recorded a bonus episode to discuss it with @emerharrington.bsky.social pod.fo/e/2b3666
The Cinemile: BONUS: Apple Cider Vinegar
For this bonus episode Cathy is joined by lifestyle and health journalist Emer Harrington. They discuss the Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar, about the downfall of wellness scammer Belle Gibson. ...
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March 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We enjoyed the @netflix.com series #applecidervinegar so much that we’ve recorded a bonus episode to discuss it with @emerharrington.bsky.social pod.fo/e/2b3666
New work today for @independent.ie:
Everyone’s talking about: EMDR – but what is it and how does it work? www.independent.ie/life/health-...
Everyone’s talking about: EMDR – but what is it and how does it work? www.independent.ie/life/health-...
Everyone’s talking about: EMDR – but what is it and how does it work?
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is growing in popularity as an alternative to traditional talk therapy. Sandra Bullock has spoken about how EMDR helped her overcome Post-Traumatic...
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February 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
New work today for @independent.ie:
Everyone’s talking about: EMDR – but what is it and how does it work? www.independent.ie/life/health-...
Everyone’s talking about: EMDR – but what is it and how does it work? www.independent.ie/life/health-...
Stay Well: What are seed oils and are they really bad for our health? www.independent.ie/life/health-...
Stay Well: What are seed oils and are they really bad for our health?
Seed oils have faced a lot of heat in recent times. In the US, Donald Trump’s controversial pick for Health Secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has said Americans risk being “unknowingly poisoned” by seed...
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February 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Stay Well: What are seed oils and are they really bad for our health? www.independent.ie/life/health-...
I loved compiling this guide to Galentine's events happening in Cork for @echolive.bsky.social. This dreary weather calls for more colourful crafting, yoga & sauna, and Nora Ephron movies.
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Grab the girls: Host of Galentine's events taking place in Cork
A host of events are taking place in Cork this week to celebrate female friendships. Emer Harrington shares the details.
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February 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I loved compiling this guide to Galentine's events happening in Cork for @echolive.bsky.social. This dreary weather calls for more colourful crafting, yoga & sauna, and Nora Ephron movies.
www.echolive.ie/wow/arid-415...
www.echolive.ie/wow/arid-415...
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Emer Harrington @emerharrington.bsky.social picked one of tomorrow’s films for her Galentine’s article
February 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Emer Harrington @emerharrington.bsky.social picked one of tomorrow’s films for her Galentine’s article
It was such a treat to visit this beautiful artist residency in East Cork recently and speak to Richard Forrest, the artist who built it. In today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Co Cork artists' residency: 'My father always spoke about our blood being sown into the field'
Richard Forrest has transformed a portion of the family farm at Redbarn, East Cork, into a haven of creativity
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February 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
It was such a treat to visit this beautiful artist residency in East Cork recently and speak to Richard Forrest, the artist who built it. In today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Everyone’s talking about: Mouth taping – new piece for @independent.ie www.independent.ie/life/health-...
Everyone’s talking about: Mouth taping – but does it deliver on promises of better sleep and firmer jawlines?
While scrolling on social media recently, you may have seen videos of people taping their lips shut at night, and wondered what it was all about. Mouth taping has become a popular way of preventing mo...
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February 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Everyone’s talking about: Mouth taping – new piece for @independent.ie www.independent.ie/life/health-...
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More and more women are taking up climbing and excelling at it. What is it about this sport that they love so much?
'The fear never goes away': Meet the women scaling new heights
As part of our WoW! Reset series, EMER HARRINGTON chats to three Cork-based women about the hobby that has them literally climbing the walls
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January 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
More and more women are taking up climbing and excelling at it. What is it about this sport that they love so much?
Spoke to Orla McAndrew about building her zero waste wedding business, getting out of her own way, and how her new book Larder came to be.
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The Cork chef behind the most stylish zero-waste weddings
Orla McAndrew went from being a stay-at-home mum to a sustainable caterer who landed a book deal for her simple, thrifty recipes
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January 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Spoke to Orla McAndrew about building her zero waste wedding business, getting out of her own way, and how her new book Larder came to be.
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
I had the pleasure of speaking to two incredible women for this article, who kindly shared their stories to show other women that you don't need to wait for the 'right' person to have a family. You can be the right person.
January 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I had the pleasure of speaking to two incredible women for this article, who kindly shared their stories to show other women that you don't need to wait for the 'right' person to have a family. You can be the right person.
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Already it is nearly 10 minutes lighter than the shortest day of the year, and by next Friday it will be 20 mins lighter.
Baby steps, but we’re getting there.
Baby steps, but we’re getting there.
January 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Already it is nearly 10 minutes lighter than the shortest day of the year, and by next Friday it will be 20 mins lighter.
Baby steps, but we’re getting there.
Baby steps, but we’re getting there.
Wrote about sound baths for today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social, and gave one a go myself. Very cool experience, and so relaxing! www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pe...
Should you try a sound bath? I did — here's what I learned
Good vibrations can boost physical and emotional wellbeing say sound practitioners — so Emer Harrington tries a sound bath for herself
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December 3, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Wrote about sound baths for today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social, and gave one a go myself. Very cool experience, and so relaxing! www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pe...
I spoke to some of the female candidates running in Cork constituencies. There's currently only 1 female TD in Cork (out of 18). Time for an increase?
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Will Cork have female TDs after the general election?
EMER HARRINGTON meets some of the female candidates in Cork running for election this month
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November 20, 2024 at 1:15 PM
I spoke to some of the female candidates running in Cork constituencies. There's currently only 1 female TD in Cork (out of 18). Time for an increase?
www.echolive.ie/wow/arid-415...
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