Dominique McMullan

Geraldine Carton and Kate Hynes make Mother Art House, a new initiative designed to nurture creativity and foster genuine connection. The world feels a little fractured and fast-paced right now doesn’t it? People are craving real connection and a break from the relentlessness. Enter Geraldine Carton and Kate Hynes—two Dublin-based artists carving out space for something slower, more intentional, and very human.

After feeling professionally overlooked during pregnancy, Sara Stokes began to question everything, from workplace culture to what women are offered at this life stage. That moment of clarity became the foundation for her thriving business; here she chats to Dominique McMullan about the creation of her skincare brand – designed to support women at a stage too often overlooked.

Editorial Director Dominique McMullan hand-picks three gorgeous hotels within a two-hour drive of Dublin that are perfect for a weekend getaway. Airports are no fun, are they? In fact there is a particular kind of joy in going somewhere, and being able to avoid them completely. No airport queues, no overthinking what to pack. Just hopping in the car for an hour or two and arriving at just the break you need. No stress.