Portobello Institute Blog

Friendships are one of the most important relationships of human life. We use our friends to talk to at times of need, we share the joys of life with them as well as our hardships.Our children’s social skills are built over time during the fun, giggles and tears of childhood . Teaching children about how to make friends and form relationships, how to keep and build on …

RTE reported on the six o clock news last friday evening the difficult situation that the governments implementation mid year of the free preschool year is having on many childcare establishments. The report highlighted how many parents are holding off sending their children to preschool until the free scheme is in operation leaving many vacancies in preschools around the country. …

Straight from the catwalk shows in London and Milan, MAC Senior make up Artist – Lesley Keane show cased the trend looks for this coming season to our full time make -up artistry students and we going straight back to the 8O’S,think new romantics.” Lip Vicious” is a key look with the foundation having very clean, perfected lines of …

Lights, camera action! The fast paced energy of a fashion show is an aspiring and spectacular event but its the hard work behind the scenes that ensures everything goes according to plan. The Fashion students will be helping the models look amazing at the Fashion Shows at the Ideal Homes Exhibition this weekend. Enjoy the show!

With the chimes of Christmas in the near distance the working life of a visual merchandiser becomes ever more hectic. But don’t worry help is at hand with the Fashion Buying and Fashion Design students assisting the Harvey Nichols visual merchandising team. They will be creating a winter wonderland of fashion fantasies to tempt our purse strings.