Sharon Ni Bheolain: sack the stylist

Oh Sharon Ni Bheolain, I remember when you first hit our tv screens. All at once there was a vision of beauty on the Nuacht of all places. Irish men were aflutter with excitement. Never before had so many men avidly watched the as gaelige version of the news with such rapt concentration. You did more for the revival of the Irish language than years of Peig and summers spent in the Gaeltacht.

But my god, what has happened? You moved to the Six One News and gradually a transformation occurred. Once a fresh faced beauty, now your delicate features are obfuscated with thick heavy makeup. Your blusher can be seen from space. Your eyeliner is so thick and black that Marilyn Manson would be envious. Your gorgeous hair is piled into a deeply unflattering updo - a style years older than you should be wearing. I saw shoulder pads the other night too.

See the picture above, to remind you of how Sharon used to look.

Who is responsible for this travesty? A Beaut.ie plea: please bring back the Sharon we know is underneath all that horrible makeup and hickey "style".