Dirty rotten scoundrelsTV REVIEW: The Street BBC1, Monday Freefall BBC1, Tuesday Property Snakes and Ladders Channel 4, Tuesday Coronation Street TV3…Sat Jul 18 2009 - 01:00
Creative kidsFighting Words, the creative writing centre for young people in Dublin, which opened its doors earlier this year, is keeping …Sat Jun 20 2009 - 01:00
Revamped redbrick with 50-metre gardenRATHGAR: €1.495M: TWO HOUSES on Victoria Road in Rathgar have undergone a complete transformation in recent months and one of…Thu Jun 18 2009 - 01:00
Go kidsMidsummer magic Although we’ve only seen the odd sunny day so far, next weekend marks midsummerSat Jun 13 2009 - 01:00
Life on the farm gets a liftTOURISM: FARMERS MORE than anyone know you can’t eat the scenery, and there can be few around the country who aren’t looking…Sat Jun 13 2009 - 01:00
NCR redbrick returns to life as fine family houseDUBLIN 7: €575,000: AS IS THE case with some of the period houses on the South Circular Road in Dublin, some of the houses lining…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Ruaille Buaille! Children’s Arts FestivalAny festival that calls itself Ruaille Buaille! is clearly in the business of providing high-octane fun for childrenSat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
Music for daddy's dayWhen there are face painters in the foyer and giant multicoloured animations brightening up the stage, you know that classical…Sat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
A holiday house with the beach at the end of the gardenCO WEXFORD: €450,000: NOWADAYS, ONLY particularly desirable houses make it into the auction rooms and it’s not surprising that…Thu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Fixer-upper beside the Luas has potentialDUBLIN 6: €1.2M: PASSENGERS ON the Luas green line who spend their journey wondering about the more interesting looking houses…Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Extended and refurbished with interior that turns on the styleDUBLIN 9 €1.3M: FOR SALE signs outside large, completely renovated houses in Glasnevin have been thin on the ground for the …Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Refurbished D6 redbrick in walk-in conditionA top-to-bottom renovation has turned this spacious Victorian house into a fine family-friendly home which comes with a 100 ft…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Grand interiors in Portobello Victorian redbrickOne of the largest and most interesting Victorian houses in the South Circular Road area is in walk-in conditionThu May 07 2009 - 01:00
Author's murder factory commits crimes of predictability against two genresBOOK OF THE DAY: BERNICE HARRISON reviews 8th Confession by James Patterson with Maxine Paetro Century 360 pp; £18.99Mon Apr 13 2009 - 01:00
Photographer's house to be snapped up at €1.5mPhotographer Richard Beer can make any interior look good – for decades he has photographed Dublin’s top houses for estate agents…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Rare auction sale may set new level in D4DONNYBROOK: €1.3M: 49 Eglinton Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 Five-bedroom semi which needs updating has 100ft back garden and plenty…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
New-build with good finishesDRUMCONDRA €650,000 OVER THE PAST few years, large side gardens in well-established suburbs became prime plots for new, one-…Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
New-build redbrick with clear sea viewsCLONTARF €1.6M: THE DEMOLITION of a small old bungalow on a prime piece of Dublin's Clontarf Road has made room for two fine…Thu Nov 13 2008 - 00:00
D6 home with cricket viewRANELAGH/EUR560,000: The front door opens directly into the livingroom where the most striking feature is the open fireplace…Thu Nov 06 2008 - 00:00
Nicely refurbished family home drops in priceDUBLIN/EUR2m: A WELL-LOCATED Victorian semi at 67 Sandymount Avenue has seen its price drop in the hunt for a buyerThu Nov 06 2008 - 00:00
Why pumpkins can pack a serious punchPumpkins are not just for fun - they're now serious business for farmers in IrelandFri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
Discreet grooming in DublinTHE CLIENTELE of the Grooming Rooms in Dublin have moved way beyond the 19 per cent of men who admitted using moisturiser every…Tue Sept 23 2008 - 01:00
Secret surprise in house with lots of bottleRANELAGH: €1.4M: THE LAST time the three-storey Edwardian house at 85 Ashfield Road changed hands it was in very different condition…Thu Sept 18 2008 - 01:00
A journey from plain looks to property pornThe property boom turned us all into experts: we were a nation obsessed with other people's houses - and the price of our ownThu Sept 18 2008 - 01:00
Life's a beach in a spacious home on Dublin's coastlineSUTTON - €4.2M: A lovely, rambling family home backing onto the beach has fantastic views, a putting green and a large extension…Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Blackrock villa with flexible layoutCO DUBLIN: €2.75M ONE OF THE FEW houses that sold at auction at the beginning of this year was on Waltham Terrace in Blackrock…Thu Sept 04 2008 - 01:00
Dying for an evening on rare delicaciesDINING: GOING TO a restaurant serving up "Eight Things to Eat before you Die" feels a little like tempting fateFri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
Neat front hides extensive bright interior in showhouse conditionDUBLIN 4: €1.29m A WELL PLANNED extension has really made a difference to this small house, changing its atomsphere entirely…Thu Jun 12 2008 - 01:00
Solid, sunny and spacious redbrick close to the city centreDUBLIN 6 €2.9M A LARGE redbrick Victorian semi-detached house at 77 Terenure Road East in Dublin 6 is for sale by private treaty…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Extended estate cottage with potential and 105ft gardenDUBLIN 6 €1.1M: DODDER WALK in Dublin 6 is made up of a terrace of five houses, once estate cottages for a long-gone Dartry …Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
Grat proportions and lots of room on leesonDUBLIN 6: €4.85M This large house holds its own on grand Leeson Park but is in need of some refurbishment, writes Bernice Harrison…Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
All en suite and luxury fittings in smart schemeDUBLIN 4: €1.65M The owner of this terraced house in the upmarket Edward Square development off Bloomfield Avenue in Donnybrook…Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
Devotion to design at TempleDUBLIN 6: €10M This fine six-bedroom house at Temple Villas, on Palmerston Road, has been extended, renovated and smartly modernised…Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
Lowest prices yet - from €199,000 in TallaghtPark Developments' Michael Cotter is putting it up to the market with the launch of a smartly fitted out low-priced scheme in…Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
Immaculate conversionDUBLIN 6: €1.45M The largest penthouse in a former convent building is a conversion like none other: it has high pitched ceilings…Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
College house sees the light from restorationHOWTH: €1.25m IT'S RARE that a national monument comes up for sale - and the buyers of this 600-year-old building on Abbey Street…Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Revamped Ranelagh two-bed near villageDUBLIN 6: €795,000 The owner bought the two-bed redbrick six years ago and completely renovated two years later, extending the…Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Good layout and simple style in former council homeDUBLIN 12 €400,000: WHAT A RELIEF to walk into a young architect's fully refurbished home and not find a chilly glass box extension…Thu Apr 24 2008 - 01:00
New build in Victorian style on leafy Orwell ParkDUBLIN 6W - €7.5M: ALTHOUGH THE builders have just moved out, the three new houses on Orwell Park in Rathgar already blend in…Thu Apr 24 2008 - 01:00
Smart makeover near ParkDONNYBROOK €785,000 HOUSES ON Home Villas tend to go for prices well in excess of what their square footage might indicate…Thu Feb 28 2008 - 00:00
Wrap your house up - from top to bottom - and watch your heating bills plummetHOME IMPROVEMENT Many houses are poorly insulated but retro-fitting is a viable optionThu Feb 28 2008 - 00:00
A sinking feelingFiction: Submarine By Joe Dunthorne Hamish Hamilton, 289pp. £16Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
€100,000 off spacious family five-bedCarrickmines/€1.9m: A detached five-bedroom house at 9 The Dales in Carrickmines Wood is for sale by private treaty through …Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
Renovated redbrick turns on styleHarolds Cross/ €1.2m: A renovated and extended period house at 1 Casimir Avenue, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6W is for sale by private…Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
Redbrick in flats needs makeoverBallsbridge €3.9m: It's a sign of how prestigious, posh and downright sought-after Wellington Road is that Colliers Jackson…Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
Spacious family four-bed with a high-specFoxrock: €2.2m: The owners of 12 Kelston Park in Foxrock were one of the first residents in this major development off Leopardstown…Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
The damage after the delugeCrime: The Tin Roof Blowdown By James Lee Burke Orion, 384pp. £12Sat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00
The last word - and it's goodbyeRadio Review Friends asked whether there was a tipping point, a moment when the radio was hurled out the window and the letter…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Shopping with the ScroogesRadio Review: Just when you think you've heard every possible angle on Christmas shopping - Pat Kenny's (Tuesday) producers…Sat Dec 22 2007 - 00:00
Looking for a bit of common decencyRadio Review: Didn't get to hear any radio this week? Lucky youSat Dec 01 2007 - 00:00
