Outdoor spaces: ‘Let’s not waste this chance to do something really creative’Four architects imagine the future of outdoor performance spacesSat Mar 20 2021 - 05:00
Just want to be left alone? Try this Cork getaway fit for the stars for €6.35mBallinacurra House, retreat for media-shy celebrities and royalty, has rented for €40,000 a weekThu Mar 18 2021 - 06:00
‘It was love at first sit!’ The household items that make their owners happySeven creative people share the moments of joy that domestic objects bring themSat Mar 13 2021 - 00:00
A woman’s life: ‘I got married at 16. I’ve nine kids. I don’t worry’Women and girls of all ages on equality, happiness, social media and life in Ireland todaySat Mar 06 2021 - 06:00
Walk in to easy living in Rathgar six bed for €1.625mThis large home has six bedrooms and is in interiors-shoot perfect conditionFri Mar 05 2021 - 11:43
City townhouse has it all – including garden – for €1.1mThree-bedroom house in Dublin 2 has a shared park at its centreThu Mar 04 2021 - 06:00
Idealised futures where the sky is always blueAn exhibition at the IAA inspires another look at architects’ models and drawingsWed Feb 24 2021 - 05:00
New Voices offers fresh perspective on art in IrelandSeries aims to promote and connect work of migrant and culturally diverse artistsWed Feb 10 2021 - 05:00
Genius in the house: Inspired interiors of world's most famous creativesLife Meets Art explores the houses of the world’s most cultured and creative legendsSat Feb 06 2021 - 00:00
Unleash your creativity: Ways to get crafty at homeFrom jigsaws to art from your fridge, there are mental health benefits from make-and-doSat Jan 30 2021 - 06:00
‘I’d go for a pint with Willem de Kooning and dinner with Francis Bacon’A new biography sheds new light on the enigma that is Francis BaconSun Jan 24 2021 - 05:00
Painting Dublin: A visual history of Ireland’s capital cityBefore now, emphasis was placed on rural landscape and western seaboard in Irish art. This book takes a very different approachSat Jan 09 2021 - 06:00
Reimagining a different future for urban communitiesReimagine is a new architecture project that wants you to shape the futureWed Dec 16 2020 - 05:00
Restoring country home glory takes blood, sweat and tearsFrom dry rot to ultra high net worth lunch guests, the struggle to make a historic house paySat Dec 12 2020 - 06:00
Dublin by Design: Meticulously illustrated look at city architectureContributors look at the history of Dublin to imagine an even better futureSat Dec 12 2020 - 05:00
Rest assured: Christmas hotel deals, plus new year offers and experiencesWhether for sleepovers or special and surprising gifts, Ireland’s hotels have you coveredSun Dec 06 2020 - 06:00
My pet and me: ‘They just make everything better’Familiar faces on their ‘calming’ alpacas, Basset Hound bosses and magnificent horsesSat Nov 28 2020 - 06:00
The misunderstood, useless and brilliant artists of the Irish diasporaPost-Famine identity and the diaspora are the focus of a book rich in anecdote and detailSat Nov 28 2020 - 05:00
How an old slating knife helped reunite a family through the generationsThe couple behind Slated explain how their work led them to find a new relativeSat Nov 21 2020 - 06:00
A match made in kitchen garden heaven in KilkennyA walled garden was part of Jane Willoughby’s dream home. Then she saw this oneSat Nov 21 2020 - 06:00
Rare piece of heaven in inspiring Wicklow setting for €2.35mActor Julia Roberts briefly rented Glanmore Hall near Ashford while filming in IrelandThu Nov 19 2020 - 06:00
‘Everything starts here’ - Waterford well of Lismore biscuiteer inspirationHow Beth-Ann Smith and Ken Madden make tasty magic from their Lismore homeSat Nov 07 2020 - 06:00
Outdoors is the future of live performance, and it’s time to get it rightImagine a cello recital in a handball alley or a play at a local GAA pitchWed Oct 28 2020 - 05:00
Graphic Studio Dublin continues to make a lasting impressionTo mark the studio’s 60th, Louise Leonard explains how to make print magicSat Oct 24 2020 - 06:00
Dreaming small has become big businessFrom Tiny House Nation to a book on Living Little small living spaces are having a momentSat Oct 17 2020 - 06:00
The safe way to staycation in Dublin this mid-termFrom family hotel breaks to grown-up treats, outdoor activities to socially distanced cultureSat Oct 17 2020 - 06:00
Festival in a Van: Bringing live performance to your door in a Covid-safe fashionHere's an Irish solution to the coronavirus-shuts-down-the-arts problemMon Oct 05 2020 - 05:00
The Irish photographer capturing sublime global interiorsIrish photographer Simon Watson’s new book lingers on some truly astonishing interiors, and livesSat Sept 26 2020 - 06:00
‘Even in a pre-Covid world, Mirror Pavilion would have been spectacular’John Gerrard’s spectacular new work in Galway reflects worlds we cannot usually seeSat Aug 29 2020 - 05:00
Go fishing to Boyne Valley hideaway for €995kAn hour from Dublin this hidden haven will tick a lot of boxes for buyers seeking a country idyllThu Aug 20 2020 - 06:00
Dublin Fringe Festival 2020: Making lemonade in a year of lemonsEven amid the pandemic, the festival is about ‘new pathways, inspiration and discovery’Sat Aug 08 2020 - 05:00
Shooting soldiers in a handball alley: Amelia Stein’s The BloodsDefence Forces personnel appear in all their guises in the photographer’s powerful portraitsWed Aug 05 2020 - 05:00
Get moving: 12 great Irish activity breaksFrom whale watching to cruising the byways of Ireland in a campervan, the countryside awaitsSat Aug 01 2020 - 06:00
Kilkenny festival to present mixture of virtual and live events‘Bringing people back together is really important,’ says director Olga BarryTue Jul 21 2020 - 05:00
Ten hotel deals to get you going – and stayingFancy some falconry or hiring an entire castle? Irish hotels await your staycationMon Jul 20 2020 - 06:00
Room with a view: How David Hockney created digital art for a lockdownA new book of works by David Hockney drawn on an iPad a decade ago resonates todaySat Jul 18 2020 - 05:00
West Cork haven with one of the best views in Ireland for €1.35mFour-bed Colla Point House in Schull enjoys direct access to the coastlineThu Jul 16 2020 - 06:00
Live in Marlfield elegance in Wexford for €890,000Ideal family home with five bedrooms set in idyllic countrysideWed Jul 15 2020 - 06:00
Theatre was broken before Covid – now there’s no going backWhy would theatremakers want to return to the ‘old normal’ of overwork and underpay?Sat Jul 11 2020 - 05:00
Hidden haven on two garden acres in Kildare for €940kRoslevin outside Naas makes an idyllic countryside setting for a growing familyThu Jul 09 2020 - 09:42
Cottage luxury in every inch of suburban hideaway for €995kCleverly redesigned three-bedroom property full of light and modern comfortsWed Jul 08 2020 - 06:00
Up on a pedestal: Repurposing plinths as public art spaceDerry’s Walker Plinth points enlightened way ahead after kicking over the statuesMon Jul 06 2020 - 05:00
‘I spent lockdown renovating a little piece of heaven’With work cancelled, Gemma Tipton found herself helping out with a cottage and stables renovationSat Jul 04 2020 - 06:00
Have arts and culture been demoted again?Arts shuffles back into department title as culture sector faces existential threatSat Jul 04 2020 - 05:00
The best artworks to see in Ireland’s reopened galleriesFeast your eyes on the classic works, or check out some completely new visual artWed Jul 01 2020 - 05:00
The great getaway: Where to stay in Ireland this summerWe all need a break from our enforced break, so pick one of these destinationsSun Jun 14 2020 - 06:00
Big thinking makes a small North Strand terrace greatInner city refurb makes strong argument for changing city centre planning guidelinesSat Jun 06 2020 - 06:00
Cabin fever: Why the humble garden shed is having a momentLockdown has unlocked possibilities for turning the garden shed into a useful retreatSun May 24 2020 - 06:00
No headsets, one-way systems: Reopening Ireland’s museumsGalleries and museums set to open alongside hairdressers in Government’s plansThu May 21 2020 - 05:00
Want to rescue an Irish ruin? It's not an impossible dreamRIAI iniative shows rescuing old buildings is easier than you might thinkSat May 16 2020 - 06:00
