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
Blade runner: The knife maker with a nine month waiting listHugo Byrne became disillusioned after a stint in art school but now has the sharpest blade in the boxSat May 16 2020 - 06:00
‘I am heartbroken to confirm’ ... Death of an Irish music festivalCancelling a festival is huge. A vast army of people are suddenly out of a jobSun May 10 2020 - 05:00
Write now: Nine writers share advice on how to get startedTips for budding authors and poets, from beating writer’s block to finding an agentTue May 05 2020 - 05:00
Fancy starting to paint or draw? Five artists on how to beginTaking up art can bring levels of relaxation that border on therapeutic, so why not?Tue Apr 28 2020 - 05:00
Architects on lockdown: 'We need to build safer and more lovable places to live and work'After Covid-19, will Irish housing design change for good?Sat Apr 18 2020 - 06:00
Why has coronavirus unleashed a wave of creative talent?It seems many of us have been frustrated artists, potters and poets until nowWed Apr 15 2020 - 05:00
Virtual viewing: A guide to visiting museums online in the age of Covid-19Many of the world’s great museums are now available on screen, but what exactly do you get for your click?Sat Mar 28 2020 - 05:00
How a brilliant woman's 400-year-old paintings speak to us todayThe work of 17th century artist Artemisia Gentileschi is urgent, immediate and compellingSat Mar 21 2020 - 05:00
Here’s to Ireland’s unofficial ambassadors flying flags around the worldCelebrating the men and women flying flags for Ireland from Auckland to Rockland, Paris to BelgradeSat Mar 14 2020 - 06:00
Wayne Jordan: ‘I didn’t feel like an artist anymore, but an interior designer’The theatre director’s new show, Leaving, is a powerful departure for the returned emigreSat Mar 07 2020 - 05:00
The best art exhibitions of the weekIncluding Niamh O’Malley in Dublin, and Elva Mulchrone and Rosa Mäkelä in GalwaySat Feb 29 2020 - 05:00
Art in focus: Bloodline by Andrei MolodkinMolodkin is best known for his deliberately highly provocative blood worksSat Feb 29 2020 - 05:00
The tricky art of carbon footprintsArtists tackling the climate catastrophe in their work tread a delicate lineTue Feb 25 2020 - 05:00
