A good reportHeading for Connemara on a weekend away, the temptation was to barrel through Galway and not stop until we were perched at the…Sat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
A pause for clawsThe Lobster Pot in Ballsbridge is a restaurant lots of people know but few seem to have experiencedSat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
One for the roadRemember ostrich farming and what a good idea it seemed back in the early 1990s? All a farmer had to do was buy a few eggs, hatch…Sat Apr 08 2000 - 01:00
Just don't mention the paellaThe Valparaiso restaurant in Monkstown used to be a cosy adobe-type place with warm yellow walls and candles in niches and a …Sat Apr 01 2000 - 01:00
Prime Ballsbridge home and coachhouse for £1.2mA large semi-detached house with its original coachhouse at 18 Elgin Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, will be auctioned by Lisney…Thu Mar 30 2000 - 01:00
House with clever extension may top £325,000Sherry FitzGerald is seeking offers in excess of £325,000 in a private treaty sale for an extended three-bedroom house at St …Thu Mar 30 2000 - 01:00
Agents warned about keeping up with changes in ITEstate agents who are not keeping up with advances in IT will see their business go rapidly backwards, warned Wendy-Jane Catherwood…Thu Mar 30 2000 - 01:00
The good Old daysYou know a neighbourhood has become trendy when every second window has wooden venetian blinds instead of net curtains, and the…Sat Mar 25 2000 - 00:00
£1.5m Foxrock home overlooks golf courseNendrum, a five-bedroom detached house overlooking Foxrock golf course carries a guide price of £1Thu Mar 23 2000 - 00:00
Dormer bungalow has an air of privacyLisney is suggesting a guide price of £450,000-plus for 4 Southwinds, a detached four-bedroom house tucked away at the end of…Thu Mar 23 2000 - 00:00
Mixed bag at the Orange TreeSeveral people had mentioned the Orange Tree in Maynooth to me over the past couple of months so last week it was time to give…Sat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
Bear with itScan any child's bookshelf and you will see gorgeous-looking books still pristine and untouched in their covers, while others…Sat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
£2.5 million home on Herbert Park likely to set new record for areaA large detached house on a quarter of an acre of garden at 32 Herbert Park in Ballsbridge is likely to set a new record for …Thu Mar 16 2000 - 00:00
Smashing fun at the seasidePick up the phone now and make a booking at Cruzzo in MalahideSat Mar 11 2000 - 00:00
When the chips are downIs it so hard to make good chips? Obviously so, judging by the flabby, greasy, stale-fat-tasting, fake-potato, oven-baked ones…Sat Mar 04 2000 - 00:00
What happened to solidarity?Are you are a late-30-something woman who has spent the last decade juggling family and job, with one hand putting on a wash …Sat Mar 04 2000 - 00:00
Period home on Sorrento Terrace for £2.2mAnother house on Dublin's most expensive terrace - Sorrento Terrace in Dalkey - comes on the market todayThu Mar 02 2000 - 00:00
A civilised sort of luncheonClub food is often very bad and made worse by the fact that in some clubs you have to dress up to eat itSat Feb 26 2000 - 00:00
Georgian gem with links to EmmetHidden behind a high clipped hedge on the corner of Butterfield Avenue and Butterfield Drive in Rathfarnham is a most unusual…Thu Feb 24 2000 - 00:00
1920s five-bed has £1.3m-plus price tagLarge detached houses in Blackrock rarely come on the marketThu Feb 24 2000 - 00:00
Lovely views, BluesEliza Blues on Wellington Quay was just another obscure Temple Bar restaurant until the millennium bridge was installed just …Sat Feb 19 2000 - 00:00
Two-bed apartment with exclusive address may make over £400,000Apartments rarely come up for sale in Herbert Park Lane, the development beside the Herbert Park Hotel, in Ballsbridge, so agent…Thu Feb 17 2000 - 00:00
Some enchanted eveningGreat Aunt Clare was a woman who never referred to anyone by name if she could help itSat Feb 12 2000 - 00:00
Two period family homes likely to make close to £1 million eachAs the Dublin auction season gets under way, estate agents report there is heavy strong demand for houses in the £1 million-plus…Thu Feb 10 2000 - 00:00
Take a big bite of SmithfieldTake your eye off Dublin for a few months and another bit of it starts blossomingSat Feb 05 2000 - 00:00
Not quite school dinnersLast week I lured Vivian Cassells and Sile Sheehy away from their desks at The Irish Times to have lunch at Satchels, the restaurant…Sat Jan 29 2000 - 00:00
New Year's reservationsWho would be a restaurateur in January with the whole country - bar, perhaps, the Esat shareholders - making resolutions about…Sat Jan 22 2000 - 00:00
Keep up with the Georgians on Merrion StreetBuyers seeking a Georgian base in the city centre will be interested in the sale of a four-bedroom apartment in a converted Georgian…Thu Jan 20 2000 - 00:00
£750,000 for luxury homes with views of Sugar LoafThree large detached homes at Huntsbury, a new development in Kilquade, Co Wicklow, go on sale this weekend priced at £750,000…Thu Jan 13 2000 - 00:00
Conduct unbecomingEating out at this time of year is a hectic experience and it's not entirely fair to judge a restaurant on how it performs if…Sat Dec 18 1999 - 00:00
Who loves ya, baby?I took my godson to dinner at Bistro One in Foxrock and, considering it was his first night out in a restaurant - he is only …Sat Dec 11 1999 - 00:00
City apartment to top £200,000Furniture retailer Garret O'Hagan is selling his Dublin apartment, a one-bedroom duplex overlooking Temple Bar SquareThu Dec 09 1999 - 00:00
No home to go toGrowing up in London in the 1960s didn't give you an automatic licence to have funSat Dec 04 1999 - 00:00
Early-morning brekkie recceIt is the most wonderful feeling to spin around St Stephen's Green and realise you can park anywhere - especially if you're coming…Sat Dec 04 1999 - 00:00
Feasting in the land of megabytesDobbins owner John O'Byrne was quick to see the potential in our very own silicone valley - Leixlip, Co KildareSat Nov 27 1999 - 00:00
Starting with the highlightsThorntons. Some people say it is the very best restaurant in Dublin, others find it impersonal and viciously expensiveSat Nov 20 1999 - 00:00
Rent in style for the Ryder CupThe countdown to the Ryder Cup in 2005 has already begun at the K Club in Straffan Co Kildare where plans are under way to build…Thu Nov 18 1999 - 00:00
Comfy spiceThe girls' night out must be a big earner for restaurants judging by the number of women you can count in any restaurant on any…Sat Nov 13 1999 - 00:00
Take your millions offshoreTwo years ago the idea of the ResidenSea, a floating village that would sail around the world all year round was just thatThu Nov 11 1999 - 00:00
£330,000-plus for terraced home near citySmall period houses close to Dublin's city centre have proved an excellent investment over the last four years, with prices rising…Thu Nov 11 1999 - 00:00
Period features and modern comforts combine in Donnybrook homesBelville Lodge, which adjoins Belville Cottage, a semi-detached four-bed house on Stillorgan Road, Donnybrook sold recently for…Thu Nov 11 1999 - 00:00
Developers buy Chester Beatty library for £7.2mDublin's most exclusive road is likely to get its first apartment block after the sale yesterday of the Chester Beatty library…Thu Nov 11 1999 - 00:00
Superhero steaksOK, hands up all those who had their first date at Captain America's? So, that might have been 20 years ago, but can you remember…Sat Nov 06 1999 - 00:00
Run the rule over riverside ruinA Co Wicklow ruin that was once the home of Irish patriot Henry Grattan is expected to make over £1 million at a Jackson-Stops…Thu Nov 04 1999 - 00:00
Peace ambassador's castle apartment for £280,000-plusIf walls could talk then a penthouse apartment at Castle Gate, overlooking Dublin Castle, would have an interesting story to …Thu Nov 04 1999 - 00:00
Write goodParnell Square looked dismal and windswept with scraps of leaves flying by and not a sinner in sightSat Oct 30 1999 - 01:00
Keeping the welcome old-fashioned and warmWith the smell of bonfires in the air it seemed a good idea to try P.DSat Oct 23 1999 - 01:00
£925,000-plus for secluded stud farmA stud farm with 120 acres of prime farmland in Co Tipperary comes to the market this week with an asking price of £925,000-plus…Thu Oct 21 1999 - 01:00
Turn the key and open the door on a renovated four-bedSherry FitzGerald expects bids in excess of £450,000 for a stylishly renovated four-bedroom house at 1 Wynnsward Park, in Clonskeagh…Thu Oct 21 1999 - 01:00
