Ballyfin, Ireland’s most exclusive hotel, opens the 2015 season with fresh plansDesigned with wealthy Americans in mind, the Co Laois grand house is attracting a more local crowd as its restaurant opens to non-residentsSun Mar 29 2015 - 07:00
How to fall in love. This weekendThe 36-question love spell that psychologists say will find you a mateFri Jan 16 2015 - 17:14
Interiors: garden space cubedWhen teenagers or hobbies start taking over the house it may be time for a garden room, writes Orna MulcahySun Jan 11 2015 - 07:47
Confessions of a Christmas bauble hoarderBags of wreaths, candles, stockings, candy canes, tree skirts, angel hair, and miles of lights and tinsel: I’m a Christmas addict, but my gigantic collection of tat is starting to get me down. (Also: please see below for details of our competition to find King or Queen of the Baubles)Fri Dec 05 2014 - 06:00
‘If it’s any way nice, I’ll have it eaten by 10am and be starving by lunchtime. Nothing survives the mid morning dip – except carrots’Orna Mulcahy, managing editorWed Nov 26 2014 - 15:09
The miserly French villa owners made me do itCall me petty, but the microfibre dishcloths, tea towels, dishwasher tablets, undrunk wine and Twinings tea were mineFri Aug 01 2014 - 01:00
Mindful of the diet when it comes to the crunchAchieving mindfulness sounds delightful, but it is hard work getting thereFri Jul 25 2014 - 01:00
The nest doesn’t stay empty for long nowadays‘Mum, please don’t do that,’ my daughter says on Skype from Vancouver when I tell her I’ve been mooching around in her bedroomFri Jul 18 2014 - 01:00
Find an outlet in upstate New YorkShopping at Woodbury Common is easier if you stay outside ManhattanSat Nov 23 2013 - 01:00
Madonna attends Dublin funeral of architect David CollinsPop star and bodyguard wait until after Holy Communion to enter Monkstown churchWed Jul 24 2013 - 07:54
The Marker: Glossy new Hotel could change the game with a bit more workGood Irish food is centre stage in the brasserie but not all of it is seasonalSat May 11 2013 - 01:00
Readers' recipes: we want your bestYou've sent us your cake recipes - now let's go even furtherSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00
A short break in the SultanateIn Oman, you can pack a lot of sun, sea, and especially sand into a long weekendSat Mar 16 2013 - 06:00
Live like a Guinness - for €15,000 a weekMichael Jackson used Luggala in remote Co Wicklow as a hideaway not long before his deathThu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Foreign tech staff snap up docks dealsDOCKLANDS apartments once earmarked for those on the affordable housing list have been sold at a steep discount, the majority…Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
On view this weekendA Victorian house in Bray, apartments at Grand Canal Dock and a Phibsboro redbrick are all on view this weekendThu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
On View This WeekendVictorian-style homes in Killiney and Bray and a Cabinteely townhouse are on viewThu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
In Adare, fantasy homes near fairytale castleTwo lavish homes on the grounds of Adare Manor in Co Limerick have acres of space, at much reduced pricesThu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
Home and income in an elegant corner of TipperaryCO. TIPPERARY: €750,000: A renovated Georgian house in the Tipperary countryside has a coach-house conversion that is currently…Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
€7.5m drop tells the story of the bubbleSANDYMOUNT €1.95M: A trophy home on Park Avenue, bought for €9Thu Jun 16 2011 - 01:00
On view this weekendHomes with big price drops in D6 and Killiney and a sizeable property in Kilkenny are on viewThu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
Allsop puts €1.45m reserve on AilesburyAUCTION : The next Allsop/Space auction at the Shelbourne will have a house in Ailesbury Road: the reserve sets a new price …Thu Jun 02 2011 - 01:00
Homes where the waters run free - at least for nowWith a water tax on the horizon it’s time to take another look at properties that come with their own supply of H20Thu Jun 02 2011 - 01:00
On view this weekendFrom Docklands apartments to a redbricks from Sandymount to Ranelagh, there is lots to see this SaturdayThu May 05 2011 - 01:00
Homes beside Google down 65% from peakOver 800 people on list for 26 apartments and houses beside Google HQ with prices starting at €155,000Thu May 05 2011 - 01:00
The million-plus euro drop - to sell Heart Foundation House in D4THE IRISH Heart Foundation has dropped the price of its Ballsbridge headquarters by over €1 million in an effort to sell the …Thu Apr 21 2011 - 01:00
On view this weekendTake a look at new homes in Malahide and on the southside, and houses with good gardens but in need of workThu Apr 21 2011 - 01:00
Allsop plans five fire sales a yearTHE UK auction house Allsop and its Irish affiliate Space plans to hold up to five distressed property auctions a year following…Thu Apr 21 2011 - 01:00
Buyers spill on to street as 'fire sale' raises temperatures - and €15mCONSIDERED A dead duck for more than three years, the property market sprang to life yesterday when 81 out of 82 distressed properties…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Going, going, gone to the pubUP TO 1,000 people are expected to attend tomorrow’s auction of distressed properties in the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin when …Thu Apr 14 2011 - 01:00
On view this weekendPeriod homes needing work in Blackrock and Sutton, and a former showhouse in Dublin 6W are among houses on view this weekendThu Apr 07 2011 - 01:00
Top time in ChicagoGO CHICAG0: The best way to see this city is from the top of the nearest skyscraper – and there are plenty to choose fromSat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
On view this weekendAn Edwardian house in Monkstown with views of Dublin Bay, Albert Reynolds’s former home in D4 and a cottage in Dalkey are on …Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
30% rise in working visas for Australia granted to IrishWORKING HOLIDAYS: GRANTS OF Australian working holiday visas to Irish citizens have increased by over 30 per cent, according…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Big, bright - and the kitchen's all white - in SandycoveDUN LAOGHAIRE: €995,000: A TERRACED four-bedroom house at 31 Lower Albert Road in Dún laoghaire has come on the market through…Thu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
Muck about on boats from canal homeCELBRIDGE: €475,000: A FORMER lock-keepers’ cottage on the Grand Canal near Celbridge, Co Kildare has had its price cut substantiallly…Thu Mar 03 2011 - 00:00
A house for keeps . . . at least for a generationHousehunters have a chance this week to view a collection of homes around Dublin with one thing in common – they have not been…Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
On view this weekendPrice cuts, a receiver’s sale and a low guide price on a three-bed in Glenageary should entice househunters to viewings across…Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
On view this weekendA slice of boomtime luxury in Shankill is now half the price while suburban semis with big gardens are in good supply for those…Thu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
Village living, with space for a marqueeMALAHIDE: €2.2M: A five-bedroom, Victorian semi-detached house in Malahide ihas almost halved in price in three yearsThu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
New to the market in WicklowNew to the market, this elegant house, dating from 1837, has recently been extensively refurbishedThu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
A four bed with fizz - and period featuresDUBLIN 9: €635,000: Bright decor and original fittings catch the eye in this large, well-proportioned houseThu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
Irish, with a touch of FrenchDUBLIN 5: €435,000: Parquet flooring gives a Gallic flavour to a cottage in Killester that’s had a total revampThu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
