TV review: Jesuitical roots and cop-out crime dramasAlan Sugar’s sidekick reveals his Clongowes past, a show about female entrepreneurs falls flat and three new police series get under waySat Aug 31 2013 - 01:00
Three-storey house on seaside terrace in MonkstownProperty includes a two-bedroom apartmentThu Aug 29 2013 - 01:00
Four-bedroom house on one of Monkstown’s top terracesOngoing upkeep and multiple improvements keeps De Vesci Terrace property in walk-in conditionThu Aug 29 2013 - 00:00
TV review: Homebaked hugs, Dubai desserts and the annual Dome fandangoReality shows, steeped in confection, appear to have taken a turn for the touchy-feelySat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00
TV Review: Browne challenges God – and bores his viewers. Meanwhile, Southcliffe is chillingly on targetVincent Browne lorded it over his hapless guests in a self-aggrandising panel show, and the writers of Southcliffe mercilessly played with the viewers’ emotionsSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
TV review: A story woven in shades of grey through the first run of ‘The Mill’In a dire week for TV, a new drama lacks plot and an old one, while bidding adieu, looks likely to returnSat Aug 03 2013 - 01:00
TV review: Reliving the time when Burton and Taylor put their private lives onstageDominic West and Helena Bonham Carter are superb as Hollywood’s fiery couple in BBC Four’s drama, but there was more real-life drama in a new RTÉ series about struggling businessesSat Jul 27 2013 - 13:00
TV Review: Gary Cooke got the wooden spoon but he served up some top-notch humourBy insisting it’s all about the food, ‘Celebrity Masterchef’ judges have starved us of the funniest contestantSun Jul 21 2013 - 06:00
Style that stands the test of time in Rathmines for €1.8mThe pricey elements of style that were all the rage at the height of the boom are everywhere there to be seen in this period house, which was extended and modernised by Fiona HealyThu Jul 18 2013 - 00:00
TV review: Time to let Luas after two hours of a gripping, real-life murder trialA courtroom documentary about a man appealing his conviction for killing his wife was compelling viewingSat Jul 13 2013 - 06:00
Strand designs: sea views in Sandymount for €1.2m AMVThis fine three-bedroomed period house, part of a smart terrace in Dublin 4, needs just a little improvement to bring it back to its stunning bestThu Jul 11 2013 - 00:00
TV review: Luther up to his Elba in glossy gore but life under the Taliban is truly terrifyingThe week’s most shocking programme told the true story of the girls in Pakistan being shot for going to schoolSat Jul 06 2013 - 06:00
Bringing UK real life courtroom drama to TV screensTwo-hour documentary ‘The Murder Trial’ will be shown on Channel 4Thu Jul 04 2013 - 01:00
Another choice for buyers on Eaton SquareA second house is now for sale on Monkstown’s popular Eaton Square, this time for €1.2m, with five well-proportioned bedrooms, an open-plan living area and a lush but low-maintenance town garden to the rearThu Jul 04 2013 - 00:00
TV Review: Shock-horror viewing as Bono talks about taxGay Byrne reeled in another big fish when he spoke to U2’s frontman. For pure emotion, though, the winner was Davina McCall’s Long Lost FamilySat Jun 29 2013 - 01:00
A bitter sweet ending for Mad Men but Hershey is happyHershey didn’t know that it was to feature at all and told Vanity Fair it was “thrilled and incredibly flattered to be part of such a popular television show”Thu Jun 27 2013 - 01:00
Rural scope in Foxrock for shy of €5mStanford House in Foxrock is not only surrounded by stables and stone outhouses, it also sits on a paddock, suitable for development, which could be purchased separatelyThu Jun 27 2013 - 00:00
Ice cream of the crop in Sandycove for €1.35mThis spacious five-bedroom house facing the sea in south Co Dublin was in a sorry state of repair when the current owners bought it 25 years ago. Since then, however, it has been sympathetically restored to create an elegant family homeThu Jun 27 2013 - 00:00
TV Review: Kitchen hero? This fish and chip vehicle isn’t worth its salt’n’vinegarDonal Skehan is a man with a van, but he cooks better in his own kitchen, where the locals can’t bombard himSat Jun 22 2013 - 01:00
TV review: Pleasantly surprised by a very unexpected return of the zombiesThe French series The Returned is a proper ghost story instead of a zombiefestSat Jun 15 2013 - 01:00
Television: Say hello to the family of friendly spies next doorStruggling through the sixth series of ‘Mad Men’? ‘The Americans’, with Emmy-worthy performances from Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys, could be just what you needSat Jun 08 2013 - 01:00
Size matters on Shrewsbury site for €4.95mThis five-bed, built in a former orchard of the main house when the owners were downsizing, is hidden from the road and has garden on all sides, with trees offering privacyThu Jun 06 2013 - 01:00
Edwardian attire on Ailesbury Park for €1.85mStained glass, high ceilings and a timber porch are some of the period details in this five-bedroom house on a road closed to through trafficThu Jun 06 2013 - 01:00
Television: A three hanky job in John Hinde countryA programme about the decline of traditional craft, ‘In Good Hands’, was poignant, a comedy about suffragettes was funny, but the childcare exposé ‘Breach of Trust’ was plain shockingSat Jun 01 2013 - 01:00
Solid Glasnevin house that bears the StrainAlexander Strain was one of Dublin’s most popular builders in the early 20th century and this five-bed house is one of the last he built, in 1932Thu May 30 2013 - 01:00
Television: Need help clearing the educational hurdles? Call champion jockey Johnny MurtaghA programme on literacy, The Family Project, and a series about amateur dramatics, Simply Am-Dram, proved surprisingly engagingSat May 25 2013 - 01:00
Country house kidsInventive cuisine, lough views, wooded walks, stylish interiors and kids welcome at Lisloughrey LodgeSat May 25 2013 - 01:00
Jilly the filly busterAt 76, author Jilly Cooper, queen of posh bonkbusters, is still working away and has the fight to defend the rich against what, she says, are cash-seeking allegations against pals such as Rolf HarrisSat May 25 2013 - 01:00
A magically quick makeover in Monkstown back on the market for €1.295mA Victorian house near the sea which was last sold in 2010 is for sale again, with a price increase, but it has had a major revamp in the interimThu May 23 2013 - 01:00
TV Review: Gillian Anderson is fired up in ‘The Fall’, but Mr Whicher is getting suspiciously dullThe former 'X-Files' star channels her inner Helen Mirren in a new crime drama set in BelfastSat May 18 2013 - 01:00
Comfortable Victoriana set back from Ranelagh Road for €1,175,000What was built in the 1840 as part of a dowry for Dubliner’s daughter is now a comfortable four-bed family home on a corner siteThu May 16 2013 - 01:00
A residence ripe for restoration in DundrumEnderly needs a lot of work but this is reflected in the 17th-century house’s €700,000 auction guide priceThu May 16 2013 - 01:00
Derek Mooney makes a plant the star – just watch he doesn’t run over it in his carTelevisionSat May 11 2013 - 01:00
Stunning view from this artist’s museA large Victorian four-bed on Vico Road in Dalkey for €990,000Thu May 09 2013 - 06:00
Family home on Cowper with a very Dublin 6 priceFour-bed semi at the Ranelagh end of the roadThu May 09 2013 - 01:00
If you think this is a crowded house, try throwing in a dozen servantsTelevisionSat May 04 2013 - 06:00
One-room hotel opens in TV towerIt’s not pretty, but Prague’s One Room Hotel makes for a beautiful experienceSat May 04 2013 - 05:00
Hammer strikes again on Dartmouth Road in D6In light of 1 Leeson Park recently selling at auction above its guide price, for €1.8m, Lisney is opting to go to auction again with 3 Dartmouth RoadThu May 02 2013 - 07:00
Family home in Rathgar with a theatrical pastNear the village and with a spectacular south facing gardenThu May 02 2013 - 01:00
