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Sandycove elegance for €1.545m

Sandycove elegance for €1.545m

A Victorian four-bed opens up to a special interior with a well appointed kitchen

Thu Feb 04 2016 - 03:00
Peace and quiet at the Priory in Blackrock

Peace and quiet at the Priory in Blackrock

Beside the babbling brook: four-bedroom detached 1940s house for €1.75 million

Thu Jan 28 2016 - 00:00
Attention to detail in period gem  in Dublin 4 for €3.75m

Attention to detail in period gem in Dublin 4 for €3.75m

This five-bedroom, end-of-terrace redbrick in Donnybrook has been sensitively renovated and comes with a separate suite for use as a home office or a self-contained apartment

Thu Jan 28 2016 - 00:00
Shooting the rebellion: where were scenes shot?

Shooting the rebellion: where were scenes shot?

How do you find authentic places to shoot a period drama such as ‘Rebellion’? You need to be creative, keep an eye to detail, and occasionally double up on locations

Wed Jan 27 2016 - 16:00
Weir science: a stellar artistic voyage that poses big questions

Weir science: a stellar artistic voyage that poses big questions

The wonders and mysteries of the empirical world become jumping-off points for an aesthetic voyage in Grace Weir’s retrospective show 3 Different Nights Recurring

Thu Jan 21 2016 - 06:00
Finding a space for the imagination

Finding a space for the imagination

If your new year’s resolutions include undertaking any creative projects, the first thing you’ll need is a retreat from the world

Thu Jan 21 2016 - 05:28
Room to grow in Dundrum

Room to grow in Dundrum

Five-bedroom property with large garden for €1.375 million

Thu Jan 21 2016 - 05:00
Downtrading: Compact in Dalkey with putting green

Downtrading: Compact in Dalkey with putting green

Three-bed detached bungalow with private garden for €695,000

Thu Jan 21 2016 - 04:00
Spacious and sleek in Dundrum for €1.695m

Spacious and sleek in Dundrum for €1.695m

This five-bed property has been finished in fine style and includes a cinema room

Thu Jan 21 2016 - 01:00
Downtrading: Former gate lodge to Maud Gonne home

Downtrading: Former gate lodge to Maud Gonne home

Three-bed detached bungalow with historical links for €750,000

Thu Jan 21 2016 - 01:00
People to watch in 2016: Arts

People to watch in 2016: Arts

There's a nod to visual art, the stage, and even a robot-themed 3D printing company in Gemma Tipton's selection of people to watch in the arts this year

Sat Jan 09 2016 - 00:00
Ideas for 2016: A year to paint a portrait

Ideas for 2016: A year to paint a portrait

No selfie or Instagram picture can capture the essence of a person the way a painting can. Here, experienced portraitists give some pointers so you can have a go yourself

Tue Dec 29 2015 - 06:00
The battle for the  soul of modern art

The battle for the soul of modern art

An exhibition in Cork explores how we perceive value in art and in life, raising intriguing questions about the art market in the process

Tue Dec 22 2015 - 06:00
Gemma Tipton’s 2015: ‘Charlie Hebdo’ and the power of images

Gemma Tipton’s 2015: ‘Charlie Hebdo’ and the power of images

Given more recent events, the shock of the Charlie Hebdo shootings in January seems distant, but visiting Paris that month I learned the enormous power of images

Sat Dec 19 2015 - 05:00
Irish culture in Paris: ‘I’m not a diplomat. My take is personal’

Irish culture in Paris: ‘I’m not a diplomat. My take is personal’

In 2013 Nora Hickey M’Sichili got her dream job of running the Centre Culturel Irlandais in the French capital. Have recent events changed the tone?

Sat Dec 12 2015 - 08:00
Spain pays tribute to Irish design trio

Spain pays tribute to Irish design trio

An engaging and insightful new book celebrates the Irish building designs of McCullough Mulvin Architects. The Spanish publishers joined the design team on a roadtrip around Ireland to visit and chronicle their signature works

Thu Dec 10 2015 - 01:33
Culture Shock: how the unpleasant cult of busyness has crept into our culture

Culture Shock: how the unpleasant cult of busyness has crept into our culture

In recent separate conversations with an architect, a novelist and an artist I was left wondering whether we have lost that once-valued capacity to spend time doing nothing

Fri Dec 04 2015 - 16:00
The purrfect Christmas presents for pets

The purrfect Christmas presents for pets

Gemma Tipton rounds up the best presents for your little darlings

Mon Nov 30 2015 - 09:00
Dark art from being stalked for 25 years

Dark art from being stalked for 25 years

Jane Prophet’s exhibition Trauma, about her personal experiences of being stalked, investigates the nature of obsession and is guided by empathy

Thu Nov 26 2015 - 06:00
‘Mayo is a place where people never give up. Nothing is really impossible’

‘Mayo is a place where people never give up. Nothing is really impossible’

Dubliner Lorna Ross uses her design background to help develop patient services

Tue Nov 24 2015 - 01:00
Room at the top in heart of Dublin 4 for €1.95m

Room at the top in heart of Dublin 4 for €1.95m

This classic, five-bedroom redbrick underwent a complete refurbishment just 10 years ago and with its ample storage, modern extension and extra sleeping area, it will surely appeal to families looking for more space

Thu Nov 19 2015 - 00:00
On horseback through Normandy

On horseback through Normandy

From royal national studs to small equestrian centres selling horse milk, this beautiful region of France has much to offer horse lovers

Sat Nov 14 2015 - 01:00
Sugar and scale and all things frail in climate change show

Sugar and scale and all things frail in climate change show

Can an art exhibition about climate change have any potency when it avoids polemic? The Irish Cultural Centre in Paris takes a gentle approach to a giant issue

Wed Nov 04 2015 - 01:00
Blow Photo: a Dublin mag that aims for epic beauty

Blow Photo: a Dublin mag that aims for epic beauty

The magazine, which is run by a team of just three, is gaining international recognition for its purist approach

Tue Oct 27 2015 - 06:00
Wanted: big ideas for our first national cultural policy

Wanted: big ideas for our first national cultural policy

On Monday more than 100 cultural leaders and thinkers assembled at the Irish Museum of Modern Art to discuss Ireland’s first national cultural policy

Sat Oct 24 2015 - 01:00
Pushing the boundaries of design for play

Pushing the boundaries of design for play

Turner prize-nominated collective, Assemble, is a mix of architecture and public art. Now its co-founder joins a judging panel for a Ballyfermot playground

Thu Oct 15 2015 - 02:50
Michael Fassbender’s family restaurant in Killarney for sale

Michael Fassbender’s family restaurant in Killarney for sale

West End House, on market for €1.5 million, was frequently visited by the actor who sometimes worked behind the bar

Tue Oct 13 2015 - 12:30
Northside or southside: what will about €470,000 buy?

Northside or southside: what will about €470,000 buy?

Two four-bed semi-detached family homes – one in Beaumont, one in Harold’s Cross

Thu Oct 08 2015 - 05:00
Dublin 6 redbrick with potential to extend for €875,000

Dublin 6 redbrick with potential to extend for €875,000

Four-bedroom Victorian property was once owned by the British Army

Thu Oct 08 2015 - 01:00
Secluded elegance in Foxrock for €2.75m

Secluded elegance in Foxrock for €2.75m

Mangerton on Westminster Road has seven bedrooms, five reception rooms and a vast and lovely private garden

Thu Oct 01 2015 - 02:00
Prominent doctor’s equine escape

Prominent doctor’s equine escape

The home of retired physician Prof Austin Darragh on the Hill of Tara comes with a heated swimming pool in the garden, a stable yard, a sand arena and 12 acres of land

Thu Oct 01 2015 - 01:00
Send in the lawyers: when artists won’t authenticate their work

Send in the lawyers: when artists won’t authenticate their work

The world of art authentication is a murky one and with hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of euro riding on the outcomes, is increasingly vexed by legal challenge

Fri Sept 25 2015 - 12:00
Eamon Casey’s former Kerry retreat goes on sale for €1.9m

Eamon Casey’s former Kerry retreat goes on sale for €1.9m

Red Cliff House used as retreat for controversial former bishop of Galway

Thu Sept 24 2015 - 05:00
Sweet home where Lily O’Brien’s chocolate empire began

Sweet home where Lily O’Brien’s chocolate empire began

Chocolatier Mary Ann O’Brien and her husband Jonathan Irwin of the Jack and Jill Foundation are selling their family home, a large rambling pile built in 1700

Wed Sept 23 2015 - 12:30
Out of the ordinary beach house backing on to the seafront

Out of the ordinary beach house backing on to the seafront

Five-bedroom 1960s property in Sutton with views of the bay for €1.8 million

Thu Sept 17 2015 - 05:00
Award-winning Howth Boat House on sale for €1.5m

Award-winning Howth Boat House on sale for €1.5m

Architects Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey won Riba prize for property

Thu Sept 17 2015 - 04:18
Easy elegance in Blackrock for €1.1m

Easy elegance in Blackrock for €1.1m

Spacious four-bedroom house has been renovated and features large back garden

Thu Sept 17 2015 - 04:00
Cartoon Saloon: tellers of ’toon tales

Cartoon Saloon: tellers of ’toon tales

Kilkenny’s elite animation house, makers of ‘The Secret of Kells’ and ‘Song of the Sea’, is competing with the best of Hollywood – for a fraction of the money

Sat Sept 12 2015 - 06:00
Culture Shock: Arts on TV? Give me ‘Footballers’ Wives’ any time

Culture Shock: Arts on TV? Give me ‘Footballers’ Wives’ any time

Arts-show guests often seem afraid to say what they think. Like the football-free reality-TV show, we should forget about the art itself and focus on the characters doing the talking and the dynamics between them

Sat Sept 12 2015 - 01:00
Sandymount villa blends period detail with modern convenience

Sandymount villa blends period detail with modern convenience

Dublin property includes lift, dumb waiter and a James Bond-style den in basement

Thu Sept 10 2015 - 00:00
Grand design desperate for love in Cavan for €700,000

Grand design desperate for love in Cavan for €700,000

Period features, intriguing cellars, a cantilever staircase and a cobbled yard are part of the attraction of this country house on 56 acres – all it needs is a new owner with vision and willingness to take on a project

Thu Sept 03 2015 - 00:00
Try it on for size: could you live the showhouse life?

Try it on for size: could you live the showhouse life?

What would it be like to live the dream life in a new home and to stay overnight in Glendale, where the designer’s inspiration comes from the imaginary occupants and their lifestyles

Thu Aug 27 2015 - 00:00
A family home in Sandymount, the fruit of a creative union

A family home in Sandymount, the fruit of a creative union

Built for themselves by an architect and a designer, this surprisingly secluded four-bedroom detached house in the heart of Dublin 4 is on the market for €1.75 million

Thu Aug 27 2015 - 00:00
Adaptable living in a Victorian five-bed

Adaptable living in a Victorian five-bed

Five-bedroom Victorian terraced house has been beautifully refurbished

Wed Aug 26 2015 - 18:18
What happens when architecture meets real life?

What happens when architecture meets real life?

A new exhibition in Co Kilkenny aims to bridge gap between vision and function

Thu Aug 20 2015 - 05:17
Waterford Walls: graffiti artists paint the city out of a corner

Waterford Walls: graffiti artists paint the city out of a corner

The project will involve the painting of 24 sites in the city. Can it unlock Waterford’s potential?

Mon Aug 17 2015 - 06:00
Why Dublin needs an international art fair

Why Dublin needs an international art fair

Teaming up to promote Ireland’s art and cultural scene abroad is a win-win for artists, galleries and tourism

Fri Aug 14 2015 - 16:57
The limits of reason: Boolean links between art and science

The limits of reason: Boolean links between art and science

Two exhibitions in Cork celebrate George Boole, a son of the city and the genius who laid the foundation of all computer systems

Wed Aug 05 2015 - 06:00
The beguiling strangeness of Sinai gardens

The beguiling strangeness of Sinai gardens

Irish filmmaker Bryony Dunne is making a the desert bloom on screen, linking the land of Moses to the Aran Islands

Thu Jul 16 2015 - 11:41
Musician’s Wicklow home for €1.345m

Musician’s Wicklow home for €1.345m

Kenneth Jones, who makes and restores organs, built a house that seems as ‘brilliantly complex yet as simple as an organ’, surrounded by a splendid garden

Thu Jul 16 2015 - 05:00
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