A buried jar of honey, a sheaf of straw set on fire and witch windows: House-building superstitions from around the worldHouse-building wisdoms and superstitions range from the beautiful to the somewhat stomach churningSun Jan 21 2024 - 05:00
Taking a hike on a path to wellness in ArizonaWith stunning scenery, wineries, wildlife and 300 days of sunshine a year, plus the Grand Canyon, Arizona has so much to offer visitorsSun Jan 21 2024 - 05:00
Rediscovering Ireland’s sea sauna tradition: ‘It’s like a modern-day pub, except you leave feeling great’Going hot and cold for mobile saunas, the health craze coming to a coastline or riverfront near youSun Jan 14 2024 - 05:00
Ireland’s historic shopfronts: Windows into a vanishing worldLike a wonderful open-air gallery hiding in plain sight, old shops reveal layers of stories about people, their lives and their timesSat Jan 13 2024 - 05:00
‘How much more of a housing crisis can we be in before we innovate too?’Architectural solutions to Ireland’s housing shortage have already been road-tested in towns and cities across Europe. The best are going on show in DublinWed Jan 10 2024 - 05:00
Late bloomers: ‘I have the rest of my life in front of me and I want to devote it to art’Three emerging artists on taking the scenic route to their creative careersSun Jan 07 2024 - 05:00
2024 in art: 10 shows to look out for over the next 12 monthsAs the world teeters on the brink of calamity, artists get busy exploring questions big and smallSat Dec 30 2023 - 05:15
Niall McCullough’s Dublin – Creation Occupation Destruction: tales of the cityA valuable addition to the literature on our capital, although the overall tone is grim, especially the final chapter: DestructionSat Dec 30 2023 - 05:00
2023 in art: The 10 best exhibitions of the yearMoney, women and power wove the threads of the yearSat Dec 23 2023 - 05:15
How to crochet and knit: This surprisingly arty craft can become a productive passionGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitTue Dec 19 2023 - 05:15
A blissful, 12-day phone-free sailing trip around the Spice IslandsA trip on the Ombak Putih vessel to Run tells the stories of the spice trade, and of the origin of speciesSun Dec 17 2023 - 06:00
The Power of Art by Caroline Campbell: A fascinating attempt to rebalance our myopic view A welcome exploration spanning 4,000 years and creative hubs from Babylon to Vienna, New York and PyongyangSat Dec 16 2023 - 05:00
How to be a doodler: Daydream with a pencilGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitTue Dec 12 2023 - 05:15
How to be a greeting-card writer: Avoid angels and lean into the vegetable punsGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitMon Dec 04 2023 - 05:00
I won Portrait Artist of the Year (and decade) … here’s what happened nextWinning the popular Sky Arts series launched a stellar career for Belfast-born artist Gareth ReidSun Dec 03 2023 - 05:00
Self-Determination: A Global Perspective – An exhibition showing the art of nation buildingThe Irish Museum of Modern Art’s new exhibition is an absorbing reminder of the similarities that occupy people across the globeSat Dec 02 2023 - 05:15
The best holidays for solo travellers - and no single supplementFrom hotels to guided expeditions and more gentle adventures, here are some options and offers to spread your solo wingsMon Nov 27 2023 - 05:00
The joys of solo travelling: ‘You’re exploring a new place and exploring yourself as well’Travelling on your own can be scary but fulfilling if you plan properly. Here are tips from seasoned solo travellersSun Nov 26 2023 - 05:00
Michael Healy 1873-1941 and The Illuminated Window: illuminating the divineStories told in glass are the subject of two new books looking at the life of Michael Healy and stained glass through the agesSat Nov 25 2023 - 05:00
How to put on a panto: Keep it fluffy, with a sprinkle of fear and a few jokes for the adultsGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Nov 25 2023 - 03:40
Emma Talbot: ‘Hercules resolves with acts of aggression. He kills, he steals, he tricks, he colonises’Emma Talbot uses myth and the past to explore alternative, better futures in her silk hangings exhibition in Sligo’s ModelThu Nov 23 2023 - 05:15
How to be a costume manager: Stain, dye, cut and repurpose – and remember blood’s harder to come by since BrexitGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Nov 18 2023 - 00:00
Reflections on the state we’re in: Capturing the faces of modern IrelandPhotographer Deirdre Brennan has been turning her lens on the people of IrelandSun Nov 12 2023 - 09:00
How to photograph food: You’ll be surprised where the steam comes fromGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Nov 11 2023 - 07:00
Coffins, Alan Rickman’s desk and Seán O’Casey’s pram: Inside the curious world of the Abbey Theatre’s props warehouseAbbey Theatre’s warehouse in north Dublin is bursting with stories. Eimer Murphy, Ireland’s only props master, takes us on a tourSat Nov 04 2023 - 05:25
Gallery Weekend comes to Dublin with the greatest free show in townThe city’s galleries hope their big weekend event will spotlight what’s on and encourage new visitors with late evening openingsSat Nov 04 2023 - 05:15
How to be a picture framer: You need attention to detail and tactGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Nov 04 2023 - 04:30
How to be a mythologist: Immerse yourself in Irish folklore and legends this HalloweenGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Oct 28 2023 - 05:00
How to go on an archaeological dig: Be patient – it’s not all Indiana JonesGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Oct 21 2023 - 05:00
Thinking of buying at at an auction? Read this firstGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Oct 14 2023 - 05:00
John Tuomey: I thought the purpose of architecture was to change the world. Now I’m thinking about what enduresThe First Quarter, the award-winning designer’s memoir, reflects on the making of architecture and of the architect himselfWed Oct 11 2023 - 05:00
How to be a children’s book illustrator: Go on an adventure with endless possibilitiesGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Oct 07 2023 - 05:00
Open House Dublin 2023: More than 150 buildings star in this year’s festival. Here are our favouritesThe annual architecture celebration offers free peeks inside everything from follies to football stadiumsMon Oct 02 2023 - 05:15
The best accessible outdoor spots around IrelandFor wheelchair and walker users, buggy pushers or anyone with impaired mobility, these places offer easy access to the great outdoorsSun Oct 01 2023 - 05:00
How to design with sound: Come in early and yell ‘Going loud!’Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Sept 30 2023 - 05:00
What do artists need to be creative? From time and space to hope, six tell us what makes them tickHalf a dozen figures from the arts world reveal what they require to realise their full potential as creatorsTue Sept 26 2023 - 05:15
A first look inside the new space at the renovated UCD James Joyce LibraryUniversity College Dublin’s James Joyce Library has undergone a renovation that reveals the power of space to sit and thinkSun Sept 24 2023 - 06:15
How to play gamelan: It’s not a solo pursuitGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Sept 23 2023 - 04:30
Ireland’s artists can struggle to make a living. Six explain the art of juggling their financesThe creative life isn’t the path to fame and fortune that people might think. Most artists need to rely on a second and even third income streamThu Sept 21 2023 - 05:15
A simple but brilliant concept changing Irish towns, and their streets of empty shops, for the betterMultilayered, fascinating project is drawing out the untapped resources of towns such as Aughrim and LisdoonvarnaSun Sept 17 2023 - 06:00
How to screenprint: think before you inkGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Sept 16 2023 - 04:00
Antonin Artaud in Ireland: Myth and influence of avant-garde genius we arrested and deported in 1930sLegacy of French writer and dramatist Antonin Artaud who was detained in Milltown, Donnybrook and Mountjoy is focus of Ranelagh ArtsTue Sept 12 2023 - 05:00
Fifty artists, 17 venues: EVA International art extravaganza takes over Limerick The 40th art biennial brings political vision to Limerick – and features a cafe as a unique work of artSat Sept 09 2023 - 05:00
How to put on a show for kids: Encourage the imagination, avoid audience participation and never dumb downGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Sept 09 2023 - 05:00
Musician Mike Harding’s ‘quirky’ Connemara cottage that hosted many a music session for €450,000Musician’s traditional two-bed cottage with an added studio for guests overlooks Cleggan bayThu Sept 07 2023 - 05:58
How to be a podcaster: Do it in four words or less – and for free if you’re in Dublin on Culture NightGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Sept 02 2023 - 05:00
Electric Picnic 2023: How to take part in Trailer Park – Think of the coolest thing to do with a caravanGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Aug 26 2023 - 05:00
Restored Georgian townhouse splendour on Mountjoy Square for €1.8mLayout has been optimised to accommodate modern living with a one-bed apartment on the ground floorThu Aug 24 2023 - 06:00
How to make a drystone wall: Don’t cheat with cement – and remember to keep crossing your jointsGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSun Aug 20 2023 - 05:00
A stay fit for a future king and queen at Ballyvolane HouseKeeping a historic house going takes commitment, passion - and a taste of Bertha’s Revenge ginSat Aug 19 2023 - 05:00
