Hotel rooms should never be just like homeGemma Tipton takes a look at hotel design and what it says about our desires and aspirationsFri Feb 26 2016 - 13:30
George Bernard Shaw’s childhood home in Dalkey for €2.45mRefurbished Torca Cottage on Dalkey Hill retains stunning vista over a century laterThu Feb 25 2016 - 05:45
€2.45m Killiney home of Tayto cheese and onion founderA fine Victorian in Killiney was once home to John Hughes, a founder of the Irish Press and later by Joe “Spud” Murphy, inventor of one of Ireland’s greatest delicaciesWed Feb 24 2016 - 12:30
House Rules: buying an artworkArtworks are like people: you don’t have to like all of them. The best buying tip is to to trust your gut instinctsSat Feb 20 2016 - 06:00
Pieces of me: Oliver Sears, gallery ownerThis Dublin gallery owner describes his style as contemporary with strong classical influences, but for all his eclectic interests he favours painting over other art formsSat Feb 20 2016 - 06:00
The Kimono Way: Irish design’s love affair with JapanThe influence of Japan on our design culture is deep and pervasive, so what is it that has so enraptured some of our most creative artists and makers?Sat Feb 20 2016 - 06:00
Travel: Experience India in luxuryWant to explore the magic of this vast country in comfort? There is a way ...Sat Feb 20 2016 - 05:00
Two Dublin homes offer style and space at a discountDonnybrook and Rathmichael properties are on sale with substantial price cutsThu Feb 18 2016 - 00:00
Culture Shock: The dole queue Dadaism of the RubberbanditsThe Dole Queue Dadaists’ critique of gallery art is worth hearing – if a little harshFri Feb 12 2016 - 15:00
Pieces of me: Angela O’Kelly, jewellery maker, lecturer and curatorThe head of design at the National College of Art and Design has a passion for black, from her wedding dress to precious heirlooms, and from the jewellery she makes to the decorative objects in her sittingroomFri Feb 12 2016 - 05:45
Liss Ard mansion and artists’ haven for €7.5mCountry estate near Skibbereen, Co Cork, on 163 acres with a lake, beach and sky gardenThu Feb 11 2016 - 00:00
Sandycove elegance for €1.545mA Victorian four-bed opens up to a special interior with a well appointed kitchenThu Feb 04 2016 - 03:00
Peace and quiet at the Priory in BlackrockBeside the babbling brook: four-bedroom detached 1940s house for €1.75 millionThu Jan 28 2016 - 00:00
Attention to detail in period gem in Dublin 4 for €3.75mThis 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 apartmentThu Jan 28 2016 - 00:00
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 locationsWed Jan 27 2016 - 16:00
Weir science: a stellar artistic voyage that poses big questionsThe wonders and mysteries of the empirical world become jumping-off points for an aesthetic voyage in Grace Weir’s retrospective show 3 Different Nights RecurringThu Jan 21 2016 - 06:00
Finding a space for the imaginationIf your new year’s resolutions include undertaking any creative projects, the first thing you’ll need is a retreat from the worldThu Jan 21 2016 - 05:28
Room to grow in DundrumFive-bedroom property with large garden for €1.375 millionThu Jan 21 2016 - 05:00
Downtrading: Compact in Dalkey with putting greenThree-bed detached bungalow with private garden for €695,000Thu Jan 21 2016 - 04:00
Spacious and sleek in Dundrum for €1.695mThis five-bed property has been finished in fine style and includes a cinema roomThu Jan 21 2016 - 01:00
Downtrading: Former gate lodge to Maud Gonne homeThree-bed detached bungalow with historical links for €750,000Thu Jan 21 2016 - 01:00
People to watch in 2016: ArtsThere'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 yearSat Jan 09 2016 - 00:00
Ideas for 2016: A year to paint a portraitNo 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 yourselfTue Dec 29 2015 - 06:00
The battle for the soul of modern artAn exhibition in Cork explores how we perceive value in art and in life, raising intriguing questions about the art market in the processTue Dec 22 2015 - 06:00
Gemma Tipton’s 2015: ‘Charlie Hebdo’ and the power of imagesGiven 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 imagesSat Dec 19 2015 - 05:00
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 trioAn 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 worksThu Dec 10 2015 - 01:33
Culture Shock: how the unpleasant cult of busyness has crept into our cultureIn 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 nothingFri Dec 04 2015 - 16:00
The purrfect Christmas presents for petsGemma Tipton rounds up the best presents for your little darlingsMon Nov 30 2015 - 09:00
Dark art from being stalked for 25 yearsJane Prophet’s exhibition Trauma, about her personal experiences of being stalked, investigates the nature of obsession and is guided by empathyThu Nov 26 2015 - 06:00
‘Mayo is a place where people never give up. Nothing is really impossible’Dubliner Lorna Ross uses her design background to help develop patient servicesTue Nov 24 2015 - 01:00
Room at the top in heart of Dublin 4 for €1.95mThis 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 spaceThu Nov 19 2015 - 00:00
On horseback through NormandyFrom royal national studs to small equestrian centres selling horse milk, this beautiful region of France has much to offer horse loversSat Nov 14 2015 - 01:00
Sugar and scale and all things frail in climate change showCan 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 issueWed Nov 04 2015 - 01:00
Blow Photo: a Dublin mag that aims for epic beautyThe magazine, which is run by a team of just three, is gaining international recognition for its purist approachTue Oct 27 2015 - 06:00
Wanted: big ideas for our first national cultural policyOn Monday more than 100 cultural leaders and thinkers assembled at the Irish Museum of Modern Art to discuss Ireland’s first national cultural policySat Oct 24 2015 - 01:00
Pushing the boundaries of design for playTurner prize-nominated collective, Assemble, is a mix of architecture and public art. Now its co-founder joins a judging panel for a Ballyfermot playgroundThu Oct 15 2015 - 02:50
Michael Fassbender’s family restaurant in Killarney for saleWest End House, on market for €1.5 million, was frequently visited by the actor who sometimes worked behind the barTue Oct 13 2015 - 12:30
Northside or southside: what will about €470,000 buy?Two four-bed semi-detached family homes – one in Beaumont, one in Harold’s CrossThu Oct 08 2015 - 05:00
Dublin 6 redbrick with potential to extend for €875,000Four-bedroom Victorian property was once owned by the British ArmyThu Oct 08 2015 - 01:00
Secluded elegance in Foxrock for €2.75mMangerton on Westminster Road has seven bedrooms, five reception rooms and a vast and lovely private gardenThu Oct 01 2015 - 02:00
Prominent doctor’s equine escapeThe 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 landThu Oct 01 2015 - 01:00
Send in the lawyers: when artists won’t authenticate their workThe 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 challengeFri Sept 25 2015 - 12:00
Eamon Casey’s former Kerry retreat goes on sale for €1.9mRed Cliff House used as retreat for controversial former bishop of GalwayThu Sept 24 2015 - 05:00
Sweet home where Lily O’Brien’s chocolate empire beganChocolatier 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 1700Wed Sept 23 2015 - 12:30
Out of the ordinary beach house backing on to the seafrontFive-bedroom 1960s property in Sutton with views of the bay for €1.8 millionThu Sept 17 2015 - 05:00
Award-winning Howth Boat House on sale for €1.5mArchitects Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey won Riba prize for propertyThu Sept 17 2015 - 04:18
Easy elegance in Blackrock for €1.1mSpacious four-bedroom house has been renovated and features large back gardenThu Sept 17 2015 - 04:00
Cartoon Saloon: tellers of ’toon talesKilkenny’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 moneySat Sept 12 2015 - 06:00
