Irish art inspired by the beauty of Europe
Desire to live and work abroad on show at Dublin Irish art sales
Panda to place cameras in bin lorries to ‘educate’ households that don’t segregate waste
Cameras will detect material in bins in an attempt to raise recycling levels
Where do clothes go once they are donated to charity shops?
Just 50 per cent of clothes donated to charity shops are fit for resale - the bulk of the remainder go abroad
Celebrate St Patrick’s weekend with an Irish antiques fair
Silver, china, porcelain to jewellery, banknotes and coins and small furniture will be on sale in Limerick
Veteran antiques dealer bids fond farewell to Francis Street after 40 years
‘I’ve enjoyed my time ... I’ve made some very good friends and I’ve had very good neighbours, which is important’
‘They’re walking taller’: disabled adults learning tech skills from transition year students
An innovative transition year programme is empowering disabled adults and boosting students’ leadership skills
Pile into Persian rugs: Peter Linden collection at Adam’s
Choose from runners, hand-knot rugs and exquisite colours at upcoming sale
Loneliness in Ireland: ‘There’s nothing as lonely as being married to someone you know doesn’t love you’
Ireland has the highest rate of loneliness in Europe. Why is this the case and what is being done about it?
Treasures from the home: Georgian prints, elegant cabinetry and musical instruments
Upcoming house content sales offer opportunity to acquire gems for your home
Three Paul Henry paintings to lead Whyte’s Irish art sale
Works by Irish artists will be to the fore in the coming weeks with sales at Whyte’s, deVeres and Adam’s
Clothes banks are overflowing as the ‘market for castoffs collapses’
Charity shops fear they will become dumping ground for poor-quality clothing if new EU law on textile waste is enforced fully
Walking football: ‘Look around. The lads are buzzing before we even get out on the pitch’
An adapted form of soccer played by older men – and some older women – is becoming very popular
Five days in San Sebastián and Bilbao: Both Basque cities are beautiful but one became my favourite
Delicious pintxos, extraordinary art and easy-going locals – what’s not to love about a short-hop trip to the two northern cities?
Fava beans: the future of sustainable food production in Ireland?
Europe is looking to high-protein plant crop yields to reduce reliance on imported plant proteins and enhance food security
The Luke Littler effect: ‘Everyone is talking about darts now’
As Dublin shop owners can confirm, people never previously interested in the sport are picking up darts after being inspired by the teenage world champion