Ashford Castle: Eighty years old and more gorgeous than ever

Tollman family have spent €68m since 2015 restoring historic castle to its former glory

King of the castle: Mark Nolan making Dromoland ‘best it can be’

Five-star Clare estate is spending €20m on a tune-up as US customers flock in

Clerys redevelopment draws objections on scale and working conditions

Architect says store plan will regenerate area while owners say it will create 1,450 direct jobs

One Direction: What makes them beautiful

They went from X Factor also-rans to the world’s biggest boyband in the space of three years, but how did they do it? We chart the rise of Liam, Louis, Harry, Zayn and Niall from giddy teenagers to chart-topping superstars ahead of their Croke Park gigs

One More Thing: Into the West for Davy, as the wealth war continues