The tender touch to Melanie’s menagerieThe Times We Lived In: published: March 29th, 1990. Photograph by Joe St LegerSat Dec 09 2017 - 05:00
A winter’s tale of romantic DublinThe Times We Lived In: published: November 26th, 1988. Photograph by Matt KavanaghSun Dec 03 2017 - 09:01
Dim the lights and wrap up in Donegal woolVintage lightbulbs, a new wave in weaving and a cork clock – what’s new in designSat Dec 02 2017 - 06:00
It’s the season of sparkle as jewellery auctions take offAs usual, big names show up in Dublin’s seasonal sales – Tiffany, Cartier, BoodlesSat Nov 25 2017 - 06:00
Go fish for cookware in Blackrock, get crafty in BallbridgeWhat’s new in design and craft this weekSat Nov 25 2017 - 06:00
When King Arthur was rescued by the Irish ArmyThe Times We Lived In: Published, August 24th, 1953. Photograph: Eddie KellySat Nov 25 2017 - 05:00
Want to design your own contemporary extension?‘Lego for adults’ lets you do just that; while alpaca blankets are a winter wonderSat Nov 18 2017 - 06:00
The Unforeseen review: seductive tale of causality with a twistDorothy Macardle’s neglected 1945 novel about a tricked imagination is a page-turnerSat Nov 18 2017 - 06:00
A statuesque case of art imitating lifeThe Times We Lived In. Published: September 5th, 1997. Photograph by Alan BetsonSat Nov 18 2017 - 05:00
When the Golden Bear met the Matador on Bull IslandThe Times We Lived In: Published: July 22nd, 1986. Photograph: Dermot O’SheaSat Nov 11 2017 - 05:00
Get crafty in time for ChristmasShop in countryside calm at Ballilogue; dish up with funky spoons from DenmarkSat Nov 11 2017 - 00:00
7 Irish authors on (very) long list for €100K Dublin book prizeColson Whitehead’s 'The Underground Railroad' gets most nominations for literary awardMon Nov 06 2017 - 11:00
The wildlife roadshowColin Stafford-Johnson, documentary maker and nature lover, is coming to a theatre near youSat Nov 04 2017 - 06:00
More bang for your buckThe Times We Lived In Published: August 22nd 1970. Photograph: Tommy CollinsSat Nov 04 2017 - 05:00
Enjoy the dark magic of winter daysHome Front: Here’s some presents to buy and courses to trySat Nov 04 2017 - 00:00
Guinness is good for housing as Iveagh Trust tenants move into A-rated homesChapelizod scheme was built by trust set up in 1890s to provide affordable housingSat Oct 28 2017 - 06:00
Well son of a gun, he’s a marine biologistThe Times We Lived In: Published: June 15th, 1990. Photograph by Frank MillerSat Oct 28 2017 - 05:00
Sink into orange, try a dash of mustard or fake it in fur –what’s new in interiorsHome Front: Interiors, design, people and eventsSat Oct 28 2017 - 00:00
The Celtic leader who subjugated the warring tribes of SpainIrish Connections: King Breogan is one of Galicia’s most revered medieval heroesFri Oct 27 2017 - 10:00
Fledgling hostesses in flying formThe Times We Lived In: Published: January 24th, 1968. Photograph by Kevin McMahonSat Oct 21 2017 - 05:00
The Galway policeman who led explorers into the Australian bushIrish Connections: Robert O’Hara Burke’s link to the coolibah tree in ‘Waltzing Matilda’Fri Oct 20 2017 - 10:00
Philip Pullman’s ‘La Belle Sauvage’ launches with a huge splashDavid Fickling, Pullman’s publisher and editor, likens new book to ‘Treasure Island’Thu Oct 19 2017 - 00:01
'Like the Kardashians of today, Oscar Wilde absolutely milked it'Trinity College Dublin’s most famous old boy is the star of a major new exhibitionWed Oct 18 2017 - 05:00
The Good House of Happiness: Bright, broad strokes don’t entirely cover the cracksPan Pan aims to give Brecht’s work a modern, accurate updateSat Oct 14 2017 - 15:45
Reclining figures in life imitating artThe Times We Lived In: Published: March 4th, 1971. Photograph by Gordon StandingSat Oct 14 2017 - 05:00
Daphne Du Maurier’s link to Hungry Hill, in the Caha Mountains of west CorkIrish Connections: The novelist used it as the setting for a story of feuding mining familiesSat Oct 14 2017 - 05:00
Home Front: what’s new in interiors this week peoplePlay with plywood, head west to Castlebar and a new online site for lightsSat Oct 14 2017 - 00:00
Wind Resistance by Karine Polwart review – A spellbinding storytellerSeamless piece of theatre – part memoir, part gig, part nature documentary, but much, much more than the sum of its partsFri Oct 13 2017 - 11:33
Early reflections on hill street bluesThe Times We Lived In: Published; November 27th, 1954. Photograph by Dermot BarrySat Oct 07 2017 - 05:00
What connects an Irish gaucho in Argentina with Chris de Burgh?Eduardo Casey, an Irish descendant, founded the singer’s birthplace, Venado TuertoSat Oct 07 2017 - 01:00
Colour popping and sofa bed surfing: this week’s interiors trendsHomefront: More colours on the menu for kitchens; a rad new radiator colour; Arena Kitchens comes to Stillorgan; and sofa beds so comfy, your guests won’t ever leaveSat Sept 30 2017 - 07:00
Keeping it cool in a high-end showhomeBuyers expect to be wowed. In Malahide, Elaine Jerrard obliges with a luxury touchSat Sept 30 2017 - 07:00
Shireen seals goodbye with a tearThe Times We Lived In: January 27th, 1989. Photograph by Pat LanganSat Sept 30 2017 - 05:00
Future classic? A Kenzo conversation pieceSectional sofas are everywhere and not all will stand the test of time but this designer number from Roche Bobois is a keeperSat Sept 30 2017 - 00:00
Come Away With Me . . . review: There’s one thing you need to do before seeing this showWhere else in this year’s festival are you going to hear the call of the Australian raven and a southern boobook?Fri Sept 29 2017 - 10:33
The son of Skibbereen who sang his way around the worldIrish Connections: ‘Singing Sullivan’ became one of the ‘illustrious singers of the world’Wed Sept 27 2017 - 14:51
Two Irish women, two stirring stories amid the HolocaustA new production tells the stories of how a childhood in Dublin ended in death in Auschwitz, and how a Cork woman was jailed by the Gestapo for saving children from the same fateWed Sept 27 2017 - 05:00
When Biddy and Miley were loversThe Times We Lived In: September 23rd, 1993. Photograph by Jack McManusSat Sept 23 2017 - 05:00
Restoring Pennsylvanian grave of 19th-century Donegal migrantIrish Connections: Condy Breslin died of ‘miner’s asthma’ in Hazleton in 1880Sat Sept 23 2017 - 01:00
Joseph Walsh takes the international crafts conversation to KinsaleSome of the design world’s most celebrated makers arrive to share ideas with each other and the publicSat Sept 23 2017 - 00:00
Dig-out reveals skeleton in SmithfieldThe Times We Lived In: April 16th, 2002. Photograph by Brenda FitzsimonsThu Sept 21 2017 - 15:08
Irish Connections: More of you map links around the worldKeep your emails coming: we love to hear from youSat Sept 16 2017 - 05:00
An Irish-American sculptor’s link with the writer of ‘Ben-Hur’Irish Connections: Andrew O’Connor’s portrayal of Gen Lew Wallace stands in the US CapitolSat Sept 16 2017 - 05:00
Give your home the Turkington touch and light up darker nightsHelen Turkington opens a sumptuous showroom in Sandyford; and Fantasy Lights will brighten autumn gloomSat Sept 16 2017 - 00:00
‘Even in Auschwitz there were choices’: a survivor’s lifeBeing sent to a concentration camp at 16 taught Edith Eger ‘to find joy within’Sun Sept 10 2017 - 06:00
Arty magnetic wallpaper and a mattress to yak aboutHome Front: Interiors ideas for your homeSat Sept 09 2017 - 06:00
Waving hello and goodbye to VermeerThe Times We Lived In: March 23rd, 1995. Photograph by Frank MillerSat Sept 09 2017 - 05:00
PJ Mara’s chandeliers at auction and how a small sofa looks grandHome Front: Interiors news and inspirationSat Sept 09 2017 - 00:00
Irish Connections: Readers map more links around the worldKeep your emails coming: we love to hear from youSat Sept 02 2017 - 05:00
The Times We Lived In: Play it again, SamPublished, November 4th, 1972. Photograph by Dermot O’SheaSat Sept 02 2017 - 05:00
