Have yourself a very vintage Christmas: antique gifts for all

The most sustainable choice of all could also be a good investment

This Valentine’s Day show your love with these vintage tokens

Gifts with meaning, history and thought are an alternative to flowers and chocolates

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Has Grafton Street become a victim of the Luas Cross City?

Footfall on Dublin’s premier shopping street has declined by 5.2% this year

Anthony Bourdain’s Dublin

The late chef and presenter visited Dublin to film one of his TV shows. We retrace his steps

Best shops 2016: The Winners

This year’s judges had a tough job sifting through more than 30,000 entries. Readers were eager to show their appreciation for the independent shops making a difference up and down the country. Today we reveal the 10 winning shops

Five people’s treasures are an auctioneer’s trash

Five Go on a Treasure Hunt: We gave five treasure hunters €100 each and sent them off to flea markets and car-boot sales to seek bargains. So how much would the five items fetch at auction? The news is not good

Five Go on a Treasure Hunt: Pat McCabe, please bag me a fortune

When asked for this series, in competition with four other bargain hunters, to pick up an old item that could turn a profit, I set out to find a decent rare volume

James Joyce letter to Lady Gregory in London auction