Building up will add space, but building out could make the most of your money

Food File: Féile festival’s tasty food offerings from Kevin Thornton, and the Happy Pear’s new online skin food course

Wasdale Park home has undergone a thorough revamp but remains true to its original era

When the Burnhams first visited their Greystones home they saw a woman getting her legs done

Sir Walter Raleigh apparently brought them to Ireland and they’ve been the Irish national vegetable ever since

Avoid poisoning, ring in new year quietly, give blood, attend talks and quit smoking

First runners started at 8.55am and rolling road closures are in place along the route

‘Somebody Feed Phil’ visits Irish food heroes in Dublin, Wicklow and Cork

Are We There Yet? From sandcastle building to writing Limericks, boredom is not an option

Food File: Beef from the distinctive Belted Galloway cattle to be served at FX Buckley

This three bed for €1.2m has period charm and plenty of modern comforts

Food File: National Culture Night offers tasty event, Scéal Bakery moves to bigger premises and Newbridge Silverware cafe gets revamp

Child portions are too big, breakfast is in, and we still love a Sunday roast, report reveals

Coarse fishing federation announces team for June’s world championship in Portugal

Mike McCormack’s Solar Bones is novel of the year. Winners include Marian Keyes, Graham Norton, Paul Howard, Paul O’Connell and Tana French

After 30 years in the US, the banker still feels strongly connected to Ireland

There's more to the picnic than the main stage

The Irish siblings whose schuccess we can’t get enough of

A food business incubator in Cork, an open kitchen in Kilkenny and making a wedding cake

A celebration of island produce from vegetables to dairy, and from Ireland to Ibiza