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First Encounters: Actors Marion O’Dwyer and Roxanna Nic Liam

First Encounters: Actors Marion O’Dwyer and Roxanna Nic Liam

‘At some stage, age stops mattering’

Sat Jul 26 2014 - 01:00
First Encounters: Michael Colgan and Doug Hughes

First Encounters: Michael Colgan and Doug Hughes

‘He’s got an ego but it’s an adjustable ego’

Sat Jul 12 2014 - 01:00
First encounters: ‘She is a lot more tolerant than a sane person would be’

First encounters: ‘She is a lot more tolerant than a sane person would be’

Ray Byrne and Jane English of Wineport Lodge

Sat Jul 05 2014 - 01:00
First World War-era house with office for €795,000

First World War-era house with office for €795,000

Rathfarnham redbrick has period details and a side space with its own entrance

Thu Jul 03 2014 - 01:00
Why unpaid internships are wrong

Why unpaid internships are wrong

Opinion: People doing full-time unpaid internships aren’t eligible for the dole, as they must be seeking (paid) work

Sun Jun 29 2014 - 12:05
First encounters: ‘I don’t think we ever did small talk’

First encounters: ‘I don’t think we ever did small talk’

Cecilia Ahern and Orla de Brí in conversation with Frances O’Rourke

Sat Jun 28 2014 - 01:00
Views of the Sugar Loaf for €875,000

Views of the Sugar Loaf for €875,000

This five-bedroom house in Kilmacanogue has a smart extension and panoramic views

Thu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
Five-bed in Delgany for €1.48m

Five-bed in Delgany for €1.48m

This bright and airy house has been extended and renovated over the years

Thu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
Time for Travellers to be recognised as an ethnic minority

Time for Travellers to be recognised as an ethnic minority

Opinion: Perfectly nice liberal people who wouldn’t dream of making racist remarks about, say, black people, will routinely make disparaging remarks about Travellers

Sun Jun 22 2014 - 12:01
First Encounters: ‘Once you’re off the track, you’re friends’

First Encounters: ‘Once you’re off the track, you’re friends’

Danny Mullins and Martin Harley in conversation with Frances O’Rourke

Sat Jun 21 2014 - 01:00
Victorian elegance in Monkstown for €2.275 million

Victorian elegance in Monkstown for €2.275 million

This handsome house, on a commanding terrace overlooking the sea, is in great condition

Thu Jun 19 2014 - 00:00
Take a leaf from these two in Delgany

Take a leaf from these two in Delgany

Tall Trees and Pine Haven are both comfortable detached family homes, each one sitting on an acre of land and with landscaped gardens

Thu Jun 19 2014 - 00:00
First Encounters: ‘My whole family depended on her family’

First Encounters: ‘My whole family depended on her family’

June Rodgers and Brenda Brooks in conversation with Frances O’Rourke

Fri Jun 13 2014 - 13:04
Boomtime luxury at half the price

Boomtime luxury at half the price

Built a decade ago, this large, detached house in Foxrock has all the trappings of the Celtic Tiger era at just over half the original price

Thu Jun 12 2014 - 00:00
Victorian four-bed by the Metals for €850,000

Victorian four-bed by the Metals for €850,000

Beautifully restored Victorian four-bed on a secluded street in Glasthule

Thu Jun 12 2014 - 00:00

Two for joy

New shop in Ranelagh

Fri Jun 06 2014 - 15:23
Wooded bliss in Greystones for €1.375m

Wooded bliss in Greystones for €1.375m

This five-bedroom detached house on half an acre has been a family home for more than 40 years. With some refurbishment and redecoration, it could be restored to its former glory

Thu Jun 05 2014 - 00:00
Victorian three bed, stones throw from Dalkey Village

Victorian three bed, stones throw from Dalkey Village

Thu Jun 05 2014 - 00:00
First encounters: ‘I do get some reflected glory’

First encounters: ‘I do get some reflected glory’

Nathan O’Toole and Aron Kehoe in conversation with Frances O’Rourke

Sat May 31 2014 - 01:00
First Encounters: ‘I felt really at ease around him’

First Encounters: ‘I felt really at ease around him’

In conversation with Frances O’Rourke

Sat May 24 2014 - 01:00
First Encounters: Neil Delamere  and Bernard O’Shea

First Encounters: Neil Delamere and Bernard O’Shea

‘We’re both from the midlands – that’s part of the friendship’

Sat May 17 2014 - 01:00
First Encounters: Peter Coonan and Ronan Murdock

First Encounters: Peter Coonan and Ronan Murdock

‘It’s true, I let him punch me in the head’

Sat May 10 2014 - 00:00
First Encounters: Chi-Chi Nwanoku and Keith Pascoe

First Encounters: Chi-Chi Nwanoku and Keith Pascoe

‘Ireland brought us back together’

Sat May 03 2014 - 01:00
First Encounters: Sonia O’Sullivan and Gerard Hartmann

First Encounters: Sonia O’Sullivan and Gerard Hartmann

‘What I value most is his positive outlook’

Sat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00
Greystones living: three-bedroom house in need of an update  near Greystones village for €670,000

Greystones living: three-bedroom house in need of an update near Greystones village for €670,000

Thu Apr 24 2014 - 00:00
Greystones living: period details and lots of space in Greystones for €1.375 million

Greystones living: period details and lots of space in Greystones for €1.375 million

Thu Apr 24 2014 - 00:00
Greystones living: grace and green space in Greystones for €950,000

Greystones living: grace and green space in Greystones for €950,000

This Co Wicklow coastal town nestled by the sea, within commuting distance of the capital, remains hugely popular. This week three houses – an Edwardian and two Victorians – have come on the market in the Burnaby area

Thu Apr 24 2014 - 00:00
First Encounters: Janet Mullarney and Charles Tyrrell

First Encounters: Janet Mullarney and Charles Tyrrell

‘We look at an awful lot of things together’

Fri Apr 18 2014 - 19:00
First Encounters: Lynda Booth and Liz Quin

First Encounters: Lynda Booth and Liz Quin

‘She’s always the first person I call to celebrate a moment or to get advice ’

Sat Apr 12 2014 - 01:00
First Encounters: Michael Kelly and Paul Sweetman

First Encounters: Michael Kelly and Paul Sweetman

‘I’m the vulgar salesman; Mick’s earthy, passionate’

Sat Apr 05 2014 - 00:00
First Encounters: Colm O’Regan  and  Daniel Carey

First Encounters: Colm O’Regan and Daniel Carey

Sat Mar 29 2014 - 01:00
First Encounters: Fergus Niland and Brendan Walsh

First Encounters: Fergus Niland and Brendan Walsh

You get straight opinions and good advice’

Sat Mar 22 2014 - 01:00
First Encounters: Brian Bourke and Frankie Gavin

First Encounters: Brian Bourke and Frankie Gavin

‘There’s a great uplift every time we meet’

Sat Mar 15 2014 - 01:00
Surfer Easkey Britton and film-maker Marion Poizeau

Surfer Easkey Britton and film-maker Marion Poizeau

‘We bonded because we wouldn’t give up’

Sat Mar 08 2014 - 01:00
First Encounters: ‘Sean and I were meant to be together’

First Encounters: ‘Sean and I were meant to be together’

In conversation with Frances O’Rourke

Sat Mar 01 2014 - 01:00
Unavoidable truths: let’s talk about death

Unavoidable truths: let’s talk about death

Most of us don’t like to discuss it, and up to 50 per cent of Irish adults haven’t made a will. But, with advance care directives soon to become law, dying is a hot topic

Fri Feb 28 2014 - 01:00
First Encounters: Naoise McNally and Susan Gallagher

First Encounters: Naoise McNally and Susan Gallagher

‘We have a way of figuring things out’

Sat Feb 22 2014 - 01:00
First Encounters: Sarah Davis-Goff and Lisa Coen

First Encounters: Sarah Davis-Goff and Lisa Coen

‘Being around her made me more brave’

Sat Feb 15 2014 - 01:00
First Encounters: Kealan McCluskey and Catherine Mullarkey

First Encounters: Kealan McCluskey and Catherine Mullarkey

‘We share a lot of the same values’

Sat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00
First Encounters: Finbar Furey and Don Baker

First Encounters: Finbar Furey and Don Baker

Sat Feb 01 2014 - 01:00
First Encounters: Paul Carson and Marie Cassidy

First Encounters: Paul Carson and Marie Cassidy

Sat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
First Encounters: Pierce Ryan and Birch Hamilton

First Encounters: Pierce Ryan and Birch Hamilton

Sat Jan 18 2014 - 01:00
First encounters: Tanya Airey and Hilarie Geary

First encounters: Tanya Airey and Hilarie Geary

‘We’ve probably morphed into each other’

Sat Jan 11 2014 - 01:00
First Encounters: Dylan Bradshaw and Paul Foley

First Encounters: Dylan Bradshaw and Paul Foley

Sat Dec 28 2013 - 02:00
First Encounters

First Encounters

Jacqui Dankworth and Charlie Wood

Sat Dec 28 2013 - 00:00
The lottery winners who took Manhattan

The lottery winners who took Manhattan

They got lucky -- so then they took Manhattan. What do lottery winners -- many of them first-time visitors -- want to see and do on a trip to New York

Sat Dec 21 2013 - 01:00
First Encounters:  ‘We both embroil people in projects’

First Encounters: ‘We both embroil people in projects’

Sister Stanislaus Kennedy and Lelia Doolan

Sat Dec 14 2013 - 02:00
First Encounters: John Dillon and Eamon Carr

First Encounters: John Dillon and Eamon Carr

Sat Dec 07 2013 - 00:00
David Dalton and Rahel Azene Workineh Dalton

David Dalton and Rahel Azene Workineh Dalton

‘We didn’t click right away’

Sat Nov 30 2013 - 01:00
First Encounters

First Encounters

In conversation with Frances O’Rourke

Sat Nov 16 2013 - 00:00
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