West Cork haven with one of the best views in Ireland for €1.35mFour-bed Colla Point House in Schull enjoys direct access to the coastlineThu Jul 16 2020 - 06:00
Live in Marlfield elegance in Wexford for €890,000Ideal family home with five bedrooms set in idyllic countrysideWed Jul 15 2020 - 06:00
Theatre was broken before Covid – now there’s no going backWhy would theatremakers want to return to the ‘old normal’ of overwork and underpay?Sat Jul 11 2020 - 05:00
Hidden haven on two garden acres in Kildare for €940kRoslevin outside Naas makes an idyllic countryside setting for a growing familyThu Jul 09 2020 - 09:42
Cottage luxury in every inch of suburban hideaway for €995kCleverly redesigned three-bedroom property full of light and modern comfortsWed Jul 08 2020 - 06:00
Up on a pedestal: Repurposing plinths as public art spaceDerry’s Walker Plinth points enlightened way ahead after kicking over the statuesMon Jul 06 2020 - 05:00
‘I spent lockdown renovating a little piece of heaven’With work cancelled, Gemma Tipton found herself helping out with a cottage and stables renovationSat Jul 04 2020 - 06:00
Have arts and culture been demoted again?Arts shuffles back into department title as culture sector faces existential threatSat Jul 04 2020 - 05:00
The best artworks to see in Ireland’s reopened galleriesFeast your eyes on the classic works, or check out some completely new visual artWed Jul 01 2020 - 05:00
The great getaway: Where to stay in Ireland this summerWe all need a break from our enforced break, so pick one of these destinationsSun Jun 14 2020 - 06:00
Big thinking makes a small North Strand terrace greatInner city refurb makes strong argument for changing city centre planning guidelinesSat Jun 06 2020 - 06:00
Cabin fever: Why the humble garden shed is having a momentLockdown has unlocked possibilities for turning the garden shed into a useful retreatSun May 24 2020 - 06:00
No headsets, one-way systems: Reopening Ireland’s museumsGalleries and museums set to open alongside hairdressers in Government’s plansThu May 21 2020 - 05:00
Want to rescue an Irish ruin? It's not an impossible dreamRIAI iniative shows rescuing old buildings is easier than you might thinkSat May 16 2020 - 06:00
Blade runner: The knife maker with a nine month waiting listHugo Byrne became disillusioned after a stint in art school but now has the sharpest blade in the boxSat May 16 2020 - 06:00
‘I am heartbroken to confirm’ ... Death of an Irish music festivalCancelling a festival is huge. A vast army of people are suddenly out of a jobSun May 10 2020 - 05:00
Write now: Nine writers share advice on how to get startedTips for budding authors and poets, from beating writer’s block to finding an agentTue May 05 2020 - 05:00
Fancy starting to paint or draw? Five artists on how to beginTaking up art can bring levels of relaxation that border on therapeutic, so why not?Tue Apr 28 2020 - 05:00
Architects on lockdown: 'We need to build safer and more lovable places to live and work'After Covid-19, will Irish housing design change for good?Sat Apr 18 2020 - 06:00
Why has coronavirus unleashed a wave of creative talent?It seems many of us have been frustrated artists, potters and poets until nowWed Apr 15 2020 - 05:00
Virtual viewing: A guide to visiting museums online in the age of Covid-19Many of the world’s great museums are now available on screen, but what exactly do you get for your click?Sat Mar 28 2020 - 05:00
How a brilliant woman's 400-year-old paintings speak to us todayThe work of 17th century artist Artemisia Gentileschi is urgent, immediate and compellingSat Mar 21 2020 - 05:00
Here’s to Ireland’s unofficial ambassadors flying flags around the worldCelebrating the men and women flying flags for Ireland from Auckland to Rockland, Paris to BelgradeSat Mar 14 2020 - 06:00
Wayne Jordan: ‘I didn’t feel like an artist anymore, but an interior designer’The theatre director’s new show, Leaving, is a powerful departure for the returned emigreSat Mar 07 2020 - 05:00
Art in focus: Bloodline by Andrei MolodkinMolodkin is best known for his deliberately highly provocative blood worksSat Feb 29 2020 - 05:00
The best art exhibitions of the weekIncluding Niamh O’Malley in Dublin, and Elva Mulchrone and Rosa Mäkelä in GalwaySat Feb 29 2020 - 05:00
The tricky art of carbon footprintsArtists tackling the climate catastrophe in their work tread a delicate lineTue Feb 25 2020 - 05:00
Looking at a republic falling apart from the insideCorn Exchange’s new and final play is a grim look at an alternative 1970s IrelandSat Feb 22 2020 - 06:00
Art and culture thrive in spaces of disagreementStorms or otherwise, every other Capital of Culture has been beset by problemsSat Feb 15 2020 - 06:00
Druid, Chekhov and the politics of powerGarry Hynes directs The Cherry Orchard, a play she says that’s still of the momentSat Feb 15 2020 - 05:00
Going viral: Coronavirus has a lot to teach us about the spread of ideasSuper-spreaders are those able to spread ideas and beliefs far faster than normalSat Feb 08 2020 - 07:00
Election 2020: 10 things you should ask your candidate but probably won’tAs funding for the arts continues to erode, here are the questions to ask on the doorstepSat Feb 01 2020 - 07:00
Free culture guide: Great galleries, gigs and grub that won’t cost you a centWe’ve put together a list of no-cost cultural treats to see you through the winterMon Jan 27 2020 - 06:00
On the centenary of Prohibition, is creative intoxication still a thing?Writers have often used drink or drugs to ‘see beyond’ reality. Or was it all an illusion?Sat Jan 25 2020 - 07:00
Do we really need an exhibition of women’s art? YesThe Elliptical Affinities exhibition at the Highlanes Gallery gives us a peek at what a differently-centred world might look likeWed Jan 08 2020 - 05:00
How Aria?: The opera challenging stigma around mental healthPerformance combining opera, poetry and mental health launches with First FortnightSat Jan 04 2020 - 05:00
Living in Instagram on holidays in the MaldivesSense of fragility and air of unreality pervade life on the island nation in South AsiaSun Dec 22 2019 - 06:10
We Make Good, the social enterprise linking designers and makersGorgeous gifts come guilt-free from this Irish initiative that is a model of how to do things rightSat Dec 21 2019 - 06:05
Forget socks and jocks: Last-minute Christmas gifts they’ll really thank you forDon't panic - we've got you covered with this list of thoughtful gift ideas for every budgetSat Dec 21 2019 - 06:02
Bust to empty boom: What shaped our public spaces in the past decadeThe Decaste in Culture: The 'quarterisation' of our cities reached a ludicrous peak with derided Grafton QuarterSat Dec 21 2019 - 05:00
What a load of smetch: new words to describe artText plays a tricky role in art – as descriptors or part of the exhibitWed Dec 18 2019 - 05:00
Ashford Castle: Eighty years old and more gorgeous than everTollman family have spent €68m since 2015 restoring historic castle to its former glorySat Dec 14 2019 - 01:00
New Aer Lingus flights announced from Shannon to Paris and BarcelonaTravel deals: Plan an escape with these holiday ideas in Ireland and abroadSun Nov 24 2019 - 05:00
Acting out the apocalypse – in dustbinsThe cast of Pan Pan’s upcoming Endgame talk about Samuel Beckett’s enduring relevanceSat Nov 23 2019 - 05:00
When the world’s best photographers came to Ireland, here’s what they sawCartier-Bresson, Dorothea Lange and Robert Cresswell caught Irish life in the 1950sWed Nov 20 2019 - 05:00
Cooking food from video games offers escapist fantasyDesire to replicate delicacies from Azeroth or Tamriel part of society’s obession with food in abstractSat Nov 16 2019 - 05:00
Roland Mouret: In Ireland, the air smells different and people are like familyThe designer talks bees, waste and growing up in Lourdes ahead of project at the RHAMon Nov 11 2019 - 06:00
Look at this picture. What do you see?Eoin McHugh’s latest exhibition gets us closer to things we can’t see or comprehendSat Nov 02 2019 - 05:00
Take a punt on former Buck Whaley Curragh home for €1.85mAll the formal rooms you need for entertaining and a stud farm right next doorThu Oct 10 2019 - 00:00
Why are Irish world class architects not building in Ireland?Grafton Architects have just won the 2020 Royal Gold Medal, but are ineligible to tender for many major projects at homeWed Oct 09 2019 - 05:00
