A Wicklow mansion rescued from ruin by seven people: ‘I felt sorry for the house’
A far cry from the upstairs-downstairs landed gentry days, the Co Wicklow house perfectly fits National Heritage Week’s theme
Think twice before growing that Instagram-perfect wildflower meadow
Non-native seed mixes can inadvertently contain invasive species and will not serve local pollinating insects as well
Antique furniture adds personality to new homes – and auctioneers are using AI to show it
Bray auction house is catering for a younger clientele in newly built residential developments
Helen Macdonald: ‘Losing a twin at birth predisposed me to search for something missing’
Helen Macdonald is a writer, poet, naturalist and historian of science. Her prize-winning book, H Is for Hawk, was made into a film starring Claire Foy in 2025. She is a guest at the Shaking Bog Festival in Wicklow on August 22nd
The low budget pollinator project that grew wings and created real change
Low-budget, highly ambitious project to restore populations of critical insects fast became a top nature-positive initiative
All the fun of an Irish antiques fair: ‘It was either this or golf’
Every two months antiques and vintage traders convene in Dún Laoghaire to sell everything from furniture to jewellery to paintings to bric-a-brac
Great Care Co-op: ‘We make the care plans for each client individually’
Worker-owned enterprise provides free healthcare training to migrant women, team meetings and opportunities to join board of directors
This extraordinary sale will undoubtedly be the most talked-about auction of 2026
Record-setting sale of Gerard Dillon’s Tea Party among the biggest surprises so far
Bioeconomy has many meanings and plenty of potential in all its forms
Organic ‘waste’ can create clean energy, green fertilisers, harm-free plastics and even food
Genieve Figgis and Michael Craig-Martin among Irish artists with international appeal
Yeats and Henry tend to attract Irish-linked buyers while contemporary works garner broader attention
We need creative help to understand and reverse human-induced climate change
Artists can be shape-shifters of cultural norms, as they are not afraid to push against the status quo and stimulate behaviour change
Banksy-inspired print for sale, plus an Irish feminist reimagining of a Raphael classic
Mr Brainwash’s Art Tour goes to auction, and collective creates School of Hibernia featuring prominent Irish women
How to bid at auction: ‘Irish people like to wait and watch’
Be clear about the differences between in-person, timed and live online auctions before you bid
Postcards from the edge: auction celebrates Ireland’s landscape and people
Purcell’s is selling thousands of vintage picture postcards, while deVere’s is to hold a 20th century furniture sale
Facing the music: St Patrick’s Cathedral Choir School struggles to attract boy singers
A decline in the number of boy choristers at St Patrick’s Cathedral Choir School in Dublin has led to a recruitment drive