Kilkenny Arts Festival mixes risk and safe-bets in search of magical chance
From Rough Magic’s Tonic to Mozart’s Requiem, the festival starts August 6th
A new vision for Ireland as ‘design island’
The fastest-growing segment of Irish design is in the relatively new field of ‘User eXperience’ (UX)
Object Matters: There is more to Irish design than jobs and exports
The Year of Irish Design celebrated collaboration and gave good return on investment, but its long-term impact is hard to quantify
People to watch in 2016: Fashion
A crop of Irish graduates are forging successful careers in the notoriously fickle international fashion industry. Here are some to watch out for this year
The new jewels: made from tin, string and human hair
Forget diamonds and pearls, silver and gold and think tin, string and human hair as young jewellers look to the everyday for inspiration, writes Deirdre McQuillan
High-tech Hynes: fashion designer Joanne Hynes's red carpet run
We’ll be seeing plenty of avant-garde Irish designer Joanne Hynes’s high tech designs on the red carpet his autumn
The crafty way to see Ireland
A visit to an artisan’s working studio is a memorable experience that will enhance any Irish holiday, and new trails and maps make them easy to find
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