Charlene McKenna: ‘I spent lockdown in an Irish Rugby fleece covered in paint and dust’

The actor converted outbuilding on parent’s farm into a home and had a tiny 6-person wedding

So what’s hot and what’s not this week?

Hurray for September evenings – but boo to rain at the Electric Picnic

Weaving the fabric of life, history and culture

Textiles are frequently ignored, simply because they are so fundamental. But this is changing

Check In: Summer picnic spots, magic Monaghan and Venice celebrates

Joan Scales and Jo Linehan round up this week’s travel news and deals

Pieces of me: Angela O’Kelly, jewellery maker, lecturer and curator

The head of design at the National College of Art and Design has a passion for black, from her wedding dress to precious heirlooms, and from the jewellery she makes to the decorative objects in her sittingroom

Fashion: The look of the Irish

For the next week a range of homegrown talent will be showcased in Arnotts. Enter Orla Kiely, Peter O’Brien and Helen McAlinden, Natalie B Coleman, Niamh O’Neill, Emma Manley, Ale Walsh and more

Petal power is the look of summer

Floral prints are everywhere this season. But there is a skill in putting all the elements of a floral outfit together

Fashion made in Ireland

Crafts Council exhibition shows fashion can be made at home

Duochrome, surrealists and iconoclasts - are we still loving classic black and white?

Fresh faces: an A to Z of Irish fashion

The huge array of designers, stylists and models making a name for themselves or on the verge of doing so suggests that things are looking up for the Irish industry

Barbie and East End gangsters inspire Limerick fashion show

Designer Joanne Hynes among annual LSAD college showcase