It was a pleasure to have interviewed the great designer John Rocha at his wonderful Dublin home. His bathroom is important as it reflects on his life growing up in a crowded house in Hong Kong #property #coolhouses #irishdesign #johnrocha irishtimes.com/life-and-style…

New world record set for Irish artist #PaulHenry at. ⁦Christie's⁩ on Friday. The previous record (in euros ex fees) was €420,000 through ⁦Whyte's Auctioneers⁩ #irishart

Don't forget, the 1st of June is the first Wednesday of the month and it is therefore FREE entry to a number of OPW Heritage sites*. For a full list of site opening times and T&Cs please visit: cutt.ly/zH7Yqtj #VisitForFree #opwireland #heritageireland #keepdiscovering

Today I bought a house. Lots of work to do in an uncertain climate but when something grabs your heart - that’s it. Water and the wilds of beautiful #northmayo #wildatlanticway #wildatlanticwaymayo #mayo #dreamhome #dreamhouse

I had both the pleasure and honour to interview the great Hughie O Donoghue and his wife Clare. I totally relate to their sentiments of life in #NorthMayo #Erris #WildAtlanticWay mobileapp.irishtimes.com/life-style/fin…

What a result at Adams sale this evening. The Van Cleef & Arpels brooch sold for €110,000 more than double its top estimate of €50,000 #finejewelry #irishauction @ St Stephen's Green instagram.com/p/CidJRJcMZdF/…

Save Our Sharks. Great news that basking sharks have finally been legally protected in Irish waters under the Wildlife Act. fb.watch/fYSQTsimis/

A great read.

“It’s like saying that the State is responsible for a bank robbery because it didn’t have a garda at the bank to prevent it.” Wholeheartedly agree with this

My latest feature.; Owner of Irish hotel to sell ‘most influential book in human history’ for estimate of up to $50m – The Irish Times irishtimes.com/life-style/fin…

Georgian gem on three acres with a colourful history in Crossmolina for €295,000 via Irish Times Home irishtimes.com/property/resid…

Maureen Dowd: Joe Biden’s treatment of his seventh grandchild is callous and hypocritical via Irish Times World irishtimes.com/world/us/2023/…

Wonderful news!! Ospreys breeding again in Ireland for the first time in 200 years. Nature doesn't have to be constantly retreating, dying off. It can come back. It's *our* choice which we want. bbc.com/news/uk-northe…

Elizabeth Birdthistle: I live in a little converted cow shed with views I’d challenge anyone to equal, while I take on the restoration of my new home at Doolough Lodge in Co Mayo. irishtimes.com/property/resid…

Lovely visitors at the moment

We’re remembering Sinéad O’Connor today, on the first anniversary of her death. We acquired this photograph by Hugh O’Conor last year, taken in Bray in 2014 while he was shooting the music video for ‘8 Good Reasons’.

The European Federation of Journalists—the largest organization of journalists in Europe—announced that they’ll stop posting on Twitter as of January 20, 2025: “We can no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of

What a price for a handbag!