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My Saturday with Bernie Collins: F1 is a busy and noisy life, my new Scottish home is a lovely antidote

Saturday with Trisha Lewis: If you eat well you can take on the world

Saturday with Jan Brierton: 'I’ve been surprised that my poems have landed so well with people — it’s lovely'

Saturday with author Louise O'Neill: I love to eat but hate to cook – it is my personal tragedy

Ashes to Fashion at the Ulster Museum is a must-see for fashion lovers | IMAGE.ie

Saturday with Heidi Higgins: People are looking for a mindful activity to get them off their phones

Saturday with Patrick Bergin: People want to meet me — it’s not unpleasant, it’s very flattering

An Insight Into Sasha Sykes' New Exhibition At The RHA Gallery - The Gloss Magazine

This Irish exhibition of band tees is a love letter to music, design, community and the younger self | IMAGE.ie

The Irish startup designing distinctly stylish, yet affordable, contemporary furniture

Saturday with Sharon Shannon: 'I always go into the audience after the gig'

Love a scented candle? These are the perfect festive candles for last minute gifting

Saturday with Trinny Woodall: Saturday is my day of rest — I eat whatever the hell I like

How style icons Chupi, James Kavanagh and Andrea Horan decorate their homes for Christmas

Meet the husband and wife design team behind Co. Mayo's Superfolk home interiors

Ireland's best party planners on the secret to hosting a festive get together

This style influencer shares how to make your home sparkle this Christmas

The Irish handmade pottery inspired by land and sea

Saturday with Louise Kennedy: I originally studied interior design before switching to fashion

City Guide Dublin | Sézane

House of Guinness: Tour the real life stately home behind the Netflix series

Saturday with Miriam O'Callaghan: 'The Kingdom is my happy place'

BOG – 15 Years of the Garden

Mark Grehan: 'There is a lot more to The Garden than a flower shop in The Powerscourt Centre' | IMAGE.ie

Saturday with Sonia O'Sullivan: 'If I’m eating out, I’m more of a breakfast and brunch type person'

Not your average wall art: Irish design that's trending

Interior Designer Carla Benedetti on her beautifully restored cottage in Wicklow

Home of the Year's Hugh Wallace on the secret to his success

Saturday with Gina Daly: 'There's so much you can do without spending a lot'

Architect Paul Keogh on Glin Court, part of Irish Architecture Foundation’s Open House Dublin

This craftsman hand-built his own aviation-inspired home, now he's creating modular lodges

The Big Hill House's Caoimhe McGinley on her stylish but practical home

Five Irish artists you can commission to create a portrait of your precious pet

Saturday with Slane Castle's Alex Conyngham: 'The castle is a blank canvas to push the boundaries'

Home Rescue: The Big Fix – Resident design expert on upcoming interior trends

The brands and designers catching our eye at Dublin Independent Fashion Week | IMAGE.ie

Davy and Edelle Russell's contemporary classic home has the equine edge

Artist and retail maven John Redmond on career shifts and creativity

This Home of the Year finalist beautifully blends atmosphere and aesthetics

Vintage furniture is enjoying a resurgence – here's how to discover your taste

My Saturday with Liz Nolan: I have a real problem when I hear classical music described as ‘relaxing’

Saturday with hairstylist Michael Douglas: 'Davina has been a big inspiration and influence'

Meet the artisan Irish rug makers who rear their own alpacas

Make it alfresco – our top 10 best shops for outdoor living

The Wild Atlantic Way contemporary pottery that's built to last

Mid-century modern meets Alexander Strain in this timeless Glasnevin home

Allianz Home Magazine

Issue 125 Mediterranean

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This interior designer takes inspiration from his Achill Island childhood

Saturday with chef Gareth Mullins: 'I’m conscious of creating recipes that will suit busy lifestyles'

Material Intelligence: Meet the emerging designers from Ireland’s leading fashion colleges | IMAGE.ie

Material Intelligence: Meet the emerging designers from Ireland’s leading fashion colleges | IMAGE.ie

Peek into the homes of some of the world’s most respected creatives

Saturday with Jerry Fish: 'Life is transient. It’s about living in the moment'

Retrospective rhythm: Peter Monaghan’s art of precision - The Currency

Saturday with Stacey Solomon: Joe’s roast potatoes are always a crowd pleaser

The secret for urbanites who want to garden: Potted plants

Architect-designed extension breathes new life into a 1930s semi-d

Howth Castle Cookery School | Cooking Classes Dublin

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Programme - Design Week Dublin

Deadly buzz: nature-inspired homewares are in

Saturday with Diarmuid Gavin: 'The best kind of relaxation is working in the garden'

Portobello's CA Design just opened a warehouse full of exclusive interiors

A masterclass in how to redesign a countryside bungalow

Get the look: From vibrant pop art to Joanne McNally's Zig Zag stool

Saturday with Jasmine Gerhardt: Stereotypes around women in pageants are so outdated

The Best Homeware Shops in Galway for Curated Spaces

Saturday with Fern Allen: I’m a divil for scrolling through TikTok

Bealtaine Festival – Celebrating the Arts & Creativity as we age.

The Best Homeware Shops in Galway for Curated Spaces

Sasha Sykes exquisite nature-inspired furniture and art

Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant transforms this derelict Victorian Cork house

The Build School teaching people how to make their own affordable homes

Saturday with Laura Whitmore: 'Exercise to me is more about how I feel than what I look like'

Glin Castle: home to chatelaine Catherine FitzGerald and actor Dominic West

Let the sun shine – yellow is having a moment

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Entrepreneur Marah Curtin opens her doors to her Róisín Lafferty designed home

Saturday with Gavin Friday: I often mull over stuff — I think people answer emails too quickly

Saturday with Don O'Neill: I prefer to say I am spiritual rather than religious

Contemporary artist Maser on his evolving career as a creative

The Great House Revival: Eoghan O'Riain welcomes us into his transformed Donegal home

Saturday with Una Healy: I only discovered I had Hashimoto thyroiditis in 2012

A cosy Kerry cottage with a hint of Scandinavian style

Saturday with chef Adam Nevin: I’m quite young in terms of winning a Michelin star

Garden designer Leonie Cornelius on planning your summer planting

Bold or comforting? The 2025 paint colour trends you need to know about

My Saturday with Helen Steele: The Dunnes Stores collaboration has completely changed the way I work

Bear Creation's Brian Tyrrell on ten years of furniture making

My Saturday with Niamh Shaw: It's as much about encouraging people as it is about getting to space

Architect and Home of the Year judge Amanda Bone invites us into her '90s bungalow

My Saturday with Roz Purcell: 'Exercise is worth the effort of showing up, because you feel great afterwards'

Meet Emily Jean O’Byrne, the Irish designer dressing Ballerina Farm | IMAGE.ie

Saturday with The Chase's Darragh Ennis: I wanted a back door for my house — it snowballed from there

What We Do: Farrelly & Co's husband and wife team

Saturday with Allie Sherlock: You never know what's going to happen on Grafton St

A Piece of Home: Limerick designer Geri O'Toole's exquisite 'European Cottage'

These young Irish designers are taking the fashion world by storm

Saturday with Allie Sherlock: You never know what's going to happen on Grafton St

Furniture designers Sam agus Nessa on sustainability, working together and creating 'tiny humans'

Sara Davies: "I need to avoid energy vampires, or ‘mood hoovers’ as I like to call them” - The Currency

Tropical Popical's Andrea Horan invites us into her colourful kitsch home in Dublin city

Saturday with Brian Redmond: If I’m listening to Thin Lizzy, God help the dancers on Sunday evening

RTE's Dermot Bannon on being a TV architect and balancing work away from the screen

Mocha Mousse is Pantone's tasty 'Colour of the Year', here's how to get the trend

An enviable display of colour as Laura Magee shows us around her East Belfast home

Saturday with Mateo Saina: There is something in us humans that is voyeuristic

Interior influencer Yvonne Purcell invites us into her dreamy, cosy cottage

Last minute Christmas gifts the homebird in your life will love

Saturday with Jayne Glynn, co-founder of the Gavin Glynn Foundation

Classic tablescaping is the Christmas 2024 trend you don't want to miss

Antiques dealer Joy Thorpe on the joys of connection and curation

Lorraine Keane, Alan Hughes, and Norma Sheahan reminisce on their favourite Christmas memories

Donal Skehan on putting down roots in Ireland and living with items of purpose

Deck the halls: Six Christmas decorating trends to try this year

Saturday with Katja Mia: We're all human, we're going to go through testing times

Flowerpop's Heather Condren on being an accidental florist and streamlining her blooming business

Jewellery designer Chupi opens up on generational living and her precious gold kitchen

Paralympic champion Ellen Keane on renter-friendly living and how her sausage dogs rule the roost

Saturday with Anya Hindmarch: Weekdays are busy, I work a lot on Sundays — Saturday is my day

Burgundy is this season's colour to fall for: Here's how to make it work in your home

Saturday with Miss Universe Ireland, Sofia Labus: 'I would like to be a human trafficking investigator'

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Falling in love with the chef's knife: West Cork's Fingal Ferguson on bladesmithing as a noble craft

Saturday with comedian Emma Doran: 'I always knew I was funny — but a room full of strangers is totally different'

My Saturday with Emma Noodle: London can be quite a lonely city when you first move

What We Do: Artists Jill & Gill on creative partnerships and orderly chaos

A Piece of Home: Influencer and podcaster James Kavanagh on his room with a view

Saturday with musician Tosin Bankole: 'I’ve always been determined – when I have a goal, I go for it'

Saturday with John Creedon: 'I do love a brisk walk in Fota, Garryvoe, or Blarney'

Ireland's 'childless cat ladies' on why they love their lives — and are proud of their feline friends

Henry Holland on career pivots, fast fashion and the revival of craftsmanship | IMAGE.ie

Saturday with Dermot Bannon: 'A bit like a military operation'

Saturday with Elaine Crowley: 'I am not a morning person — I drink industrial amounts of coffee'

Fingal Ferguson: West Cork is a destination — you don’t just pop down and back in the same day

Saturday with Niamh McEvoy: You’re working with animals so things can go wrong

Saturday with Niamh McEvoy: You’re working with animals so things can go wrong

Wish List: From marvellous mugs to ravishing rugs

Richard Malone on the intersection of queer and working class narratives in art | IMAGE.ie

Saturday with David Gillick: 'My daughter runs around the garden saying she’s Rhasidat'

Saturday with Oliver Jeffers: 'I wake up, go to the studio, paint until I get too hungry'

Saturday with Mamobo Ogoro: I need to put physical measures in place to avoid burnout

Saturday with Hugh Wallace: If I’m filming at the weekend I don’t consider it work

Saturday with Tim Allman of Sheen Falls Lodge: After 30 years, there’s still something new every day

Saturday with Suzie O'Neill, founder of Ayu Cosmetics: 'I’m okay with people thinking my routine is boring — I love my life'

Room To Grow: Parent Plants - The Gloss Magazine

Saturday with Arthur Gourounlian: 'We used to go to five parties in one night — Blake changed our lives'

Love letters to our fathers: 'Thank you for all the sacrifices, lessons, laughs... and for the love'

The Irish fashion design graduates to watch | IMAGE.ie

Love letters to our fathers: 'Thank you for all the sacrifices, lessons, laughs... and for the love'

Saturday with Gareth Bromell: 'I'm not into trends — everyone has their own style'

Saturday with Stanley Tucci: 'I work out six days a week but I don’t jog'

Katherine Ormerod: 'I want to rehabilitate the esteem of midlife renters like me'

Meet Dennis Lawless, the winner of the 2024 River Island NCAD Fashion Design Bursary | IMAGE.ie

Saturday with Vicki Notaro: As I get older, I am realising the importance of balance

My Saturday with Richard E. Grant: Finding a pocketful of happiness every day

My Saturday with crooner Jack Lukeman: 'There is always something to do'

Costumes of the Irish silver screen sparkle and shine at Newbridge

Desire Lines: make a splash in these new Irish wellies

Dream weaver: Meet the New York-based Irish designer Claire McGovern

Desire Lines: New Irish design from Wicklow's Aoife Mullane

Desire Lines: Mother's Day ideas and cosy knits for babies

New season fashion at Avoca plus how to get free entry to Dublin Zoo for Mother's Day

Desire Lines: hand-painted tableware and kids' theatre

Desire Lines: New occasionwear, and Valentine's treats

Mateo Saina: Here are the best questions you need to ask on a first date - and why

12 Irish gifts that you'll love this Valentine's Day

The Story of A Dress: A David Classic - The Gloss Magazine

Desire Lines: Light an Avoca candle for The Gavin Glynn Foundation

Desire Lines: our new column for beautiful things and big ideas

ST*P Lady on the Rock

Meet the people ditching houses to live in vans year round

2023 A/W Collection Premiere from the CIFD

IMAGE Summer 2023 Magazine | Shop now

Summer jobs: How the young people are earning a few bob

Chupi jewellery thriving with new ‘next-gen’ Dublin store set to open

Weekend Loves: World Elephant Day, and new Irish fashion

Meet the family of six who travelled the world for the same price as Dublin rent

From Galway to New York: Three creatives share their happiest summer memories

The social media style inspiration you need if you’re over 40

Richard Malone: The Irish outsider at the Royal Academy of Arts

300 years of woven heritage

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Proving that Down syndrome needn’t be a barrier to creativity

Sustainable style: Here are the top tips when shopping for vintage clothes

Plants in Irish homes are booming — learn to keep them alive with these expert tips

Weekend Loves: Fashion and homewares inspired by art and aesthetics

Wallpaper is back in modern Irish homes and it requires a hefty budget

Go behind the scenes on Dancing With The Stars ahead of its series finale

CIFD Spring/Summer 2023 Collections

Paula Rowan wants to build the Jimmy Choo of luxury gloves. This is her plan to make it happen - The Currency

The interiors influencers you need to follow

How to speak fluent architect and avoid the common pitfalls

Top Christmas decoration trends

Weekend Loves: A bag that celebrates Cork, cosy booties, and a magical Galway getaway

Christmas with James Patrice: ‘I’ll spend December covered in glitter, sure what more do you want?’

14 Christmas gift ideas that will keep on giving

Weekend Loves: Creative Christmas cards, Irish knitwear and a football exhibition in Cork

Weekend Loves: Keeping it lit for Focus Ireland, and great foodie gifts from Avoca

Expert shoppers list the gifts they would buy for Christmas 2022

Christmas Crackers: 21 fun things to do this festive season

By design: The rising costs for Ireland’s craft businesses - The Currency

Weekend Loves: Striking street art, cosy cotton pyjamas and female heroes

Bear necessities: A visit to Ireland’s Teddy Bear Hospital

“I have struggled with really bad depression, I needed support to pull myself out of that and that’s where this product came from” - The Currency

Fancy Felt, Master Mind, Suspense: Discovering games of Christmas past

Games in the Attic - Ruth O'Connor

A bright spark on the border: How a lighting business helped rejuvenate a tiny border village - The Currency

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