‘Dressing above her station’: Alison Healy on gowns and garda skirts
Men have been policing women’s clothes since Adam looked askance at Eve’s fig leaf
Paws for thought – Alison Healy on writers and their pets
At various stages in his life, Byron kept monkeys, goats, a crocodile, eagles, horses and badgers as pets
Rathmines renovation: ‘I never thought I’d want a gold island in my kitchen but I love it’
Palmerston prestige: A dark green diningroom, sunken patio and gold kitchen island are just some of the stand-out design features of this stylish Dublin 6 renovation
We need to introduce licences for people who wish to watch movies in public
Two hours beside a crisp-munching, cola-slurping loud talker
Never miss a trick – Alison Healy on the endangered art of jig-acting
Some of my Dublin compatriots favour cod-acting over jig-acting
‘We don’t plan to move again’: Mount Merrion home renovation creates oasis of calm
Homeowners engaged architect and designer Rachel Carmody to renovate the house they bought in 2000
Last days at sea: Alison Healy on retiring to the high seas
The Fair Deal scheme should be extended to include cruise ships
A woman of true willpower: Alison Healy’s modest proposal for solving Fair Deal woes
An Irishwoman’s Diary: Department of Finance mandarins busy totting up budget figures should think beyond the horizon when deciding on elderly care
Bossy technology – Alison Healy on the rise of the smart machines
Even the washing machine barks orders these days
A see-through fridge, cookers that take pictures - and other fancy tech for your kitchen
Who wouldn’t want a fridge that tells you what to cook tonight, or a robot that fixes your favourite martini every evening?
At home in Youghal with jockey – and dancer with the stars – Davy Russell
It’s a family affair for the retired champion jockey and horse breeder. Having renovated the family home in Co Cork, Davy and Edelle built a home for his father, Jerry, next door
Clues of destiny – Alison Healy on the Crossword Panic of 1944
An astonishing series of coincidences
An Irish designer in America: ‘Don’t overthink it ... if it makes you happy, then just do it’
A move to the US saw Phoebe Edmondson make the leap from pharma to interior design. Now she’s renovating a home in the Boston suburbs
Leaving Cert parent: ‘Someone opened a bag of crisps in our kitchen the other night. It was deemed too loud for our exam student’
Every day is a school day for our family nowadays, thanks to our student’s habit of sticking Post-It notes everywhere