John Rocha

Interior designer Sara Cosgrove keeps things pale in her commercial work, but her Dún Laoghaire home features antique pieces and atmospheric shades

The Dubliner scours European cities to find vintage furniture for interiors back home

Gross profit at Dublin hotel up more than 15 per cent last year as sales reach €12.2 million

Turning Japanese: exhibition celebrates Irish and Japanese style and inspiration

The 22-year-old, one of Ireland’s top models, on calming colours and her love of John Rocha

‘I dislike poinsettias and lilies – as all florists do – and the smell of lilies’

On being introduced to Anna Wintour as ‘here’s another one of our Irish talents’

Hotel reports profit of more than €1.3m compared with just €28,000 a year earlier

The designer famed for his fantastical bohemian prints is expanding from fashion to furnishings

Businessman and his mobile firm have donated between $10 million and $25 million

It’s never too late – or too early – to think of a career in interior design. Just be prepared to work hard and for little or no reward until you become established

For months, Denis O’Brien has battled Dublin public affairs firm Red Flag in the High Court, claiming that an illegal conspiracy exists to damage him. But how did it come to this? Peter Murtagh explains a tortuous trail . . .

Four-bedroom redbrick designed by Aurora Aleson with a west-facing back yard

Level of craftsmanship, creativity and innovation at event shows potential of graduates

Knitwear designers have moved on from the traditional Aran sweater

The themes are rich and varied as NCAD students display materials and ideas

To celebrate International Women's Day, we've found an outstanding bunch of Irish women whose influence is felt around the world. Meet the women who have risen to the top in international fashion

Helen Steele’s art, clothes and Monaghan home are all influenced by colour theory, graffiti art and the ‘joie de vivre of colour’

Developer and hotelier Paddy McKillen has turned an estate on 600 acres in the picturesque south of France into a biodynamic vineyard, and a unique art and architecture project in which well-known artists and sculptors are given creative rein

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

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

‘We’ve had to invent a new going: shallow,’ says a racecourse spokeswoman

Small Business Future Proof Ashling Kilduff, owner, The Design Centre

Fashion director for Brown Thomas, Shelly Corkery wears, buys and promotes BT’s luxury goods – but it’s not all gowns and glamour, it’s a cut-throat business

The Specialist: Brian P Nolan, managing director of Brian S Nolan, a family-run interiors shop in Dún Laoghaire for over 30 years

Former Waterford Crystal executive Shane Bissett leads mint division through turnaround

Now based in London, her impressive client list including Cara Delavingne, Natalia Vodianova and Pippa Middleton

Nearly 13,000 people brave rain-lashed, Bono-free course for first day of festival

Designer’s use of Irish crafts won him many awards throughout career

Russian investor Elena Baturina dismisses Martinez Holding

Among the diverse collections of London Fashion Week, Topshop’s Unique show is a cracker, and Burberry, Erdem and others have plenty worth ogling

President Higgins poses for selfies with fans under clear blue skies

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

Young Irish designer sends out a sophisticated collection at London Fashion Week

Irish designers John Rocha and Orla Kiely also impress

Fashion designer Simone Rocha creates a collage of her Irish childhood with local characters, long-gone shops and the sea

Carrying a bit of extra weight? Don’t make heavy weather out of summer dressing