David Keane

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Sam Clarke Kavanagh of Sandymount Road, Sandymount, Dublin pictured leaving the Four Courts after the settlement of her High Court action for damages. Photograph: Collins Courts
Woman who claimed aerosol dry shampoo became ‘flame-thrower’ settles case

A woman who claimed an aerosol dry shampoo turned into “a flame-thrower” when she sprayed it in a nightclub bathroom has settled her High Court action(...)

Inside the Cow house in Portlaoise.
Fancy a stay in Ireland’s quirkiest cow shed?

David Keane, proprietor of the Store Yard in Portlaoise, is a self-professed hoarder who turned a hobby into a profession. The former builder develope(...)

An Irish Food Trail, which takes visitors to three different Dublin restaurants over the course of their meal, is the most booked food and drink experience in Ireland on Airbnb
Beer, baking and bees: Airbnb’s most popular food experiences in Ireland

Visitors to Ireland don’t just want to eat and drink good things – they want to learn more about them and are keen to help make them too, joining in a(...)

The D4 office and showroom known as the Audi Centre will be restored as an office building
Audi showroom in Ballsbridge to be restored to office use

A high-profile office and showroom known as the Audi Centre, at 83 Pembroke Road, in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, will be restored to office use and offere(...)

Our wedding story: a black-tie reception for 170 people

Each Saturday on irishtimes.com/weddings we'll report on couples’ love stories. We'll tell the tales and show the pictures of these fabul(...)

Ms Justice Mary Laffoy (left) and Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne, with President Michael D Higgins, after their appointment to the Supreme Court, leaving vacancies at the High Court. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons/The Irish Times
149 lawyers applied for single District Court vacancy

Some 149 people applied for a single vacancy on the District Court last year, new figures show. The annual report of the Judicial Appointments Adviso(...)

Distinctive 1970s Ballsbridge building on sale for €5m

A distinctive and uniquely designed building opposite the former Jurys Hotel at Pembroke Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, is to be offered for sale a(...)

Harry Crosbie, near the site of the Point Village in 2007: Nama agreed to invest €32 million to finish the project. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Analysis: Harry Crosbie, a Dublin visionary let down by his recent troubles

Nobody can dispute that Harry Crosbie had a vision for Dublin.In neglected parts of the city he founded the Point music venue, now the O2, in 1988, he(...)

Lorna Fitzsimons is an engineering lecturer in DCU, but was an air hostess for 13 years before she did a psychometric test which revealed she had a great aptitude for working with numbers. Photograph: Alan Betson
Reveal your hidden skills and talents with psychometrics

Air hostess takes a battery of psychometric tests, discovers a serious talent for maths, leaves her job of 13 years and becomes a lecturer in mechanic(...)