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'It takes me right back to my childhood': the kitchen kit foodies treasure forever
- Interiors
- July 11, 2020, 06:00
Hands up if you had a clear-out during lockdown? It was the kitchen that stumped me. When I challenged myself to Marie Kondo’s how much of this sparks(...)

Tony Slattery: The abuse still weighs on me, after all this time
- TV, Radio, Web
- May 13, 2020, 06:00
Just as commercial pilots presumably can’t let themselves think too deeply about the environmental damage they cause by going to work, so I try not to(...)

Find a new way: 13 doable things to try in 2020
- Health & Family
- December 31, 2019, 06:00
It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new decade. As on the first day of school, we are all determined never to blot our copybooks, vowing to stay o(...)

All I want for Christmas is an anti-consumerist backlash
- Media & Marketing
- December 24, 2019, 06:00
It’s Christmas Eve, which means Irish consumers are tapping away another chunk of the €4.9 billion Retail Ireland forecasts we will collectively spend(...)

Tidying guru Marie Kondo launches homewares to clutter your house with
- Interiors
- November 19, 2019, 10:10
The Japanese tidying guru Marie Kondo appears to have adopted a new approach to decluttering: rid your home of things that don’t “spark joy”, then rep(...)

John Lewis says Fleabag jumpsuits and Peaky Blinders flat caps in demand
- Retail & Services
- October 16, 2019, 12:59
The sofa has become the new fashion front row, with cult television shows such as Fleabag, Peaky Blinders and Stranger Things heavily influencing what(...)

Under wraps: Swaddle up with these brilliant blankets
- Interiors
- October 5, 2019, 06:00
Cool, damp evenings call for the warmth of a throw that can do double duty as a room accessory and a cosy wrap. Luckily there’s plenty of choice from (...)

Emmy nominations 2019: Fiona Shaw and Chris O’Dowd among nominees
- Culture
- July 17, 2019, 10:02
Two Irish actors are among the nominees for this year’s Emmy awards. Fiona Shaw received her first two Emmy nominations – in the categories of Suppor(...)

Irish gold: Three asparagus recipes to totally spark joy
- Food & Drink
- April 27, 2019, 06:00
Years ago, I worked on the cheese stall in the Galway farmers’ market. I had just got just set up when my good pal Gerry Flynn walked up to me and sai(...)

Cleaning up: Mrs Hinch is sweeping her way to the top
- Interiors
- April 12, 2019, 06:00
The spring clean season is in full swing if sales of the Instagrammer Mrs Hinch’s memoir-cum-cleaning manual, Hinch Yourself Happy, are anything to go(...)