The most sustainable choice of all could also be a good investment

Gifts with meaning, history and thought are an alternative to flowers and chocolates

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Footfall on Dublin’s premier shopping street has declined by 5.2% this year

The late chef and presenter visited Dublin to film one of his TV shows. We retrace his steps

This year’s judges had a tough job sifting through more than 30,000 entries. Readers were eager to show their appreciation for the independent shops making a difference up and down the country. Today we reveal the 10 winning shops

Five Go on a Treasure Hunt: We gave five treasure hunters €100 each and sent them off to flea markets and car-boot sales to seek bargains. So how much would the five items fetch at auction? The news is not good

When asked for this series, in competition with four other bargain hunters, to pick up an old item that could turn a profit, I set out to find a decent rare volume