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Bargain Basement: Unfinished Cavan housing estate sells for €122,500
3 weeks ago

AN unfinished Cavan housing estate has sold for €122,500 at an auction today.The sale involved three unfinished houses and four acres of land at an estate outside Ballyjamesduff in Co Cavan. The lot was bought by a Northern Ireland builder who wants to r
Frenzy over land took Burton back to 'Third World'
2 months ago

Social Protection Minister Joan Burton has told the Sunday Independent that her initial years in Dublin County Council, during the period covered by the Mahon tribunal report, was reminiscent of her time working in Third World countries.In East Africa th
Wardrobe doors open on past at vintage fair
1 month ago

ORIGINAL1960s fashions that inspired the 'Mad Men' look will be among the vintage gems on offer at the Vintage Fashion and Decor Fair taking place later this month.The fair features the fashions and styles of bygone eras, from the flapper craze of the 19
Occupancy and revenues on the rise in Dublin's hotels
2 months ago

THE performance of Dublin hotels improved last year, with occupancy levels and the average price of a room both increasing.According to a survey from Deloitte, occupancy rates increased by almost 6pc, as did the average daily rates (ADR) per room, which
Frankie Byrne: Ireland's auntie
2 months ago

Agony aunt Frankie Byrne is the subject of a new play, writes Darragh McManusIt's a hoary cliché that there was no sex in Ireland before The Late, Late Show, but it's undeniable that this was a colder, more repressive place half a century ago. People had
Irishman who survived Afghanistan dies in Welsh firing range accident
3 weeks ago

A YOUNG Irish soldier who survived a deployment with his British regiment to war-torn Afghanistan has died in a freak firing-range accident in Wales. Michael Maguire (21) -- a former Cork juvenile GAA star -- died after being accidentally shot on the Cas
Vincent Hogan: Saipan, 10 years on, impossible to forget
1 day ago

In the history of sports journalism, it was one of the more epic journeys taken to miss a story. May of 2002 and we touched down -- radiant with ignorance -- in Izumo, a nondescript little Japanese town, trembling under the weight of an event beyond its
Love of wood at heart of great design
2 weeks ago

True crafts people are born, not made, and this shines through in their work, writes Lucinda O'SullivanFOUR walls may well make a house but it is the furnishings and interiors that make it a home. Over the years there have been legendary furniture makers