Artistic License: Remembering Christine Bowen

The Kerry-based artist whose work was informed by colour and a love of the natural world … Currently on at Sheen Falls Lodge, Co Kerry is an exhibition celebrating the life and artistic legacy of the...

Westport Estate’s CEO on its two-year closure: ‘There’s a lot of money being spent here’

Barry O’Connor is leading a €65m project to redevelop Westport Estate in Co Mayo to attract tourists north of Galway

Margaret Jeffares: I have brought charcuterie and salamis into Spain, and they have said, ‘This is...

The Good Food Ireland chief executive on tourism, food trends and the ‘bacon-and-cabbage’ issue

Dunloe Hotel in Kerry to be demolished to make way for new €100m resort

Dunloe Hotel in Killarney gets €100m renovation from German Liebherr family

Owners have begun demolition work on the site, with plans for new spa and conferencing facilities as well as 18 high-end suites

The making of an editor: Ruadhán Mac Cormaic and the future of The Irish Times

On a wall a few steps from Ruadhán Mac Cormaic’s third-floor office in Tara Street, Dublin there are paintings of some of his predecessors as editor of The Irish Times. The first one I spot is the...

“This is a reality show, the stage is the Oval Office”: Scaramucci on St Patrick’s Day

When Taoiseach Micheál Martin visits the White House later this month to mark St Patrick’s Day, he will be taking part in the latest episode of a reality TV show – and he should treat it as such....

Books newsletter: Patrick McCabe succeeds Naoise Dolan as IPUT Writer-In-Residence

Author of The Butcher Boy and Breakfast on Pluto was selected by Colm Tóibín-chaired committee

The best hotels in Ireland

This is our pick of the best hotels in Ireland – from eco-minded Atlantic coast stays to art-filled classics in Dublin

Restaurant review: ‘New chef revitalises popular southside terrace with generous portions and...

Our critic enjoys the concise and refreshed menu from Dan Hannigan – but the wine list needs an overhaul

Cork restaurant with two Michelin stars announces replacement after chef-patron steps down

Singapore-based Lewis Barker to replace Vincent Crepel as executive chef at Terre

Section of Dublin's Grand Canal reopens after major works

A stretch of the Grand Canal in Dublin has been reopened following a public-private partnership that has seen major upgrades to the area.

Part of Dublin’s Grand Canal has gotten a face lift. Here's how it has been transformed

Public space, accessibility and biodiversity enhanced along one of the capital’s busiest waterway paths