Alexandra de Schonen shows us around her Brussels home decorated by her artist sister Ashlinn
Sisters Alexandra and Ashlinn de Schonen are very different – Alexandra is a pragmatic policymaker while Ashlinn is…
Adele Condron-King talks about Sinéad O’Connor, Patrick Kielty, Gay Byrne, The Late Late Show, Kevin Bakhurst, Charlie Haughey and Cinderella with Sammy and Buffy
Adele Condron-King, aka Twink, talks about mothering Sinéad O’Connor, Charlie Haughey being ‘ahead of his time’, challenging Gay…
Paddy Kirk: ‘Kenny Cunningham came in and I was serving him the day of the Dublin derby. I never brought up that I’d be playing in it’
Former footballer Paddy Kirk used to experiment with photography on the side, now his love of coffee and…
Triona McCarthy picks five of the best beauty gift sets
There’s something to suit every lady with our expert’s top picks Gift sets offer great value for body…
Businesswoman Jennifer O’Neill-Mardokh’s renovated Paris home
Jennifer O’Neill-Mardokh fell in love with a renovated pub dating from 1938 in the western suburbs of Paris…
Beauty mogul Charlotte Tilbury: ‘I feel much more Irish than anything else and I love that’
At the unveiling of her Holiday Collection campaign with singer Celine Dion in London, beauty mogul Charlotte Tilbury…
My favourite room: Bree Allen of Ballymaloe Grainstore in Cork
Bree Allen arrived at Ballymaloe for a three-month stopover. Just over 20 years later, she’s part of the…
Jon Bon Jovi: ‘I sit before you with grey hair and 63-year-old lines on my face but it’s OK, I don’t want to be something I’m not’’
Rock star Jon Bon Jovi isn’t slowing down at 63. In Dublin to promote his band’s tour next…
‘It’s so hard because she’s there, but you can’t have the same conversations’ – Jill Keogh on losing the granny who inspired her beauty brand to dementia
Jill Keogh’s award-winning beauty brand Sadies Secrets was inspired by her glamorous granny, Sadie Rafter; still her most…
PR consultant and artist Riki Neill’s renovated cottage
Riki Neill studied art, then fell into a different career. However, when she and husband Michael bought and…
Triona McCarthy: Psst, here’s my list of must-have products and skin, hair and wellbeing contacts to feel fab at 50
Our columnist is feeling pretty and it’s all down to a few essentials and some trusty professionals I’ve…
Lucinda O’Sullivan’s restaurant review: Pay attention Michelin, this Kilkenny restaurant has been delivering two or even three-star worthy food for years
With Michelin-award season approaching, this splendiferous Kilkenny spot is deserving of two stars L-R Mackerel cone, horseradish and…