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<p>His oeuvre features libraries, churches and third-level constructions, including Munster Technological University in Cork and the dining hall at Trinity College Dublin.</p>

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Shane de Blacam: 'To become an architect you need to know how buildings evolved'

Home Editor Eve Kelliher talks to architect Shane de Blacam

<p>Baches are commonly available to rent, and you will find options ranging from tiny wood cabins to sprawling beachside villas with hot tubs and a jetty for your yacht.</p>

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The New Zealand Bach - the Kiwis' pared-back escape huts

<p>Interior designer Sophie Robinson.</p>

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Sophie Robinson: 'I want to liberate homeowners from all things beige or boring'

How I turned a tractor-trailer into the tiny house of my dreams

home and gardens

How I turned a tractor-trailer into the tiny house of my dreams

Home of the Year: Clare eco build, Cork schoolhouse and 60s Dublin dwelling

home and gardens

Home of the Year: Clare eco build, Cork schoolhouse and 60s Dublin dwelling

Cork graduate centre stage at international architecture expo

home and gardens

Cork graduate centre stage at international architecture expo

See the homes on Ireland's coasts, riverbanks and lakesides

See the homes on Ireland's coasts, riverbanks and lakesides

Eve Kelliher talks to Oisín Mistéil, the director of 'Tithe Cois Uisce'/Homes by the Water

Sun, 11 Feb, 2024

We set deadlines for our house moves. See what happened

We set deadlines for our house moves. See what happened

Setting a move-in date for a special occasion can be hit or miss. Sinead McDonagh and Aoife Tobin share their experiences

Sun, 11 Feb, 2024

Little girl looking through mail slot of old weathered door in Kinsale, Ireland

Q&A: How can I get a vacant property refurbishment grant?

Kya deLongchamps shares how to apply for the vacant property funding highlighted during the TV series ‘Room to Improve’

Sun, 04 Feb, 2024

Room to Improve review: Inside revamped Kilkenny farmhouse

Room to Improve review: Inside revamped Kilkenny farmhouse

Dermot Bannon brings 200-year-old residence back to the future for a new generation with home improvement grants

Mon, 08 Jan, 2024

Look inside the chic home of interior architect Tullio Orlandi

Look inside the chic home of interior architect Tullio Orlandi

See how this blank-canvas apartment in Limerick has been transformed into a comfortable, designer living space

Sun, 07 Jan, 2024

Dulux colour consultant shares her own home makeover plans

Dulux colour consultant shares her own home makeover plans

Jane Kennefick-Witter is starting 2024 by embarking on an interiors revamp. She talks to Home Editor Eve Kelliher

Fri, 29 Dec, 2023

Meet the treehouse builders shaping dream homes in the sky

Meet the treehouse builders shaping dream homes in the sky

Special branch: We talk to the intrepid builders who travelled the world to discover how to create the perfect treehouse

Sat, 09 Dec, 2023

Inside Donal Skehan's kitchen space as he renovates his home

Inside Donal Skehan's kitchen space as he renovates his home

The family's 'interim kitchen' has all the ingredients for longevity, says the TV chef and design house Neptune, writes Eve Kelliher

Tue, 28 Nov, 2023

How to maximise a tiny house by learning from hotel interiors

How to maximise a tiny house by learning from hotel interiors

Home of the Year winner Jennifer Sheahan shows how the hospitality sector has a lot to teach us about small-space living

Thu, 09 Nov, 2023

See inside transformed redbrick home in Dublin's Portobello

See inside transformed redbrick home in Dublin's Portobello

Turning rooms on their heads has made for an innovative renovation of this 1864-built house for teacher Mona Fox

Sat, 21 Oct, 2023

Meet the architect who created a home for rugby in Limerick

Meet the architect who created a home for rugby in Limerick

Eve Kelliher talks to architect and rugby fan Níall McLaughlin who believes collaboration is the secret to good design

Sun, 15 Oct, 2023

Meet the Cork man putting Dublin architecture on the map

Meet the Cork man putting Dublin architecture on the map

Cities are 'intense crucibles of people's stories', according to Emmett Scanlon, director of the Irish Architecture Foundation

Sat, 07 Oct, 2023

The great escape: Time travel at Ard na Sidhe Country House

The great escape: Time travel at Ard na Sidhe Country House

Home Editor Eve Kelliher visits the Arts and Crafts manor built as her 'dream house' by its first owner on the shores of Caragh Lake

Sat, 30 Sep, 2023

See inside the colourful family home that's playful yet practical

See inside the colourful family home that's playful yet practical

Irish Examiner Home Editor Eve Kelliher discovers how designer Emily Cunnane and owner Rebecca Griffin created the look

Sat, 30 Sep, 2023

'See the dream house we found on RTÉ's Cheap Irish Homes'

'See the dream house we found on RTÉ's Cheap Irish Homes'

Home Editor Eve Kelliher talks to Steffi Toenker who bought and revamped her property ‘Áit Shona’ in the heart of West Cork

Sat, 23 Sep, 2023

I turned my car into a tiny-house micro-camper. This is my advice

I turned my car into a tiny-house micro-camper. This is my advice

Home of the Year winner Jennifer Sheahan converted her car into a micro-camper this summer and hit Ireland's open roads

Sun, 10 Sep, 2023

Maggie Molloy: 'When a photo arrives of house hunters outside their new home I feel amazing'

Maggie Molloy: 'When a photo arrives of house hunters outside their new home I feel amazing'

Eve Kelliher discovers how the Cheap Irish Homes presenter is constantly tempted to buy properties she finds when filming

Wed, 06 Sep, 2023

Architects gather in Cork to 'breathe life back into our cities'

Architects gather in Cork to 'breathe life back into our cities'

'Cork city, along with other cities in Ireland, is suffering from dereliction and the eradication of the high street'

Thu, 31 Aug, 2023

remote working in the car at the foot of mount Fuji

Tiny house on the move Q&A: I'd like a micro-camper conversion

Home columnist Jennifer Sheahan converted her micro-camper this summer. She consolidates and answers readers' questions

Sat, 19 Aug, 2023

Meet the architect whisperer who shapes spaces to suit lives

Meet the architect whisperer who shapes spaces to suit lives

Eve Kelliher talks to design coach Karen Douglas who believes we need to tell our stories before starting work on our homes

Mon, 10 Jul, 2023

College summer in US led to iconic Irish home scent brand

Eve Kelliher discovers how travel and memories inspire the three siblings behind the fragrance business Max Benjamin

Tue, 20 Jun, 2023

Cork artist Cora Murphy is in the frame for summer this weekend

Cork artist Cora Murphy is in the frame for summer this weekend

'I hadn’t painted since I was a child, but suddenly, I found it was this language in which I could express myself'

Thu, 08 Jun, 2023

Search is on for Ireland's favourite building or space

Search is on for Ireland's favourite building or space

Cast your vote in the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland's poll of homes, offices, learning environments and public areas

Thu, 08 Jun, 2023

Kerry snappers who turned their focus from weddings to walls

Kerry snappers who turned their focus from weddings to walls

Eve Kelliher discovers how Evelyn Woodard and her husband and fellow photographer Keith put life and interiors in the frame

Mon, 22 May, 2023

Electric car plugged in outside house

How to have an electric vehicle charging point installed at home

Whether you have an electric vehicle or not, you may need a charging point for your project to reach Nearly Zero Energy Building (NZEB) standards

Sat, 20 May, 2023