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If your dad is the coolest cat in town, then maybe a pair of socks and a packet of liquorice all-sorts just won't do. Here are some cool gifts for your hip dad that won't ruin his street cred.  Beard...

The minimalist in us is obsessed with how these simple, matte, geometric ceramic vessels by the Danish company Raawii almost look two-dimensional. And the chromophile in us is in love with the multiple hues, from rich buttercup yellow through to...

Finally, the sequel to Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls by Francesca Cavallo and Elena Favilli is here, and I love it! One hundred more stories about (and for) famous girls and famous women with revolutionary minds and heroic actions. Each spread in...

I usually make an effort to try and bring my lunch to work with me most days (or mostly when I remember and am organised enough) and although January is well underway, lovely healthy salads just still aren't as appealing...

Sam and Nessa are living the dream life - carving beautiful creations at their Irish countryside workshop. They grow organic vegetables in the garden. They also have a cat called Dude.  They make useful and beautiful wooden homeware products that we...

This week in our Q & A Series we meet Kevin Corcoran of Concrete Forest. A contemporary Irish homeware brand combining clean Danish aesthetics with raw urban materials. You can check out his beautiful tea light holders here.    So what is...

Come Here To Me Volume 2 has arrived! The second edition of Dublin's Unexplored Histories was launched October 5th in Cleary's pub on Amiens Street. This fascinating trawl through Dublin's history, stories and oddities uncovers truly interesting characters and reveals little-known...