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Home Q&A: All you need to know about planning permission and demolition

If you had a site with an unremarkable house overlooking a stirring view, or wanted a cinema, bar, and two swimming pools to grace your life, would it be that easy to dismiss and destroy the existing property?

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Space-saving ideas for your outdoor areas

<p>The interior of the compact Dublin family home through to the final on 'Home of the Year'. Pictures: Joe Callion</p>

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Home of the Year: See why this tiny-space design scored a perfect 10 and a spot in final

This Cork City district has been transformed into a thriving design hub

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This Cork City district has been transformed into a thriving design hub

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

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

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

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

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

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

Eve Kelliher talks to the colour expert about designing a living space and interiors collection she loves

Sat, 18 May, 2024

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

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

Eve Kelliher discovers how Jack McKenna used salvaged materials to create his first home while still at university

Sun, 07 Apr, 2024

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

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

Hugh Wallace, Amanda Bone and Sara Cosgrove return as 10th series starts on Tuesday, February 20, on RTÉ One

Wed, 14 Feb, 2024

Cork graduate centre stage at international architecture expo

Cork graduate centre stage at international architecture expo

Laura Hurley will address Contemporary + Beyond as it draws Royal institute of the Architects of Ireland-hosted event to a close

Tue, 13 Feb, 2024

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

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