Nobody's life is perfect, but the lives of the Irish rugby WAGs look pretty close with the box seats in the Aviva and lavish holidays abroad.

GARDAI have concluded a search in Limerick for a man who went missing early in 2025. Garda headquarters confirmed that a ...

The London-based interior designer with an affinity to Ireland counts The Shelbourne, The Connaught and Claridge’s among his ...

Actually, I’m not on my own. There are a few journalists who have gathered at the divine Ballyfin Demesne to explore the midlands for this launch. I’m trying to keep a straight face to be ...

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A Laois writer has been making waves across the world with her highly successful crime novels. Best known for her Inisowen Mysteries series, Ballyfin native Andrea Carter has recently released her ...

As if you ever needed an excuse to visit beautiful Ballyfin Demesne in Co Laois, this year you have an extra helping, thanks to the awarding of its tasty new Michelin Star, its first. The hotel ...

Colin Brennan is Group SEO Editor for the Irish Independent and Mediahuis Ireland. The Galway native signed for the company in January 2022. He is a journalist and broadcaster. Colin was ...

Guided hotel tours are generally aggrandising affairs. Choose not to meet beneath the soaring marble columns of Ballyfin’s saloon just before cocktail hour, however, and by foregoing a tour of your ...