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Antique hunting in the UK and France bags a timeless look
25.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
Interior decorator Helen Brudenell's house in Co Wexford has been furnished with a careful mix of antiques, salvage materials, and modern pieces, giving it a comfortable, timeless feel. Brudenell replaced existing fireplaces with antique limestone ones she bought in a salvage yard in the UK.
Ireland
Construction & Real Estate
Relaxed style brings kitchen warmth
25.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
The kitchen of 29 Highthorn Park in Dún Laoghaire is refreshingly low tech with warm pine units and free-standing appliances.
Ireland
Construction & Real Estate
The hills are alive with the sound of buyers
25.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
AUSTRIA: All eyes are on Austria for the footie - but canny investors are checking out property there too. It's cheaper than France, and popular summer and winter, wrties Liz Rowlinson.
Ireland
Construction & Real Estate
ON THE MARKET
25.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
Two examples of properties on the market in Austria.
Ireland
Construction & Real Estate
Sale and leasebacks on the beach and in Paris
25.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
FRANCE: SINGLE AND two-storey houses in a holiday development in a popular tourist spot on France's south-west coast are being offered for sale to Irish investors costing from around €119,000 to over €211,000.
Ireland
Construction & Real Estate
Hard-to-get lenders like to flirt - but can't commit long term Hotel that hosts
25.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
LONDON CALLING: The UK's main lenders are withdrawing competitive mortgages almost as quickly as they offer them and this has borrowers in a spin, writes Angela Pertusini.
Ireland
Construction & Real Estate
Breastmilk offers protection for adults
25.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
Breast milk helps protect the infant from gut infections, but can its constituents be included in foods to protect adults? A Teagasc team may have the answer, writes Áine Bird
Ireland
Sciences
Old Irish colonies marked in stone
25.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
Funds are being sought to carry out high-tech laser scans of the 400 or so known examples of ogham stones in Ireland, Wales and Scotland, writes Dick Ahlstrom
Ireland
Sciences
Gene-therapy hope for rare, deadly disease
25.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
A RESEARCH TEAM based at University College Cork is attempting to apply the most cutting-edge of gene therapy techniques to one of the rarest genetic disorders known in Ireland. The medical charity Cystinosis Foundation Ireland and the Health Research Board (HRB) are jointly funding the research that will study cystinosis.
Ireland
Sciences
Are greens simply apeing religious fundamentalists?
25.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
UNDER THE MICROSCOPEThe green movement is like a religion that ignores the results of fact-based science, writes Dr William Reville
Ireland
Sciences
Election crisis in Zimbabwe
25.06.2008 23:25
ireland.com
SUPPORTERS OF Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai feel abandoned following his unavoidable decision to withdraw from tomorrow's run-off presidential election against Robert Mugabe, who is set to proclaim himself the winner by default.
Ireland
Opinions
Travel times
25.06.2008 23:25
ireland.com
USING NEW technologies to reduce commuting times makes sense. And Minister for Energy Eamon Ryan is to be commended for promoting the development of such a scheme within his department. But such a futuristic idea has limited application in present circumstances and should not become a barrier to the consideration of more direct measures, such as charging civil servants for city centre parking.
Ireland
Opinions
Proposed civil partnership is a great achievement
25.06.2008 23:25
ireland.com
The dry language of the Civil Partnership Bill belies the enormous breakthrough it represents for gay people, writes EOIN COLLINS
Ireland
Opinions
US seeks to create obstacles to resolving Iranian nuclear issue
25.06.2008 23:25
ireland.com
The White House has rejected the latest Iranian proposals to resolve the nuclear dispute and Europe is unwilling or incapable of softening US policies, writes JULIEN MERCILLE
Ireland
Opinions
Another No to Lisbon and Ireland could be shown door
25.06.2008 23:25
ireland.com
A second rejection of the treaty would be a gamble with no material pay-off, putting EU membership and the economy at risk, writes WOLFGANG MÜNCHAU
Ireland
Opinions
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