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Dublin designer creates map capturing locations, landmarks, businesses from James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ (IrishCentral)

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:27:55 PDT

By: AMANDA DRISCOLL

Dubin designer Rachel Kerr has come up with a unique way to celebrate this year’s Bloomsday which takes place on Sunday 16 June.

Lurgan bomb was designed to kill police officers, says local Assembly member (IrishCentral)

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 04:03:46 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Police believe a bomb attack in Lurgan was an attempt by dissident www.irishcentral.com/news-topic/Irish-Republican-Army.htmlRepublicans to kill officers.

Irish American fashion designer suing ex-lover for genital burns after tea was thrown at him (IrishCentral)

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:14:56 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Former ‘Project Runway’ contestant Irish American Emmett McCarthy is suing a former lover who threw scalding tea at him, causing him third-degree burns on his legs and genitals.

Carrie Underwood lights up the Grammy stage in Irish designer’s gown – VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:10:16 PST

By: JANE WALSH

Grammy Award winning artist Carrie Underwood, lit up the stage at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in an illuminated custom THEIA ball gown, created by Kerry born designer Don O’Neill.

New York based designer Don O'Neill to address Kerry Fashion Weekend (IrishCentral)

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:02:09 PST

By: JANE WALSH

New York based Irish fashion designer Don O’Neill will make a special appearance at the fifth annual Kerry Fashion Weekend in March.

Don’t miss out on Kilkenny’s massive online sales – great offers on Irish design (IrishCentral)

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:38:49 PST

By: JANE WALSH

Don’t miss out on Kilkenny’s sale ending this weekend (January 13th). At www.kilkennyshop.com you will find up to 50% on a range of products including 20% off all crystal, 20% off all Belleek, 20% off all pottery and 20% off all prints.

Top designer Roland Mouret says Kim Kardashian has more style influence than Kate Middleton (IrishCentral)

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:30:49 PST

Kim Kardashian, Kate Middleton Humberto Carreno/startraksphotocomRoland Mouret, a designer for A-list favorite the Galaxy dress, has said that Kim Kardashian helps sell more clothes than Duchess of Cambridge, Kate MiddletonIn the past anything Middleton wears to a Royal event tends to sell out almost immediately The most memorable instance of this fashion phenomenon was when she work a brown, birdie Orla Kiely dress READ MORE

Lindsay Lohan is reportedly selling her designer clothes (IrishCentral)

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 09:46:35 PST

Lindsay LohanThe troubled 26-year-old actress has enlisted the help of her younger sister Ali to make some quick cash after her bank accounts were recently seized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), sending her 18-year-old sibling off to high end vintage clothing store Wasteland to flog some of her most valuable clothes, shoes and accessoriesThe 'Liz & Dick' star owed $233,904 in unpaid federal taxes in 2010 and despite being given $100,000 by her good friend Charlie Sheen, she still fell dramatically short of what she owed for 2011 and has now resorted to selling her personal effects to make up the sumAli was seen arriving at the Los Angeles shop with several bags bursting with designer wares, but was shocked when the manager offered her a great deal less than she was expectingA source told Radar Online that Ali was moaning: "Thirty dollars for these? They cost $700! This is ridiculous!"The aspiring model then tried another tactic to increase the value of the items, which included a pair of Chanel pumps and a Balenciaga handbag, by listing all the occasions her famous sister had been pictured wearing them READ MORE

Kilkenny’s November sale - find that perfect Irish designed item in their online store (IrishCentral)

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:11:46 PST

By: JANE WALSH

Enjoy fantastic discounts and savings on top Irish and international brands on www.kilkennyshop.com, with up to 50% off all products* in Kilkenny’s biggest ever pre-Christmas sale event. Running for four days only (November 15th to 18th) get your Christmas shopping in hand with great savings on your favourite labels.

Bomb discovered near Belfast school 'designed to maim and kill' (IrishCentral)

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:38:35 PST

By: DARA KELLY

A viable bomb discovered near a north Belfast primary school on Monday, was designed to maim and kill, the PSBI have said.

The Kate Middleton effect pushes Irish designer Orla Kiely’s sales over $15 million (IrishCentral)

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 05:37:50 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

Irish designer Orla Kiely has received a massive boost from exposure such as Kate Middleton sporting her retro “Birdie” dress earlier this year. Kiely’s sales grew by 19 percent in the last year to a huge $15.4 million.

Top Irish fashion designers set to unveil fall showcase in New York (IrishCentral)

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 06:33:59 PDT

By: JANE WALSH

Arthur Cox, one of the world’s leading law firms, in conjunction with the Irish International Business Network (IIBN) is set to host a fashion showcase event in New York as part of series of events designed to support Irish business by connecting Irish fashion designers with the business communities in Dublin, London, and New York. The events build on the success of a similar scale event hosted by the firm in London in 2011.

KilkennyShop.com brings the best in Irish design to the US with online store (IrishCentral)

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:25:46 PDT

By: JANE WALSH

Ireland’s largest emporium for Irish designed products, Kilkenny, has just launched its new look website KilkennyShop.com in the US.

Irish isle's designs on Venetian isles (IrishCentral)

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 06:47:05 PDT

Regular as the tides, another cultural acqua alta is washing over Venice now in the form of the Biennale Architetttura 2012 The theme this time is "Common Ground" and joining the many international firms exploring that theme in this cosmopolitan design petri dish are four from IrelandThe country's official representative is the Dublin-based heneghan peng (no caps--it's a design thing), a firm already on global design map with such projects as bridge at the London Olympics, Giants Causeway Visitor Center in County Antrim, Northern Ireland and new museum at the Pyramids in Egypt"Shifting Ground" photos by Marie Louise HalpennyIn "Shifting Ground" the firm has created a site-specific sculptural exploration in the languages of architects, with references to materials, balance, numbers, projective geometry, and to the ebb and flow of Venice's tides READ MORE

Trad look to winning Irish EU logo (IrishCentral)

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:45:17 PST

The graphic look for Ireland’s 2013 EU Presidency was put to a vote last year and this month the winning logo was announced with a fair amount of fanfareWith more than 14,000 online ballots cast on four candidates, voters went with Spirals, the most recognizably Irish of the designMaybe voters were looking for a little visual comfort food and a fond glance back to the Ireland of myth and legend, rather than look ahead with the more aspirational optionsHere’s how Spirals was described:“This logo takes its inspiration from Celtic spirals and knotwork READ MORE

Rock the vote for Irish EU logo! (VIDEO) (IrishCentral)

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:00:17 PST

Logos were digital before there was digital--quick hits, with immediate impact and lots of message delivered in a tight, clean package A powerful visual tweet designed “to aid and promote instant public recognition” a good logo can quickly communicate brand, image, backstory, aspirations and propaganda A new Irish logo is about to go prime time and you can help decide which of the four prototypes will become the official logo for Ireland’s European Union (EU) Presidency during the first six months of 2013Vote now until Dec 31 (by 5PM Irish time) at the Irish government site, merrionsteet READ MORE

Day dreaming about designer handbags and cookies and Kaleidoscope Bakery that combines the two! (IrishCentral)

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:30:28 PST

Lanvin cookiesI dream about designer handbags pretty regularly I also dream about cookies and other fun, edible things so you can image my excitement when I found something that combined the two Beautiful, sweet, yummy, designer bagsYou might fancy nibble of Lanvin, perhaps a lick of YSL or maybe some Alexander McQueen action? No problem READ MORE

World design capital title Pivots away from Dublin (IrishCentral)

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:45:18 PDT

Dublin’s bold bid for the designation of World Design City 2014 has come up short as Cape Town, South Africa emerged from the final round the winner today over Ireland’s capital and Bilboa, Spain The Cape Town delegation was reportedly there in force when the announcement was made at the International Design Alliance Congress in TaipeiCape Town is the fourth city to win this biennial appointment and the first in AfricaMaking the traditional conciliatory comments about the unsuccessful finalists, president of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) READ MORE

Ireland punching above its weight in design, too (IrishCentral)

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:50:14 PDT

Curse you shimmering, trend-setting Frank Gehry designed museum in Bilbao Curse you gorgeous seaside and mountains setting of Cape Town with your peppy BRICSA economy Dublin is right back at you with its new Kevin Roche designed Convention Centre and so much more! Ireland has been pulling off a few upsets in international sporting competition (rugby, okay, but cricket?), and has already confound the odds by making the shortlist of three, along with Bilbao and Cape Town, for the international designation in 2014 of “World Design Capital,” an honor previously bestowed on Seoul and Torino and which will next go to HelsinkiWorld Design Capital is a biennial designation awarded through a competition held by The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design, which will make the official announcement of the 2014 World Design Capital designated city on October 26 READ MORE

Keeping a level head in the construction trade during the Celtic Tiger (IrishCentral)

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:19:02 PDT

This week I have been designing a house for a friend who needs to convert an outline planning permission into full consent before it runs out It may never be built It is a simple, traditional design, with nice proportions and plenty of insulation- nothing flashyIt brought me back to a few years ago when I was spewing out three or four houses a week READ MORE