A design retrospective informed by transatlantic journeys, serendipitous meetings, recession, and a whole host of plot twists launches next week at the National Museum of Ireland, writes Carol O’Callaghan.

Carol O’Callaghan explores the ever-evolving Irish design collection at the National Museum of Ireland.

Cathy Belton is currently playing Patricia Hennessy in Red Rock on TV3, and also plays Roy’s mother in Roy, the story of a cartoon boy.

Wexford woman Eileen Gray was a major force in the Modernist movement. Tina Darb O’Sullivan previews the major retrospective of her work at IMMA

WE love a success story don’t we, especially during chilly days and while we sit out a wintry economy.