Cork City is due to get a significant new, branded Italian restaurant and deli — a Carluccio’s.

Kya deLongchamps reviews a range of publications that would make ideal gifts for those with an interest in interiors, food and other home-related topics.

Faith Ryan styles autumn days with great design, soft textures and a plateful of culinary love.

Kya deLongchamps is surprised by the quality and stylish reach-up of the Heart of House collection by Argos for the coming autumn/winter interiors season.

Kya deLongchamps discovers that the decade taste forgot was merely misunderstood, and more than deserves a second chance.

The furniture and fittings on display at London Design Festival are so exquisite that it’s best to not bring too much money, unless you plan a specific purchase. Oh, and wear comfortable shoes.

The achievement of an unqualified architect, Charles Eames (1907-1978) and his remarkable wife Ray (1912-1988) — the Eames’ collection holds a unique place in the history of art and design.

It’s the moo-cow boogy for Esther N McCarthy this week as she highlights bovine beauties in Day-Glo colours to shine on your wall ...oh and a few other things beside.

CELTS on the left, one, two, three..... RARRRRRRGH”.

C’mon me old china.....Kya de Longchamps considers 1960s and 1970s household ware

Did you know the Spanish invented the mop?

Shelving as an interior addition has unique talents.

Claire Droney indulges in some five-star treatment at No 128 St Stephen’s Green.

Storage furniture will always earn its keep, whatever its age. Kya de Longchamps looks at some sophisticated selections

EVERY year I take the Ballymaloe Cookery School teachers on a skite to London to eat, drink and be very merry all in the way of research.

The future of up to 30 stores and 720 jobs was put at risk today after the UK side of retail brand Habitat went into administration.

Habitat is set to disappear from everywhere but London in a move threatening around 900 jobs in the UK.

British high street giant Marks & Spencer unveiled a partnership with the founder of household furnisher Habitat today as part of a move to modernise its Home department.

A GOOD eye, a very sharp one, eclectic too with a quirky and unerring taste applied the final gloss to Lismore’s Headview, once part of the Devonshire estate.

Furniture firm Habitat today confirmed its Swedish owners were considering putting the chain up for sale.

Lloyds Banking Group is preparing to launch a mega sale of stakes held by recent takeover target Halifax Bank of Scotland in some of Britain’s best-known companies, reports said today.

Almost 1,400 jobs have been saved after a New York investment group nailed down a deal to buy struggling crystal and china firm Waterford Wedgwood.

Almost 1,400 jobs have been saved after a New York investment group nailed down a deal to buy struggling crystal and china firm Waterford Wedgwood, it was revealed tonight.

Two members of the Wedgwood family are mulling over a bid for the ceramics business which bears their famous name.

Two members of the Wedgwood family said today they were considering a bid for the ceramics business which bears their famous name.

China and crystal maker Waterford Wedgwood has received a “substantial” rescue bid from a US private equity firm, it was reported today.

Parts of failed china and crystal maker Waterford Wedgwood could be sold to private equity after buyout group KPS Capital Partners signed a letter of intent, administrators announced today.

Three potential buyers were said today to be eyeing up parts of the collapsed crystal and china maker Waterford Wedgwood.

Waterford Wedgwood this morning requested that its shares be suspended from trading on the Irish stock exchange following the appointment of a receiver.

NEVER mind the recession, shoppers flocking to IKEA’s new Dublin store next year will still get more for their money because Ingvar Kamprad, the stingy founder of the Swedish furniture giant, always made sure he got more for his.

A TOPLESS model poses in the foliage, environmentalists plead for the water vole, yoga enthusiasts balance on tip-toe amid the plants.

Crystal and china maker Waterford Wedgwood today unveiled plans to raise €100m as it looks to continue the revival of the business through a new restructuring programme.

FIRST the book, then the movie, now the garden. Designer David Domoney is vying for one of the prizes at Chelsea Flower Show with a garden inspired by Dan Brown’s international bestseller The Da Vinci Code.

Celebrity chef Robbie Millar died today when his sports car was involved in an accident.

Robert Frost wrote that "good fences make good neighbours". Well, I would add that strong, sound-proofed walls and the occasional closed door make for content families.

Handing over the interior design of a room or an entire house to the care of a professional might seem like the dream option.

Actor Ewan McGregor, supermodel Helena Christensen and Formula One legend Stirling Moss have turned their hands to product design – with surprising results.

When it comes to the quick, profitable sale of a house, every celebrity interior decorator and home stylist sings the same cruel song, and here it comes again. It is an unpalatable notion to swallow, but the very things, which reflect your family’s presence and character will have to be diluted and even temporarily ditched.

Robert Frost wrote that “good fences make good neighbours”. Well, I would add to that that strong, sound-proofed walls and the occasional closed door make for content families.

Handing over the interior design of a room or an entire house to the care of a professional might seem like the dream option. However, for many of us, going it alone and integrating our own accumulated ideas is a far more appealing path to creating a truly original living space.