Ruth O'Connor's weekly guide to inspiring ideas and beautiful things

— plus a good Tradfest session could be just what we need, and check out an ambitious living room makeover on The Big DIY Challenge

Tolü Makay's cover of N17 by the Saw Doctors was widely acclaimed while a poem by FeliSpeaks is part of the Leaving Certificate curriculum. They spoke on the Tommy Tiernan Show about being "too black to be Irish but too Irish to be Nigerian"