Eve Kelliher

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Home Editor and Feature Writer at Irish Examiner

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Wedding of the Week: Torc Mountain proposal and Dingle vows for West Cork couple

5 days ago | irishexaminer.com | Eve Kelliher

They had just returned to Ireland after hiking through some of Vietnamâs steepest terrains. So youâd imagine West Cork duo Therese Hurley and David Harrington would have a little downtime in their sights. Youâd think. âHe made me climb up Torc Mountain in Killarney,â says Therese. Summit reached, David sank to one knee to pop the question.
Wedding of the Week: A big, traditional Kerry wedding for Emma and Dylan

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Eve Kelliher

This Kerry couple got engaged in Cork, but returned to the Kingdom for their big day. Emma Grimes, from Listowel, and Dylan Roche, from Lixnaw, were married in St Agatha’s Church, Glenflesk, by Fr Jim Lenihan and held their reception in the Heights Hotel Killarney. “We wanted a big wedding and a big celebration — a traditional Kerry wedding,” says Emma.
Transform your home with paint, a curvy bathtub and a sunshine sofa

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Eve Kelliher

Some years ago, a friend and I were the last to leave a night out on the town. She wasn‚Äôt keen to swap the high stools we‚Äôd fought so hard to claim for a seat in our chariot home ‚ÄĒ until we‚Äôd exchanged precise details of our fantasy jobs. Aptly named, the Alchemist emulsion range conjured up that memory in all its technicolour glory this week. Because my parallel-universe occupation was dreaming up titles for paint colours.
Wedding of the Week: Delicious celebrations at Ballymaloe for Shauna and Shane

2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Eve Kelliher

Sweethearts from their student years, Cork couple Shauna Fagan and Shane Fleming got engaged in December 2022. Shauna, from Douglas, and Shane, from Ballycotton, were thrilled their two daughters, Ava and Jenny, could be at the heart of the action as they said ‚ÄúI do‚ÄĚ recently at The Carrigaun Room at Ballymaloe, Cork. ‚ÄúI won‚Äôt lie, planning a wedding with two little ones didn‚Äôt come without its challenges,‚ÄĚ says Shauna. The couple started dating in the summer of 2016.
Inside bestselling author Catherine Ryan Howard's home

2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Eve Kelliher

The author of some of the most deliciously dark novels on the bestseller lists adores her place in the sun. Weāre not talking Barcelona, Nice or Milan. Even though Catherine Ryan Howardās book tours whisk her across the globe, itās the private outdoor living space at her apartment in Dundrum, Dublin, that brings her joy.
Home: Five fabulous finds for our lives and living spaces

2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Eve Kelliher

We are obsessed here at with the transformative powers of Kukoon rugs ‚ÄĒ seeing a sizeable abstract-patterned number from the range added to a living space is to witness a makeover at its best. Selecting from the variety online is like choosing artwork to display perpendicular to your personal Picassos. Right now we‚Äôre loving the company‚Äôs suggestion to ‚Äúmake your garden your new favourite room‚ÄĚ ‚ÄĒ by planting an outdoor rug front and fore, naturally.
Wedding of the Week: Picture-perfect big day for Tipperary bride and Cork groom

3 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Eve Kelliher

A proposal in Co Clare led to a big day out for Tipperary bride Maresa Floyd and her Cork bridegroom Seamus Corry. The couple, who first laid eyes on each other five years ago, were married recently in the bride’s home parish church, Our Lady of the Wayside, Birdhill, Co Tipperary, with a reception in Fitzgeralds Woodlands House Hotel & Spa, Adare, Co Limerick. “We met at the start of covid back in 2020 and we went on our first date in Limerick,” says Maresa.
10 new jobs as Jysk to open in Cork’s Blackpool

4 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Eve Kelliher

Cork's Blackpool will welcome a new addition next week as Jysk opens its doors. Creating approximately 10 jobs, the Danish retailer will be located at Blackpool Retail Park (T23 RYN3), bringing the total number of Jysk stores in the Rebel County to four and joining the existing stores in Youghal, Ballincollig, and Eastgate.
Home of the Year winners share secrets to creating a dream dwelling

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Eve Kelliher

Hugh Wallace is rhapsodising about a bathroom in the final of the 2025 It‚Äôs just before Cork couple Amy and Eoin Martin get to raise the sought-after trophy for their 1970s dream dwelling in Limerick once first-time judge Siobhan Lam announces the duo as the winners on the 11th of the RT√Č One series. The bathroom in question is located in the Victorian residence in Dublin, one of the seven finalists.
Dermot Bannon: 'An architect can help bring a dream to life'

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Eve Kelliher

Consulting a pro is the first step towards taking your ideal living space from the realms of fantasy to reality. That’s the advice from one of Ireland’s most high-profile architects, Dermot Bannon. “Consulting a registered architect can help homeowners bring their dream to life, whether it’s future-proofing their current home, an extension or planning a new build,” he says.