As the lacemaking industry in Ireland developed, it became fashionable to wear lace in European society. Riga, a flourishing ...

Queen Victoria strove to make crochet more fashionable by buying crocheted lace crafted by Irish women striving to eke out a livelihood during the disastrous potato famine which decimated the ...

Dominique Maitre/WWD, Estrop Corsetry and conical bras make several appearances throughout the collection Hand-crochet and manipulated Irish lace feature in the collection, which includes "a nice ...

She was wearing a thong with a lace front." The 27-year-old man was found not guilty of rape shortly afterwards. The controversy led one Irish MP to hold up a lace thong in parliament to highlight ...

What's the craic, lads? Craic is the Irish word that most confuses outsiders, yet it is a relatively simple concept. It is the atmosphere, fun, and carry-on surrounding a particular night out.

Forget about plain old stockinette stitch or single crochet – we’re diving deep into the world of chunky cables, fluffy ...

There is set to be an update on progress around establishing a commission of investigation into … ‘They went for it straight away’ – Cillian Murphy says ‘Small Things Like These’ pitch ...

Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Place a large saucepan over a high heat, add 1 tablespoon of the oil and brown the beef in batches so the pan isn't too full. Remove the beef from the pan ...

The Irish Voice newspaper, sister publication to IrishCentral, ceased printing in July 2023 after 36 years. Look back on stories from the weekly, New York-based newspaper here. New York's Irish ...

Three related species live in Britain, living in tubular retreats within holes in walls, bark, etc. Their web is made of silk with a woolly texture due to extremely fine and sticky fibres, which gives ...

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