Taking Tipperary to the world: the rise and rise of Allied Imports
It’s the biggest importer of Irish-themed souvenirs in the country and the owner of Tipperary Crystal. Now family business Allied Imports has branched into jewellery and homeware, and has set its sights on global expansion
Ilk cut: an Irish label thinking internationally
Jamie Clarke and Killian Walsh’s menswear brand is an Irish firm targeting a global audience
Fashion: Pearl interrupted
Olivia Smith’s Olivia & Pearl range has the perfect clothes for these lockdowned, Zoomed-out times
Game changers: how Irish social progress is reflected in sport
Black Irish sportspeople have joined together to convey a message of positive change through the lens of Sportsfile photographer Ramsey Cardy
40 over 40: the people making an impact in maturity
While many people’s twenties and thirties are a time to thrive professionally, an increasing cohort of Irish men and women experience a breakthrough career moment after the age of 40. Here, The Magazine shines a light on just some of those making waves in midlife, writes Elaine Prendeville, Jessie Collins and Sarah Taaffe-Maguire
Space explorers: changing the face of Dublin one poster at a time
A bright new idea aims to fill empty poster sites across Dublin city with work from leading Irish photographers
Home comforts: how workers are adjusting to pandemic life
It’s not news to say that our homes have become our everything: encompassing work, life, relationships and play. We asked five people working in very different fields to share how their working from home life has evolved in recent weeks, and what this period has revealed about their careers and themselves
Style and survival: how one label is staying afloat in the pandemic age
Designer Fiona Heaney is determined that her new collection will help her to retain her loyal customer base
More power to you
This week, we launch the first instalment of our three-part series with Dr Tara Shine. An environmental activist and international policy advisor, the Kinsale-based Shine’s stellar career has seen her promote powerful climate change action across the planet. Today, she is also the author of a superb new book, How to Save Your Planet: One Object at a Time, which serves as a practical, accessible guidebook to sustainable living. She tells Elaine Prendeville what she hopes the book will achieve, discusses the power of individual action, and explains how you can get involved in a mini movement over the next three weeks
Fashion: Colours for all seasons
Niamh O’Neill’s tailored blouses and body-skimming dresses in vibrant hues are just perfect for those Zoom conference calls
Touchable treasures: how a luxury scarf maker is helping spread the love
In a socially distant time of no travel, Keira and Dairine Kennedy’s silk scarves, with their prints made from photos of beloved places, are having a special resonance
Solidarity through sewing: craftspeople turn their hands to masks and scrubs
Experienced sewers and craftspeople nationwide are putting their considerable skills to work producing much-needed cloth masks and scrubs for those on the frontline, while also improving the lives of people living in direct provision, write Ruth O’Connor and Elaine Prendeville
Deep in uncharted territory
A new online archive plots the people, places and projects connected to contemporary communication design, and reveals the impact that design has on life in Ireland. Elaine Prendeville meets its founder, Aideen McCole