John Caird, children’s neurosurgeon, Dublin

Invest instead in a new wardrobe of contemporary classics

Colin Murphy playwright, Dublin

Founder has global ambitions for Kerry company

The designer sees it as a fabric for the ages that will get better and better with time

A growing number of bellwether boutiques are raising Dublin’s fashion credentials

The government needs to ask itself exactly why it wants women in the workforce, instead of supporting their choice to raise their children themselves

Louise Roe, 33, fashion journalist, LA

Autumn’s fade into winter is a time to bring out the dressier pieces from the back of your wardrobe

Tindal hs €1m to spend on a takeover

Anthony Tindal’s family background is steeped in derring-do, a quality he brings to being a successful wine importer

The pure ethereal beauty of the kimono influenced Cos’s autumn collection, writes Fiona Ness

It’s never been so hot to be a hoodie. Irish designer Lucy Nagle’s traditional cashmere take on the contemporary hoodie shape is a consistent bestseller in her concessions in luxury department store Brown Thomas.

The government has earmarked 2015 as the Year of Irish Design, and is pledging to quantify and expand the value of design to the Irish economy. Can its plan be realised, ask Fiona Ness and Lily Killeen

Justine Delaney Wilson author, Dublin