First Property Show is taking place in the RDS in February and participants will include estate agents, mortgage brokers, financial advisers and insurance companies

Gifted, the craft and design fair coming to Dublin’s RDS, will feature Ireland’s largest collection of sustainable Christmas gifts made by more than 400 designers, makers and artisan food producers

Wicklow furniture maker Brendan Lawless was inspired to recreate a quirky 19th-century chair he picked up at a craft fair, and it proved a hit even during the recession

More than 175 Irish and international creatives will each offer a piece of artwork specially commissioned for the RDS fair

Interior designers, paint consultants, working from home solutions, the three-day show has something for everyone, while Lorraine Keane will host a line-up of guest interviews and Neven Maguire will be cooking up a storm

English conservator Rupert McBain and Kilkenny antiques consultant Philip Byrne have teamed up once more to bring rare furniture of incredible craftsmanship to auction

Of the more unusual items that will feature at the fair in the RDS is an original Brionvega RR126 record player and speaker set, identical to David Bowie’s personal model, which sold recently at Sotheby’s

ESB Science Blast, a primary school science education programme run by the RDS, saw participation skyrocket in this its fourth year