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Tastemaker

Tastemaker

‘I crave order and organisation. I would like to embrace the chaos a little more’ – Louise Duffy

Louise Duffy, radio presenter, on her approach to domesticity and good advice for what to do in a crisis
  • Ben Haugh
  • January 28, 2023
Tastemaker

‘Good advice? Empty your toaster, it can be quite a dangerous piece of machinery’ – Hilary Rose

Hilary Rose, the actor, blogger and podcaster, reveals her party piece and which day of the week she likes to go wild on
  • Ben Haugh
  • January 21, 2023
Tastemaker

‘The publishing industry is a rollercoaster, it’s best just to try to ride the wave’ – Anya Bergman

The Cork-based author wrote her new novel, The Witches of Vardø, after becoming fascinated by the Finnmark Witch Trials
  • Ben Haugh
  • January 13, 2023
Tastemaker

‘Don’t dwell on your weakness, focus on your strengths and delegate the rest’ – Aoife McNamara

Aoife McNamara, the fashion designer, on making nature her muse and the importance of having a strategic plan
  • Ben Haugh
  • January 7, 2023
Tastemaker

‘A scent I associate with childhood? Tayto cheese and onion sandwiches on a white roll’ – Beth O’Brien

Pastry chef Beth O’Brien reveals a scent that evokes her childhood and her ideal three-course meal
  • Ben Haugh
  • December 23, 2022
Tastemaker

‘If money was no object? Easy, a wine cellar filled with fine vintages and Champagne’ – Molly Keane

Lignum restaurant manager Molly Keane reveals her life motto and her pick of five famous dinner-party guests
  • Ben Haugh
  • December 14, 2022
Tastemaker

My motto? You’re doing better than you think, so keep going – Robyn Lynch

Rising fashion star Robyn Lynch on her favourite item of clothing and how she wishes she could manage her time better
  • Ben Haugh
  • December 9, 2022
Tastemaker

‘My favourite day of the week? Thursday – the day of Thunder. It’s quite dramatic’ – Lorcan Finnegan

  • Ben Haugh
  • December 3, 2022
Tastemaker

‘Have I had any regrets? Fringes, every single one of them’ – Emma Doran

Comedian Emma Doran on her aspirational ‘money-no-object’ house purchase and whether talent or ambition is more important
  • Ben Haugh
  • November 25, 2022
Interview

‘I regret drinking New World wines when I could have been guzzling Bordeaux’ – Michael Harding

Author Michael Harding may be a cat person, but he believes feline bootees are mankind’s most futile creation. Here he reveals other personal perceptions
  • Ben Haugh
  • November 19, 2022
Tastemaker

‘What’s my motto for life? It’s all only a game!’ – Caitríona O’Leary

Ahead of her performance at Smock Alley Theatre, the singer reveals her favourite achievement to date, her idea of happiness and what she wishes she could be better at
  • Ben Haugh
  • November 11, 2022
Tastemaker

‘What do I wish I had known earlier? How important it is to say no sometimes’ – Alison Millar

Documentary film-maker Alison Millar on the importance of family and how she regrets not taking more holidays
  • Ben Haugh
  • November 3, 2022
Tastemaker

‘It makes me happier to believe in an afterlife, even if I don't believe it entirely’ – Con Horgan

Circus company founder and street performer Con Horgan on his earliest ambition and the five famous guests he’d like to have around to dinner
  • Ben Haugh
  • October 29, 2022
Tastemaker

‘None of us are guaranteed tomorrow, so have gratitude and appreciation for today’ – Zara King

Virgin Media news correspondent Zara King is working in her dream job, it’s what she always wanted to do
  • Ben Haugh
  • October 28, 2022
Tastemaker

‘A good piece of advice? Steer clear of negative people’ – Myles Dungan

Broadcaster and historian Myles Dungan on staying positive, a Gary Trudeau cartoon and singing Cole Porter
  • Ben Haugh
  • October 21, 2022
Tastemaker

‘Courage is something I admire. It’s easy to not do what you should’ – Sarah Carroll Kelly

Shock of Grey jewellery business owner Sarah Carroll Kelly on not settling for second best and hanging out with the cats
  • Ben Haugh
  • October 15, 2022
Tastemaker

‘A personality trait that I admire in others? Kindness. Every time’ – Maia Dunphy

Maia Dunphy, presenter, podcaster and writer, on being an ambivert, why she would invite Zig & Zag for dinner and what we can do to save the planet
  • Nadine O'Regan
  • October 8, 2022
Tastemaker

‘Getting lucky is no good unless you’re working hard when that luck arrives’ – Daithí, musician

Ahead of performing at the Fómhar in Fanore mini-festival in Clare, the musician and producer reveals his five fantasy dinner party guests, the best advice he ever got and what makes him happiest
  • Nadine O'Regan
  • September 30, 2022
Tastemaker

‘Always listen to your wife...My wife told me to say that’ – Joe Ballance, Hard Rock Hotel Dublin

Joe Ballance, vibe manager at the Hard Rock Hotel Dublin, on a life in rock and roll and why being productive is the key to happiness
  • Nadine O'Regan
  • September 23, 2022
Tastemaker

‘There may be an afterlife, but it’s a shorter final curtain call’ – Pauline Ashwood, classical impresario

The woman behind the Drogheda Classical Music Series on her five fantasy dinner party guests, the best advice she ever got and what she wishes she could be better at
  • Nadine O'Regan
  • September 17, 2022

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