Buildings
Urlingford farmhouse featured on Room to Improve
New life was breathed into a characterful old farmhouse in Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny, on a recent episode of Dermot Bannon’s...
Farmhouse design
Rural Life
New build inspired by traditional Irish cottage
A new build designed to resemble a typical Irish cottage and its associated outbuildings is providing inspiration for those keen...
Rural Life
Interior decorator works from inspirational farm setting
A Tipperary interior decorator is finding her husband’s busy dairy farm to be the perfect inspirational setting for her new...
Rural Life
Farm families invited to apply for 'Home Rescue'
COCO Content is encouraging members of the farming community who are losing the war against clutter in their living spaces...
Rural Life
'Many turning their backs on heritage farm buildings' - architect
Irish people have a romantic image of farm buildings and rural life but when it comes to it, many have...
Rural Life
Mayo architect: Contemporary and traditional can cohabit
Renovating and refurbishing traditional farmhouses can be a contentious issue – just ask Limerick woman Katie Ryan who locked horns...
Rural Life
'Farmers must shift from planning permission to house design'
When it comes to building a house on farmland, there can be a tendency to focus on planning permission –...