Living local
Rhubarb martinis, tangy Irish oysters, pink pickled eggs and charred, earthy beetroot. A salad dressed with bright, edible flowers. Feasting on a giant cut of freshly caught halibut. Buttery potatoes. DIY Irish coffees laced with Teelings whiskey, and heavenly mouthfuls of buttermilk tart. (If you're hungry and reading
Aunty Life
Can't wait to hang out with these guys this weekend. Noah (mischevious face on the right), turns five today and I'm told a superhero party is on the cards. He's so teeny and light, but makes up for it by being the most ferocious
Recent Work
"Promise to become best friends with your body. Treat it with love and appreciation and aim to find your best self." We had so much fun on this shoot with Liz Costigan , personal trainer, yoga teacher, and all-around amazing, warm, positive ball of energy. Click through for some
Finds
How beautiful are these? Created by two Spanish graphic designers, they are made using a centuries-old technique. The Arabian Andalusian technique, known as Taracea, is still being used in Granada, Spain and it involves artisans with both patience and skill creating geometric compositions out of inlaid wood. As explained on
Personal
I'm excited to share a little photo story of Ben and I getting tattooed while in San Francisco. While it was ever-so-slightly overshadowed by the other big life event 😉, it was nevertheless an incredibly exciting experience. Click through to see more, if you like. After much searching and
Finds
You’ll risk screwing up, sure. You’ll risk ruining it all – the skills you’ve acquired, the small notoriety you’ve been given, the general comforts of knowing what the heck you’re doing, of feeling comfortable, of feeling good, of feeling right. The past eight months have brought
Aunty Life
I can't believe she has turned three! Blows my mind. She is fierce and smart and a total charmer. Whenever she sees me, she instantly throws her hands wide and exclaims, "Where's Ben?", which I find mildly wounding but mainly adorable. Well able to
Finds
Above: Beautiful Dublin skyline print by Donal Mangan. Funny and true. Been bopping along to this JT gem. Cute video too. "Any body, every body is a bikini body": Wonderful post from my trainer Liz. I gots all of these awesome letterboards on my wishlist. A new series
Dublin
This was one of my favourite shoots in a long time. Back in March, I got to spend the day shooting the beautiful, simple, handmade stoneware of Arran Street East. We based ourselves from the new Arran Street East shop studio, which is nestled in the markets area of Dublin
Personal
– Roman Krznaric Guess what? I start a new job today! And if you were wondering, “didn’t you just start a job six months ago?” the answer would be yes. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned in the last six months (and I have learned A LOT)
Recent Work
This shoot was a reunion of sorts. Styled by Image Interiors & Living art director Marlene Wessels and with wonderful words and recipes by Lesley Tumulty (my future mother in law!) it centered around using seaweed as a key ingredient (did you know we have 500 different varieties here in
Living local
Now this, this was so much fun to shoot. Right before I finished up as editor of Image interiors & Living, the magazine's art director, deputy editor and I hopped in a car and headed west to shoot a story about the exciting, thriving Galway food scene. We