Eoin Mac Raghnaill meets the canny entrepreneur behind Ireland’s largest wool shop and Arklow’s biggest school uniform shop, as both Main Street stores close down Owner of the now closed Plain & Pearl ...

WORCESTER - It wouldn’t take much thought for a shopper walking past Erin Giftstore to realize the kiosk at the middle section of the Worcester Public Market brings a piece of Irish culture to the ...

It is a clear crisp day in the Glen of Imaal in Co Wicklow with views of the Lugnaquilla and Keadeen mountains in the distance, the sun glancing over their frosty crests and foothills. Grazing ...

Instead of finding its way into traditional knitwear, a lot of Irish wool ends up being exported to Britain and Europe where it is processed and used in various products, from carpets to upholstery.

Irish wool from hardy upland sheep flocks has been woven over the years and knitted into fashionable knitwear and other products that have given the Irish identity across the world. Irish wool from ...

“Wool is the new yoga,” declares Bláthnaid Gallagher. Gallagher is a well-known Galway sheep farmer and passionate advocate of Irish wool and its many uses. In July she will once again gather sheep ...