Sylvia Thompson

Sylvia Thompson

Contributor

Sylvia Thompson, a contributor to The Irish Times, writes about health, heritage and the environment.

Asian treasures on view at Adam’s

Highly collectable jade artefacts, including ornaments, pendants and seals, feature strongly in the auction house’s Asian sale, while Irish silver is to the fore at a US sale

How one football club is taking climate action into its own hands

‘Inequality is damaging our society, so you can’t act on the climate crisis and ignore this’

Mountmellick embroidery has helped keep Ireland’s craft heritage alive for 200 years

At a museum in Co Laois, volunteers and visitors continue a 200-year-old tradition of white-on-white needlework

Dermot Bannon’s top picks at deVeres modernist furniture sale

Classic chairs from Eileen Gray and Arne Jacobsen catch the eye of the TV architect

Women starting strength training midlife: ‘I had always associated exercise with losing weight and being skinny’

Women in their 40s, 50s and 60s are realising importance of keeping their bodies fit and strong as they age

Old Irish dressers, settle beds and dug-out chairs in a vernacular sale

More than 700 lots of Irish country furniture are up for grabs, while books written and signed by Ireland’s first president, Douglas Hyde, are for sale at Usher’s

Danish mid-century furniture design stars for sale at Adam’s

Pieces from masters including Finn Juhl, Niels Otto Møller and Hans Olsen will attract the eye of the discerning buyer

Fine rugs, interesting boxes and intriguing miniatures at country house sales

Adam’s and Sheppard’s hosting big house auctions, while an Irish buyer has paid top dollar for Ernest Shackleton’s tea set

Louis le Brocquy’s portrait of Samuel Beckett is the top lot at Whyte’s Irish art sale

Sale also features artists including Paul Henry, Roderic O’Conor, Sir William Orpen and Mainie Jellett

How did Offaly become one of the top breastfeeding counties in Ireland?

Breastfeeding rates for three-month-old babies in Offaly have moved from being one of the lowest in the country to one of the highest

Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton’s silver tea service up for sale

London auction house says it would be wonderful if an Irish institution acquired the Kilkea native’s silverware

How to talk to children about the sudden death of a child

The image of Daniel Aruebose is everywhere, and children are not immune to stories of tragedy, they will have questions too

‘I’ve learned what a debilitating, isolating and challenging illness anxiety can be’

Irish author’s new picture book captures the distressing experience of childhood anxiety

The grass ceiling: ‘It’s amazing the number of women who are interested in farming who don’t get the farm’

As female farmers bring innovation and fresh ideas to a traditionally male-dominated industry, change is underfoot in rural Ireland

A window into Harry Clarke’s world: rare watercolours surface at Dublin auction

Ireland’s foremost stained-glass artist was also a skilled illustrator

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