John Brereton Jewellers, one of Ireland’s most established jewellers, open their new store on the coveted corner at 33 Grafton Street. John Brereton Jewellers have undertaken significant refurbishment on the site, investing over €1,100,000 into the new store on Dublin’s high street. The new store also sees the creation of...

This is an article by Mark Keenan, from the Sunday Independent, 5th February 2012 CRAFTED Irish silver, which has a reputation for quality around the world, is being sold for scrap and melted down because owners aren’t aware of its antique value. Ireland’s antique dealers have issued a plea to...

How did young women record their conquests before the invention of Facebook? Dance cards were popular accessories for ladies attending grand balls in the 19th century. The little paper cards were used to make a note of the chaps to whom a dance had been promised during the evening ahead...

From The Irish Times, February 2011, a fascinating article about Danker Antiques’ new premises in Royal Hibernian Way, followed by an interview with Joy Danker from myantiques.tv OPENING a major new shop in the current economic environment is a remarkable vote of confidence in the future. One of Dublin’s best-known...

Below is a fascinating video of IADA president in conversation with Henry Sandon at the 2011 IADA fair in the RDS.

Use the links below to read the IADA yearbooks from previous years. 2008 yearbook 2009 yearbook 2010 yearbook 2011 yearbook

Here is a link to an interesting article from 2006 interviewing hosts of the brilliant RTE show The Dealers, IADA president George Stacpoole and Niall Mullen. They share advice on buying and selling antiques as well as giving an insight into the life of an antique dealer. The article also...

‘Clocks will outlive your kids. That clock in the corner was made in 1710. That’s just 20 years after the Battle of the Boyne’ BY EOIN BUTLER TALK TIME : KEVIN CHELLAR, Horologist and proprietor of Timepiece Antique Clocks in Dublin How did you develop an interest in horology, was...

An independent report has confirmed that antiques are environmentally friendly with a piece of antique furniture likely to have a carbon footprint 16 times lower than that of a newly manufactured item. This is the finding of a study that compared the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the manufacture and...