One of the biggest-ever Irish sales of antique rugs goes under the hammer this week. The auction featuring 139 carpets features an early 18th Century French tapestry that could fetch up to €25,000.
The sale at James Adam in Dublin on Tuesday is drawn from the collection of Dublin-based international retailer Peter Linden.
“This one-off event will [...]

A 19′ Lapstrake wooden runabout is the largest item in the online auction for the campaign to raise money for the Belfast Bridge Fund, set up to pay for the 1921-style railings and lamp posts on the newly reconstructed footbridge in Belfast.
The campaign’s web site, www.BelfastBridgeFund.org, features an eBay store, where donated items have been [...]

The Irish High Court says it will decide at a later date whether a former U2 stylist would be allowed to keep souvenirs from the rock group.
U2 - whose lead member is prominent in a worldwide campaign against poverty - sued Lola Cashman last year for the return of mementos she said had been given [...]

A rare Victorian Scotch is thought to be over 150 years old and is expected to fetch up to £10,000 at Bonhams Sale of Fine Wine, Port and Spirits in London.
The bottle`s label reads “Glenavon *** Special Liqueur Whisky Bottled by the Distillers”.
Research by the auctioneers shows Glenavon closed down in the 1850s, meaning that [...]

Bono testified Tuesday in an Irish High Court appeal how an ex-stylist stole and tried to sell U2 memorabilia - including his iconic Stetson cowboy hat.
”It’s our stuff, she has it, and a lot more beside,” Bono said of the fashion consultant, Lola Cashman. “We want our stuff back.”
Cashman, described by Bono as an eccentric [...]