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November 2022

"Photographer Aoife Reddan with her husband Cian, who works for Japanese bank Nomura, and their two boys, Jack and Harry, at iconic Staple Street, Tribeca, New York, which is near their home in Battery Park City. A cast-iron skybridge, three stories above the ground, connects two buildings with separate addresses." Photo: Aoife Reddan "Photographer Aoife Reddan with her husband Cian, who works for Japanese bank Nomura, and their two boys, Jack and Harry, at iconic Staple Street, Tribeca, New York, which is near their home in Battery Park City. A cast-iron skybridge, three stories above the ground, connects two buildings with separate addresses." Photo: Aoife Reddan Gallery

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My Favourite Room: Inside the New York home of photographer great-grandaughter of first Ceann Comhairle Cathal Brugha

The 20th century American comedian WC Fields said many cantankerous things, including ‘I am free of all prejudice, I hate everyone equally’ and ‘start every day off with a smile and get it over with’ but his enduring curmudgeonly advice was never to work with animals or children. Numerous stars, including Emma Thompson and Colin Farrell, have since disagreed with the comedian’s dislike of children and animals as co-workers but, it has to be said, most actors only occasionally have to work with kids.

It’s hard to beat cyclamens' winning combination of marbled foliage and scarlet, cerise and white flowers It’s hard to beat cyclamens' winning combination of marbled foliage and scarlet, cerise and white flowers Gallery

Diarmuid Gavin: Garden gems that will thrive in winter

As we approach the end of November, the brightly-coloured autumnal foliage now lies on the ground, gently insulating the earth beneath as winter draws in. And yet there is still interest to be found in the garden. Evergreens stand firm, the green backbone of the garden and some, such as skimmias and hollies, look their best adorned with shiny red berries. Hellebores are also starting to flower once more and these stalwarts can maintain a floral presence in the garden right through winter. Cyclamens (above right) are the go-to bedding plants in the run-up to Christmas and it’s hard to beat their winning combination of marbled foliage and scarlet, cerise and white flowers.

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