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Today on Shut the Front Door we are overjoyed to be joined by the phenomenal world-renowned designer, Clodagh. Founder and CEO of the company that carries her name, Clodagh has won numerous international awards in her career and was introduced to Interior Design Magazine’s Hall of Fame in 1997. 

Clodagh passionately believes that good design supports well-being and that it can transform people’s lives. The experience of en...

Today on Shut the Front Door, we are joined by Emma Sims Hilditch, award-winning

designer, founder and Creative Director at Sims Hilditch. Emma launched this influential and highly respected leading interior design company in 2009, and it has since grown to a team of over 20, who specialise in a broad range of private and high end residential and commercial project's in the UK and beyond.

Emma and her expert team of interiors de...

Today on Shut the Front Door, we are joined by one of the UK’s foremost food writers,
William Sitwell. William is a restaurant critic for The Telegraph, a broadcaster, author and has been a regular judge on BBC 1’s MasterChef for almost 20 years. He is the creator of one of the UK’s best-known dining programmes – William Sitwell’s Supper Club, a firm favourite for lovers of great food. William also hosts a podcast called “Bitin...

Today on Shut the Front Door, we are joined by the talented Bee Osborn, Creative Designer and Founder of Studio Osborn. Bee trained in Inchbald School of Design in London and started working in interior design over two decades ago. In that space of time, Bee has become internationally acclaimed and multi-award-winning for creating beautiful spaces for both private homes and hotels.

Inspired by repeated requests for decorative items,...

Today on Shut the Front Door, we are joined by the wonderful Laura Hammett, Creative Director of multi-award-winning London based interior architecture and design studio, Laura Hammett Interiors. Since founding the company in 2008, Laura and her husband Aaron have grown their firm into a thriving business creating stunning luxury residential interiors around the world.

Alongside their UK portfolio, recent international projects incl...

Today on Shut the Front Door we are joined by Charu Gandhi founder and Director of Elicyon, a multi award-winning luxury interior design studio based in Kensington, London. Charu established Elicyon in 2014, driven by a desire to combine the rigours of her architectural practice with her creative flair and passion for design and craft.

A registered architect, Charu has worked in the field of architecture and interior desig...

Today on Shut the Front Door we are delighted to be joined by Mary Lou McDonald TD, Leader of Sinn Féin and TD for the Dublin Central constituency, something she is most proud of. She has a strong reputation for hard work and championing the needs of her constituency both locally and nationally.
 
Educated in Trinity College, Dublin, the University of Limerick and Dublin City University she studied English Literature, Europ...

Today on Shut the Front Door, we are joined by the fabulous Carole Annett, Interiors Editor
at Country & Town House. Carole has been immersed in the world of fabric and interiors for over 20 years, and previously worked at Conde Nast. She is also the host of the brilliant “The House Guest” podcast, where she chats to people behind the houses, hotels and showrooms
from around the world.

Noted in the industry as ...

Today on Shut the Front Door, we are joined by Alexandria Dauley, founder of Dauley Design, a multi-disciplinary design practice based in London and Surrey. Having spent years working in property as a relocation agent, Alexandria took her combined love of houses and people, deciding to retrain at KLC School of Design to follow her passion for design.  

Alexandria is also one half of the United in Design founding team, a charitable o...

Today on Shut the Front Door we are joined by Irish neuroscientist and chartered health psychologist, Sabina Brennan. 

Last month, Sabina launched her second book, Beating Brain Fog, to rave reviews, and it has just been named as an Irish Times no1 bestseller.    

She is also the creator and host of the Super Brain Podcast where she talks to inspiring individuals about thriving and surviving in life.   

Sabina’s mission is t...

Today on Shut the Front Door we are delighted to be joined by Professor Luke O’Neill. Luke, one of the world’s most influential scientists, is an immunologist and Chair of the Biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin. Luke has been a leading voice during this pandemic both at home and abroad, sharing immense expert insight and positivity during this difficult time. I think we can all agree that he has been one of the few people that ...

This week on Shut the Front Door we are joined by Richard Dart, Design Principal for Princess Yachts. Princess is recognised as THE leading luxury British yacht brand in the world today. The company was founded in 1965 and is still entirely based in Plymouth, from where they have designed, built and delivered over 18,000 yachts to universal acclaim.  

With 15 years’ experience at Princess, Richard has helped lead the team to two Wor...

Today we are joined all the way from Dubai by Reality TV Star, Podcaster and Brand Ambassador Caroline Stanbury. Caroline first burst onto our TV Screens as the star of Bravo’s Ladies of London. Caroline and her family moved to Dubai as the series came to an end in 2017. She has since gone on to build a huge, dedicated following across her social media platforms and YouTube channel. It's there she shares her journey of how she...

Today we are joined on Shut the Front Door by Naomi Clarke. Naomi is the creator & owner of The Style Fairy, one of Ireland’s leading fashion, beauty and lifestyle sites. With almost 150K followers on Instagram, Naomi is also one of Ireland’s top influencers in this sector.  

A qualified fashion stylist and personal shopper with over 12 years’ experience in the areas of fashion, blogging, styling and PR, Naomi is also a mum of t...

Today we are joined on Shut the Front Door by TV Host and Podcaster Brian Dowling Gourounlian. Brian first became a household name across the UK & Ireland when he won the second-ever series of Big Brother UK in 2001.  He subsequently went on to be crowned the Ultimate Big Brother in 2010. Since then he has become a regular & most loved presenter across many TV programmes and radio stations, at home and abroad. 

Bri...

Today on Shut the Front Door we are joined by PJ Gibbons, editor & publisher of Social & Personal Magazine - Ireland’s most prestigious style and ruling fashion magazine. Originally from Co Mayo, PJ was the youngest ever Irish people to take the reins at a national magazine when he purchased the title in 2004. Since then, he has taken the publication from strength to strength and most recently added the title Social & P...

Today on Shut the Front we are joined by entrepreneur and TV personality Spencer Matthews. Spencer was a much-loved character on E4's reality TV show, Made in Chelsea and since the show, he has gone down the entrepreneurial route and established successful companies such as Eden Rocks, a bespoke diamond retailer and Clean Co. 

In 2018 Spencer married the lovely Vogue Willams and the couple have two beautiful children, Theodore ...

Today we are doing something a little different on Shut the Front Door. For the date that's in it, we wanted to ask a couple to join us and talk about their story of home. 

We are delighted to be joined by a very special duo who are not just partners in life, but partners in business also. Pippa O'Connor and Brian Ormond. 

After starting out their respective careers in the different fields of modelling and TV presenting, th...

This week we are joined on Shut the Front Door by racing legend Barry Geraghty. Hailing from County Meath, Barry retired from a glittering career in horse racing earlier this year. He is the second most successful jockey of all time at the Cheltenham Festival and at the time of his retirement last July, Barry had 1,920 winners under his belt. 

He has recently released his own autobiography called "True Colours". ...