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Outdoor dining at The Towers bar and restaurant on the Quay in Westport. 100 places to eat outdoors around Ireland when outdoor dining returns on June 7th
  • Food & Drink
  • May 11, 2021, 06:00

Use this interactive guide to pinpoint restaurants and cafes that will be serving food outside

Cook up a global feast without leaving home Cook up a global feast without leaving home
  • Food & Drink
  • Ali Dunworth
  • May 15, 2021, 10:26

Food enthusiasts from Japan, Mexico, Thailand, Palestine, Korea, India, Brazil share insights into their cuisines

32 great parks in Ireland – one in every county 32 great parks in Ireland – one in every county
  • Fitness
  • Sylvia Thompson
  • May 15, 2021, 08:00

Sylvia Thompson’s guide on parks to visit around the island for family fun and fitness

Seán Moncrieff: Stephen Donnelly seems to be trapped in Kobayashi Maru Seán Moncrieff: Stephen Donnelly seems to be trapped in Kobayashi Maru
  • People
  • Sean Moncrieff
  • May 15, 2021, 07:41

Minister is continually compared to some other, fantasy minister who would do a far better job

Meal Box Review: A classic steakhouse experience at home Meal Box Review: A classic steakhouse experience at home
  • Food & Drink
  • Corinna Hardgrave
  • May 15, 2021, 06:00

All the trimmings are included: caramelised onions, creamed spinach and chunky chips

Pop artists Warhol and Haring in Dublin and Belfast exhibitions Pop artists Warhol and Haring in Dublin and Belfast exhibitions
  • Fine Art & Antiques
  • Elizabeth Birdthistle
  • May 15, 2021, 06:00

Culloden Estate to host Holywood International Art and Sculpture Art Fair in June

Four wines from a Spanish region that has been transformed Four wines from a Spanish region that has been transformed
  • Food & Drink
  • John Wilson
  • May 15, 2021, 06:00

Some of the grape varieties in these four wines are less well-known but are worth trying

A delicious picnic pie that delivers a dose of sunshine in every bite A delicious picnic pie that delivers a dose of sunshine in every bite
  • Food & Drink
  • Aoife Noonan
  • May 15, 2021, 06:00

This Mediterranean-inspired pastry tart is the perfect portable treat for dining alfresco

Spend It Better: World Bee Day is less a celebration than an appeal for help Spend It Better: World Bee Day is less a celebration than an appeal for help
  • Life & Style
  • Catherine Cleary
  • May 15, 2021, 06:00

Glossy fields of grass might look like lush rich countryside. To our bees they’re a food desert

Reworked Brussels metro map celebrates Irish women Reworked Brussels metro map celebrates Irish women
  • People
  • Mary Fitzgerald
  • May 15, 2021, 06:00

Constance Markievicz and Mary Robinson in roll-call of women who have helped shape Europe

Life at 30: ‘You feel like you haven’t started your life yet’ Life at 30: ‘You feel like you haven’t started your life yet’
  • People
  • Jennifer O'Connell
  • May 15, 2021, 06:00

Today's young adults face high rents and stalled wages. Was it any easier in 2001, or even in 1981?

Constance Spry: Iconic florist with Irish connections inspiring new generation Constance Spry: Iconic florist with Irish connections inspiring new generation
  • Interiors
  • Penny McCormick
  • May 15, 2021, 06:00

Upcoming exhibition showcases memories and artefacts to show how much she had achieved'

Eleanor Tiernan: How I became the Greta Thunberg of Athlone Eleanor Tiernan: How I became the Greta Thunberg of Athlone
  • Life & Style
  • Eleanor Tiernan
  • May 15, 2021, 06:00

I was part of a crew that introduced wheelie bins to the town. Not everyone was happy

The nostalgic products to reintroduce you to make-up The nostalgic products to reintroduce you to make-up
  • Beauty
  • Laura Kennedy
  • May 15, 2021, 06:00

A blast from the past may help you rediscover your love for make-up

Eight clever ways to transform your garden this summer Eight clever ways to transform your garden this summer
  • Gardens
  • Fionnuala Fallon
  • May 15, 2021, 06:00

Choose a colour scheme to complement your garden’s furniture and hard landscaping

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The nostalgic products to reintroduce you to make-up

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Eight clever ways to transform your garden this summer

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Ross O'Carroll-Kelly: ‘Rugby is not pass the porcel, Morcus’

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Hilary Fannin: Some people barely age in their own mirrors

Homes and Property

Lisa Steele, general manager of the Culloden Hotel and Gerard Gormley of Gormley’s Fine Art, pictured with Boxing Bear by Patrick O’Reilly, €85,000, at the launch of Art and Soul – The Holywood International Art and Sculpture Fair which will take place at the five-star Culloden Estate and Spa, Belfast, between June 26th and July 18th. Pop artists Warhol and Haring in Dublin and Belfast exhibitions
  • Fine Art & Antiques
  • Elizabeth Birdthistle

Culloden Estate to host Holywood International Art and Sculpture Art Fair in June

Constance Spry wraps a bouquet in her flower shop, June 1947. Photograph: George Konig/Hulton Archive/Getty Constance Spry: Iconic florist with Irish connections inspiring new generation
Photograph: Getty Images Eight clever ways to transform your garden this summer
  • Downsizing David Davies puts Killoughter House contents on sale
  • What will €450,000 buy in London, France, Turkey, Greece and Ireland?

Food & Drink

The Porterhouse steak kit from FXB. Meal Box Review: A classic steakhouse experience at home
  • Food & Drink
  • Corinna Hardgrave

All the trimmings are included: caramelised onions, creamed spinach and chunky chips

The region appears to have transformed itself Four wines from a Spanish region that has been transformed
Delicious: picnic pie. Photograph: Harry Weir Photography A delicious picnic pie that delivers a dose of sunshine in every bite
  • Cook up a global feast without leaving home
  • Paul Flynn: Three bright and tasty dishes perfect for early summer days

Health and Family

32 great parks in Ireland – one in every county
  • Fitness
  • Sylvia Thompson

Sylvia Thompson’s guide on parks to visit around the island for family fun and fitness

Many women who report menopausal symptoms to their GPs are misdiagnosed as depressed or anxious. Illustration: iStock ‘The menopause is where mental health was 10 years ago’
Forgiveness can bring release and a way out of the trap of resentment. Photograph: iStock Confronting the hurts of a long, tough year of lockdowns
  • Brigid O’Dea: I hate technology, but when I fix Dad’s problems I feel like a genius
  • Australian woman wakes from surgery with an Irish accent

Abroad

Ronan Marsh in Melbourne: ‘In terms of moving to Australia, whenever Irish people can do, they probably will come back again.’ ‘You need money to get going. But once that’s sorted, you have a great life here’
  • Barbara McCarthy

Wild Geese: Ronan Marsh in Melbourne, Australia

Sean Boyle from Ballymoney, Co Antrim in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam It is hard to walk away. The friends, opportunities and pace draw you in
Sarah McKevitt at Brighton’s beach huts This pandemic is far from over, but it’s my vaccine day and I want to be hopeful
  • ‘In the US alone, almost 40% of food gets wasted’
  • Exiled from my old life by Covid, I quit my job and now have two books coming out

One Change

Microplastics can be released into the water system via the washing of fleeces or other clothing containing plastics. Invisible but everywhere – the growing spread of microplastics
  • Life & Style
  • Sorcha Hamilton

One Change: Tiny particles can be found in food, air and in tap and bottled water

Every country would have to make changes to implement the diet, but for some the changes would be starker. Photograph: Getty It’s time for a new diet. And not just for you
Does ‘being more green’ just add to the already huge list of household duties? Photograph: Getty Who has time to make their own eco-friendly anti-bacterial cleaner?
  • One Change: The growing case for an 80km/h motorway limit
  • For a sustainable recovery, green is the only way forward

Fashion

Some beauty products instantly place me back in childhood, watching women complete their beauty rituals. Photograph: iStock The nostalgic products to reintroduce you to make-up
  • Beauty
  • Laura Kennedy

A blast from the past may help you rediscover your love for make-up

Beige nylon tracksuit, €80, and windbreaker jacket, €90, from dublinsveryown.com Forget the high street: Three new Irish streetwear brands
People touching up their make-up in public is a fascinating window into their lives. Photograph: iStock Laura Kennedy: The beauty products that made me love make-up again after lockdown
  • Dressing up again: 20 dresses to get you back in the mood
  • Smell of success: 100 years of Chanel No5

Travel

The Maldives and Mayo: Spot the difference. Travel News: The latest deals, events and happenings in Irish travel
  • Travel
  • Gemma Tipton

Discover the centre of the universe in Mayo, and enjoy the fruits of the sea in Sligo

A travel industry representative said those making bookings now appeared ‘responsible’. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Numbers booking hotels and flights rose last month, data shows
Italian travel operators have reported a boom in foreign holidaymakers booking holiday apartments this summer. Limone sul Garda, Lombardy, Italy. Photograph: iStock Italy will reopen to tourists from mid-May with country’s ‘green pass’
  • How long will it take to renew my expired passport?
  • Living legends and celebrity stallion welcome visitors again

Motors

The Opel Vivaro-e is easy to drive, comfortable (even on long journeys), and has a usefully square, tall, loadbay (plus sliding doors on both sides, which helps). It’s also fast to charge when you need it to be. Small battery, big load – Opel’s Vivaro-e gives ‘van-man’ a plug
  • Motors
  • Neil Briscoe

With only a 200km range, can Opel’s new electric van cross the country with ease?

By the midpoint of 2022, at least some of the bottleneck in semiconductor supplies should have subsided. Photograph: Getty Images Chip shortage rolls on as carmakers cut production
Volkswagen’s Klaus Zellmer: ‘We have a trend in society where people, younger people especially, are less willing to commit to purchasing a car.’ Is permanent renting the future of the car?
  • Hyundai to debut its premium Genesis brand in Europe this summer
  • VW kicks off its high-performance electric family with ID.4 GTX

Outdoors

Great spotted woodpecker. Are woodpeckers spreading across Ireland? Readers’ nature queries
  • Ethna Viney

Ethna Viney on seals, a common gull, sandstone rock and the common pipistrelle

Hedgehog: Illustration: Michael Viney Another Life: Hedgehog study to shed light on threatened reclusive species
A blackbird’s egg: the bird appears to have started laying very early. Eye on Nature: Eggshells, butter tastes, insects, bark marks, moths and butterflies
  • Another Life: A classic dogfight between butterflies
  • Another Life: Pine marten and its links with Spain

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Illustration: Alan Clarke Ross O'Carroll-Kelly: ‘Rugby is not pass the porcel, Morcus’
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  • May 15, 2021

Rugby training is back and Brian, Johnny and Leo are in a loser pod

‘Maybe your kids are rubbish at rugby.’ Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: Then she says it – the words all south Dublin parents dread
‘I can’t go back to that hotel! the old dear goes, with a wobble in her voice. ‘It has two stors, Ross. And I’m not talking about Michelin ones.’ Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘The gords are hunting me down like an animal! You have to let me in!’
  • ‘We’re looking for Fionnuala O’Carroll-Kelly. She absconded from quarantine this morning’
  • Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: I just assumed quarantine wouldn’t affect people like us

People

Reworked Brussels metro map celebrates Irish women
  • People
  • Mary Fitzgerald

Constance Markievicz and Mary Robinson in roll-call of women who have helped shape Europe

Damien Ryan, who rents in Dublin, says buying a house ‘feels like an insurmountable mountain’. Photograph: Laura Hutton / The Irish Times Life at 30: ‘You feel like you haven’t started your life yet’
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly’s sacrifice may never be recognised. But like Jesus, he’s offered himself up for the greater good. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins Seán Moncrieff: Stephen Donnelly seems to be trapped in Kobayashi Maru
  • Ross O'Carroll-Kelly: ‘Rugby is not pass the porcel, Morcus’
  • Lives Lost to Covid-19: Richard Brady – Avid Dubs fan who loved his family dearly

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Choosing the right course and college can be a daunting decision for applicants and their families

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James Hoban, the Irishman who designed the White House James Hoban, the Irishman who designed the White House

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Lives Lost The rich and full lives of the people behind the Covid-19 death statistics
 

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1 Damien Ryan, who rents in Dublin, says buying a house ‘feels like an insurmountable mountain’. Photograph: Laura Hutton / The Irish Times Life at 30: ‘You feel like you haven’t started your life yet’

2 Trade Me: Demi Skipper is on a quest to swap a hairpin for a house. Photograph: Demi Skipper/Instagram This woman is on a quest to swap a hairpin for a house. Here’s how it works

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5 Gerry Hussey at Sandycove in Co Dublin. Gerry has written a self-help spiritual book called Awaken The Power Within. Photograph: Laura Hutton Galway psychologist aiming to become Ireland’s equivalent to Eckhart Tolle

6 The sugar-laden, high-fat foods we often crave may be the least likely to benefit our mental health. Illustration: Rocio Egio/New York Times Good-mood food: The science of happy eating

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