What's hot and what's not
WHAT’S HOT
Vitamin DOf course we've all been getting more of it in the recent sunshine, but doctors are taking it, in tablet form, all year round
The RHA summer showUp-and-coming artists especially good this year and portraits superb
CoralThe new colour for summer accessories, and handy if you're not a pattern-with-everything girl
Endurance Marathon runnerFauja Singh, 101, came out of a brief retirement to be part of the relay team in the Edinburgh marathon
The return of punk poetJohn Cooper Clarke If you have to ask you weren't there
StripesNever really went away
The discount voucher supperIn Dublin mid-week the restaurants are full and the pubs are empty
SwimmingEveryone in the water, please. This could be all the summer we're going to get
99sThe epitome of Irish summer, sticky licky deliciousness in a cone. Don't forget the red sauce.
@TheGoogleFactsTwitters answer to all your random questions. Beware – its addictive.
Pont Aven ferry to FranceNow has its own spa.
WHAT’S NOT
ReferendumsWe've got too much democracy and not enough government
Local shop closures400 have shut down in the past two years
Restaurants closing on Bank Holiday MondayWe feel your wage bill pain but we still need to go out
The side cleavageOn the rise, and definitely not for the office
The front cleavageNow looks like trying too hard, TV3's Dublin Housewives please take note
Going away partiesSadly, the new 30th, engagement party and wedding in one
Sip and See parties for new mothersSip champagne, see the baby
