Index

What's hot and what's not

WHAT’S HOT

Unitarian ChurchWhere else could you go to a baby's naming service one week and a gig the next? (Somadrone tonight, tickets.ie, €12)

Swimming in the seaFinally the weather is warming up for an albeit wetsuit-clad dip in the open water

Vimeo Couch ModeWe can't get enough of the short features, documentaries and general tidbits on offer

Treasure hunt FinglasCome to mama, missing moon rock

BrassicasNot so much the pretentious little cabbages, but in a bunch of flowers they're quite delightful

Bar Eight GalwayFresh, exciting food, friendly staff and an even friendlier bill (plates from just a fiver). A must when in the West

New favourite wordsHangry (angry plus hungry) and automagically – when things just work and we don't have to think

Adeleknow we keep harping on about her, but we love a girl who stands up for herself

Foreign festival planningExit in Serbia, Primavera in Barcelona, Primavera Sound in Porto,, Benicassim in Spain . . . Endless choice

Stella McCartney at theoutnet.com Arrives February 28th – this skirt (above) was €1,353; will be €473.55. Register now

Tabea WeyrauchGerman-born Donegal resident and winner of The Model Scouts on RTÉ, opened London Fashion Week this month – we predict big things

WHAT’S COLD

Train faresThe return fare from Dublin to Belfast costs twice as much as the online fare on offer from Belfast to Dublin – sort yourselves out Iarnrod Eireann

Whinge BookIt's bad enough that you're being so negative on a God-given spring day, but must everyone hear about it on Facebook? Consider yourself blocked

P60sYes, we're lucky to be have jobs, but the scale of the tax hit brings tears to our eyes

Management companiesCharge apartment owners a fortune and ignore the calls from tentants. Seems everyone's losing. Except them

Forward thinkingYou want me to fork out how much for a concert next March? I think I'll keep my money making interest in my own account, ta very much

Instagramming on the goMakes you perfect fodder for phone-snatchers. Keep it in your pocket