A guide to what's hot and what's not.
What's hot
Join the Garda reserve Live the boyhood dream for four hours a week.
Rosé The last of the sumer wine - and better than you think.
Miami Vice Haven't seen it yet? Go tonight and feel cool all weekend
The Long Hall What a survivor, even if the old Dublin pub is now almost encased in Dunnes Stores' new building. Long may she stand
Fire-engine-red appliances White and stainless steel look dreary beside the new red toasters, blenders, kettles and mixers
Man Booker Prize Real show-offs make their way through the longlist, never mind the shortlist
What's cold
Luggage Who will be the first to launch a set of overpriced see-through plastic cases?
Gutting houses You've spent €1 million on the south Dublin pad. Now you blow another €1 million-plus rebuilding it - when all it needs is a lick of paint
Big black SUVs Especially when they're bigger than the house they're parked outside, as we've noticed in Blackrock, Co Dublin
MBT runners Meant to make you fitter - but only slim peole seem to buy them. What does it stand for? Must Be Thin?
Email your Hots and Colds to index@irish-times.ie or text 086 8884161. Thanks this week to Joyce Hickey