Garden full of slugs? Here’s how to minimise the damage
As well as wreaking havoc in your garden, many of these molluscs do work that is crucial to a healthy planet
Bloom
Get outside with art and sculpture at the Castlemartyr Resort in Cork
Meanwhile in Limerick, Antiques Roadshow expert Steven Moore will speak about his work in the world of antiques and collecting
Dublin bank holiday traffic and rail restrictions: Full list as major disruption expected
Women’s Mini Marathon among major events planned in Dublin this weekend with temporary road closures in place
Significant Dart closures for rail works to disrupt bank holiday travel in Dublin
Despite multiple large events this weekend – Women’s Mini Marathon, Forbidden Fruit and Bloom Festival – Dart disruptions are still expected
Met Éireann puts the focus on climate ‘resilience’ with timely Bloom Show Garden
Crowds prepare to soak up the sun as finishing touches applied at Phoenix Park festival
Bloom 2026: How to buy tickets, where to park and what is the weather forecast?
Ireland’s largest gardening festival returns to the Phoenix Park in Dublin this Thursday, marking its 20th year
TV guide: the best new shows to watch
May 24th-29th highlights, including Bloom 2026, Make That Movie, Spider-Noir and Star City
TV guide: the best new shows to watch this week
April 18th-24th highlights, including Mint, Super Garden, The Neighbourhood and Unchosen
Mainie Jellett work fetches second-highest price ever for painting by an Irish woman
Achill Horses sold for €210,000 at Whyte’s auction on Monday
Bloom festival: Putting the finishing touches on show gardens with a message
Gardeners at this year’s festival have created outdoor spaces encouraging fostering and supporting advance care planning
Bloom festival 2025: Opening times, ticket costs, gardens to see, things to do and more
Dublin’s Phoenix Park hosts Ireland’s largest gardening festival
TV guide: Bono: Stories of Surrender, And Just Like That, and the other best new things to watch this week
TV highlights May 25th-30th: including Walking with Dinosaurs, Bloom, and Bono: Stories of Surrender
TV guide: the best new shows to watch on RTÉ, BBC, Sky and a returning Netflix favourite
TV guide for April 20th-25th: highlights include The Priests - Don’t Give Up The Day Job, Super Garden, and Joe Lycett’s United States of Birmingham
Super Garden winner who died suddenly left this world on a ‘complete high’, funeral Mass hears
John Dooley (57) died suddenly shortly after exhibiting his winning garden at Bloom in the Phoenix Park
Bloom 2024: Opening times, ticket costs, 22 show gardens and 13 postcard garden designs to view
Ireland’s annual festival of flowers has arrived, with themes of environmental impact and climate change looming large
Bloom 2024: Country’s biggest gardening event expects to welcome 100,000 visitors
From encouraging biodiversity in new housing estates to raising awareness around fostering, festival has wide array of clever designs
Good garden bone structure: what is it and how can you achieve it?
Bringing in an expert can make a big difference to the permanent structure of your garden
Ticketmaster cost Bloom twice as much as price pitched by losing rival bid
State agency Bord Bia awarded the contract following a tender process late last year
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