Clodagh Mckenna

‘I genuinely don’t go for designer looks. I always go to secondhand stores’

Food File: Irish asparagus, edible flowers and Dublin’s food history also on the menu

Recipes from 77 women using fresh and smoked fish feature in a new cookbook in aid of Hospice Africa Uganda

‘Great British Bake Off’ judge Paul Hollywood among thousands who attended parade

There's more to the picnic than the main stage

Plus: Clodagh McKenna demonstrates breadmaking; west Cork gears up for its annual food festival; and Italian chef Alberto Magnano gives a pasta masterclass

Profits at Darina Allen-founded cookery school have jumped 68 per cent since 2010

Cake decorating, marking out recipes, FitzGerald feast, floral workshop and afternoon tea with seafood

Seaweed festival, Bloom for foodies, Aldi’s baby food range and Supervalu’s ‘best beef ever’

Irish restaurateur and food writer launches pop-up in department store

In her new book, Clodagh McKenna presents a modern take on Irish cuisine

Mushroom picking season, the Natural Food Kitchen, cups of style, the GIY gathering and an organic fair

Ireland to host 2016 World Barista Championships, a Northern Italian feast, new ice-cream flavours and knife skills to be proud of

Summer dinner party launches paperback edition of Clodagh McKenna title

It’s summertime, which means it’s time to hit the fields, parks, GAA stadiums and forests for a blast of live music. Here’s our guide to the 25 festivals and music events you have to see this year

Gluten-free food is the only treatment for a condition that should not be confused with the current fad for cutting out wheat

Bray Jazz Festival, Hurling League Final and Vantastival 2014

Attendance hoped to reach 30,000 during June 12th-15th festival at Iveagh Gardens

Ireland will hit a philanthropic cliff if we do not attract big investment soon

Chefs will take part in Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food & Wine

Things to do for the weekend

Scheme nurtures, supports and promotes emerging and established designers

Rain or shine, Ireland’s foodies will be line for all manner of treats at this year’s festival, which continues until Sunday

Nigel Blow to step down as retailer’s CEO but likely to become non-executive chairman