Interviews, travel, recipes, fashion, gardening, advice columns, and more from the Irish Times Magazine supplement
Librarian Zillah Ní Loideoin and driver Seán Crowley have been working together for 16 years, bringing books to schoolchildren, nursing homes, book clubs and individual homes around Co Cork
Ask Roe: Sex with my husband has always been fine, nothing more. It’s familiar to the point of numbness
A family is like a dynamic system, slowly growing over time and spreading across counties and countries
Lavender plants come on for a gentle annual trim immediately after flowering to keep them in shape
How to Drink Better: Grapes better suited to hot and dry climates are sure to appear on more wine labels
For award-winning garden designer Adam Hunt, the garden should be ‘a living dialogue between the natural and the cultivated world’
As concerns grow around safety, identity theft, consent and AI, attitudes to sharing images on social media are changing
Sharing images of your kids online used to be no big deal, but times have changed and parents are changing their ways
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘I’m considered by some pretty great judges of the game to be the greatest Irish centre no one has ever heard of’
Vegan food has come a very long way in Ireland and aren’t we lucky that it has?
There are other New Zealand regions producing super wines, including some made with less familiar grapes
Your kitchen will be filled with gorgeous garlicky smells after you make this hearty dish
This flavourful dish is finished with coconut, crispy chilli and garlic, cashew and lime
Social media, vegan menus and always being in the shop are helping the latest generation of chip shops to thrive
A diagnosis of HIV at the age of 21 changed the course of Robbie Lawlor’s life
We did everything feminism told us to do. We got an education. A good job. But we don’t feel free. We’re frazzled and burnt out
Simone Gannon’s guide to tackling congestion – and why cleansing matters more than you might think
The menu in this Co Galway spot is fire-led, with cooking at its best when it’s kept direct
Dorothy May Petronell Grubb died of typhoid in 1919. She is memorialised in Tipperary’s Museum of Hidden History
Angela O’Donnell’s ethically-sourced collection for Yawuw takes her work to a new level
With blackboard menus promising fresh burrata on pumpkin cream and perfectly ripe tomatoes, what’s not to love?
The relentless push of social media, where everyone’s talking about everything, creates an odd cultural pressure
How to Drink Better: It’s worth forming a relationship with your local wine shop staff so they can advise you on the smartest options
A trip to the other side of the planet is a big expense, but my son has emigrated to Sydney and time with family is precious
Ask Roe: It had been years since we met, and in our 20s we were in love with each other
Is it worth investing in an electric propagator?
After a thrashing to Wesley College, Johnny – my own son – says, ‘I don’t think I want to play rugby any more’
I’ve read nine books, written every day and learnt how to use a sewing machine. It’s not that I have more time, but I am in command of where it goes
Lindy Hop lovers gather in Mind the Step’s studios every Thursday night for a free social dance where they swing until the walls sweat
Love isn’t something you secure once and protect from change. It’s something you keep on creating
Couples together for decades reflect on the arc of their relationships, including the tough times and the everyday rituals that sustained them
John Wilson: Remember though, a drunken partner is never an attractive prospect
Just remember: cynical opinions on the superficial nature of February 14th can change when the day rolls around
If you’re in a Valentine’s rush, you can forget the rose extract
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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