‘I had an affair and ended my marriage, and I keep obsessing over why’
Ask Roe: I am now in midlife, regretful that I wasted years, and broke my own moral code. I am grieving for many reasons
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Interviews, travel, recipes, fashion, gardening, advice columns, and more from the Irish Times Magazine supplement
Fashion: How to wear the colour of the season - yellow
Banana, butter, canary, daffodil – you name it – fashion has surrendered to yellow in its many guises yet again this season
Vinegary and funky or lively and pure? Natural wine is rightly having a moment
How to Drink Better: Some natural wines are great and some are substantially less so, but they definitely have a future
Fine dining and cocktails, street food and pints: 20 perfect bar and restaurant pairings
When it’s in the right spot, a drink before or after dinner can help to create the perfect evening
My tulip flowers are dying off before opening - what’s wrong?
Do these withered, dirty grey-brown patches mean my plants have the dreaded tulip fire disease?
Síomha Ní Ruairc: ‘It’s satisfying to see that I’ve physically made an extra Gaeilgeoir’
The How to Gael host on finding her tribe in the Irish language sector, and her new TG4 quizshow Slé Anois go Cúramach
‘Shroom boom’: The Cork-based entrepreneur growing the future of packaging from mushrooms
Irish businesses are turning mycelium – fungus – into materials with the potential to rid us of plastics, and using it to recycle waste
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: We’re driving through Donnybrook and Sorcha shouts ‘Stop!’
Sorcha’s in tears and looking in the window – because the place is, I’m just going to come out and say it, gone
My name is Séamas O’Reilly – or at least I thought it was until recently
The fight for my fada: Booking a flight, a train or a leisure centre appointment becomes a tedious grind when my ‘non-standard character’ is rejected
Trash to treasure: The Irish ecopreneurs upcycling waste into food, furniture and more
Our innovators are discovering novel uses for materials that would otherwise end up in landfill, and developing products to replace single-use plastics
Róisín Ingle: Dublin is a different place. Sandymount a different village. I’m happiest on the other side now
After writing a Magazine column for the best part of 15 years, I flounced off a decade ago. But it turns out I couldn’t quit
Dermot Kennedy: ‘I was freaking out about my voice. I did two weeks where I didn’t speak’
Dermot Kennedy is one of Ireland's most successful music artists, with hundreds of millions of streams on Spotify and two sold-out gigs coming up at the Aviva, but naturally shy, and 'a bit of a loner' at heart, he finds touring hard. His new album is a declaration of allegiance to his home in Rathcoole in Dublin
John Wilson’s pick of wines to enjoy with your Easter feast
Roast lamb will match well with almost any red wine, while prosecco is great with chocolate
Easter lamb: Two simple and delicious recipes from Mark Moriarty
I know most people automatically go for a leg of lamb, but I’m most definitely a shoulder man
Put in the hard work this month and your garden will flourish come summer
New growth is everywhere in April – here’s what to do in the garden for a glorious summer reward
Mark Moriarty’s recipe for slow-roasted lamb shoulder with fregola, nduja, spring greens and feta
This very simple recipe would also work well with giant cous cous
Mark Moriarty’s recipe for slow-roasted lamb shoulder with charred broccoli and bagna càuda dressing
Top tip: lamb and anchovy make one of cooking’s best flavour combinations
Bad brows? How to laser-remove microblading
Like many others, I rushed towards microblading, only to be left with dark, thick unsightly brows
Chubbys review: This is one of the country’s top restaurants – just pray you get a table
Barry Stephens has created a global-influenced menu cooked with great skill in a live-fire kitchen
Tributes paid to Peploe’s owner Barry Canny following his death
Barry Canny established well-known restaurant Peploe’s on St Stephen’s Green in 2003
Life as an Irish chocolatier: ‘You do end up elbow-deep in chocolate’
Meet the country’s leading chocolate producers as they put together plans for the Easter eggs now on our shelves
Is cardboard safe to use as a weed suppressant in my garden?
Cardboard offers a far more planet-friendly alternative to the use of environmentally harmful weedkillers
Fjords, hot springs and puffin-watching: making memories on a cruise from Norway to Iceland
Viking Ocean Cruise’s trip from Norway to Iceland, via the Faroe Islands, makes for a marvellously mythic experience
Coastal foraging: a gentle way to nourish body and soul while recalling our ancestors
Mark Williams knows everything there is to know about the rich and abundant world of wild food on our coastline
Keep your Michelin tasting menus: There’s no better pairing than a pint and a packet of Tayto
Modern Irish restaurants are mostly fabulous, but what’s distinctly Irish about them?
‘I’m in my 30s and I want so badly to have a first love, but I am losing hope’
Ask Roe: I want so badly to have a first date, a first kiss, a first love, and am finding it harder with every year that passes to stay hopeful
Louise Nealon: ‘I’m exploring an energy of misogyny that we all participate in’
Snowflake author Louise Nealon on a culture of misogyny, making therapy work and writing new novel following hit debut
How does irrigating vineyards work and will global warming affect this?
How to Drink Better: Traditionally, most French vineyards didn’t need to be irrigated but this might not last forever
The revolting habits of one of the most common Irish garden pests, and how to get rid of them
Maggot-like vine weevils feed voraciously on the roots and crowns of plants, especially those in pots of peat-based compost
John Wilson’s guide to great Côtes du Rhône wines
This is one of our favourite regions but it’ll help a lot if you recognise which bottles to buy and which to leave on the shelf
Celebrate the best of Irish seafood with these two easy recipes
Irish wild fish can be expensive, but the flavour will reward you handsomely
Inside Ireland’s favourite preloved fashion shops: ‘We’re not driven by trends’
Whether multigenerational family endeavours or first-time businesses, vintage shops are always passion projects
‘Ross,’ Sorcha goes, ‘we’re not going to Dubai. We cancelled because of the war.’ I’m there, ‘What war?’ and I genuinely mean it
Ross and Sorcha are off on holiday without the kids for a week
Mark Moriarty’s recipe for crab cakes with Old Bay mayonnaise
Top tip: repeat the breadcrumbs step to ensure the crab cakes are properly coated
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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