Darina Allen

When it emptied our cities, Covid-19 gave us a chance to push reset. It allowed people to really see the space, rather than the people and cars cro(...)

Celebrity chef Darina Allen has opened an online business and expanded a local food retail offering to make ends meet as Covid-19 cut short courses at(...)

When I’m travelling, I’ve always got my ear to the ground to find interesting new ideas and delicious things to eat. This recipe comes to you from Rom(...)

Brendan Gleeson, Eavan Boland, JOHN CREEDON, DARINA ALLEN and others pass on advice during this uncertain time It can be hard to take stock when(...)

These potato cakes, known in Irish as bacstaí (derived from either bácús, meaning bakery, or arán bocht tí, or bread of the poorhouse – no one seems q(...)

  We all have our heroes and it’s not surprising so many of mine belong in one way or another to the world of plants. They include gardeners, de(...)

Like the bards and harpers of ancient Ireland, the late Jeremy Williams – artist, historian, and architect – led a nomadic existence. He had his own h(...)

The real Italian quarter Is Stoneybatter in Dublin 7 becoming the capital’s Italian quarter? Stone is a new pizza spot on Manor Street, just a few do(...)

Ireland lost much of our traditional knowledge of native plants and herbs during the devastation of the Famine and the colonial oppression that preced(...)

“Think of it like a big chicken.” Those words of wisdom, attributed to chef and restaurateur Neven Maguire, have calmed the nerves of many a Christmas(...)