A guide to what's hot and what's not.
What's hot
Hare-raising sculptures
Barry Flanagan's giant hares are taking over O'Connell Street. Hats off to the Hugh Lane.
Orchid plants as gifts
Still flowering long after bouquets wilt.
Water features
What the well-dressed garden is wearing.
Microplane graters
No more shredded knuckles.
Boxers
The dogs, not the pugilists.
The colour red
Between Munster (forever!), Bono's Africa campaign and supporting Poland in the World Cup, it's the new black.
What's cold
The Da Vinci cod
Now we know what all the secrecy was about.
Wallet-shaped communion cards
So contrary to the spirit of the day.
CCTV-is-watching-you signs on the Luas
Inevitable, perhaps, but sad.
Lost dry-cleaning tickets
Two signatures, photo ID and a 48-hour wait for your trousers. A bit excessive, no?
Rainy barbecues
Another umbrella for your cocktail, anyone?
Condiment sachets
Maybe Houdini could get the sauce out of those tiny packets. We mere mortals cannot.
E-mail your Hots and Colds to index@irish-times.ie or text 086-8884161. Thanks this week to Lorna Kernan, Marie-Claire Digby, Angela Leahy and Len Galvin