A guide to what's hot and what's not
What's hot
Boozeberries liqueurs Try them in Champagne or Prosecco, or on ice cream.
Cops in shorts An Gárda Siochána shows a bit of leg.
Sunbrellas For the woman about town this summer, there's no classier accessory than an oriental-style sun brolly.
Galway Arts Fest folk and racing fraternity cross paths in a sporto-cultural melting pot, rare, that.
Australian Super Circus Now reunited with its runaway wallaby, it's in Booterstown, Dublin, till Monday week.
Disposable barbecues Beach-friendly, easy to light, and they cost next to nothing.
What's cold
'Mum, call me back' You've just topped up your offspring's phone credit, but of course they wouldn't spend a single cent talking to you.
Changing phone brands Reading a manual printed in minuscule type is not worth the time or tedium. Stick to what you know.
Top of the Pops Not only cold, but dead and buried this weekend, after 40-odd years.
Mews buildings Is it really worth depriving your children of a garden just so you have more equity to buy a box in Serbia?
Yoga on the beach - in Ireland! It may feel good, but it looks a lot like showing off.
Heavy-footed bus drivers Please go easy on the brake pedals. The old folks are all shook up.