Don’t forget the fizz: the wines to buy on your French holiday this summer
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Interviews, travel, recipes, fashion, gardening, advice columns, and more from the Irish Times Magazine supplement
Scrap-happy cafe brings new life to Monaghan town: ‘You could replicate this all over the country’
Every bit of the Genesis Cafe fit-out is reimagined from waste material, much of it pulled out of skips
‘My husband was married before and I feel like I’m sloppy seconds’
Ask Roe: How can I trust my husband’s love and commitment, when he has offered it all to someone else before? I am really very scared
As a man in my 30s, I realised I was lonely. Could a dating-style app help me make friends?
When my social circle thinned, I decided to do something Irish men rarely do: actively look for new friends
Gardening Q&A: Is the ‘seed snail’ method of planting as effective as Instagram suggests?
This sustainable approach to planting has taken the Internet by storm this year
These unsung flowering shrubs will quietly thrive and be magnificent in any garden
These are the low-maintenance, decorative shrubby plants so often overlooked in fashionable ‘must grow’ lists
Amano De Londra Miura: Being Japanese-Irish is possibly the least interesting thing about me
Amano De Londra Miura, who has roots in Kerry and Japan, blends sean-nós with contemporary music and spoken word
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘I’m not giving that kid the money. Not a focking chance’
We’re at Lauren’s barbecue when she ambushes me for the money I said I’d put aside for Ross jnr when he turned 18
A ghost from my teenage past emailed to say hello. I’m so glad he did
Andy’s life is a story of survival and surrender, trauma and redemption. He’s one of the sharpest, funniest people I’ve ever been reacquainted with
Ciara Mageean: ‘I probably won’t make my 40th birthday. That’s rough’
The Co Down athlete and reigning European 1,500m champion was diagnosed with stage four cancer just over a year ago
John Wilson: Discover Portugal’s wonderful whites beyond alvarhino and vinho verde
These four Portuguese whites will give you a great introduction to wine regions you may not yet have discovered
Mark Moriarty: Time to put two stars of summer – strawberries and elderflower – centre stage
Nothing speaks truer than the phrase ‘what grows together, goes together’: strawberries and elderflower are a floral match made in heaven
Mark Moriarty’s elderflower custard with macerated strawberries
This partnership of scented custard with syrupy fruit makes for the perfect summer dessert
Mark Moriarty’s strawberry meringue roulade
A great way to show off prime fruit, lathered in rich vanilla creme diplomat, tucked up in a duvet of sweet meringue
The best skin tints for summer 2026
A fresher, more natural-looking alternative to foundation, skin tints come into their own during the warmer months
Séamas O’Reilly: ‘Would you rather have no stomach or no bum?’ my son asks
My seven-year-old son hammers me with all sorts of quandaries, queries and conundrums, from dawn to dusk
Note on Fenian Street restaurant review: The food is a joy at this buzzy Dublin 2 bistro with a talented new chef
Original and inventive dishes hit all the right notes at this Dubin bistro
Seán Moncrieff: The Dart in good weather seems to induce a screaming insanity in teenagers
They are loud and boisterous and invariably carry a portable music device which thuds sounds through the carriage, startling everyone
Pump up the volume: how to style this season’s trouser shapes, from balloon to barrel
Corina Gaffey: whether you opt for easy, breezy balloon legs or more tailored, dressier barrel legs, it’s all about balance
Is Kwanele Nomoyi Dublin’s best-dressed man?
The style content creator on what it takes to make a sartorial statement
‘My husband is more emotionally intimate with his female therapist than he is with me’
Ask Roe: ‘I hear them laughing. When I mention this, he says I am invading his privacy by overhearing’
‘How can I grow columbine plants in my flower beds?’
Use a combination of sowing techniques to increase your chances of success
What is Calvados and how should I drink it?
How to Drink Better: A reader has received a bottle of VSOP as a gift and wonders what it contains
I used AI to plan a holiday to Dublin. It took 45 seconds but there were some issues
AI for travel planning is evolving from regular search tools listing options to detailed itineraries and actual reservations, but it’s not problem free
Eating at Dublin’s first Popeyes: The man at the top of the queue tells me he’s been there for 26 hours
Third person in Blanchardstown queue to win ‘chicken for life’ admits he’s never tried the famed US offering
Singer-songwriter Loah: ‘I like praying. It puts you in a humble state, open to the goodness of people’
As Loah releases her debut album, the singer-songwriter talks about her multifaceted career, making rural west Cork her home and embracing her faith
Patrick Freyne: The true and wonderful weirdness of Dubliners always surfaces
My favourite form of reporting is not the celebrity interview or political profile; it’s approaching ‘people’ in ‘places’ and asking them questions about ‘stuff’
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: We filled a skip with all the things Sorcha decided she can live without, until she changed her mind
Sorcha had this distant look and was talking at twice her normal speed, like the time she storted on suppositories to try to fit into her old debs dress
How to add oomph to your summer garden borders? Think flower ‘spires’
Delphiniums, lupins and foxgloves will add height, scale and drama to any planting scheme
It’s summer - so time to start chilling your red wines
Why not try ice with your pinot noir? These four bottles will all work at cooler temperatures
Marvellous mackerel and beautiful broad beans – how to embrace the best of June produce
Cooking at this time of year brings great joy, while eating is even better
Mark Moriarty’s recipe for lamb chops with broad beans and new potatoes
If you’re worried about the lamb being cooked, just check with a temperature probe
Mark Moriarty’s recipe for crispy-skin mackerel with gooseberries
Keeping the skin crisp on the fish will be easy when you follow my tip
‘Daddy is better at Mario Kart than Mummy,’ says my sore-loser son, correctly
In the final of our family tournament, it is - inevitably - me versus him. He, cocky and self-delighted. Me, imperious and calm
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