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Interviews, travel, recipes, fashion, gardening, advice columns, and more from the Irish Times Magazine supplement
I enter India, my ancestral home, a stranger and leave a ‘belly-button relative’
India’s sprawl of culture may be alienating at first, but soon it all starts to make sense
Irish childrenswear just got a whole lot more interesting
Two Irish children’s clothing labels spurning fast fashion for sustainability and longer life
My lawn is full of mushrooms. Do they pose a health risk?
The recent warm, damp weather has provided ideal conditions for their growth
‘My partner and I have a near-perfect relationship but we are at odds on the question of living together’
Ask Roe: ‘With this single issue there doesn’t appear to be any compromise’
Cotes Drone? Robotics are being deployed in wine production with impressive results
How to Drink Better: Viticulture is adapting to new technological developments along with the rest of us
Dr Rangan Chatterjee: What will you do with a perfect six-pack if you haven’t someone to share your life with?
Dr Rangan Chatterjee on ‘junk connections’, biohacking and why people need to trust themselves
‘Drop the Carmela Soprano act, Rosser,’ Ronan goes when I ask him if Sorcha’s ring was stolen
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: She’s lost the engagement ring she thinks cost me 50 grand and wants the receipt to claim insurance
I wore my own wedding dress to my friend’s wedding. I felt foxy and fabulous
The bride insisted on my wearing it so vociferously that it would have been rude not to
Celebrating imperfect gardens in all their glory
New book highlights the hard graft, ingenuity and love that 27 well-known people including Nigel Slater and Jimi Blake have poured into plots they tend
Mark Moriarty: Let them eat the most simple cakes imaginable
No need for loads of equipment or complicated effort here, just basic and gorgeous baking
Maverick Languedoc wines: ‘The French AOC rules don’t suit us’
John Wilson: Jean-Claude Mas is a fourth-generation grower but the first in his family to make wine
Dublin DJ Jazzy: ‘Calvin Harris messaged me on Instagram to say he loved my song’
Naturally modest and down to earth, she is still coming to grips with her changed circumstances – from working in Tesco’s bakery section to touring with Calvin Harris
Mark Moriarty’s simple recipe for chocolate swirl cake in a tin
Achieving the swirl is much easier than you might think, and the visual effect will be impressive
Mark Moriarty’s very easy recipe for carrot cake in a loaf tin
Make sure you follow the syrup trick when this delight emerges from the oven
‘It’s not as scary as you think,’ I tell friends expecting their first child. I’m lying
When my kids were babies and we were sleep deprived and generally petrified, I presumed they were in mortal danger at all times
Simone Gannon: Six good beauty buys under €25
From a €10 eye cream to a revamped foundation, these are the new affordable beauty products to know about
Restaurant review: Dylan McGrath’s latest offering delivers an expertly executed pizza party
Dylan McGrath’s latest dining proposition is simple, compelling and worthy of praise
‘Each piece must be timeless, and bring joy’: Joanne Hynes on her 10-year collaboration with Dunnes Stores
The acclaimed fashion designer works on instinct rather than formula, exploring both newness and nostalgia
The best gigs abroad in 2026-2027: Who to see and where to see them
From Berlin to Barcelona, New York to Reykjavik, these are the great cities to visit for a gig this autumn and winter
Sing for joy: ‘One of the best things you can do for your mental health is join a choir’
Group singing is proving more than just an enjoyable pastime or tradition. It’s becoming an antidote to loneliness and diffidence
‘I’ve fallen for a man at work, but he might still be married’
Ask Roe: One of my friends thinks we are already an ‘item’ just by the way we interact
How much are we being watched in our everyday lives without realising?
How much are we being watched in our everyday lives without realising?
Bono’s daughter Jordan Joy Hewson on music and growing up in Dublin: ‘No one was expecting a record from me’
Bono’s eldest child has decided to go into the family business
‘I love the evening primrose in my garden. But will it become invasive?’
‘I assume must have self-seeded as I never planted it’
Bordeaux basics: four red wines that epitomise this classic region
I had expected to find a huge range of inexpensive Bordeaux when I looked in Irish supermarkets, but no
Do you get Botox or fillers? Share your experience
Have you noticed a societal shift in attitudes towards ‘anti-ageing’ tweakments like Botox?
Location tracking: ‘I can easily see where 80% of the people I know currently are’
We live in a world of surveillance. Our phones, our apps, security cameras and doorbells can track us. Does this enable or inhibit people’s development?
Is wine really going out of fashion?
How to Drink Better: There is a slump, particularly in red wine, but not necessarily in this market
If you’ve a foot fetish or an appetite for real talk, this column is for you
Three years after wondering if I’d still be around to do anything much at all, I’m grateful to be preoccupied with something so mundane
How to reimagine your garden with fresh eyes
A ‘might do’ list for your garden doesn’t necessarily involve radical change
Who needs takeaway? Fake it with two of Mark Moriarty’s easiest and tastiest dishes
You might not realise it, but even the half an hour you spend in the kitchen putting together these meals will help with winding down
Sorcha’s old dear singing sounds like a fox with its head trapped in a gate
Brian is giving up rugby to play the port of Sam Cormichael in Mamma Mia! and I’m actually seething
Mark Moriarty’s fakeaway honey chilli chicken
You won’t believe how easy it is to make a sauce to beat anything you’ll order from a takeaway menu
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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