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Neven Maguire: summer dishes made for sharing
Neven Maguire
These are some of my go-to recipes for easy outdoor entertaining, writes Neven Maguire.
3 July 2024 Features
Kate Durrant: buttons bind the generations
Buttons, as Martha Stewart says, may be fossils, yet they bind us together, writes Kate Durrant.
3 July 2024 Katherine O'Leary
Katherine O'Leary: maybe next year we might have some normal seasons
There is a lot of talk around kitchen tables about this difficult summer. As costs continue to rise due to the weather, we can only hope for better next year, writes Katherine O’Leary.
Neven Maguire: family favourites for the summer
It's hard to believe the kids are finished school for another year - here are some nice family dinners to enjoy together, writes Neven Maguire.
26 June 2024 Neven
Fun ways to keep the kids happy
School’s out for summer. But let’s face it, it can be hard to keep kids entertained without spending a fortune. Here are four activities that cost little more than your time, writes Maria Moynihan.
26 June 2024 Features
Gardening with Mary: the scent of summer
Mary Keenan finds the essence of summer in the sweet scent of mock orange blossom.
19 June 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Gerry: wedding season
The wedding cake viburnum is in full flower these days, and with its tiered, layered branches it is quite a sight to see, writes Gerry Daly.
12 June 2024 Gardening
Neven Maguire: a grilled dinner to suit any taste
Fish, chicken or beef? Neven Maguire shares three grillable recipes for this Father's Day weekend.
12 June 2024 Neven
Folklore: bog butter, lightning and small lies
Folklorist Shane Lehane transports us back to the bog in the month of June and reveals the hidden wonders found therein.
12 June 2024 Features
Wheely exciting summer: 10 ways to get active
Summer has arrived – here are 10 ways to get moving from fun runs and food walks to Pilates and pilgrim paths, writes Maria Moynihan.
5 June 2024 Features
Cream of the crop: make 2024 the summer of Irish artisan cheese
This summer, let them eat cheese with these recipes from the Irish Country Living Food test kitchen. Photographer: Philip Doyle
29 May 2024 Recipes
Kid-friendly cooking: a summer picnic the whole family will love
Who doesn’t love a picnic on a sunny summer’s day? Nessa Robins has recipes to get the kids into the kitchen and then outside to enjoy the fruits of their labour.
29 May 2024 Recipes