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Interviews, travel, recipes, fashion, gardening, advice columns, and more from the Irish Times Magazine supplement

Mark Moriarty’s recipe for apple and blackberry crumble with spiced crème Chantilly

Ensure you precook the crumble mix to stop it from going soggy when baked on top of the fruit

Mark Moriarty’s recipe for warm rice pudding with blackberry compote and toasted almonds

Don’t forget the important role of parchment paper when you’re placing your rice in the oven

Simone Gannon: Haircare products I always buy again, from dry shampoo to the perfect brush

Next up in my series on the not-so-trendy, not-so-new beauty products I repurchase year after year is haircare

Séamas O’Reilly: It was probably people like my father who led to robots having jobs

My father had an iron will and refused to be fobbed off. In his honour, I too refuse to yield to the automated voices

Kyla Cobbler: ‘With coercive control, I didn’t understand what was happening’

The Cork-born comedian on abuse, ambition, motherhood and right-wing undercurrents in Ireland

Gaffe at Leonard’s Corner review: Super prices and a dribblingly good cheeseburger at this neighbourhood pub

Tight menu and smart dishes – I can see why this cosy spot has committed regulars

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: ‘Dad is at my brother’s grave most days and keeps the candle on it lit’

I’m grateful social media didn’t exist in my early career – I don’t know if I would have had the fortitude to deal with the criticism

Urban Aran: The street-smart Irish knitwear brand with an edge

Irish designer Christine Murphy has taken the scenic route from hotel management to fashion design

Day-tripping: how to spend 15 hours sightseeing in London

From Anthony Bourdain’s favourite coffee haunt to Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club and St Paul’s Cathedral, the city offers a world in a day

Will AI make it easier to choose the best wine?

How to Drink Better: You can be certain that change is coming, but its exact form is not yet fully clear

Francis and John Brennan: ‘Airbnb is hugely successful, but it’s cold, impersonal hospitality’

Ahead of the 100th episode of RTÉ’S At Your Service, the brothers talk about keeping reality television real, industry challenges and the gruelling nature of the job

My partner wants to buy a house but I’m scared of living out his dream, not my own

Ask Roe: I have always been a bit lost career-wise and regret not living abroad when my friends did

At the end of the summer, just like the rest of you, I’m sick of the sight of my children

He was singing the offensive song in the cor this morning. It’s a genuine earworm, in fairness

Mark Moriarty’s flavour tricks to turn chicken into something special

I’ve given you one recipe for midweek and one for the weekend. Try to buy a high-welfare chicken if you can

‘The Irish are the Brazilians of Europe’: Inside Dublin’s growing community from Brazil

An estimated 60,000 Brazilians live in Ireland, their influence in Dublin plain to see and savour in vibrant cafes, shops and restaurants. Who are they and why do they come – and stay – here?

I’m not really a ‘dog person’, but was I a ‘cat person’ either? I was about to find out

A week cat-sitting in my friend’s architecturally stunning house with poured concrete floors and a view of Dalkey Island was difficult to resist

Five Wicklow women living in a Westlife world of their own: ‘It’s a coming of age thing’

Five Wicklow women in their 30s are seeing Westlife together for the umpteenth time this month. They talk about friendship, fandom and how life has changed in the past 25 years

My roses are underperforming. What can I do?

Mulch generously around the root systems in spring and prune as appropriate

Colour disrupter: how to position white flowers in your garden

White flowers can be a wow, but also a distraction

Wines from Georgia and Armenia: four great bottles to try

This region was where wine was (probably) born, so they know what they’re talking about

Mark Moriarty’s midweek recipe for chicken satay skewers

This dish begins slowly with a fridge marinade, but things move fast after that

Mark Moriarty’s recipe for sesame fried chicken burgers

This dish begins with some parchment paper and a rolling pin suitable for a spot of bashing

Six new beauty tech devices, from an AI hair straightener to an LED mask

From hair tools to scalp tech and teeth whitening, at-home devices are becoming smarter and more user-friendly

My kids had little hope of recognising the figures at the Wax Museum. We struggled ourselves

Back in Dublin with my Londoner children, I tried out my old tour guide routine in the one place they begged us to visit

Ómós review: Faultless cooking already at two-star Michelin level. Get in before prices rise

Cúán Greene has created resolved, highly original dishes on a perfectly paced tasting menu at his admirable Abbeyleix venture

From Dublin to Lublin: the haunting pleasures of eastern Poland

Zamość and Lublin are full of thought-provoking historical monuments and quietly charming moments

Photographer Jackie Nickerson: ‘It is amazing how Irish fashion designers are now punching above their weight’

The English move effortlessly between commercial and fine-art sensibilities. Her latest book, Clad, is the first wholly dedicated to her fashion photography

Marvellous Melbourne: how to make the most of Australia’s cultural capital

Spot penguins, go rowing or check out vintage markets

How Ireland’s seas and rivers are becoming spaces for healing: ‘It changes how we pay attention to our bodies’

For decades, environmental psychology has explored why humans feel better outdoors in green spaces like forests, but attention is turning now to blue spaces, asking why water makes us feel happier

My in-law is so at ease with everyone else, yet so cold and dismissive with me

Ask Roe: There have been times I’ve driven home from family occasions feeling completely exasperated, wondering, ‘What is her problem?’

Have I left it too late to divide my bearded irises?

Have I run out of time to split the dense, spreading clump this year - or could I still risk it at this stage?

I tried 19 affordable New Zealand sauvignon blancs and these four were the best

We love the aromatic freshness of Marlborough white wine in Ireland

‘It was my saviour’: Dublin gay dining club celebrates 25 years

Dining Out Ireland meets regularly in the capital’s restaurants and organises trips abroad, providing a supportive environment and social outlet for its members

‘Your father’s playing golf in Doonbeg,’ Hennessy goes. ‘While the cat’s away, the mice will fornicate’

We’re trying to lure Bernie from Bray into sending some incriminating texts to me when Hennessy decides to up the ante

John Wilson’s eight best rules for pairing wine with cheese

How to Drink Better: Some cheeses will kill a wine while others will greatly enhance it

Blindboy unmasked: ‘The thing I’m most afraid of is having to work in an office... so now I work in an office’

The writer and podcaster on adapting his short stories for the Abbey stage, how his podcast is used as a kind of advanced Duolingo, and how the fairies will rise against AI

I’ve had many arguments with my husband - but this was the first wearing a harness  

For once, I want to be the can-do parent who joins in instead of sitting on the sidelines eating crisps and taking photos

Gardening: Here are my top tips for saving seeds

You can’t be a gardener, I think, and not eventually become fascinated by everything seed represents

Mark Moriarty’s back-to-school tray bakes will make your life easier this September

The second recipe can even be chopped up to make an impressive sandwich filler for those pesky lunchboxes

Mark Moriarty’s recipe for pork and chorizo tray bake

This tray bake looks elaborate and takes a few steps but it’s still extremely easy to bring together

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