Food festival with a difference pops up in Cork city

Design POP fuses design and food in a new series of talks, demonstrations, exhibitions and collaborations

‘Food gave me freedom. It liberated me and soothed the pain of Direct Provision’

My most treasured food memory: Ellie Kisyombe, activist

The best art shows to catch this weekend

From Enda Walsh’s ‘Bathroom’ to Voyager’s deep space odyssey, there’s plenty to ponder

Ballymaloe’s LitFest will not be back in 2018

The food festival, which created some great memories last weekend, is taking a one-year break

New cafe addresses direct provision’s cooking ban

Actor Stephen Rea opened Our Table cafe in Dublin, where asylum seekers cook and refugees gain work

Electric Picnic stage times: Electric Arena, Cosby, Little Big, Theatre of Food and more

There's more to the picnic than the main stage

Beatyard festival releases stage times and details

Heading to Dún Laoghaire this weekend? Here’s everything you need to know

Direct provision: creating a cultural disconnect

Quality of life in direct provision is made worse for many residents by lack of access to cooking facilities and appropriate food

Grow: Wade into a sea of vibrant spring flowers

Visit June Blake’s Wicklow garden to see a sea of tulips and other blooms

The Yes Woman: Cake was taken seriously in our house

I take a baking class in Dublin and suddenly I miss my mother

Butternut squash fritters with crumbled blue cheese

US embassy invites all JI visa holders to special open day

It is estimated that as many as 150,000 Irish people have availed of the visa

The weekly food news round-up

Food films, Arthur needs your vote, picnic offers, potato day and new liqueur