For years, Ashford Castle was in the doldrums – but a €75 million refit has put it back on the map, and it has been winning international acclaim and awards ever since

Moving her lips and swinging her hips, Michelle Mulherin makes all the right moves

‘I didn’t really mean to ask The Dinner Party. I’ve just been asking myself for so long that it came out by mistake, a fully formed grievance. How do other people find ways to move on from the hurt?’

Cash was a conflicted soul and Robert Hilburn understands the dichotomies that drove him to live close to the edge

Apart from questionable chicken nuggets, the Windmill serves a great retro post-beach nosh-up