Twelve great-value restaurant deals for January
At these prices, perhaps we’ll be able to afford a meal out this month after all
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Interviews, travel, recipes, fashion, gardening, advice columns, and more from the Irish Times Magazine supplement
The fashion trends to know for 2026: Statement jewellery, balloon trousers and scarves with everything
From statement jewellery and haute harlequin to big colours, Corina Gaffey previews the big styles of the new year
A visit to the land the colonists forgot: ‘We are glad you came, but we don’t need you’
On Rapa Iti, in French Polynesia, visitors are rare, land is collectively owned, the fishing catch is shared, and bread is cooked in communal ovens. It’s an unforgettable experience
Fifteen years after my father’s death, I heard his voice again
His brief showbiz career was preserved on record for two minutes and 38 seconds. Then he claimed to have lost it, or that it had broken
‘My boyfriend’s a good person but he was rude to me in front of my family. Should I leave him?’
Ask Roe: ‘We don’t have much to talk about and our time together only revolves around sex’
Why are so many Irish moving to the ‘new Berlin on the Med’?
The newcomers see this once beleaguered city as a place of creative possibility
How to combine your summer holidays with a winery visit
How to Drink Better: Remember to bring a dedicated driver to your tasting
RTÉ’s Laura Fox: ‘It broke my mother’s heart when I turned down a college place’
The RTÉ presenter has a ‘jam-packed’ year in store, from Dancing with the Stars to her wedding in Italy
‘There’s a Londis in Foxrock? I’d say my old dear is turning in her–’
As Sorcha runs through her Christmas gift returns schedule – which she’s put me in charge of – I’m storting to hyperventilate
John Wilson’s pick of Languedoc reds for chilly January evenings
Warm reds match well with the darker nights and hearty meals of deep winter
Five things we need more of - and less of - in Ireland’s restaurants
When I’m allowed to let off a little steam – the sweep of things I’d like to see less of, and the few I wouldn’t mind seeing more
Brianna Parkins: I’m using my house deposit to freeze my eggs
I am the only one in my family’s history to be this old without children
Mary Reynolds: ‘My life is based around trying to remind people of what Ireland should look like’
Reynolds started the global movement We Are the ARK - or Acts of Restorative Kindness
Simone Gannon: My favourite refillable beauty and hair products I’ll repurchase in 2026
From cleansers and lipsticks to perfume and shampoo, you can save waste – and money – by choosing refillable options
Mark Moriarty: Two classic cake recipes guaranteed to bring January joy
These old favourites are still with us for very good reason
Mark Moriarty’s recipe for perfect Battenberg cake
You’ll need a ruler to make this perfect, but it will be worth it
Mark Moriarty’s recipe for the ultimate Victoria sponge cake
Remember to use soft butter to brush the sides of the tin upwards so the cake rises evenly
High Nelly’s review: The menu at this Dublin 4 spot reads like a greatest-hits album of Irish cafe cooking
Full Irish is a straight-talking plate designed to feed you and perhaps even silence you for 20 minutes
Nine places to visit that shaped the Ireland of today
From Famine tales to histories of the first settlers, these locations speak to who we are as a people
I have two boxes full of old cables, waiting for the apocalypse. I know I’m not alone
Perhaps after I die, my children will marvel at how they chart technological change through the 20th and 21st centuries
My friends don’t buy me gifts and it makes me feel unloved
Ask Roe: ‘If this was a romantic, I would have a conversation about it but as it’s with friends, should I let it slide?’
Top travel: the hottest destinations to visit in 2026
Plan your year with our perfect picks for international travel, from El Salvador to Mozambique
Have you tried the world’s most popular grape variety?
How to Drink Better: Not all grapes planted around the world are used to make wine, but plenty are
‘We’re going to run up the Sugar Loaf carrying rocks. Work through the pain barrier!’
Christian goes ‘What are you doing?’ when he sees us out training on New Year’s Day. He’s obviously forgotten about my world-famous intensity
50 people to watch in 2026: From film and music to arts, activism, sport and more
The artists, entrepreneurs, activists and musicians set to shake things up in the new year
Four lower-alcohol wines for the new year
Definitions of low alcohol vary, while it’s becoming increasingly harder for producers to keep down alcohol levels
Mark Moriarty: It’s January, quinoa’s time to shine in the kitchen
These recipes aren’t based on nutritional calculations, but I guarantee they’ll leave you satisfied without feeling unhealthy
Mark Moriarty’s new year recipe for chicken honey and soy with brown rice and mirin
The chicken here should end up brown and crispy on all sides
Mark Moriarty’s new year recipe for quinoa salad with charred steak and rayu dressing
A lot of the cooking in this simple, flavour-filled dish takes place in the oven
How to get extra holiday days for nothing, and 10 other ways to save money on travel in 2026
Saving on summer jollies is essential, here are the tips on what to watch out for
Rónán Ó Snodaigh of Kíla: ‘When I was young the trend was to shut Gaeilge, nationalism and patriotism down’
The musician on growing up a Gaeilgeoir in ‘enemy territory’, deliberately couching his English in a Dublin vernacular, and his anti-arrogant approach to playing music
I have given up on self-improvement for 2026. I will be the same lumpen, bad tempered hobgoblin
I do not want to be the most optimised version of myself, with a pert Pilates bottom and the perfect slicked back bun. Instead, I want to be useful
Falafel restaurant review: Friendly and skilled taste of the Middle East in Temple Bar
This is gloriously simple and careful cooking from an Iraqi-run kitchen with quiet confidence
‘My partner has a cocaine habit, and I take it too. I want him to stop for both of us’
Ask Roe: ‘He went to the doctor but didn’t mention the cocaine, and he has been prescribed antidepressants but he won’t take them’
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
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