A café in Cork city is bringing back a seasonal favourite - the Easter egg hot chocolate.

Chocoholics will surely drool over a cocoa-themed dinner being served in Cork this month.

Luxury chocolate firm Bean and Goose has raised €200,000 to help drive online sales, writes Trish Dromey.

Roz Crowley and her three helpers put a selection of tasty Easter eggs to the test

A leading expert says cutting the cost of Easter eggs too early is fuelling childhood obesity.

Michelle Darmody whips up some delicious desserts with chocolate - the ultimate dessert ingredient.

There is nothing quite like the sound of cracking open the seal on a tub of sweets and the smell that follows when you lift the lid.

Politicians have told the Department of Education and Skills to ban vending machines amid claims that some schools are using them to supplement their income.

Staff at Skelligs Chocolate went on a ‘choco-holiday’ when production stopped for three days because of the heatwave.

Drivers in Poland found themselves in a chocolate mess today after a tanker carrying liquid chocolate overturned on a road connecting the city of Poznan to Warsaw.

It was a bitter love affair until the the marriage of chocolate and sugar created a sweet confection known as ‘the food of the gods’ and often considered an aphrodisiac, says Regina Sexton.

We are the third highest consumers of chocolate in the world, yet we have little experience of ‘real’ chocolate. Joe McNamee meets three Cork chocolatiers determined to bring quality to the masses.

A leading obesity expert has hit out at a charity partnership between Lindt chocolate and Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin.

Roz Crowley selects the best eggs Easter has to offer.

Here are our choices of tasty treats that you can enjoy without feeling guilty about abandoning your resolve to eat healthier, writes Helen O’Callaghan.

This week Michelle Darmody delivers some chocolate heaven.

Irish people are the third biggest chocolate eaters in the world, according to a recent study.

Cadbury has dropped the Fudge bar from its festive selection box and replaced it with a Dairy Milk Oreo, sparking anger from some chocolate lovers.

Dealz has confirmed its highly anticipated "Twin Peaks" €1.50 chocolate bar will go on sale across Ireland for the first time at 8.00am on Monday, December 4.

This season is an easy time for birthday and other celebrations and with any luck, we get to have a garden party or picnic, so it’s a good time to minimise fuss and work.

Risk it for a biscuit?

Vegans, look away now!

The head of the HSE has defended suggestions that nurses be given chocolates to encourage them to get vaccinated.

A quarter of Irish residents will buy eight chocolate eggs or more this Easter according to REPAK.

Chocolatiers are hitting the sweet spot this Easter, with new figures showing the Brexit-battered pound is helping boost overseas demand for British chocolate and fuelling a surge in exports.

Just in time for Easter.

Pray that you will not fall into temptation.

This looks SO good.

Valentine’s Day will always be a special anniversary for Irish chocolate maker, writes Trish Dromey.

A criminal investigation has been launched after a battery was found inside a chocolate Easter bunny.

People had serious opinions about it.

What is this trickery?

Want to experience the best chocolate you’ve ever tasted? You’ll find it in Vietnam, says Lawrence Osbourne.

The union representing workers at Cadbury in Ireland has been told by the Labour Court to come up with proposals to identify €500,000 in annual cutbacks at the company’s Co Kerry plant.

In our survey, well-meaning relatives are identified as the biggest offenders when it comes to giving kids Easter eggs. Clodagh Finn looks at the health implications.             

Mars has recalled several chocolate bars here in Ireland as a precautionary step after a piece of plastic was found in one of their products.

The world is heading for a "chocolate deficit", according to a report.

Chocolate has been banned at a primary school in south Wales because one pupil has an allergy to it.

Their faces…

On China’s version of Valentine’s Day, big international chocolate makers like Hershey are not feeling the love.