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<p>Spring 2025 was the warmest in over 120 years and the sunniest ever recorded here. Temperatures were more than 2°C above the long-term average and it was the driest spring since 2020. These conditions created a very favourable environment for apples. </p>

outdoors

How do you like them apples... huge amount of fruit on trees in gardens and orchards

We had the ideal conditions for apple-growing this year — and scroll down for recipes for apple tart or mulled apple and whiskey

<p>Con Traas with a selection of their produce at The Apple Farm in Cahir, Co Tipperary. Pictures: Eddie O'Hare</p>

spotlight

Apple grower faces no shortage of challenges as he grows around 6m every year

<p>Portugese Wine: a long list of native varieties can be difficult to get your head around so most people just concentrate on the reds.</p>

food

Wine with Leslie: Aromatic white wines suitable for lighter dishes and summer evenings

This Irish nana's Electric Picnic lunch is the sweetest thing ever

general

This Irish nana's Electric Picnic lunch is the sweetest thing ever

How do you like them apples? How to make use of fallen autumn apples

food

How do you like them apples? How to make use of fallen autumn apples

Here's how simple it is to grow apples in pots

home and gardens

Here's how simple it is to grow apples in pots

Baked abundance — how do you like them apples?

Baked abundance — how do you like them apples?

Core values: Valerie O’Connor enjoys the fruits of nature’s bounty, with apples at the very top of her foraged and found food pile. 

Sat, 03 Sep, 2016