I’m back writing about Spanish wine again this week (after a short break!) but I have a good excuse as Spanish Wine Week runs from April 23 to April 29. I’ve spoken a lot about the value to be had from Spain but less about cava. Much of the cava we drank in the 1990s was rather simple

Easter is almost upon us and many of us will be preparing traditional roast lamb.

A five-month jail term was imposed yesterday on a driver who fell out the door of her car after a drink-driving escapade which saw sparks coming from the front wheel in the early hours of the morning.

We need to talk about sulphur. You might have noticed that most bottles say ‘contains sulphites’ somewhere on the label.

Here I go again, praising the wines of Spain.

heritage building on Cork city’s elegant North Mall which sold at auction to a co-operative housing group in 2008 for €1.36 million is back on the market, now guiding €425,000, after some further building conservation and conservation roofing work.

From starters to the end-of-the-day movie, Christmas can be a long haul but with the perfect drink in your hand, you won’t want it to end.

His reputation as an absolute hound for the nosebag is well- established but The Menu is also a great man for the ‘pictures’.

MOTHER’S Day is close and an indulgent breakfast is a terrific start to the day.

As Cork Pride celebrates 20 years, some of those involved recall their best memories of the event for Colette Sheridan

A new film festival is to be held in Cork next October — a month before Cork Film Festival.

Quay Co-op vegetarian restaurant, 24 Sullivan’s Quay, Cork; Tel: 021-4317026; www.quaycoop.com

THE local-and-in-season theme reflected in food foraging is an entirely different philosophy to that behind organics. But the two outlooks can be good companions, not least as much of the organic approach to food and drink is dedicated to minimising human intervention and emphasising the direct line between field and fork.

Ireland was a very different place in the 1980s. From Sir Henrys in Cork to The Afro Spot in Dublin, Suzanne Harrington recalls the decade that changed everything

AS the Christmas countdown enters its final week, let’s combine properly festive jollity with sensible shopping: you don’t have to spend crazy money.