With talk of ‘back to school’ in the air it is time to make the most of what remains of the summer.

From courgette flowers to turnip tops, gardeners grow delicacies you won’t see in shops, says Kitty Scully.

An open garden will be held at Ballyshane, Ballybrannigan, near Inch, Whitegate, Co Cork, on Sunday, June 14, from 2 pm-6pm in aid of Marymount Hospice.

Peter Dowdall welcomes the arrival of garden show season, including his personal favourite in Mallow.

IS there anything comparable to the delicate, delectable and innocently sweet taste of fresh peas popped straight from the pod?

Brilliant orange, crunchy, and crammed with flavour, nothing quite compares to the earthy, sweet taste of a freshly pulled, home-grown carrot.

There’s still time to plant seeds, sets and tubers, writes Kitty Scully.

<B>Kitty Scully </b>takes another look at last year’s high achievers for the polytunnel and greenhouse.

The Easter bunny has never been busier.Pól Ó Conghaile picks some of the best egg hunts around the country

Australian police are warning that Apple's much-maligned mapping application is stranding drivers headed to the southern city of Mildura in the middle of a remote state park.

Apple fans queued around city blocks worldwide yesterday to get their hands on the new iPhone 5 — but grumbles about inaccurate maps tempered the excitement.

If you’ve been shot, stabbed, or set upon lately, don’t worry, the justice minister will be on the case — just as soon as he has finished trying to win the Pedantic Politician of the Year Award.

The Minister for Justice Alan Shatter is to contact Apple over concerns that Airfield in Dundrum in Dublin has been designated with the image of an airport on its new 'map app'.

Land giveaways are rare in Ireland. Oliver Moore reports on the thinking behind octogenarian David Rowe’s decision to donate his entire five-acre holding in Co Carlow to a land trust.

HERE ARE SOME GREAT FAMILY FUN IDEAS TO KEEP YOU BUSY FOR THE SUMMER!

GARDAÍ are “well advanced” in their investigations into the death of a young father who was assaulted just days before Christmas.

International status has been restored to the Circuit of Ireland Rally after a lapse of 13 years.