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<p>Kylabelle McKinney, musician, and Carrie Linden at the launch of Bord Bia Bloom, Ireland’s festival of flowers, food and fun which returns to the Phoenix Park, Dublin, this June bank holiday weekend, June 1-5. Picture: Chris Bellew/Fennell Photography</p>

home and gardens

Garden Digest: From Bloom to rare fairs to boost rooms outside

Check out all the garden events, tours, talks, campaigns and online resources

<p>Salvia microphylla, also known as Baby sage: This variety Hot Lips is probably the best known of all the Blacurrant sages and Peter Dowdall will be on the lookout for more at the Rare and Special Plant Fair. Picture: iStock </p>

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Peter Dowdall: All roads lead to Carlow for Rare and Special Plant Fair

home and gardens

Carlow Garden Festival has the perfect mix of experts and trailblazers

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racing

White Socks comfortably off the mark

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Inchiquin High performing well for Paul Kiely

A gift for book-lovers: Kevin Barry and Olivia Smith have created a beautiful arts anthology, Winter Pages

A new arts anthology edited by Kevin Barry and his wife Olivia Smith is a treat to warm the heart of book-lovers everywhere, writes Marjorie Brennan

Fri, 27 Nov, 2015

Walsh thrilled with Sceaux spin

Ruby Walsh was delighted that Un De Sceaux put a fall on his chasing debut firmly behind him with an impressive victory at Fairyhouse on Saturday.

Mon, 22 Dec, 2014

Preists Leap rolls back the years in open lightweight

It was a case of rolling back the years at the rescheduled Kanturk – Duhallow point-to-point meeting at Dromahane on Saturday for Robert Tyner’s 13-year-old Preists Leap sluiced home in the open lightweight.

Mon, 22 Apr, 2013

Put some spring in your step

A scene from the very successful Mallow Homes and Garden Show, which has now become a premier show-garden event, featuring permanent displays, free seminars, and rare plant sales.

Sat, 14 Jan, 2012