Hot tips

Seasonal goodies: British Queens are now in season. The best I’ve had this year have come from Mary and Patrick Walsh.

For a selection of summer berries contact: Mary & Patrick Walsh, Shanagarry, Co Cork, Tel. [phone]; Sunnyside Fruit Farm, Rathcormac, Co Cork. Tel, 025-36253; and Nick Westendorf, Tel. [phone]

Visiting Galway this summer — perhaps for the arts festival or race week — see the revamped Eyre Square and enjoy the buzz of this cosmopolitan city.

Stroll down Quay Street and enjoy a delicious meal at Martine McDonagh’s award winning Quay Street Wine Bar and Restaurant (No 21) — Tel [phone], www.winebar.ie [e-mail]

Have a cocktail in the wonderfully glamorous g Hotel, designed by milliner Philip Treacy — stunning décor and friendly staff, overlooking Lough Atalia — www.theghotel.ie — midweek ESPA spa breaks also available. Tel. [phone].