9+ hour, 34+ min ago   (621+ words) Take That star Gary Barlow said he loves wine as it makes him feel as “passionate” as music does. The singer, 55, has presented a number of food and travel programmes in recent years, and has travelled across New Zealand alongside…...

23+ hour, 2+ min ago   (834+ words) So, it’s almost time to plant your spring bulbs – or is it? With ground still rock hard from the sweltering summer, it may be wise to at least delay planting spring bulbs until rain has softened the earth, experts advise....

1+ day, 32+ min ago   (267+ words) AT a largely attended meeting of the Irish Fishermen’s Association, held in Howth, the present plight of the fisherman was under discussion, and it was decided to send a deputation to President [WT] Cosgrave demanding government support. The Rev Eugene…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (366+ words) Morrisons has pledged to customers that it will not be beaten on price by its biggest supermarket rivals on hundreds of everyday products. The commitment signals another potential intensification in the price war between the UK’s top grocers as they…...

2+ day, 33+ min ago   (752+ words) Luna may only have arrived in Ballyhackamore last autumn, but for the family behind the neighbourhood bistro, the move represented something of a homecoming. The restaurant was founded by husband-and-wife duo Neil and Sian Johnston, initially opening in Carrickfergus in…...

3+ day, 33+ min ago   (659+ words) It is edged with shades of gold and maize and charcoal, a rugged terrain that seems alive, probably because it is, or at least was. It is at its heart a shock of the deepest red, a loud and clear…...

3+ day, 33+ min ago   (449+ words) A quick glance at the picture below and you might be wondering why Putin is sipping champagne with a young Robert Redford. Look closer- it’s actually Prosecco. It’s not Redford either, it’s me!!! Nor is it Putin- it’s a much…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (445+ words) Vulnerable people such as young children, pregnant women and older adults should avoid eating runny eggs in cafes and restaurants because of a risk of salmonella. It comes amid an outbreak that has left one person dead and hundreds of…...

4+ day, 33+ min ago   (450+ words) The Irish News Irish whiskey industry ‘taxed out of existence’, distiller warns - On This Day in 1926 Dublin Distilleries Company chairman Joseph Devlin blamed heavy duties, restrictive laws and the agricultural depression for threatening one of Ireland’s oldest industries…...

4+ day, 32+ min ago   (542+ words) Did you hear the one about the barman who became an undertaker? It might sound like the start of a joke, but a west Belfast man has taken the unusual step of swapping pouring pints for directing funerals, replacing craic…...