What’s hot
Trad Tees Excellent retro T-shirts with Irish icons, available from Nine Crows
Ramen Kitchen A new ramen spot in Stoneybatter, Dublin 7
Virgin Atlantic Ditching archaic make-up rules for female cabin crew
Natasha Lyonne Can't wait to see what else the Russian Doll creator writes
There Will Be No Intermission Amanda Palmer's powerful new album
BuJo breakfast sandwich The Sandymount burger joint serves up a great morning fix
Rag Order Sublime clothing refurb and refresher, check @ragorderdublin on Instagram
What’s not
Festival plastic With Glastonbury banning plastic bottles, it's time for other festivals to follow suit
Small shades Go big or go home, like the Aviators at the last Celine show
Bodycon Loosen up and go for a boiler suit instead
Cutting city trees The new Bus Connects routes in Dublin mean many street trees are being chopped. Hardly progress
Nano bags Fashion reaching for an It Bag trend
Mid-range restaurant chains We prefer independent businesses, not cookie-cutter replicas
Extra-erratic weather Four seasons in a day, on repeat
