Maeve Higgins’s new series is hot, Christmas crowds are not

Plus: Grab a table at Uno Mas, where thankfully there is no hummus ice-cream

Dinette
Dinette

WHAT’S HOT

Fashion Nova

The most-googled fashion brand of 2018

RTÉ Player Originals

Currently binging on The Doireann Project

Dinette

Glorious comedy series starring Maeve Higgins on Vimeo

Christmas gigs

Hamsandwich in Galway, Mango x Mathman in Dublin, Little Green Cars in Cork

Uno Mas

The hottest table in the capital on Aungier Street

Blu-Ray

Experiencing the early signs of a vinyl-like resurgence

WHAT’S NOT

Oscar hosts

How hard is it to pick someone who won’t instantly cause controversy?

Grafton Street footfall

Down more than 5 per cent

Shiny wrapping paper

Make your gift wrap recyclable with brown paper or reused paper

Crowd stress

The bane of last minute Christmas shopping

Savoury frozen snacks

The trend-watchers are alive with the sound of avocado popsicles and hummus ice-cream

Resolution guilt

You didn’t do that thing you promised yourself you’d do in 2018, did you?

Rookie

The trail-blazing teen online magazine is shutting down

Una Mullally

Una Mullally

Una Mullally, a contributor to The Irish Times, writes a weekly opinion column