Leo Cullen managing Leinster’s bigger picture to perfection

Senior team are beneficiaries of good work which goes on at club and schools level

Hadji Bey adds more confectionery delights to its range

Food File: Samhain food fest in Kells; Burren seafood; game menu at Knockranny House

Irish man cycles across US: ‘I got to see a completely different side of America’

Former prison officer Pádraig O’Dea (58) is riding 4,500 miles from Oregon to Long Island

Olive Smith: A woman at the heart of Irish musical history

New book traces life story of ‘visionary’ and efforts to secure concert hall for Dublin

Get dressed up for Victorian tea in Arklow

Food File: Victorian Tea Times offer guests a chance to get in costume for afternoon tea

Feast your way through Electric Picnic with the Theatre of Food

For €120 you can ditch the stand-up, food-to-go options, and instead sit down to a five-course banquet

An abundance of entrepreneurial talent

The Irish Times Innovation Awards have again showcased innovative excellence across a range of products and services

Profiting from a new vision with Omni

Innovation awards finalist Ash Technologies has developed an advanced digital microscope that delivers increased speed, accuracy and automation of inspection systems.

Black pudding from Meath wins London Great Taste award

‘This time last year this product wasn’t even incubated,’ says Golden Fork winner

Angling Notes: Pollution in the North rose this year by 50%, says the Loughs Agency

Brexit: Mixed feelings in Border villages of Blacklion and Belcoo

Fears mount of being marginalised and geographically challenged if ‘we leave Europe’

Total recall: musical feats of memory

The intriguing role of memory in musical performance has been a hot topic lately

Former Department of Finance boss appointed chair of Hunt Museum

John Moran will take over the position of Chair of the Museum from Niall Greene

Orchestra leader and inspirational teacher

Hugh Maguire: Born: August 2nd, 1926 Died: June 14th, 2013