Garda investigates alleged breaches of Covid-19 rules at premises near Croke Park

Videos on social media showed large crowds gathering to socialise and drink near stadium

Minister tells music industry of bid to raise plight within Coalition

Minister for Culture Catherine Martin expresses frustration at failure to open sector

‘The whole music industry should be out on the street marching about this’

Performers say outdoor gigs for 200 people a ‘joke’ as 40,000 fans at All-Ireland final

Angling Notes: Instructor sets up new newsletter for fly-fishing fans

Glenda Powell aiming to balance fishing articles and tuition tips with wellbeing

16th-century castle with 21st-century looks for €1.85m

Designer and artist’s riverside dream country home has contemporary twist

Spiritualised: From whiskey to sloe gin, rum and single malt vodka

Ballyvolane House, Origin Spirits and the Blacks are all distilling exciting new drinks

Who makes Ireland’s best food and drink?

Irish Food Writers’ Guild name their top things to eat and drink in 2017

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Irish arts and entertainment alive and kicking, says report

‘Let’s Celebrate’ research based on Ticketmaster sales looks at what industry is worth

How distilling gin from cow’s milk has been a tonic for one family business

Bertha’s Revenge Gin is adding much-needed cheer to a Cork farm enterprise

Check In: Rebel gatherings, intimate breaks and Canadian adventures

Jo Linehan & Joan Scales round up this week’s travel news and deals

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The real spirit of Christmas

For many people opening their homes is all about keeping the tradition of Christmas hospitality going, over many generations

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