There is no doubt our climate is changing and while weather shouldn?t be confused with climate the fires in Australia have focused a lot of minds.

Geoff Percival US investment giant BlackRock has built up a 4% stake in Irish drinks group, C&C.

I?ve written about Puglia, Sicily, and even Calabria frequently but much less about Basilicata and Campania, both small wine regions but not to be dismissed.

Shares in C&C rose over 3% as the sales of Tennent?s lager in Britain and Bulmers cider in Ireland held up relatively well at the half-way stage, as the company gets through the Brexit uncertainty

Discovering the joys of the Monaghan and Armagh landscapes while venturing north, comes highly-recommended by Noel Baker

We catch up with Bushmills? master distiller, who tells Sam Wylie-Harris more about this liquid gold.

One Pot Feeds All? my 19th cookbook has just arrived in shops around the country. There I am, smiling off the front cover.

Esther McCarthy meets the people whose job it is to give tourists that special Irish welcome.

Killian O?Mahony, who comes from a long line of craftsmen, successfully completed his apprenticeship under Master Cooper Ger Buckley.

Shares in C&C Group rose almost 5% as the drinks maker said its signature Bulmers cider brand increased its share of the Irish market despite increasing competition from rivals.