Celebrating Ireland, its people and places since its debut edition in 2013, the annual Best Of Ireland has just hit shelves. Summer's here and the time is right to get exploring everything we have to offer – Hot Press more than has you covered with Best Of Ireland 2015.
Our cover star is Vogue Williams. Having made a small screen splash Down Under and with Bear Grylls in the jungle, as her star ascends, the Dubliner explains why she is eager to come home and discusses her favourite pubs, clubs, restaurants, Irish designers and more.
Chef and food writer Clodagh McKenna has become a familiar face on US daytime TV with appearances on The Rachael Ray Show. Here she talks home comforts and delicious things.
Elsewhere, uproarious Limerick duo The Rubberbandits answer all 'The Big Questions', touching on everyone from Gabriel Byrne to Russell Brand.
Getting cultural, we discuss the young Irish actors to watch as they make it big globally, the artistic types currently taking the spotlight in 'Creative Ireland', our greatest writers, detail places on this island where your favourite TV shows and films have been shot and much, much more.
Best Of Ireland is also a comprehensive lifestyle guide, bringing you the best restaurants in Ireland, brunches, bakeries, venues, music, nightlife, hotels and our contributors' – including Roz Purcell, Marian Keyes, Mundy, Kevin Thornton, Paul Howard and Eoin Colfer – recommendations for entertainment, food, sport, fashion, tours and fun. 'Perfect Day' features provide the perfect guide on getting the most out of Ireland's top destinations.
Also on the agenda is family entertainment, our thriving trad scene, sport, the LGBT scene, the craft beer revolution and historian Diarmaid Ferriter on the Easter Rising, which is set to be commemorated next year.
All that and we're only scratching the surface.
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