In accessible, anecdotal style, Davies sketches a comprehensive history of happiness promotion.

Brenda Aherne and Helen Delany are the innovative duo behind punchy knitwear label Electronic Sheep. Growing up next to one other in Dublin and cutting their teeth together at NCAD, their distinct fusion of fashion and graphic design has garnered praise from the likes of Vogue, I-D, and Elle, gained stockists worldwide, and features each season at London Fashion Week.

Games Digest: Open-world dark fantasy, first person games & anthropomorphic, J-pop-loving squid mercenaries. The Witcher 3, Sunset & DJ Octavio reviewed.

The markets area of Dublin is a hub of activity, smells, sounds and sights. It is where I work, and the inspiration for the first collection from Arran Street East, ‘The pots’. Trading began here in late 1892 and the Fruit and Vegetable Market building is decorated with representations of the goods being sold within.

She’s Funny That Way is a totally passable, all too familiar tale of starlet Isabella (Poots) landing her first acting role in the midst of love triangles, lies and humorous coincidences.

So what of the idea that Irish people just don’t eat that much fish? Fish Shop don’t take reservations; you’re encouraged to swing by and, if there isn’t a table free, head to Ryan’s next door or Dice Bar across the road until they call you for your seat. Both times I visited, there was a queue at the door of fish enthusiasts eager to join the waiting list.

Cartoon Saloon received international acclaim with their first big project The Secret of Kells’ and now, with the release of Song of the Sea and two Oscar nominations under their collective belt, it is clear that the animation company is making waves both at home and abroad. We talked to the animation director on Song of the Sea, Fabian Erlinghäuser, about the production behind the unique film, and the style and work of Cartoon Saloon.

Set around the Cape Clear Island off the South West coast of County Cork, Aonrú is a lyrically shot, 30 minute short film that explores the landscape and the voices of another island life that echoes many of themes explored in these pages.

The flavours at Taco Taco have Garner’s stamp all over them. They’re powerful without being gratuitous, with an unfussy attention to detail that sees ingredients reach their full potential. For me, Taco Taco is leading the way in the current line-up of new spots to eat in Dublin. Let’s hope it’s here to stay.

In her first novel, 1970’s The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison explores the maelstrom of societal forces that converge in a father’s rape of his own child. She returns to the subject of child abuse in God Help the Child, in which such cruelty seems to hide around every corner – in playgrounds, sunny afternoons, and even the alley behind one’s home.

Anxiety & ambiguity pervade the music of Paddy Hanna & also Paddy Hanna himself. Throughout the course of our chat, he studiously avoids eye contact & makes several references to feeling ill-at-ease, alienated & terrified in various situations. But at the same time, like his songs, his chatter is full of wry observations & humour & an awareness of the tropes of his artform.

I sometimes drift back to my coming out times, it may be a smell or a song on the radio that brings me back. What a lonely place. Where was my church then?

We freak out over our Gubbeen cheddar and chive croquettes. They’re so good! Little fried balls of cheese coated in breadcrumbs. Simple but decadent pub food. It looks like Camden Exchange really do want to feed us.

Love is inclusive of all and not exclusive or conditional – end of! I find it funny that people are going to a ballot box to say how I should live…

Sarah McNally’s parents began running the McNally Family Farm stall at Temple Bar Food Market when she was five years old and she has been immersed in its Saturday morning world ever since. As the market turns 18, Sarah chatted to us about the origins of Temple Bar Food Market, the range of producers involved and the vital ingredients that help make it so special.

The Emperor’s New Clothes is a polemic on the banking crisis and the ever-growing divide between rich and poor presented by Russell Brand and Michael Winterbottom.

Talking about the referendum is tricky. Be persistent, but be kind. Emotions are easily and often embroiled. It’s time to climb out of our trenches.

In The Fold, an exhibition at London Fashion Week, indicated that young Irish fashion talent very much has a place at the top table.