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Diagnosed with dyslexia and dyspraxia, Kyla Cobbler felt let down by the Irish school system. She emigrated aged 18 feeling, in her own words, stupid. Today, she is emerging as a force in Irish comedy.

Notoriously expensive, the English capital can be low cost with a little know-how, writes insider and bargain hunter Sarah Rodrigues

Plus: the gifts of nature, as the hungry gap is nearly over in Ballymaloe

Plus: slow travel in the Déise; Blás na Bealtaine in Galway; afternoon tea in Corks Imperial Hotel, the joys of Cashel Blue cheese

"The latest arrival is Jean-Georges Vongerichten who came to fame in New York where his Jean-Georges restaurant in the lobby of Trump Tower holds two Michelin stars (it held three until 2018)."

As season four of the Young Offenders makes its way to BBC One, Alex Murphy, Dominic McHale, Hilary Rose, Jennifer Barry and Shane Casey reflect on the show’s success, their best behind-the-scenes moments, and reveal what’s changed for Cork’s favourite characters

"Is finding happiness in life just a process of undoing all of the influences of the world until we eventually find our way back to the children we once were, the point in time when we were free to be truly, unselfconsciously ourselves?"

Plus: how to go from couch to 5k run

Critically acclaimed for his powerful voice and impressive range as well as his showmanship and humour, he has released multiple albums and has toured with Sting, Imelda May, Jools Holland and Aerosmith 

"For millennia in Ireland, women were the brewers — and don’t forget that St. Brigid is the patron saint of brewers, famed for her beer"