Easter

Easter Elegance

An Easter bonnet designed by student Philip Treacy wins a national competition run by Kilkenny Design.

10 egg-ceptional Easter recipes to make this weekend

From spring lamb and egg-themed treats, to luscious and indulgent cakes and bakes, we've rounded up our favourite Easter recipes for you to try this long weekend.

Food • 03 Apr

7 tips for cooking the perfect lamb roast

A lamb roast is a beloved family favourite, so here are some tips on how to make it extra special this spring.

Food • 03 Apr

Where did the Easter Bunny come from?

There's still a lot we don't know about this mythical mammal.

living • 03 Apr

Here's how you can reduce food waste this Easter

Small, practical adjustments can make a huge difference when you're trying to reducing food waste at Easter

Food • 06 Apr

4 ways to use up your hot cross buns

Don't let the baked Easter treat go to waste, Imy Brighty-Potts shares tips on how to use up leftovers.

Food • 02 Apr

Close up of girl's hands painting on Easter egg

Why do we paint eggs at Easter?

More than tradition or decoration, the simple act of painting eggs captures something essential about how we think and create

Easter • 31 Mar

"Early Christians interpreted their traditions about Easter through their experiences as a community"

What happened on the first Easter Sunday?

The stories of happened at Easter come from oral tradition and eye-witness testimony provided by early Christian sources and outlined in the four Gospels

Easter • 31 Mar

Nathaniel Grogan's Whipping the Herring out of Town – A Scene of Cork (circa 1800). Image: Crawford Art Gallery Collection

'Whipping the herring': how Easter was once celebrated in Ireland

There were many traditions associated with Easter in Ireland, from a 'black fast' on Good Friday to 'cake dances' on Easter Sunday

Easter • 31 Mar

Iona Abbey, the island monastery founded off the western coast of Scotland in 563 AD by St Colum Cille

How the Irish helped to create Easter Sunday

The work of early Irish scholars and computists in developing mathematical tables helped to solve the thorny problems of Easter-calculation

Easter • 31 Mar

'When they come to every door, they say: "Guggies for Easter" and they usually get four eggs in every house.' Photo: Getty Images

Are you going around collecting guggies for the clúdog at Easter?

The clúdog tradition saw children in Ireland going door-to-door at Easter collecting eggs (or 'guggies') for an outdoor feast

Easter • 31 Mar

"The art of making chocolate is now a science, one that chocolatiers experiment on all over the world".

The science that makes chocolate so addictive

How the chocolate industry relies on the right scientific recipe to keep customers happy

Chocolate • 31 Mar

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: Easter Eggs are seen in a customer's shopping basket in a Sainsbury's supermarket on March 26, 2026 in London, England. People buying chocolate ahead of Easter this year are paying up to 40% more for some seasonal favorites, wh

Shelling out: Why you're paying more for smaller eggs

Easter eggs are getting smaller - which is arguably good for your health - but they're getting dearer too, which is bad for your wallet, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 30 Mar

40 things to do across Ireland for the Easter break

Easter arrives earlier this year, bringing a welcome shift into spring just as longer days and brighter evenings begin - remember the clocks go forward this weekend!

living • 08 Apr

Louisa and Alisa of St Killian NS at Warren Beach Donegal with White Skate Egg Cases.

Let's go on an Easter egg hunt with a difference!

Go hunting for some different eggs along the Irish coastline this Easter with Clean Coasts Ireland.

Easter • 27 Mar

Eggs At Eastertime

Customs and traditions linking eggs to the celebration of Easter vary with time and place.

Arts and Culture • 31 Mar

Irish chocolatiers to buy your Easter treats from

With just a few weeks to go until Easter Sunday, consider this your advance notice to snap up some of the country's best and most delicious chocolatey treats for the season.

Food • 30 Mar

Irish Easter Eggs

Caffrey's chocolate factory scrambes to make as many Easter eggs as possible.

lifestyle • 02 Apr

3 recipes with chocolate to bake for the family this Easter

Chocolate cake, miso cookies and a blueberry cheesecake, from new cookbook Chocolate Baking by Edd Kimber.

Food • 14 Mar

What to do with all that leftover chocolate

Can't face another piece of chocolate?

Food • 02 Jan

Kantar's figures show that an additional €15.3m was spent on seasonal Easter confectionery, with 82% of this attributed to Easter eggs alone

Timing of Easter boosts grocery sales in April - Kantar

Boosted by the timing of Easter this year, take-home grocery sales in Ireland over the four weeks to April 20 increased by 8.4% compared to the same time last year.

Business • 06 May 25

Watch back: Pope Francis delivers Easter Blessing

Pope Francis • 21 Apr 25

Expert tips to become an egg-cellent recycler this Easter

All packaging including cardboard boxes, plastic moulds, chocolate trays and clean tin foil are all placed in the recycling bin clean, dry and loose.

living • 20 Apr 25

Pope Francis was released from hospital to rest in the care of staff at the Vatican last month

Pope missing from Rome's annual Good Friday procession

Pope Francis, still recovering from double pneumonia, did not attend an annual procession at Rome's Colosseum with thousands of Catholic faithful for the third year in a row.

World • 19 Apr 25

11 recipes to make for an egg-cellent Easter

From sweet bakes and indulgent desserts, to sumptuous roasts and a few egg-themed nibbles, Easter provides countless inspiration when it comes to food.

Food • 18 Apr 25