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It’s time to slow down and simplify with THE GLOSS Great Irish Holidays issue …
Do you ever consider how, as you get older, you actually like the things about an Irish holiday that used to fill you with despair – cool weather, simple food, wearing the same clothes over and over, rarely, if ever, going out in the evenings?
The simplicity that restores to you precious time you usually spend fussing about other holiday matters – airport queues and the logistics of travelling abroad – and the opportunity to really unplug.
Dinner was not complicated and dessert was a block of HB vanilla, Neapolitan or Raspberry Ripple if the local shop obliged.
Neapolitan ice cream was a favourite of Beauty Editor Sarah Halliwell, who serves up nostalgic ice cream-inspired fragrances and make-up on page 26.
Jelly shoes (remember those?) are back, Style Editor Aislinn Coffey says, as she instructs us on what to pack for an Irish hol – a raincoat is first on the list – on page 14.
Picnic rugs are popular again, and big striped beach bags are trending. Into one of those, pack a couple of blockbusters from Edel Coffey’s list on page 34, and a bottle of one of Julie Dupouy’s favourite rosés from page 41.
Consult our survival guide for group holidays (page 30), recommendations for gorgeous places to eat en route to your destination (page 42) and the best of new spots to stay, all over Ireland (page 44).
The Irish holiday, thanks to the efforts of talented people who create extraordinary places to stay and eat, our enviable landscape and traditions, can be the absolute best of both worlds – simple and sophisticated, low-key and lovely, relaxing and restorative.
We’ll be back on September 4. Enjoy your holidays!
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