Appetite for distraction

Pedicures, Loop the Loops and Bagatelle at the ready: the Irish summer is here (but, be warned, by the time you read this, it may be over)

Have your sunglasses at the ready: we could be in line for a bona fide European scorcher

I don’t want to jinx it, but in recent weeks I put out the washing on two consecutive days without worrying it was going to get soaked and I’ve noticed that the boxes of Tangle Twisters are on special offer in the supermarket. That can only mean one thing: we’re heading into an Irish summer. Here are some more unmistakable signs that it’s on its way . . .

Bagatelle on the radio