In the final part of her four part series on apples, which are currently in season, KATE RYAN reflects on the fruit’s association with Halloween and the rituals and games surrounding it. And she shares some recipes too

It’s Irish apple season, and to mark the occasion KATE RYAN has penned a special four-part feature series. Here, in part three, she chats to a French woman, settled in Cork, making Apple Wines.

As she continues her four-part series on apples, KATE RYAN chats to some of Cork’s leading cider makers who prepare for one of their busiest times of the year - harvest time

To mark apple season, KATE RYAN embarks on a four-part series. Today she writes about Future Orchard, located on the outskirts of Glanmire, a community co-operative that will harvest a tonne of apples this year