Editor’s letter

This week, we study excellence. For example, what are the challenges of maintaining excellence in a Blue Book property when you have the added complication of working with close family members? And as leading Irish sportswomen model athleisure and performance wear from Kildare Village, they talk about what inspires them to excellence. And, in our Waking Hours slot, Paralympic double gold-medal winner Mark Rohan talks about how driven he needs to be about health and fitness since the motorcyle accident that left him paralysed from the chest down.

If all the excellence is making you feel bad about yourself, then try Rachel’s quick and easy stir-fries — it’s week two of our month of easy midweek suppers. And if even that is too ambitious, then maybe join Tommy Tiernan for a mid-morning pint.