At this time of year, as Halloween approaches, it’s nice to sit back beside a roaring fire, to read a spooky tale or two.

Supermarket shelves are buckling under the weight of pumpkins. Witch hats, cat ears and devil horns have been fetched down ...

and I had just carved my first one the night before. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news ...

HALLOWEEN is a time to pick your pumpkins and think about carving patterns. If you want to keep yours out for longer and get the decorations up earlier, there are a few ways to make sure your ...

One of the greatest and most iconic traditions of Halloween is pumpkin carving. After a day at the pumpkin patch, there’s nothing greater than coming home, washing your haul of pumpkins ...

Once it's cut open, she scoops the seeds out and gets to work carving a face ... Sign up to the Irish Mirror's daily newsletter here and get breaking news and top stories direct to your inbox.

A HORROR axe attack in France has left six people injured with one victim having their skull split open and another missing their hand. Cops have launched a desperate hunt for up to 10 possible ...

US president-elect’s family has injected millions of euro into Trump International Golf Links & Hotel since resort’s 2014 purchase, with some 300 people employed there in the high season ...

Using a sharp thin boning knife, remove as much meat from the lamb bones as possible. Chop finely and set aside. Put the bones into a large pot. Roughly chop the carrots, large onion, celery and ...

Warm two coffee glasses and add a glug of whiskey to each. Stir in a teaspoon of sugar into each glass. Top up with coffee and stir well. Float the whipped cream on top and serve.

Alberto Crescenti, a director of an emergency medical response service in Buenos Aires, said that the One Direction star had suffered a fracture skull ... losing a dad.” Irish X Factor star ...