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Notions and necessities: From ‘summer sweat' sessions to inclusive coffee mornings and tasty tapas nights, it's all here

Chats in the park Coffee 'n' Chat events – an initiative of the last Lord Mayor of Dublin, Emma Blain – are now taking place in four of the capital's park cafes, offering a space to people with early onset and early stage dementia, as well as their carers, to meet, share and also feel seen in their communities. Coffee 'n' Chat mornings will run from 10am to noon at the cafes in Herbert Park, Ballsbridge, on the fourth Wednesday of every month; Albert College Park, Glasnevin, on the first Wednesday of every month from August 6; St Anne's Park, Raheny, on the second Wednesday of every month from August 13, and Palmerston Park, Dartry, dates to be announced. SC NOTION Under the grill The Saddle Room in The Shelbourne Hotel has launched a new Signature Menu that pays homage to the traditions of the hotel, now 201 years old. It includes a Green Spot whiskey-glazed Dublin Bay prawn, grilled Slane wagyu ribeye, and an eclair inspired by executive chef Garry Hughes' childhood. LH For more, see NOTION Holiday fun The school-holiday diversions keep on coming with a visit to Dream Point in the Point Square, Dublin 1. Running 90-minute sessions, six days a week, it's an immersive experience of giant ball pits, 'draw alive' colouring rooms, immersive light experiences and other activities for all the senses. And if one visit isn't enough, they have membership packages that include discounts and between two and unlimited tickets per month. SC Tickets from: child, €13.90; adult, €17.90; membership packages from €169-€379, NECESSITY Handy haircare If you use a lot of styling products or find your post-holiday hair is limp and jaded from chlorine, salt and sand, a good detox could help. Luna Haircare Weekly Detox Shampoo is exactly what it says, an occasional spring (or summer, in this case) clean for your crowning glory. With lavender and orange-peel oils, it has a zingy scent and leaves hair super-clean but not stripped. SC Selected shops and pharmacies nationwide, NOTION Summer nights Grow HQ, the award-winning cafe and garden of Grow It Yourself (GIY) in Waterford, is hosting a series of tapas evenings throughout the summer on Fridays and Saturdays from 5-7pm. Enjoy Spanish flavours created using local seasonal produce, paired with craft beer or house-brewed kombucha. LH To book, tel: (051) 584-422, Grow HQ, Outer Ring Road, Waterford NECESSITY Festival frolics The WTAF!? festival is enjoying its inaugural run in Galway this week, currently running until July 30. The Westend Theatre & Arts Festival, run by Hysteria Theatre Company, includes a kayaking choir, aerial circus in the Róisín Dubh, drag storyslam, and micro-theatre in a campervan. LH See