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  • Glass act at the botanic gardens

    Mind the gap: "The building was so unstable that the metal frame was coming away from the back wall," says Ciaran O'Connor of the Office of Public Works, above, in the restored palm house Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill It was so decayed that the wind was blowing in windows. But after two years of meticulous work the Great Palm House is ready to reopen, writes Jane Powers p
  • Forever young at heart

    There's no need to slow down in later life. As the Bealtaine festival shows, there's still plenty to do, reports Olivia Kelleher p
  • Staging Cork's year in the limelight

    Arts organisations in Cork are gearing up for its term as capital of culture. Mary Leland reports on the planned refurbishment and renaissance of the Triskel and the Everyman p
  • All the Rage

    4: Clamping rage What is it? You've been running out all day to stick money in the meter and reckon all is well until 6 p.m. Wrong. When you get to the car you realise you have miscalculated - and within a minute of the meter running out a team of highly skilled clampers, trained to lie in wait for people like you, has fastened another yellow wheel lock on your car. p
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