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BEING THERE: Stepping onto the pretty platform by
the sea, it's impossible to miss the trill of the skylark.Welcome
to the world of the birdwatcher. p
A breath of fresh air after 30 years
Fifteen million album sales later,
Oxygene is still enthralling audiences around the world,
Jean Michel Jarre tells
PETER CRAWLEY . p
Davie's fantastically eclectic collection
VISUAL ARTS: ALAN DAVIE, WHO was born in Grangemouth in Scotland in 1920, is one of a generation of British artists who looked to an international context to find their own artistic voices. In his case, the decisive event was a tour of Europe undertaken towards the end of the 1940s, by which stage he had served in the army through most of the Second World War, joined a jazz group, and made jewellery for a while. In the Venice Guggenheim, he was impressed by Jackson Pollock's work, but he absorbed a wide range of influences, including much outside of the Western mainstream. p
REVIEWS
The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and The breeders in today's reviews. p
Other Features
We do love a challenge
TRANISTION TIMES: Transition year is the ideal time to take on the Gaisce President's Award challenge. Students explain why pSpicing up the serious stuff
CHANGE THE SUBJECT - SCIENCE: Finding the time to creqate clasroom resources can be a sticky issue for some science teachers but help is at hand. pMY TY
I STARTED MY Gaisce bronze award back at the beginning of TY. I thought the award looked challenging but fun. I chose to do it because when I decided to do TY I knew it was about pushing yourself to try new things and learn new skills, writes Alan Campbell . p
