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Folk legend
He's been called the Pied Piper of folk, but Fionn Regan's
unique way with a metaphor and ear for a good tune is winning fans
on both sides of the Atlantic.
Larry Ryan watches him try to crack New York p
Making a difference
There were many deserving applicants when Vodafone Ireland offered four people the chance to work with a charity for a year. Róisín Ingle , a member of the judging panel, talks to the winners. p
Top of the shops
'It's our job to know what's happening, and we do masses of research and travel. We get so much inspiration from Tokyo.' Deirdre McQuillan meets the design guru of the fashion store Topman, which opens a flagship shop in Dublin next week p
Magazine Features
Whirled cuisine
Aoibheann MacNamara made the news this month for giving away the contents of her new restaurant. Deirdre McQuillan meets a powerhouse of creative ideas pCottage industry
An exhibition at Collins Barracks offers lessons for a sustainable future - from the architecture of our past, writes Catherine Cleary pApe crusader
Lynn Clifford couldn't bear it when watching documentaries was the closest she could get to wildlife. So she saved up and set off for a chimp sanctuary in Africa, she tells Arminta Wallace p
Opening lines
What Katy did in Dublin : Kate Middleton surprised staff at Richard Alan on Grafton Street when she paid the shop a visit along with her mother Carol on their recent trip to Dublin. pWhat's going on
April 14-20: The Convergence Sustainable Living Festival is at the Cultivate Centre in Temple Bar from Tuesday to Sunday 22nd, focusing on climate change and peak oil. See www.sustainable.ie/convergence. pMy big week
Mark Pollock: Taking on marathons high and low pPlanet matters
Jane Powers recommends the Convergence festival.I made it myself
Chloe Broaders , dressmaker p
Old docklands days
Before all the new buildings went up around the Dublin Docklands, back when the streets were still dusty and hard-hat dangerous, hoardings erected around the building sites told us what us what to expect. "Soon these streets will have a new story to tell," they promised. p
Saucy anchovies
Eating in: This little fish packs a big meaty flavour pRoly's, Dublin
It's a very clear sign of the times. You turn up to a restaurant on a Monday evening, no booking, and are told that you can have a table in 10 minutes. Just take a seat in the bar and have a drink. A full 15 minutes later a waiter turns up, not to offer you a drink but to take you to your table. pNouveau riche
Wine: The much-derided Beaujolais deserves a fresh tasting pBitesize
Sow seakale now: Seakale makes superb eating when its young shoots are blanched in spring; they come out in a lovely creamy, ivory shade and the flavour is somewhere between hazelnuts and asparagus, with the faintest hint of broccoli thrown in. p
Modern moment
John Butler worries about our increasing reliance on machines p
About face
Sun holidays require an entirely different bag of make-up, writes Phyl Clarke p
Thinking big
When it comes to greenhouses, you should buy the largest you can afford - you can never have too much space p
The Irish Times index
A guide to what's hot and what's not. p
