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Don't worry, eat happy
FOOD: In her first column as Irish Times food
writer, the natural-born foodie sets out her guilt-free stall p
Chelsea shoots
PROFILE: She grew up in the White House, protected
from the limelight. But suddenly Chelsea Clinton is out on the
hustings defending her mother, now that Barack Obama's appeal has
grown among young voters, writes
Denis Staunton . p
Widows of war
INTERVIEW: Exiled Iraqi writer and academic Haifa
Zangana celebrates and laments the lot of women in her native city,
where there are now 1.5 million widows, writes
Mary Russell . p
Magazine Features
Teacher, write thyself
INTERVIEW: For his new novel, writer and teacher James Ryan delves into the murky history of Ireland during the second World War - a passage in history largely ignored in Irish fiction, writes Fiona McCann . pMum's the word
FAMILIES: Mothers come in all shapes and sizes, from single to stay-at-home, from teenage to executive with live-in nanny. Here are five women trying to find that all-elusive thing called "balance" p
First word
HOW WOULD you react if a substantial sum of money mysteriously appeared in your bank account? Would your first phone call be to your bank manager or your travel agent? Would you attempt to find out where the money came from? Or would you cross your fingers, do nothing and pray that no one ever noticed, writes Eoin Butler . p
All together now
GET THIS: Carluccio's opens in Dublin next week, bringing with it trendy long eating tables, writes Hugo Arnold pCommons people
RESTAURANTS: Institutional food, served with good grace pBitesize
Ready, steady, cook Derry Clarke of l'Écrivain restaurant in Dublin was recently presented with a mystery bag of ingredients, chosen by members of the Irish Food Writers' Guild. pOil-struck in Umbria
Olive oil is Italy's green gold, but with climate change, it's now being cultivated as far north as the UK. Will we soon be growing olives in Ireland, or is it a skill best left to the experts? pHe's got plenty of bottle
WINE: Our new wine writer has wines for every occasion that won't break the bank 'I love most wine, but European wine more than any, and French most of all' p
We're on the same page
Talking about books is the new national sport, as any of the hoards heading to the Ennis Book Club Festival will tell you p
Fresh-faced and fabulous
Less is very definitely more when it comes to make-up for teens, as these three lassies can testify. Here's some professional advice for avoiding the all-too prevalent tango look pStart 'em young
ABOUT FACE: Irish teens could take a leaf out of the French skincare book p
Great wooden giants
It's time to celebrate the awesome life-giving power of trees p
A grand house for a party
The owners of Tankardstown, in Slane, Co Meath, are making the house pay for itself p
Teuton of fun
THE KICKER: IN THE SUMMER of my 15th year my sister was to host a German exchange student. Thanks to some kind of administrative snafu, when he arrived Knut was six years younger than she was, and about two metres tall. He was a nice young man, but there was no way my sister was going to spend her evenings in the company of a 14-year-old German boy. pOn your bike
CURIOSITIES: DAVID CREEDON'S photographs of lost treasures and abandoned homes around the country are immediately compelling. Despite all the towering cranes and cement lorries trundling around the country, you don't have to travel too far into the countryside to find these relics of the recent past. p
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