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Endangered species
The way of life and livelihoods of island fishermen are under
serious threat and they deserve our support, says Sally Barnes, the
prominent artisan fish-smoker, writes
LORNA SIGGINS p
Picture perfect
Contemporary Irish Architecture, by photographer Gerry
O'Leary, shows an Ireland of such stunning architecture and azure
skies, you would really like to go and live in such a place, writes
GEMMA TIPTON p
Feet first
While some of us struggle to manage our shoe collections, many
children have no footwear at all. A young American entrepreneur
hopes to rectify the situation, writes
DEIRDRE MCQUILLAN p
Magazine Features
Preparing to be famous
His voice has been compared to everyone from Harry Connick Jnr to Benjamin Diamond, so with a new album full of slick, jazzy numbers, can Dublin singer-songwriter Owen Brady break into the big time? p21st century fox
Cabinteely man Colin Stafford Johnson has swum with sharks and spent months tracking tigers. Now he's tracking wildlife nearer to home, for the new RTÉ TV series, Living the Wildlife pVoyage of discovery
It has taken a half Finnish, half Cypriot food writer to do Portuguese cuisine some justice p
Up front
An April Fool's prank carried out by an authority figure has potential for real menace, writes MICHAEL KELLY p
Right here right now
The rocky road to stardom Irish ballad group The High Kings give meaning to the Irish proverb "go mbriseann an dúchas trí shúile an chait", or "nature will break out through the eyes of a cat". p
Pardon me, boys . . .
HOBBY HORSE/MODEL RAILWAYS Boys who collect model trains - for it is mostly boys of all ages - have a passion for detail, writes EOIN BUTLER p
The ultimate fast food
Go to work on an egg, or come home to some for supper, writes DOMINI KEMP pThrills and spills from Burgundy
Mâcon is the most exciting part of Burgundy, alive with emerging young producers, writes JOHN WILSON pMy favourite wine
Practising barrister TOM HANNON on his favourite wine pA crust above the rest
How many chemicals are in that bread you're eating? asks HUGO ARNOLD pBite size
Get smokin' It was the smoked tomatoes, part of a gorgeous salad eaten at The Tapa Room, the casual dining space at New Zealand chef Peter Gordon's Providores restaurant in London's Marylebone High Street, that convinced me I needed a home smoker. p
Clothes line
Ireland's answer to Abercrombie Farrell & Browne, which has just opened its doors on Nassau Street replacing Easons on the corner of Dawson Street, is an Irish version of Abercrombie & Fitch, the trendy (and controversial) US retail store. pHigh-spec project
ABOUT FACE Choosing glasses is a tough task, so get some advice from an expert p
Summer stunners
Now is the time to plant bulbs and tubers for a summer splash, writes JANE POWERS p
Snap happy
I KNOW AN intelligent person who works in the visual arts who believes that all you need to take a good photograph is a good camera, writes JOHN BUTLER pLilting lyrics
CURIOSITIES: IRISH-AMERICAN CULTURE came up with some very odd and curious ditties indeed, and in the wake of Barack Obama's melting-pot speech and the sight of St Patrick's Day parades in the US - any colour so long as it's green - we were tempted to trawl looked through my collection of sheet music for some "ethnic stew" songs appropriate to the season, writes ANDY BARCLAY p
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