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  • We need to talk about Kevin

    Kevin Spacey INTERVIEW: International film star, international theatre impresario and international man of mystery Kevin Spacey has found time in his busy schedule to produce a nippy little thriller, but theatre - and his dog, Minnie - remain his first loves 'I had seen some people get famous in their early 20s and make mistakes. I didn't want that. I never went mad with money and I never let it corrupt me', writes Donald Clarke p

  • Moving statues

    SCULPTURE: Nic Fiddian-Green's sculptures capture the grace and beauty of the horse, writes Gemma Tipton p

  • Getting personal

    INTERVIEW: New York's gossipy media world can be a hostile environment for an unashamedly intellectual poet, but Meghan O'Rourke, who appears tonight at the Poetry Now Festival, has proven up to the task, writes Mark Doten p
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  • The Irish village at a crossroads

    RURAL LIFE: More than three centuries after Oliver Goldsmith wrote The Deserted Village, our small communities are once again facing a bleak future, with populations falling, pubs and post offices closing and long-held traditions fading away, writes Turtle Bunbury   p

  • Last chance saloon

    PET SHOP: This animal lover rehomes abandoned cats - but she can't help keeping some of them, writes Michael Kelly p

  • Child's play

    INTERIORS: The architect's brief for this Dublin house was to create a space that would work as a creche, writes Eoin Lyons p
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  • Right here right now

    Mulling it over: Mulinos is a new neighbourhood Italian that has come to the village of Raheny in Dublin. p
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  • Hog heaven out on the highway

    HOBBY HORSE BIKERS When you purchase a Harley-Davidson motorbike, you are buying into a family of fellow travellers p
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  • Fit for a wedding feast

    WINE: When choosing your wines, remember that you are buying for a large group of people with varying tastes p

  • The cradle of cooking

    Forget any preconceptions about French food being pretentious. You can learn all there is to know about Dordogne cuisine at a down-to-earth English-language school of gastronomy  p

  • Fast food, not bad food

    New burger outlets are out to change the way we view fast food . p

  • Bitesize

    Gold standard bouillon Opinion is divided on the wisdom of Delia Smith's venture into "cheat cuisine", but long before she began extolling the virtues of frozen mashed potato and ready-chopped onions, she championed Marigold Swiss Vegetable Bouillon, a gluten-free, non-MSG, instant stock in powder form. "If there were good ingredient awards, this would win first prize," she said. p

  • Over and out

    RESTAURANTS: Overends fails to live up to its delightful setting, writes Tom Doorley.  p

  • Vegging out with soup

    Stay away from the 'fake' foodstuffs to create a dish with real flavour and goodness p
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  • Designer deluxe

    Louise Kennedy celebrates 25 years at the top of her trade p

  • Shirts that hug

    CLOTHES LINES: A dress grown from Guinness or wine, and a shirt that sends hugs from a loved one? Sounds like science fiction? All will be revealed at an absorbing new exhibition called Techno Threads opening in TCD's Science Gallery, which connects the worlds of fashion and science p

  • Fashion hearts beat faster

    Eight young fashion hearts will be beating faster on the evening of Friday April 25th. That's the date on which the winner of the 9th Persil Fashion Awards will be announced on RTÉ's Late Late Show. p

  • Bag a bargain

    Bag bargain hunters, take note - today is the final day of the annual Chesneau leathers sale in Bennettsbridge in Co Kilkenny. p

  • The posh hobo look

    Still on bags, a hot New York bag range, with a vaguely posh hobo style and triangular design which is stocked in Bloomingdales, can now be found in Clerys, Dublin. p

  • Colour me beautiful

    ABOUT FACE: THE SPRING/SUMMER colour launches brought a myriad of colours and textures to the table. Some are limited edition, some will be so popular that they find a permanent place on the shelves. These are the ones I'm dipping into my make-up bag for, and they'll be hitting a store near you soon. p
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  • The potato drill

    GARDENING: The United Nations is paying homage to the life-giving qualities of the mighty spud , writes Jane Powers p
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  • UP FRONT

    Dublin ranks high on the 'Studied Blindness Index' but we've yet to catch up on rudeness p
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