• Italian founder of Dublin restaurant that lured movers and shakers

  Renato Sidoli: Renato Sidoli, who has died aged 86 at his home in the Italian town of Bardi, near Parma, was the founder of the Unicorn restaurant off Merrion Row in Dublin. When it opened in the early 1960s, Dublin had very few restaurants of note and the Unicorn rapidly found an eager market. p
  

• An early advocate of Irish forestry who was widely respected abroad

  Robert Tottenham: Robert Tottenham was a champion of Irish forestry. To a great extent he lived for forestry. It was a passion he pursued vigorously for 40 years with an insatiable hunger up until his unexpected death at his home on April 12th, aged 82. p
  

• Business career sat side by side with love of art

  Vincent Ferguson: The businessman and art collector Vincent Ferguson died suddenly in his home in Rosses Point, Sligo, on Tuesday. He was 75 years old. p
  

• Fashion journalist who nurtured Philip Treacy

  Isabella Blow: 'A cross between a Billingsgate fishwife and Lucretia Borgia." That was how fashion designer Alexander McQueen once described Isabella Blow, at various times fashion supremo of Tatler, Vogue and the Sunday Times, who has died aged 48 after suffering from cancer and depression. p
  

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