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Slainte Handmade Health Cuisine, Clonakilty, Co Cork - specialising in gluten/wheat free, dairy free, sugar and yeast free products - a range of cakes, breads and quiches, using locally produced organic products where possible.

Also special orders, birthdays, Christmas and Halloween, gift baskets. Tel: [phone]; [e-mail]

Dunbrody Abbey Cookery School, Dunbrody, Campile, New Ross, Co Wexford. Tel: [phone]. Autumn Course programme now available [e-mail]; www.cookingireland.com

Tullamore Country Fair - this Farmers and Producers Market is held every Saturday in Millennium Square in Tullamore.

Mullingar Market - moves to new location in Harbour Place shopping Centre, every other Sunday from October 3.

Mushroom Hunt organised by Eurotoque will take place on Sunday, October 17, in Omeath, near Carlingford Lough in Co Louth. Tel: [phone] - booking essential.