Hot tip

Food & Wine Magazine - April issue showcases Cork - Europe’s Capital of Culture - so many terrific places to eat, drink and shop for food.

Farmers Market at Cork Showground, Ballintemple, Cork - opening soon. For further information, contact Teresa Murphy, 087-2363536 or email [e-mail]

Want to buy some fruit or nut trees - Woodkerne Nurseries, Gortnamucklagh, Skibbereen, Co Cork, specialise in fruit and nut trees, grown on their organic farm. Available at Skibbereen Farmers Market on Saturdays 10-1 or by appointment at the nursery. Tel [phone] email: [e-mail]

New Aga and Fired Earth Interiors Showroom in Dun Laoghaire has just opened. Showcasing a comprehensive range of brands from the Aga Group at the Clubhouse, 20 Lr Georges St, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin.

Open Day at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre on Saturday, May 28. Tel: Irish Peatland Conservation Council: 045-860133, www.ipcc.ie