The Oscar-nominated ‘Brooklyn’ helped drive profits at the family-controlled Dublin Cinema Group last year.

I SPENT last Sunday’s sunny Bloomsday in Dublin city centre eating various Spanish tapas on the Campo Viejo Tapas Trail rather than mutton kidneys and Gorgonzola sandwiches, and while I did feel I was betraying one of the capital’s great traditions I suspect James Joyce would have approved.

I once heard one of Chile’s most illustrious winemakers, Aurelio Montes, affectionately refer to the pinot noir grape as being like his teenage offspring: full of potential for a great future — but a royal pain to deal with right now.