SHOPPERS will be able to enjoy the feel of a small village within the heart of Limerick as the city opens Ireland’s first-ever Georgian Quarter Christmas Market.

Cookery Classes at Snugboro 2008: Rory O’Connell teaches intensive one-day classes at his home near Ballycotton, Co Cork. Private classes or workshops for groups or individuals can be organised! — rory@rgoconnell.com; tel: 086-8516917.