MOST regular domestic cooks would agree there are two types of meals. Unless cooking and food are up there on a par with, say, the continued good health of nearest and dearest or the meaning of life, the first is the vague stab at sustenance begrudgingly knocked out after yet another draining day at the coalface.

THE lounge singer Dixie Walsh keeps on keeping on.

The Irish Seed Savers has just opened a state of the art seed bank on their 20-acre site in Scarriff, Co Clare.

LOCATED on the edge of Castlemartyr village, Co Cork, on the site of a former Carmelite Monastery, Castlemartyr Resort incorporates a five-star hotel, spa and links-style golf course set in spacious grounds.

SINGER Sinéad O’Connor takes to the stage tonight as a newly married woman, playing alongside latest husband and fellow band member Steve Cooney.

TOP comedian Pat Shortt jumped in the river next to his pub yesterday to promote his own traditional music festival.