Carolanne Rushe has a way of drawing you in. Talk of her travels and how the vertiginous mounds of aromatic spices in the Qatar souk influenced her cooking is enough to whet any appetite.

A new Sligo food trail offers a new take on the city — and a taste of the unexpected, says Caroline Hennessy.

THE National Organic Centre in Co Leitrim is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.