FOR those who have an interest in food and a concern about food issues, the last Thursday of every month is worth marking in your diary – Cork Free Choice Consumer Group will have a speaker at the Crawford Art Gallery from 7.30pm to 10pm.

THE Japanese who visit Ireland are frequently baffled that we eat so little seaweed. When they walk along the seashore, they recognise seaweed and sea vegetables they seek out and relish in Japan.