WE’VE gone crazy for seaweed in recent times; I’ve woken up to phenomenal variety of sea vegetables around our coast.

FOR a selection of noodles try Mr Bell’s stall in the English Market in Cork, the Asia Market at 18 Drury St and the Oriental Emporium at 25 South Great Georges St, both in Dublin 2.

THE pro-smoking ban health and trade union lobby, representing at least 1.1 million people in Ireland, wish to express our deepest disappointment and frustration at the decision of the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) and the Irish Hospitality Industry Alliance (IHIA) to continue to oppose and obstruct this vital public health initiative.