Meet the Tipperary taxidermist who wants to save the art form in danger of dying

Tam’s creations take many forms, but their ambition is to one day work on a lion or similarly exotic creature, writes Sarah Horgan

A crow dressed as a priest and dead cats in the freezer are among some of the macabre curiosities found in Tam Powell’s secluded home in Tipperary. Then again, 43-year-old Tam is one of the country's few taxidermists who are desperate to save what is in danger of becoming a dying art form.