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Slow Food Limerick for Babies & Toddlers: Mothers and fathers mark your calendars; Slow Food for Babies will take place at the Hunt Museum on Sunday, February 1, at 3pm.

This event will discuss how best to nourish our babies and toddlers to ensure that they are hale and hearty using good, seasonal and — where possible — locally produced food.

The speakers are Julie Dargan, nutritionist and Marianne Murphy, psychotherapist.

For further information contact Josephine Page 087 9460490 or [e-mail]

* Bees, Beekeeping and Biodiversity: Well-known beekeeper Tim Rowe will talk about honeybees, their lives, importance, plight and the role of good beekeeping. Thursday, January 29 at 7.30pm at the Crawford Art Gallery Café, entrance €6. includes tea or coffee [phone]; info: www.crawfordartgallery.ie/Cafe.html