INTERVIEW Ballina scientist Norah Patten has taken one giant leap closer to realising her dream of travelling into space

HEALTH Andrew O’Brien argues that the effectiveness of the Government’s Sugar Tax hangs on how it’s spent

MUSIC Aonghus McAnally will perform the songs of his friend Christie Hennessy in Westport this Thursday

MUSIC Westport singer Maria Kelly has been named a finalist in this year’s eir Other Voices Open Call competition

NATURE While out hoping to spot a large fallow deer buck, John Shelley only manages to catch the flu

FOOD Ashford Castle’s Executive Head Pastry Chef shares her time-honed recipe for the perfect Irish brown soda bread