‘A long way from milking cows or walking the crops’ – The Irish Times

*As director general of the British Specialist Nutrition Association (BSNA), Declan O’Brien had a unique overview of one of the fastest-growing areas within medical therapy – intravenous foods and medicines for the treatment of complex diseases such as cancer. O’Brien was at the helm of the organisation, which represents the UK’s producers of infant formula, … Read more

‘It can be chaotic, but that’s part of the appeal as well’ – The Irish Times

Along the narrow, cobbled streets of San Blas, the artisanal quarter of Cusco, Peru, is an atelier called Hilo, home to a slow fashion brand founded by Irishwoman Eibhlin Cassidy in 2003 in the historical centre of this ancient Inca capital high up in the Andes. Cassidy, who is from Fermanagh, studied ceramics in the … Read more

moving here immediately resonated with me’ – The Irish Times

Caroline Ryan grew up in a thatched cottage in the village of Boherbue in north Cork, one of a family of four whose father had returned from New Zealand to live in Ireland as a teenager. A photographer and brand consultant, Ryan now lives and works in Copenhagen, her base an early 18th-century converted cargo … Read more