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The team behind The Seed Pavilion in Glenbower Woods, Co Cork share some of their favourites in watching, listening, reading, tasting and smelling.

A celebration of the poetry and punk of Lydia Tomkiw; opera director, Paul Curran goes back to his roots at an ancient Greek amphitheatre on Sicily; the political football of 1813 FC in Dublin, and Irish representative at the Venice Biennale artist, Eimear Walshe on how to build a cob house.

Opera director, Paul Curran, takes on the storied Greek amphitheatre at Siracusa in Sicily for his retelling of the tragedy of Phaedra.

Every week at one or other of Dublin's public football pitch, the members of the 1815 football club - along with anyone who fancies a game - come together to demonstrate the real value of public space.

Caoimhe Lavelle makes the case for the poetry and panache of artist, rocker and aficionado of the rondel, Lydia Tomkiw.

Orit Gat visits Ireland's entry to the current 60th edition of the Venice Biennale, and talks to artist Eimear Walshe about land and housing in Ireland and their meanings.