The growing interest in book clubs throughout Ireland is reflected in the line-up for one of the most eagerly anticipated events on the literary calendar
Thousands of people expected to book sailings in the coming weeks
2 Cork men will join their 4 international crewmates and set out from the Port de Plaisance Marina in Agadir in an attempt to row 5000km across the Atlantic Ocean to Bridgetown in Barbados.
Mattie Lennon on the history of a different Irish landlord
'Visionary decision'