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Launch of Dublin City of Science 2012

Dublin is the self-declared ‘City of Science’ in 2012!

This ‘year of science celebration’ will consist of a programme of over 160 science-related events that cross the worlds of art and culture.

A programme of events has been compiled to break down perceptions of science and related subjects. These events are targeted at the general public and vary from a science themed picnic to and orchestral piece from the World Science Festival in New York.

The programme, which will be announced shortly consists of photographic and art exhibitions, several theatre pieces, film festivals, tours, trails and treasure hunts, street performances, science buskers, puppet performances, large-scale interactive installations, experiments, science carnivals and public talks, debates and workshops and even a fashion show!

ESOF 2012 is the largest general science event in Europe and is held in a different European city every two years – 2012 sees Dublin host the event in July attracting the world’s top scientists to the capital.

A full schedule of events will kick off in February, to celebrate Dublin City of Science.

To find out more in the mean-time, please visit www.dublinscience2012.ie

The new Leap Card is the hassle free way to pay for public transport around Dublin and you can buy or top-up your Leap Card at any of the three Fresh Supermarkets in the city centre.

Background Information

A Leap Card is a reusable plastic smart card that can be used instead of paper tickets to pay-as-you-go for transport in Dublin. Time based tickets (e.g. a weekly or monthly ticket) will be made available on Leap Cards in the near future.

At Fresh, we have over 10 different lunch-time combinations for you to choose from, in our ‘Lunch for Less’ offer

What’s YOUR favourite combination?

Baguette or Sandwich (deli counter or pre-pack)
+
Tipperary Water or Java Republic Tea or Coffee
+
Lindt Chocolate Bar or Hunky Dory Crisps or  Apple

= for only €5.49!

*Fresh Smithfield & Grand Canal Only

Time is the only cure: DrinkAware.ie

DrinkAware.ie in conjunction with the Road Safety Authority (RSA), are running the ‘Morning After’ campaign to raise awareness of what a standard drink is – a glass of beer, or a small glass of wine, or a pub measure of spirits – and the period of time it takes the body to eliminate it.

It takes, on average, one hour for the body to process one standard drink. The aim of the campaign is to reduce incidences of road collisions due to ‘morning after’ drink driving when many individuals are unaware of the continuing effects of alcohol.

Through this campaign, drinkaware.ie and the RSA also aim to dispel myths about the sobering effects of various popular ‘cures’ and the fact that TIME is the only cure.

For further information around the ‘Morning After’ campaign, please visit www.drinkaware.ie

Save 8.19 + the cooking + the washing-up!

CHOOSE YOUR TWO MAIN COURSES
(ALL MADE IN IRELAND):

• Irish Turkey and Ham, Irish Roast Beef, Irish Loin of Pork,
• Irish Bacon and Cabbage, Irish Burger, Irish Corned Beef,
• Irish Chicken & Olives, Irish Beef Stew or Irish Chicken
• and Broccoli Bake

CHOOSE YOUR Gü DESSERTS FOR TWO:

• Chocolate and Vanilla Cheesecake, Hot Chocolate
• Souffle or Hot Chocolate Melting Middles.

CHOOSE YOUR BOTTLE OF WINE:

• Errazuriz Merlot or
• Marques de Riscal Rueda

 The Luas iPhone App features:

• Live Luas Info for all stops on Luas Red and Green Lines
• Map of all Luas Stop Locations
• Get Directions to any Luas Stop
• Get Peak and Off-Peak Fares from Stop to Stop
• Operating Times including weekends and Bank Holidays.
• Latest Luas News

Puppeteer and founder of Púca Puppets, Niamh Lawlor leads a winter-themed puppet-making and performance workshop, assisted by Emma Fisher.

Meet puppet Mamó Midwinter, who is trying to bring winter to The Ark, but is struggling because all of her winter elves, fairies and imps have gone astray! Primary School classes will experience the long-established art of puppet-making and will construct their own rod puppets, exploring a variety of materials and textures, before joining Mamó in the performance area to create a winter scene.
To find out more about about events at the Ark, please visit http://www.ark.ie

For the home, garden and workplace, you’ll find simple tips for water conservation at http://www.taptips.ie

Natasha Czopor had a vision for a business that would create beautiful, natural, healthy and delicious food for the world.

Training as a Raw chef, in 2007 Natasha set up her own Raw and Living food company from her kitchen, making healthy snack alternatives based on naturally grown wild or organically and sustainably raised fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and sprouted grains.

Natasha’s Living Food is now an award winning business with five full and part-time staff and which has finally moved from her kitchen to an Enterprise Centre Unit in Stoneybatter, Dublin.

Natasha’s Living Food product range is first of all a tasty alternative to standard snack food with products that are bursting with flavour. Containing many different textures and tastes, Natasha’s Living Food is also fresh food full of nutrition.

Nothing is cooked, at least in the traditional sense, during the preparation of raw food dishes. Raw foods contain live enzymes that aid digestion, which activate as they are consumed. Heating foods to temperatures beyond 118 F causes those enzymes to die, and destroys nutrients, minerals, amino acids and vitamins, and alters the natural metabolic structure of the food.

Customers know they will benefit from her food all of which is sourced from organic farmers, has no additives, is completely free of animal products and uses nuts and seeds that help rid the body of toxins. Many of Natasha’s Living Foods customers include families with children who suffer from autism and coeliac disease. The highest rate of coeliac disease and food allergies can be found in Ireland.

Such has been the response to Natasha’s Living Food that her Kale Crunchies won the Innovation Award at the Bord Bia Food & Drink Industry Awards 2011. Kale Crunchies are a healthy crisp alternative made from dried locally grown kale.

Natasha’s Living Food’s FRESH adventure… 

In 2010 Natasha’s Living Food approached Fresh Supermarkets and began supplying the three stores with a range of Raw food products. Natasha’s Living Food now supplies Kale crackers and three different energy/protein bars to all Fresh Supermarkets in Dublin.

Something you may not know about Natasha’s Living Food…..

Natasha spent a month working in a restaurant in America in order to gain the experience she felt she needed before she could open her own food business. She stayed on friends couches in New York in her quest to make her vision a reality.

Natasha recommends…….

Natasha recommends Kale crackers as an add-on to salads or soups, for an unusual combination that she just loves. Her Kale crisps contain vitamin A and E and are a talking point at parties.