An interview with Daniel Day-Lewis in the Tribune Magazine. "I fell in love with a girl on a chestnut horse, her black hair flying, " he said, recalling a horse race near Clew Bay in Connemara.

We were watching. . .

Fair City, which had recently become Irish television's most popular programme. "The support from rural Ireland for what is a quintessentially a Dublin experience has been a key factor in its success, " wrote Diarmuid Doyle in the Tribune Magazine.

We were looking at. . .

The new batch of Irish models interviewed by Deirdre McQuillan in the Tribune Magazine. "If I could change something, it would be the size of my feet . . . they are a size 8 and it's a nightmare trying to find a size 8, " explained Natasha Byram.

We were eating in. . .

Elephant and Castle, reviewed by Tom Doorley in the Tribune Magazine.

"We felt that E & C is a little dear, the bill came to £69.80."

We were listening to. . .

Jamiroquai. Their Travelling Without Moving album sold seven million copies this year.