START YOUR ENGINES Bavaria City Racing is gearing up to bring a free public display of the best the world of motorsport has to offer to Dublin on 3 June. Watch leading drivers including Jenson Button in his F1 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes racing from the Convention Centre Dublin and along the city track, zipping past the Central Bank on Dame Street, before reaching the chequered flag on O’Connell Bridge. Irish GP2 team Breezemount Motorsport will parade cars driven by Timo Glock and Bruno Senna. If you want to get closer to the action at the premium performance zones, tickets costing E75.90 upwards are available from Ticketmaster.

If you thought buying clothes online merely involved browsing through familiar, high-street brands, then think again. Established by a group of fashion buyers based across the globe, Irish-owned online men’s boutique Sourcedco.com has filled the gap in the market for unique and exclusive designers, as well as showcasing a bespoke collection of home-grown designers and local brands. Prices are multifarious but include a host of competitively priced garments and accessories.

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SHANGHAI EXPRESS Aiming to raise funds for the development agency Self Help Africa, Irish duo David Burns and Maghnus Collins Smyth, both 27, are preparing to embark on their Silk Roads to Shanghai adventure over the coming weeks.

Spurred by their previous feats – which include racing 260km across the Sahara desert in five days and cycling from South Africa to Ireland – the fund-raising duo’s unsupported journey from Istanbul to Shanghai via the Himalayas will be made up of an 8,500km cycle to Lhasa, a 1,100km run to the Yangtze River and 6,300km of rafting and kayaking down its waters to Shanghai. Sponsor them and keep up-to-speed on their energy-zapping international escapades at www.sand2snowadventures.com

MICHELIN MANWhy order in a biryani when, with a little expert help, you could rustle up your own? Atul Kochhar, the first Indian chef to win a Michelin star, will front Blackrock-based Dublin Cookery School’s Indian Food master class on 28 April. The culinary master class, which runs from 10am to 3pm, costs E175, with lunch included. Further details online at www.dublincookeryschool.ie

FEED YOUR BRAINLiterary agent and all-purpose intellectual impresario John Brockman has brought together the most influential thinkers of our age and set them this question: What scientific concept would improve everybody’s cognitive toolkit? Their answers, collected in This Will Make You Smarter, explore philosophy, psychology, economics, and other disciplines – and all share one aim: to provide the most reliable ways of gaining knowledge about anything, whether it be human behaviour, corporate behaviour, the fate of the planet, or the future of the universe.

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C’EST CHIC, N’EST PAS? French fashion brand Eden Park has teamed up the IRFU to create a new clothing range allowing supporters to look stylish while showing their love for the game. Highlights in the range include a navy, semi-lined jersey blazer (E410), which has a relaxed fit and features an embroidered IRFU logo on the chest, and rugby rugby shirts (E135), which are available in chevron or green and navy horizontal stripes.

The capsule collection, including button-front shirts (E155–E165), polo shirts (E105–E115), windbreakers (E295), V-neck jumpers (E135) and a 100% silk tie (E85), as well as cufflinks, bow ties and caps, is available at Eden Park’s boutique in Belfast, selected Louis Copeland stores and online at www.uk.edenpark.com

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