This week our cover interview is with the charismatic Paddy Cosgrave, a farmer’s son from Co Wicklow who founded the hugely successful Web Summit. From the best exhibitors, the A-list guest list and the Food Summit, we have all of the details from the technology event.

The Knitting and Stitching Show takes place in the RDS this week and in the name of trying new things, our resident experiential journalist Aisling Hussey decided to try her hand at knitting.

November will see thousands of men across the country grow a hairy upper lip as they come out in force to support Movember, a movement that aims to raise awareness of men’s health issues. One of those issues is prostate cancer, which is covered in detail in this week’s health column.

The highlights from this year’s hugely successful Women & Agriculture conference are on pages 10 & 11 and online. Read the reflections by event organiser Ciara Leahy and Katherine O’Leary and see if you can spot someone you know in the pictures.

The new edition of Irish Country Living is online from 10pm today (Wednesday) and hits the shelves on Thursday with the Irish Farmers Journal.