Bikini bother: A third of women say that having to wear a bikini is what they dread most about the summer holidays, according to a survey carried out in Britain by www.tescodiets.com. Some 11 per cent said airport delays were their biggest summer fear while 17 per cent worried most about falling ill while abroad. And in a poll of the most unflattering item of clothing ever invented, the bikini comes out in second place, just losing out to leggings.

Companies conserve

Some of Ireland's leading companies have committed themselves to conserving energy and tackling high costs under Sustainable Energy Ireland's Energy Agreement Programme. The agreement could save them as much as €20 million. The Minister for Natural Resources, Noel Dempsey, said individual consumers would benefit as a result of the companies' increased competitiveness.

Show me the honey

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has urged the food industry to be vigilant when sourcing honey labelled as Irish, following the results of a recent FSAI survey, which indicated misleading labelling on certain batches. The survey of 20 randomly selected Irish honeys showed that five were found not to be Irish. Kilkenny Pure Irish Honey, Natural Ireland Honey, Irish Honey- Wheelock's Fruit Stall and Wexford Honey - were labelled as Irish, but the survey indicated honey of non-Irish origin. A fifth - Molaga Pure Honey - bore a misleading label of origin. Full details from www.fsai.ie.

King of crisps

Uniquely Irish like Guinness and red lemonade, Tayto has gone all upmarket recently with the launch of a new range of posh crisps aimed at cornering the luxury end of the crisp market in Ireland. The new Tayto Occasions range is available in Thai Sweet Chilli flavour and Mature Cheddar Cheese and Red Onion flavour, and taste pretty good. The 150g bags are selling for €2.19.