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Alex Conyngham: ‘If I can make it to the mosh pit for Fontaines DC this year, I'll be happy out'

My cultural life Alex Conyngham was raised at Slane Castle, son of Lord Henry Mount Charles. He founded Slane Whiskey, runs Rock Farm with his wife Carina, and recently launched CAIM, a contemporary art programme exhibiting at the castle this September 12-30. BOOK: An Irish Atlantic Rainforest I have the habit of reading a few books at the same time, ­partly because I can't recall where I put the book I'm reading... so there's normally three or four scattered simultaneously around the house. Currently, I'm taking inspiration from Eoghan Daltun's An Irish Atlantic Rainforest on how we can reshape the woodland management on the estate to make more breathing room for nature. And having inherited a lovely collection of paperback classics last year, I'm digging into them, and David Guterson's Snow Falling on Cedars is beside my bed – or at least it is until I forget where I put it. ​STREAMING: Yellowstone We're working our way through the Yellowstone universe, now in the middle of the 1883 series. Its portrayal of the wilderness, the epic beauty and powerful natural forces within it – and the harsh conditions that those early immigrants endured while travelling through it – is ­enthralling. It's also a reminder for the US of how strongly immigration has shaped the country, something worth considering in the current political climate. BAND: Fontaines DC I enjoy bouncing around on the music front, and have several friends and groups that I swap tunes with. Passing one on is a thrill and receiving a tune you've never heard that you really connect with is something I ­really cherish. When that happens at a live gig, the experience is even richer – and there's so much talent on the Irish scene at the moment. If I can make it to the mosh pit for Fontaines DC this year, I'll be happy out. ARTS EVENT: Borris festival This year we made it to Borris Festival of Writing and ­Ideas for the first time, and I really relished the different perspectives and conversations – some of which were understandably challenging, given the geopolitical situation – all freely shared in a warm, generous atmosphere.