Briefing for visit of Crown Prince Abdullah also advised covering wine bottles with ‘veil’

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Stars pay tributes on social media after death of ‘Jackie Brown’ actor in Los Angeles

Items from Parisian jeweller’s Alhambra collection to feature at upcoming auction

Five-star Dublin hotel to remove revolving door after string of personal-injury claims

TV star is far removed from De Valera’s vision of suppressed women

Nephew mines family archives to debunk myth that has defined star’s legacy

Artist was best known for work with opera singers and on Shakespeare plays

We propose sites for new street names, sculptures for International Women’s Day

Donen, hailed as ‘master of the musical’, also directed On the Town, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Charade

Carpet bag from ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ and Mike Todd’s Louis Vuitton trunks

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Captain Fantastic returns – hope this second marriage lasts longer than Burton and Taylor

Iconic Italian brand redirects jewellery sales from across the globe to its Dublin unit

As everything turns a deathly brown, it feels unpatriotic to favour any other season

Smells Like Teen Spirit sweater and Cobain’s early sketches to have worldwide premiere at Kildare museum

The 1965 musical was ‘a sugar-coated lie’ with little in common with the real Von Trapps

Iris Murdoch, Edna O’Brien, Marian Keyes and Eimear McBride all appear on the list

Movie cats are malicious. Dogs can be savage. But horses are always brave, handsome and stoic

Mount of top Irish woman jockey Katie Walsh shortening in the betting for Aintree showpiece

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They smashed stereotypes, changed Ireland – yet many are forgotten by history

The stone weighs more than a regular baseball and could be worth tens of millions

It would be difficult for people today to understand the extent of the fear and terror associated with Aids in the 1980s and 1990s

The Disney-esque castle has attracted the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Princess Diana

Dubbed father of world’s worst family, Manson claimed to be prophet sent to warn of ethnic conflict

Plus: Free seafood for kids and a re-creation of JFK’s tea party

Literary haunt is home to the longest bar in New York

The Dubliner on the savagery of school, how being famous is easy in Ireland, and getting older

Irish silver and Art Deco jewels are good investments. But always ask questions

18th-century Tipperary hotel purchased for €2.25m is set to reopen with 61 rooms in late 2019

Michael Healy-Rae and Ronald Reagan are among those saved. Learn the technique and you’ll join Clint Eastwood and Olly Murs

Paris Jackson says Joseph Fiennes’ TV portrayal of the black singer is ‘offensive’

Singin’ in the Rain regularly voted among the greatest of all American films

84-year-old actor said ‘I want to be with Carrie’ before suffering suspected stroke

When Debbie Reynolds burst out of a cake in Singin’ in the Rain she burst into screen stardom

‘Star Wars’ franchise turned actor into reluctant star who struggled with success

Star Wars princess who lived whole life in Hollywood spotlight

Bulgari and Kellogg among companies that route tax affairs through Ireland

Jolie has reportedly requested custody of their six children