Trump’s rebranding of Afrikaners as victims is calculated to appeal to the American far right
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European leaders seem astounded by Trump’s bullying and blatant aggression
They had fooled themselves into believing what they wanted to believe
The Traitors makes no sense. Its logic is flimsy, its flaws obvious. So why do I happily yell through three episodes a week?
Claudia Winkleman’s smash reality show is an effective analogy for the Sisyphean pointlessness of existence. But the contestants can’t say that, obviously
Queen of Denmark hired to design set on new Netflix film
Margrethe II to add adaptation of Karen Blixen’s fantasy novel Ehrengard to her screen credits
Ken Early: England’s Premier class intent on creating their own history
Southgate’s squad full of players who play with, compete against and learn from world’s best
Danes tend to keep it low-key – but not this summer
Heightened sense of emotion and camaraderie in Denmark similar to wartime spirit
Into the light – An Irishman’s Diary on Harry Clarke
Dublin-born stained-glass artist died 90 years ago this week
Eighteen Irish panto productions for all the family to watch this season
Pantomimes and family shows have gone online – or even switched to a drive-in format
Anger grows as theatre sector asks why it’s not allowed to open
Reopening of cinemas but not theatres described as ‘inconsistent and illogical’
Danish police investigate after ‘racist fish’ is scrawled on Little Mermaid statue
Copenhagen police say they consider the daubing of the landmark to be vandalism
Every Christmas the children’s books come down from the attic
The book bag, like our eldest, is turning 18 this December
Nobody saw it coming ... 10 reasons Frozen became the highest grossing animation ever
Sly feminism, a jerk of a prince, and a tune adored by girls, boys and karaoke drunks
Illustrators who refuse to be left out of the picture
Fed up of her work going uncredited in children’s books, Sarah McIntyre decided to act
Pantomime: Two snowy leading ladies to kick off the new year
The Tivoli’s Snow White, and Gaeity’s Snow Queen are fabulously reworked classics
Children’s books: what were the standout titles of the year?
Peter Donnelly’s ‘The President’s Cat’, Louise O’Neill’s ‘The Surface Breaks’ and more
Kate Bush: The Heathcliff, Peter Pan and Othello connections
From Shakespeare to Emily Bronte, literature has featured strongly across her 10 albums
Behind the scenes at Gate Theatre's 'The Red Shoes'
Selina Cartmell’s dark version of the fairytale has just opened at the Gate Theatre. Here’s how the story of dance and destruction took shape
‘I love it when things go wrong’: Ryan Tubridy gears up for the toy show
RTÉ’s Christmas showcase will have a nautical theme this year inspired by The Little Mermaid
Nigel Slater: My dearest memory is of making mince pies with my mum
The food writer on his beautiful new book, his season’s reading and how to winter well
Serena and Venus Williams reach Australian Open final
Melbourne final to be a family-affair after Lucic-Baroni and Vandeweghe are beaten
Flaubert’s travel diary goes up for auction for €600,000
The handwritten book reveals the Madame Bovary author’s literary struggles, and is part of an auction cache that includes first editions of works by Goethe and the Marquis de Sade
Let me out of my coffin . . . I’m alive!
Premature burial was an understandable fear in centuries past. It happened.
Princess Charlotte: the secret powers of her Co Galway rattle
Willow toy made in An Spidéal, Co Galway has made the princess’ official toybox list
How Patrick Lafcadio Hearn travelled around the world for 150 years, before making his mark in Waterford
Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, who is perhaps better known in Japan than the country he was born in, is finally getting the recognition he deserves thanks to Tramore’s new memorial gardens
12 portraits, 12 stories: Colin Davidson’s picture of Jerusalem
The Belfast-born painter went to Israel to portray the plurality that a divided city needs
Wilhelm Sasnal’s dark fairy tales at Lismore Castle
The Polish artist’s strange and cryptic paintings are inspired by Hans Christian Andersen and the illustrations of Andrzej Strumillo
Operatic treats: Dvorak’s fairy tale and a love doll of Mrs Mahler
The past week saw operatic premieres in Dublin by Raymond Deane and, of all people, Antonin Dvorak
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