Frenchman had a profound impact on club and while he lost his touch he kept his values

Writers and stars of ‘anti-cop show’ look back at a series that changed TV for ever

The ‘Brooklyn’ writer and Arsenal fan reveals the highlights of his cultural radar

Now it is unacceptable to brag about spending, bosses turn to the summer reading list

‘There are intellectual football-lovers but those who go to stadiums and bookshops are different’

Lenny Abrahamson’s Room and John Crowley’s Brooklyn vie for the best picture Oscar this weekend. They are part of a grand tradition

‘Brooklyn’, ‘Room’ and ‘The Secret Scripture’ all have unapologetically literary sources

The 10-million-selling author is happy to be toga-free and exploring new empires after spending 12 years writing his ancient Roman trilogy

As the film of ‘Brooklyn’ gets good reviews, Tóibín’s status at home and abroad rises yet another notch

Blonde Barbarella Helene Fischer is the undisputed golden girl of German language pop

Saoirse Ronan says she ‘gets very emotional’ talking about Tóibín adaptation

Reese Witherspoon works hard in Jean-Marc Vallée’s self-help epic

Chairman Bill O’Herlihy says sector ‘can do better’ if it secures higher Government funding

Monaghan’s long-serving defender can’t wait for their latest crack at their nemesis in the Ulster SFC quarter-final

Indie kingpins Joe Pernice of The Pernice Brothers and Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub pool their creative resources for a low-budget side project that’s yielding good returns

Philip Chevron: June 17th, 1957-October 8th, 2013

Having been a full-time mum of four, Gill Hornby got to observe the behaviour of mothers at school gates and events, and has turned their antics into a novel

New documentary sends out a positve message about Springsteen fandom