King Princess: ‘Harry Potter is a queer story: it’s about choice and difference. JK Rowling is a demon’
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John Boyne ‘disappointed’ at withdrawal of UCD James Joyce award
Literary and Historical Society planned to honour ‘one of Ireland’s most celebrated and courageous literary voices’
Please don’t make me stand up for Graham Linehan
If only Britain had been paying attention, the Irish courts offered a masterclass in how to avoid getting drawn into the culture wars
Aunts fictional and real matter more to us than they may know
In praise of our aunts and women who don’t hold the title, but who have always been there for us
Britain does not dictate Irish law. Or Irish feminism
Where LGBTQ+ rights are bolstered, so too are women’s rights, and where they collapse, so too does authentic feminism
Harry Potter TV show: HBO confirms casting of Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall and more
John Lithgow, Janet McTeer and Paapa Essiedu confirmed for roles amid rumours that Cillian Murphy is being considered to play Voldemort
Adolescence review: A dark, often unbearable insight into the extremes of teenage lives
Television: Netflix series starring Stephen Graham doesn’t quite land but forces us to confront bleak facts
A breakthrough era for women’s writing, from Edna O’Brien’s risks to JK Rowling’s Harry Potter debut
In the penultimate instalment of her series on women’s writing, Paula McGrath focuses on the second half of the 1990s
Children’s books dominate Irish library charts with Dog Man topping most-borrowed list
Most-borrowed list was compiled using data from 330 public libraries
Harry Potter hyperfans will be putting their faith in the new TV reboot. But be careful what you wish for
Warner Bros has shown restraint in waiting so long to resurrect JK Rowling’s stories. Potterites will be counting on a word-perfect adaptation
Strike: The Ink Black Heart review: JK Rowling’s unlikely cult hit is a gift that keeps on giving
Television: BBC’s sixth adaptation of author’s Robert Galbraith crime books is full of rumpled charm
JK Rowling and Elon Musk named in Imane Khelif cyberbullying lawsuit
Algerian Olympic champion boxer files criminal complaint in France against X over alleged ‘cyber-harassment'
Scotland’s hate crime law fiasco offers Ireland a playbook in how not to do it
There was a sense they were making it up as they went along. The same can’t happen here
Children’s books: All kinds of adventures with animals, and a tale about teaming up with a bully to foil a witch
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